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Buhari’s govt spends N12 billion on fire trucks for airports

Dailyblast — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:06:33 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is to deploy the newly acquired N12 billion fire trucks to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika announced this while presenting the eight fire trucks to the Aeronautical Rescue and Fire Fighting Services of the Federal [...]

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Peter Obi: I never campaigned for any politician, says Bishop Oyedepo (video)

Dailyblast — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:37:21 +0000

The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday that he never campaigned for any politician or spoken on their behalf in the build-up to the 2023 General Elections in the country. Oyedepo said this while speaking to the congregation at the church’s headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, Ota, Ogun State, in reaction [...]

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Police arraign man in court for posting false information on WhatsApp groups

Dailyblast — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:57:15 +0000

A 49-year-old man, Timothy Chukwudi, on Friday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly publishing false information about two men on different WhatsApp platforms. Chukwudi is facing trial on a three-count charge bordering on publishing false information. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him by the police. The [...]

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PDP reverses Anyim, Fayose, others suspension

Dailyblast — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:45:32 +0000

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday reviewed and reverses the suspensions of some of its chieftains. The members whose suspension was lifted include former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, Dr. Aslam Aliyu, and H.E Ibrahim Shema. [...]

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Elections: UK collates names of Nigerians who incited violence, voter suppression for visa ban

Dailyblast — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:05:52 +0000

The United Kingdom has said it is collating information with a view to taking action against some individuals adjudged to have engaged in anti-democratic behaviours in the governorship and State Assembly elections in Nigeria. In a statement issued by the British High Commission in Abuja, the UK said there were positives to take away from [...]

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APC wins 38 Lagos House of Assembly seats, Labour Party wins two

Dailyblast — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:36:42 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 38 out of the 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly at Saturday’s elections. Mrs Adenike Tadese, INEC’s Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity who made the announcement on Tuesday, March 21, said the Labour Party clinched [...]

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COVID-19: Death toll hit 234 in Abuja – NCDC

Dailyblast — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:03:05 +0000

No fewer than 859 persons on Monday reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria, with two deaths recorded. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on Tuesday noted that the two deaths were recorded in the FCT, taking the death toll at Nigeria’s capital city to 234. According to NCDC, the Monday’s figures raised [...]

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COVID-19: Premier League 103 players, staff tested positive in one week

Dailyblast — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:42:25 +0000

A record 103 players and staff in the English Premier League tested positive for COVID-19 last week, an increase from 90 cases recorded the previous week. The increase in infections comes as the United Kingdom is battling a surge in new cases amid the emergence of the omicron variant. Since the start of December, 15 [...]

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I did not contract COVID-19 – Lai Mohammed denies media reports

Dailyblast — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:07:16 +0000

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied media reports claiming he has contracted the COVID-19 virus and is now in isolation where he is receiving treatment. There were speculations that Mr. Mohammed might have contracted the virus after Garba Shehu confirmed he had tested positive for the virus. However, in a [...]

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FDA authorize COVID-19 tablet in US as OMICRON ravages 50 states

Dailyblast — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:14:03 +0000

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorised Pfizer’s antiviral pill, Paxlovid, to treat Covid-19 in high-risk individuals age 12 and older who weigh at least 88 pounds. This is the first antiviral Covid-19 pill authorized for ill people to take at home, before they get sick enough to be hospitalized. “Today’s authorization [...]

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