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Anambra, Imo Top States List of Exam Malpractices in UTME

Anambra and Imo state top the list of state with examination malpractices in the just concluded 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination which ended on Sunday, March 22. In a publication release by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, the exam body said it caught 149 candidates for various examination …

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Why we held services on Sunday despite ban, Winners Chapel Explains

Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has explained why services were held at the headquarters of the church and other branches across the nation despite the ban on large gatherings in Lagos, Ogun and some parts of the country. From the live stream of the service via the …

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FAAC Shares N581bn as Excess Crude Account Slumps to $72m

The Federation Account Allocation Committee yesterday (Monday) shared the sum of N581.56bn to the three tiers of government for the month of February. The February allocation represents a decline of N65.79bn when compared to the N647.35bn which was shared in the month of January. The distribution was made at the …

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Nigerian Gov Who shook Hands with Atiku’s Son embarks on Self- Isolation

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, who said he shook hands with the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, have embarked on self-isolation. The governor, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, said he met …

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Work Resume in Wuhan, Where Coronavirus Was First Discovered

People in Central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as some normality slowly returns after a two-month lockdown. The easing of restrictions in Wuhan city comes as Chinese health officials reported Monday no new local cases of …

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Don’t Allow Sanusi Build Fulani Camp In Lagos, Group Warns Yoruba Politicians

A Yoruba group, under the Aggies of Yoruba United Front, has warned politicians in on the South-West not to allow the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi Il, to build Fulani Camp in the region, saying his antecedents show him as an ethnic bigot and a hater of the Yoruba …

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30-Year-Old Zimbabwean who Visited US Late Last Month Dies of Coronavirus.

Zimbabwe’s second coronavirus patient, a 30-year-old man, has died in the capital Harare, state broadcaster said on Monday. “The Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo has confirmed the death of Zororo Makamba, who was the second person to test positive for Covid-19 in Zimbabwe,” the Zimbabwe Broadcasting …

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FG Seals Chinese Restaurant Where Nigerians are not Allowed to Eat

A Chinese Restaurant, Haufei restaurant and Mall at 33 Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island, Lagos, where Nigerians are not allowed to sit and eat have been shut down by the Nigeria government. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, confirmed this in a tweet, saying that staff of the restaurant, located …

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APC Crisis: Why Gaidom Cannot Replace Oshiomhole – Dept. Publicity Secretary

In a bid to defend the embattled national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, explained why the endorsement of Victor Gaidom by some South south APC leaders as replacement for the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, cannot stand. While addressing …

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Trump Declares National Prayer Day as Coronavirus kills 51 Americans

US President Donald Trump has declared Sunday, March 15, 2020, as a ‘National Day of Prayer’ to seek God’s face and strength in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. The POTUS encouraged all citizens of the United States to pray, believing that the nation and by extension, the world, would …

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