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If I Were Biship Kukah
FOR more than 44 years that Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has served as a Priest, till date, this would be the first time his Christmas homily has been so widely read and talked about nationwide, […]
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Government
Third Mainland Bridge To Be Opened February | Punch
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, has said the Third Mainland Bridge would be opened fully to vehicular traffic in February. Oladeinde said this on Friday in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, noting […]
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COVID-19: Over 4,000 Lagosians Undergoing Home Treatment Amid Deadly Second Wave | Punch
At least 4,176 persons infected with coronavirus in Lagos State are currently undergoing home-based treatment in the wake of the second wave infections across Nigeria, and the world at large. The state Commissioner for Health, […]
International
Trump Extends Suspension of Work Visas, Green Cards | Punch
US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation extending the suspension of issuance of work visas and green cards. Trump imposed the measures in April and June to protect job opportunities for American workers […]
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Again, Nigerian Police Arrest Sowore
The Nigerian police have again arrested the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for leading a protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Mr Sowore and some activists were arrested at the #CrossoverWithProtest, a […]
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2021: Your Survival Is In Your Hands, Says Adeboye | Punch
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says the survival of individuals in the Year 2021 is in their hands. He stated this in his ‘Prophecies for 2021’ released […]
Health
COVID-19: WHO Approves Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine For Use | TheCable
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for “emergency use” The approval was contained in a statement issued by the organisation on Thursday. It is the first vaccine granted emergency use […]
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A Second COVID-19 Lockdown In Nigeria Will Cause More Harm Than Good | TheCable
Two weeks ago, I called to check on a mentee who works with an international development organisation. He told me he was in an isolation centre in Abuja for COVID-19 treatment after testing positive to […]
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COVID-19 Second Wave: FG, National Assembly Consider UK, US Flights’ Ban Next Week | Punch
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, on Monday said the National Assembly and the Ministry of Aviation were considering banning flights from the United Kingdom, the United States and other […]
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Christmas: COVID-19 Alters Lifestyle of Nigerians In U.S. – Official
The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) said the COVID-19 pandemic truncated the annual social lifestyles for many Nigerians in the U.S. in 2020. The Chairperson of NDM, Apollos Nwauwa, made this known in a telephone interview […]
International
One Million Americans Vaccinated Against Covid-19 By AFP
More than a million people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield said Wednesday. “The United States achieved an […]
Government
Lagos To Take Over Apapa Gridlock Control – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Government would take over the control of Apapa gridlock from the Federal Task Force, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. He said this on Monday when he visited the Apapa area of the state […]
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How ‘Lagos Govt Approved’ Company’s End of Year Party — Amid Rising COVID Cases By James Ojo
Lagos state has continued to top the chart of renewed coronavirus infections amid concerns over a second wave of the pandemic in the country. As of Friday, the state had 388 fresh infections out of […]
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EXTRA: I Thought #EndSARS Was About a Virus, Says Anthony Joshua By Ebunoluwa Olafusi
Anthony Joshua, British-Nigerian boxer, says when the #EndSARS protest started, he thought it was against the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The boxer had joined other celebrities to speak out against the now-defunct special anti-robbery […]
International
Trump describes Biden As a Fake President, Rates Afghanistan Elections Above US’ By Taiwo Adebulu
President Donald Trump says a soldier working in Afghanistan told him that elections in the country are better than the 2020 US presidential poll. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Trump alleged that electoral […]
Health
Coronavirus: Nigeria Records 712 New Cases, Four Deaths On Christmas Day | PremiumTimes
On Christmas day, 712 new coronavirus cases and four deaths attributed to the disease were recorded across 20 states in Nigeria, according to health authorities. With the latest figure, the total infections in the country […]
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COVID-19 Messes Up Pope Francis Again | PMNews
Pope Francis will not recite the Angelus prayer on Boxing Day before thousands of pilgrims, as in the past, because of Italy’s COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, the Pope will declaim it from the calm of a […]
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Buhari Sacrificing Nigerians For Northern Interest – Kukah | Punch
Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Matthew Kukah, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacrificed the dreams of Nigerians on the altar of nepotism by allegedly pursuing Northern hegemony. The bishop also […]
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When Muslims Outnumbered Christians At Christmas Service In A Kaduna Church By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
The General Overseer of Christ’s Evangelical and Life Intervention Church, Kaduna, Pastor Yohanna Buru, has said that Muslims in large number which included women, children, youth and Islamic scholars were in a southern Kaduna church […]
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Boko Haram Burns Church In Chibok, Kills Six On Christmas Eve By Femi Owolabi
Suspected Boko Haram members have killed six people and burnt down the EYN (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria) also known as Church of the Brethren in Nigeria in Pemi, a ward under Chibok local government area […]