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The rally held despite the COVID-19 health protection regulations by state and federal government. Hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos on Friday crowded into a street in Agege for a sensitisation rally, in clear violation of the state’s COVID-19 law. In a video obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, top party members of the party, including Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker …

By Okhide Em’ya David A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State, Nigeria, Elder Samuel Eboigbe has tasked old and new members of the Party to seize a fresh opportunity provided by the on-going revalidation and registration exercise to declare themselves as true progressives. Eboigbe, a retired seasoned Journalist and former Executive Director, Edo State Rapid Response …

Edo State Government Taskforce on coronavirus (COVID-19) has urged religious leaders to support the government in reducing community transmission by enforcing the state’s coronavirus safety protocols. Head of the Taskforce, Mr. Simeon Idoko, who led the monitoring team to worship centers in the state, said they need to strengthen compliance of the safety protocols and guidelines to check the spread …

…As GDP grows by 0.11% in Q4 2020 …Poised to do more through ESP Nigeria’s prompt exit from recession is a key indicator of the success of the ongoing Economic Sustainability Plan approved by the Federal Government and Nigerians should expect more as the implementation of the Plan is gathering even greater momentum. This indication was given over the weekend …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed seven of its personnel died in the plane crash that occurred on Sunday morning in Abuja. Spokesman for the NAF, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ibikunle Daramola confirmed the number of casualty on his Twitter handle. According to Daramola, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Isiaka Amao has ordered immediate investigation …

•Warns him against misleading herders. •Says Miyetti Allah has agreed to respect state laws No person, however highly placed he or she may be, is permitted to forcefully acquire land and settle on it by force and arms in any state in Nigeria, a leading constitutional and human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has said. Falana, a former President …

The All Progressives Congress member representing the Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Sani Musa, tells SUNDAY ABORISADE why he moved a motion for the declaration of a state of emergency on security, update on the abducted Kagara schoolchildren and how to end banditry and insurgency in the country What is the update on the abducted Kagara schoolchildren? …

•FG: We won’t pay any ransom •Gumi denies being part of negotiations to free victims Despite speculations, which went viral about possible negotiations to free the abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara, in Niger State, the 27 schoolboys, 15 members of staff of the school, and their family members are still in captivity five days after the raid. Besides, …

Palpable fear now grips no fewer than eight communities in the Yewa axis of Ogun State, following the alleged threat of fresh attacks from the umbrella body of the Fulani herdsmen, the Miyetti Allah. No fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed with scores maimed and farmlands destroyed, in Yewaland, Ogun State, in the last two weeks. Although the state …

Federal Government of Nigeria says it is working towards amendment of the ECOWAS Protocols on the free movement of humans and cattle within countries in the sub-region to address the challenge of banditry. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday when he featured on Channels Television programme, “Sunrise Daily’’ monitored by the News Agency …