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Indications emerged late Thursday that the Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19 governorship election in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu would approach the courts to contest the outcome of the election that gave victory to Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a congratulatory message he sent to the …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, prayed for quick recovery for United States President Donald Trump and his wife, Melanie, who reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Buhari’s goodwill message was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled, ‘President Buhari wishes US President, Trump, family quick recovery’. The statement …

The Federal Government on Friday announced that all Unity Schools in Nigeria should resume with effect from October 12. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated this during a press conference in Abuja. According to the minister, schools across the country, are at liberty to fix resumption dates and ensure adequate safety measures. Adamu warned that schools who fail …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday upturned the August 17, 2020 verdict of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which had sacked Governor Duoye Diri from office and ordered fresh poll to be conducted within 90 days. A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Adezila Mshelia set aside the tribunal’s verdict and affirmed …

(CNN) A country already unnerved by a devastating health catastrophe and a turbulent political season faced fresh upheaval Friday as Americans awoke to news President Donald Trump had contracted coronavirus.As of Friday morning, the President is “in good spirits” but is experiencing mild symptoms related to Covid-19, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters. “The President does have mild …

(CNN) The first masks arrived on the White House grounds in February by special order of the National Security Council, mobilizing early on to address the emerging threat of the coming coronavirus. Job One in their emergency response was to take personal precautions, preparing for the critical work at hand, multiple officials tell CNN.But word that some NSC staffers were being …

The sit-at-home exercise called by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) flopped in most states and major cities in the South-east except for Onitsha and Nnewi in Anambra, and Aba in Abia State. IPOB, outlawed by the Nigerian government for demanding an independent Biafra country, announced the sit-at-home in South-east states to coincide with this year’s Independence Day across Nigeria. …

Boston and Springfield are two of 11 more communities deemed high-risk by the state, meaning there are now 23 cities and towns at the highest risk level for COVID-19 spread in Massachusetts. The additional “red” communities in the state’s weekly color-coded coronavirus map means there are 29 that will not be able to push ahead with the next part of …

PEABODY, MA — A morning of wild wind and rain, which caused nearly 70,000 power outages across the state as of mid-morning, left trees and wires down in at least 10 different spots in Peabody. Peabody Municipal Light reported at least 10 sites of trees and wires down in the city Wednesday morning, adding that power had been restored to …

Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, added the new generation of preachers manipulating religion for political and economic gains as part of the country’s woes. He also said the country’s tribal, religious and other diversities were not in themselves problematic, but for a political class that would set Nigerians of one community against Nigerians of another community. …