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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 423 new COVID-19 cases as total toll surpasses 47,000 on Tuesday, August 10. This comes four days after the country recorded over 46,000 coronavirus infections. Between August 8 and August 11, 1,150 new cases were recorded. In the centre’s latest data posted on Twitter, there are now; It would be recalled that …

Mohammed Prince Momoh, 42, has been nabbed by the Department of State Services (DSS) for posing as an aide to the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari to defraud one Benson Aniogo of $50, 000. Momoh attempted to defraud Aniogu, claiming he represented Gambari and needed the said amount to secure an appointment for him as a Special …

At least 32 “Yahoo boys” have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were apprehended during a raid on their hideout in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Officers of the EFCC swept on the location, after diligent analysis of series of intelligence gathered …

The National Examinations Council (NECO), has finally released the time table for the 2020 NECO examinations for Senior Secondary 3 students. NECO Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Professor Godswill Obioma disclosed this on Tuesday during a press conference at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, the Niger State capital. This comes two weeks after the Federal Government released a comprehensive schedule for various …

Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the executive governor of Ekiti state has reportedly suspended the Principal of Methodist Girls’ High School, Ifaki, Ekiti state for being absent from duty when he visited the school. Governor Fayemi ordered the reopening of schools in Ekiti from Monday, August 9 and embarked on an inspection tour of some of the reopened schools to have a …

Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, has sacked the state’s commissioner of works Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja. In a public statement the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa stated in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, that the sack took immediate effect on August 10. The Statement read, Termination …

Nigeria on Monday recorded 290 new coronavirus infections, the second lowest daily figure since June 8. Five deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of deaths to 950. Monday’s figure is slightly higher than the 288 daily cases recorded exactly one week ago. Nigeria has continued to record cases below 500 for the past two …

Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s Former Petroleum Resources Minister, has lamented that cyber criminals are the scum of the Nigerian society, as they reinforce negative societal behaviours and values in Nigeria. Delivering a lecture at a virtual event on fatherhood and Ijaw women participation in politics, Diezani stated that these internet fraudsters are a shame and a tragedy to the country. “The …

Petroleum Tanker Drivers in Lagos State have commenced a planned strike on Monday, August 10, 2020, following a disagreement with the State Government on issues of extortion and harassment of it’s members by security agents. The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) South-West Chairman, Mr Tayo Aboyeji, disclosed in an interview that the issues which forced the …

Gunmen on Sunday killed the proprietor of Winners Comprehensive High School Jalingo, Mr. Danlami Shamaki. The victim, Danlami Shamaki was returning from Abuja on Sunday where he went for a meeting before being ambushed alongside his driver and aide. According to multiple media reports, the late Shamaki was returning from Abuja in his Toyota Jeep at about 5pm with three …