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The Senate is bracing up for a public hearing on a bill that seeks to curtail Nigerians’ freedom on social media. The hearing is holding Monday, amidst outrage by Nigerians. The bill, titled Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019, has come to be known as social media bill. It passed the second reading of the Senate in November, …

• APC camps flex muscle over contentious NEC meeting • We must abide by party constitution, says Gombe gov There were indications on Sunday that  governors and other chieftains of the All Progressives Congress supporting the  embattled National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, had stepped up moves to prevent his removal. The PUNCH gathered that pro-Oshiomhole forces and those …

The mothers of the remaining 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity have called on the Federal Government and other world women organisations to intensify efforts toward the release of their daughters. They made the call in a letter written to commemorate the 2020 International Women’s Day, which was made available to newsmen on Monday in Asaba, Delta. The …

Senator Kabir Abdullahi Barkiya representing Katsina Central Senatorial District has said that the Boko Haram are ignorant Muslims whose activities are completely opposed to the teachings of Islam. The Senator made the disclosure while speaking to some journalists at his Abuja office, saying that some of the activities such as killing people and burning places of worship aren’t Islamic “There …

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has announced the second case of Coronavirus in Nigeria. This announcement brings to two the total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. According to Ehanire in a tweet on Monday: “This second case is a contact of the index case, in Ogun state. The new case has been in isolation and was …

There was tension in Kasuwar Barchi Market, Kaduna on Sunday as the state government issued a three-day notice to the traders to vacate their shops. Kasuwar Barchi is a famous market in the North due to its large concentration on secondhand foreign textile materials. The market, according to its union leaders, has over 15,000 traders, including those who own shops …

…FG promises N36m as four scientists present solutions to disease Abuja—The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said yesterday that 23 suspected cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified in Edo, Lagos, Ogun, FCT and Kano states, including the index case in Lagos. This came as four scientists weekend laid claims to have found solutions to Coronavirus and Lassa fever, …

Nigeria’s Conservator-General, National Park Service (NPS), Ibrahim Goni, has advised Nigerians to stop eating bush meat. He said people should rely more on alternative source of animal protein such as animal husbandry, fishery, rabbitry and others to help improve on the wildlife population. Goni spoke at the weekend during the celebration of World Wildlife Day 2020, which had: ‘Sustaining all Life …

All suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), whose samples were sent for analysis at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State of Nigeria, have tested negative, the state government said on Sunday. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, in a statement, said the state government has ensured that measures for testing, tracking and diagnosis of …

In a rare move since the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Edo State began, the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has distanced himself from a statement on Friday by his Media Adviser, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, berating governorship hopeful, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi Obaseki spoke through his Special Adviser on Political and Community Matters, Chief Osaro Idah who wrote in …