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In a Public Hearing Session Over NDDC Financial Mismanagement, on Monday, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, revealed that most contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) were given to National Assembly members. Akpabio’s comment surfaced as he was responding to a question about NDDC expenditure amid a forensic audit. “We cannot close down the Niger …

The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted on Monday during an investigative hearing at the National Assembly. Pondei collapsed where he was seated as members of the House Committee on NDDC grilled him. The committee had grilled him for about 45 minutes before he passed out. Pondei has been rushed out of the …

This is a case of love turned hate, as the Ondo State Police Command has arrested Iyabo Julius, a 23-year-old woman, for allegedly conniving with her lover, Adedayo Sunday, to rob and kill her ex-lover, so they could be together. The incident was said to have happened in the 12/12 area of Ore in the Odigbo Local Government Area of …

The Speaker Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Titus Uba has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Mr. Lubiem Tiav, the Chief press secretary to the Speaker, said samples from Mr Uba and four Assembly members were taken by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Tiav who further disclosed that modalities have been put in place to …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday, carried out a safety test exercise to monitor safety procedures, ahead of the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge. The Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, revealed that the closure is to carry out repairs on the facility, which has been dilapidating over the years, due to a lack …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 556 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 36,663. The NCDC made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 19th of July 2020, 556 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 36663 cases have been confirmed, 15105 …

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for coronavirus. Onyeama confirmed the development in a tweet on Sunday. He said his result came back positive after a fourth test, adding that he was on his way to an isolation center. “Did my fourth COVID-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time …

At least 50 persons who were present at a nightclub in Kwara in the early hours of Saturday have been arrested and quarantined. Their samples have also been taken for COVID-19 test. Femi Oladiji, chairman, medical advisory committee on COVID-19 in Kwara, disclosed this on Saturday in Ilorin at the state’s quarantine centre where the persons were kept. According to …

Nigeria has recorded 653 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,107. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday. The new cases of COVID-19 across the country spread thus:

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