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INEC spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Don Etukudoh, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES. “They are still being held hostage right now,” Mr Etukudoh said at 1:52 p.m. Earlier in the day, thugs, assisted by the notorious State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police, prevented some journalists from entering the Independent High School, Ukana, until the intervention of the police …

Hoodlums on Friday night attacked the venue of the Auchi rally of the All Progressive Congress’ faction of the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, setting ablaze the podium constructed for speakers, hundreds of chairs and two vehicles stationed at the venue of the rally at Iyekhe in Auchi. The APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole who was shocked by the incident …

The National Defense Strategy identifies China and Russia as competitors of the United States in the so-called great power competition. Unfortunately, the Chinese government has used its diplomatic, military and economic power to expand its bad behavior, rather than abiding by international rules and norms.”Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper focused attention on the threats …

A Wuhan hospital doctor has died nine days after contracting the deadly coronavirus as he battled to save infected patients in the city – as the death toll from China’s outbreak jumped to 42 from a total of 1,399 confirmed cases on Saturday. Liang Wudong, 62, a retired medical doctor who had been treating patients in Wuhan, died from the …

According to the emir, the culture of marrying more than one wife by those who cannot even properly take care of one wife and producing many children was the main reason why the Northern region would continue to remain backward and poor. The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, has warned that unless the people of the North change their culture, …

Ebonyi State Governor, elected on the platform of opposition Peoples Democratic Party, David Umahi, on Friday said that Mr. Godwin Obaseki will be re-elected as Governor of Edo State, stressing that nothing will stop the governor’s re-election. He said Obaseki’s re-election would happen because he has done well and deserves to continue in office. Umahi was addressing Obaseki’s wife, Betsy and other Southern …

…Dangers of cooking with Paracetamol raised in Council Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) has welcomed an urgent call from stakeholders to halt malnutrition and related issues in Nigeria. The council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), with membership drawn from Governors of the 36 states, the FCT Minister and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, took the decision Thursday, following …

The federal government has in the past three years spent N1.7 trillion on Nigeria’s electricity sector, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said. The Kaduna State governor spoke on Wednesday after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. Mr El-Rufai, who said “the entire (electricity) sector is broken,” said such expenditure by the Muhammadu Buhari administration on a privatised sector was “unsustainable.” “The …

China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday. The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a rising number of patients infected by …

The statement explains that though the disease has reached beyond China, the number of cases in other countries is still relatively small, and the disease does not seem to be spreading within those countries. WHO said of 584 cases now reported, 575 of them and all the deaths have been in China. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said “as at this …