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•Kanu’s followers not insane, family replies Orji Kalu •Says ex-gov part of Igbo problem •Sit at home hurting our economy, Ikpeazu tells Ariaria traders Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, yesterday, berated the Department of State Services, DSS, for granting a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor …

Air travellers to the United States (U.S.) will face tougher Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing rules as several countries moved to seal off their borders amid growing uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has the ability to dodge existing vaccines. In Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong and Japan said they would expand travel curbs, while Australia was bracing for more …

Exercise Golden Dawn of the Nigerian Army on Monday foiled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to kidnap some medical personnel in Imo. This was contained in a statement signed by Brig.- Gen.- Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday. According to the release, …

Edo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of workers in the state, pledging to sustain investment in the civil and public service to ensure that every worker is better equipped to deliver efficient and effective service to Edo people. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., gave the assurance during a meeting with the State’s …

*VP presides as NEC meeting endorses Finance Bill 2022 Nigeria is in a better position to advance its capital markets locally and globally, with more room to redefine the exchange for international competitiveness and the largest concentration of young people in the primary market. This was the view expressed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, in his keynote speech today …

…Says Osinbajo should prepare his mind for this …Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no business with the presidency of Nigeria in 2023 By lgbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Benin City, Nigeria – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will emerge as Nigeria’s President before the 2023 Presidential Elections, as President Muhammadu Buhari will not complete his term, Rev. Jordan Kelechi Iwuala …

The World Health Organization warned Monday the new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a “very high” risk globally, despite uncertainties about the danger and contagion levels of the new strain. The UN health agency said the Covid strain first discovered in southern Africa was a “highly divergent variant with a high number of mutations… some of which are concerning and may …

In the wake of the recent discovery of a new variant of COVID-19, Omicron, the Federal Government said it is highly on the alert, warning Nigerians against complacency. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this Monday in Abuja at a briefing. “The world has been …

The Kaduna State will begin a transition to a four-day working week from December 1, the state government has announced. The government said, in the interim, it will permit public servants to work from home on Fridays. Eventually, the new measure will also affect the organised private sector in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Muyiwa …

Prominent Africans including the co-chairman of the African Union’s Vaccine Delivery Alliance and the president of the African Development Bank, Ayoade Alakija and Akinwumi Adesina respectively, have condemned what they termed the developed nations’ rush to ban African nations over the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa- named Omicron and classified as a SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern by the World …