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Lagos impounds 200 trucks, as gridlock persists on Oshodi-Apapa expressway
…Be patient with us — Govt By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Special Traffic Management Team said, yesterday, that it has impounded 200 trucks in the last 48 hours in the
Buhari orders security beef-up around borders
…Why it’s difficult to stop arms smuggling— C-G Customs …Says NCS hasn’t recruited personnel since 2004 By Tordue Salem President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, directed Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, to improve
States yet to meet conditions won’t get COVID-19 vaccines – NPHCDA
…Says Buhari, Osinbajo’ll be vaccinated tomorrow National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, said, yesterday, that states yet to meet the criteria for COVID-19 vaccines would not get a share
Drug barons funding terrorists, bandits — Senate president
President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan By Henry Umoru President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday raised the alarm that drug barons are funding terrorists. According to him, this
African men more likely to die of COVID-19 than women — WHO study
Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive services since the pandemic
OPEC+ deal boosts oil prices as inflation fears dog stocks
Oil prices jumped higher Thursday after OPEC+ countries allowed crude production to rise only slightly, while US stocks unwound over concerns about rising inflation despite the Federal Reserve’s attempt to
Between Matawalle and the naysayers
By Abdukadir Sulaiman GOVERNOR Bello Muhammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has been a subject of sustained media onslaught which reveals mischief and malicious intent. The reckless accusation by the Publicity
‘Pilgrim of peace’ Pope Francis heads to war-scarred Iraq
Pope Francis Pope Francis starts a historic trip to war-battered Iraq on Friday, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s oldest and most persecuted Christian
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for beginners
By Owei Lakemfa The abduction of 317 school girls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, last Friday, February 26 is even more tragic because we as parents
China sets growth target of ‘above 6%’ for 2021
President Xi Jinping of China China’s leaders on Friday set a growth target “above six percent” for 2021, putting it back above pre-pandemic levels, after the virus was largely brought
