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No Northerner in Lagos Attacked State Task Force Officials – Arewa Council of Chiefs
– Council disowns Aliyu Garba, Hassan Auyo as impersonators The Arewa Council of Chiefs has denied a report that indigenes of the north resident in Lagos recently attacked personnel of the task force of their host state. The body also described two individuals, Alhaji Aliyu Garuba, and Alhaji Hassan Auyo, as impersonators for allegedly claiming […]
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Op-ed: Global Medical War, Nationalism & Covid-19
By Olawale Rasheed The world system is unravelling as nations vigorously pursued national interest in defiance of multilateral institutions and structures.A war is on, devoid of tanks,war planes and nuclear arsenals. The struggle to secure medical supply has pitched nations against nations,raising nationalism to new level and undermining previous gains in the push for globalisation. […]
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President Deby Plots Anti-Terror Offensive with Yusuf’s MNJTF
President Idris Deby of Chad has met the Commander of Multinational Joint Taskforce,General Ibrahim Yusuf to plan total defeat of insurgent groups around Lake Chad basin. Deby who is leading ongling offensive against the terrorists groups said the meeting deliberated on joint action plan to fully destroy the insurgents. Meanwhile,the bases in Niger and Nigeria […]
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We are still Consulting on 5G Deployment-Communication Minister
Press release: The attention of my office has been drawn to the public concern about the health implications of the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Networks (5G) in Nigeria. Based on available records at my office and the earlier report received from the regulator, I would like to clarify as follows: i. The National Frequency […]
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#COVID-19 Intervention Fund: Finance Minister Seeks NASS Approval for N500b
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly to intimate it on an Executive proposal to establish a N500 billion COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund. Ola Awoniyi, the Special Adviser to the President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, in a statement said that the minister […]
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Op-ed: 5G and COVID-19: The Technology, Conspiracy and Ignorance
By Emeka Oparah One would ordinarily have dismissed the “controversy” around 5G technology and the strange connection with COVID-19 being stridently pursued by some people as ignorant rants occasioned by the morbid fear of the rampaging Coronavirus, but with the prevailing circumstances of fear and tension, I have elected, as one familiar with the workings […]
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Op-ed: Covid-19 and other Communicable Diseases: The African Plight
By Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, DBA, FRSA With the number of infected people worldwide surpassing the one million mark and over 46,000 deaths, the global attention the Corona virus has created is unsurpassed in the recent history of mankind. Although, the pandemic started in Wuhan China sometimes towards the last quarter of 2019, the United States […]