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By Okhide Em’ya David A 37-year-old armed robbery suspect, early Monday almost got beaten to death at Iduwe Street, off St Saviour Road in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria after he was caught in action by some members of the community Vigilante group. When newsmen arrived the scene of the incident the armed robbery Suspect, Kelvin Edobor could barely express …

The federal government yesterday warned of another lockdown if Nigerians continue to disregard non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19. It also cautioned schools against demanding COVID-19 test results as a prerequisite for allowing in students, who resumed studies yesterday. The resumption of schools was, however, characterised by low compliance with COVID-19 protocols in many states, THISDAY’s …

ACROSS AMERICA — Joe Biden will become the 46th U.S. president Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, the same building insurrectionists stormed two weeks ago in a riot that left five people dead, spawned an investigation that could reach members of Congress and led to a historic second impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump. The irony of the theme Biden is …

President Donald Trump spent his last full day in the White House mulling pardons Tuesday and President-elect Joe Biden was set to arrive in Washington ahead of an inauguration that his predecessor, in a final break with tradition, will snub. Trump has not appeared in public for a week and, suspended from Twitter in the wake of his encouraging supporters …

Edo Government has deployed a batch of 200 constabulary police officers to three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state to enforce strict compliance with the state’s coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocol. The enforcement team stormed markets, parks, eateries and banks to arrest defaulters who flouted government’s directive on compulsory wearing of facemasks in public. The constables were deployed to Oredo …

Edo State has recorded 72 new cases of coronavirus in the last 72 hours, even as the number of health workers infected with the virus has risen to 143 in the state, in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this in a virtual meeting of the State …

Eight new judges appointed to serve in the Edo State High Court, were sworn in on Monday by Governor Godwin Obaseki, who assured the judiciary of his administration’s support. The governor gave the assurance while addressing the new judges during their swearing-in ceremony at Government House, in Benin City. He congratulated the judges and urged them to carry out their duties …

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu also clarified that the Federal Government had reservations about the resumption of schools on January 18. According to him, while the states wanted to go ahead with the school’s resumption, the Federal Government was against it but had to reach a compromise since it does not control all the schools “We sat down, looked at …

WhatsApp has taken to social media channels to try to allay deep concerns that users have been voicing about data sharing and privacy. The company has decided to extend the deadline for its terms update acceptance from February 8 to May 15. However, millions have already decided to move to rival messenger services such as Signal and Telegram. Recently, WhatsApp …

Tunde Balogun, a 200-level engineering student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, would visit the university campus after ten months of being at home. The university, like other schools in Nigeria, has been shut since March 19, 2020, following government’s directives that all schools nationwide be closed due to the deadly coronavirus in the country. …