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BOSTON — The Biogen conference that sparked the first major coronavirus spread in Massachusetts was responsible for hundreds of thousands of cases across the world, according to researchers. About 100 people who attended the February conference at the Mariott Long Wharf in Boston tested positive for the virus. But a study published in the journal Sciencesaid about 330,000 additional cases were …

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack carried out by bandits’ at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, charging the security agencies to go after the attackers to ensure that no student gets missing or harmed. The president made the remarks in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja …

PEABODY, MA — Peabody remained in the state’s “high risk” category for community coronavirus spread for the fourth straight week as cases continued to rise sharply in the city. Peabody recorded 752 positive cases over the past 14 days, compared to 585 cases in the same span leading up to Dec. 3. The town’s cases per 100,000 residents — the sole …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for greater synergy between states and the Federal Government to help cut waste of resources and manpower in project execution. The governor said this when he received the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation and Chairperson of Project Steering Committee on Development of AMES-Edo Inland Dry Port, Dr. Magdalene Ajani and members …

Edo State Government has disclaimed unauthorized adverts circulating on social media on a recruitment exercise by the state government, noting that authentic advert for such recruitment would commence on Monday, December 14, 2020.    In a statement, the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., emphasized that the recruitment is completely free of charge, urging that “applicants should, under no circumstance, guise …

A peace advocacy group, Coalition for Peace and National Security, CPNS, has condemned Saturday’s bandits’ attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, where at least 600 out of 800 students of the school are reportedly missing. The group described the action of the bandits against innocent school children as unacceptable, tasking security agencies to immediately swing into …

The Peoples Democratic Party has slammed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over the abduction of yet-to-be ascertained number of students from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The opposition party said it was perplexing that gunmen attacked the school and abducted the students on Friday, the same day the President arrived in Katsina for a week-long visit. …

Edo State Government will on Monday, December 14, 2020 commence recruitment of Nover 1,400 professionals into the junior, graduate and experienced cadres of the state’s civil service. Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., in a statement, said the recruitment exercise is part of the ongoing transformation of the state’s civil service and a key pillar in Governor Godwin Obaseki’s quest …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has called for increased partnership between the government and churches as well as other religious organizations to checkmate criminal activities in the state and protect the residents. Obaseki gave the charge on Thursday while receiving Christian leaders led by the Edo State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Oyenude Kure, on a …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the commitment of the Edo State Government to deepen cooperation and investment between the state government and the Kingdom of Belgium. The governor made the submission during a courtesy visit by the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand and Head, Political and Economic Affairs at the Belgian Embassy, Stef Commers, at the Government …