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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has again condemned the conduct of a governor, this time, the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri. Mr Fintiri was alleged to have violated public health protocols on COVID -19 at the Port Harcourt Airport on Tuesday. FAAN, in a series of tweets on Thursday, said Mr Fintiri allegedly arrived at the Port …

Traders and businesses in Edo State have been tasked to adopt technology solutions in enhancing their businesses in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic so that they can sustain the state’s economy and protect their customer base. Head of the Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi, said this during a meeting organised by the Benin Chamber …

Don’t wear a mask unless you’re sick. If you really want a mask, use a non-medical one. Actually, it’s better to wear a mask all the time. You must wear a mask. Even if you are healthy. (But maybe not if you’re the president.)The World Health Organization’s (WHO) apparent lack of clarity on whether people should wear face masks to help stop the …

(CNN) A federal judge endorsed the schedule put forward jointly by President Donald Trump’s legal team and the Manhattan district attorney’s office, giving the President’s lawyers until July 27 to file additional challenges to a grand jury subpoena for his financial records. During a court hearing Thursday, Judge Victor Marrero asked both sides to address any new challenges to the subpoena following …

Ngozi Okonjo–Iweala on Thursday expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly for nominating and supporting her candidacy for Director-General of the World Trade Organisation( WTO) position. “I want to also thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu and the Nigerian ambassadors to Switzerland, WTO …

Both the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Gobum Mukan, have said they knew nothing about the deployment of a team of policemen that laid siege to the residence of dismissed acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joy Nunieh, on Thursday. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had to rescue Nunieh …

Dismissed acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joy Nunieh, on Thursday, said she feels “very safe in the Government House”. Nunieh spoke at the Government House Port Harcourt, Rivers State, under the protection of Governor Nyesom Wike after he rescued her from police siege at her GRA residence. Alleging the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, was …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has provided support and safe space for the training and empowerment of over 77,000 people across the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. Focal Person, Edo State Social Investment Programme, Osayuwamen Aladeselu, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, noted that the governor has in the last three years and …

Edo State Government has revved up measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, decontaminating homes and offices of about 1,807 confirmed cases and contact tracing over 4,560 people who had various degrees of contacts with confirmed cases as death toll for the virus hits 60. Speaking to journalists in Benin City, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, reassured that …

Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been released after facing a presidential panel in Aso Rock. Magu’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, confirmed the release of his client by the presidential panel investigating allegations against him. In a phone conversation with Vanguard, Shittu disclosed that Magu was released early in the day and is currently …