169 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria

Friday, November 27, 2020 NEWS No Comments

  169 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday November 26, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).    A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Kaduna-74, FCT-42, Lagos-17, Kano-8, Ogun-6, Oyo-6, Rivers-6, Ekiti-3, Bauchi-3, Katsina-2, Delta-1, Ondo-1.    There are now 66974 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,169 deaths have been recorded.  62,585 patients who recovered from the...

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Lai Mohammed denies announcing N5m hate speech fine

Friday, November 27, 2020 NEWS No Comments

  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5m.   The minister had however made the announcement in August and also explained that the fine was increased to deter people willingly violating the provision to destabilise the country.   However in a counter-affidavit in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong to challenge the imposition...

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Robbers attack commercial bank in Ondo (photos)

Friday, November 27, 2020 NEWS No Comments

  A commercial bank in Ode-Irele, headquarters of Irele Local Government area of Ondo State was on Thursday November 26 attacked by robbers.    The armed men numbering about 30 attacked the bank around 4:00pm, shortly after the visit of the Inspector General of Police to the state command.     It was also learnt that the robbers attacked a police station in the community before proceeding to the bank where they carted away an undisclosed amount...

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Stop calling Friday 'Black Friday', its a holy day for Muslims - Kano Hisbah Board writes radio station

Friday, November 27, 2020 NEWS No Comments

  Kano Hisbah has reportedly written a notice to Cool FM, demanding that they stop calling Friday 'Black Friday' ahead of a "Black Friday Sales" expected to be conducted today November 27.    According to the Sharia Police, majority of Kano residents are Muslims and they consider Friday a holy day.    The notice also disclosed that Hisbah corps will be "around for surveillance purposes" with a view of stopping immoral activities at the event as well as maintain...

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North is the worst place to live in Nigeria - Sultan of Sokoto

Friday, November 27, 2020 NEWS No Comments

  The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described the North as the worst region to live in Nigeria.    The monarch said this at the 4th Quarter Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja on Thursday November 26.    On scrapping of controversial police unit SARS, the Sultan said;    “We must obey all laws, if we are not law abiding....

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Five years of Buhari has besieged Nigeria with abundant poverty - Afenifere

Friday, November 27, 2020 NEWS No Comments

  Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has said that the five years of President Buhari has plunged Nigeria into abundant poverty.   The group stated this in a statement released reacting to the recession of the Nigerian economy. The group in the statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, blamed President Buhari for the country's economic situation, saying the country had become ungovernable under his administration.   "As Nigeria...

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