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Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong gets 30 months prison sentence over corruption
Folashade OgunrindeJan 18, 2021
The Seoul High Court has sentenced heir to the Samsung Corporate empire Lee Jae Yong to two and a half years in prison over bribery and embezzlement. The bribery case is...
Four Police officers Killed, one kidnapped in attack by bandits on officers convoy
Folashade OgunrindeJan 18, 2021
Four policemen have been killed with another kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy by bandits along Birnin-Gwari Funtua Highway in Kano. Force Spokesperson, Frank...
Nigeria records 15 fresh COVID 19 fatalities, Infection tally now 110,387
Folashade OgunrindeJan 18, 2021
Nigeria has recorded one of its highest daily fatality tolls from COVID-19 with 15 people dying from the disease, taking the death toll to 1,435. In the past four weeks,...
Nigeria records 1,598 new COVID-19 cases, total now 108,943
Folashade OgunrindeJan 17, 2021
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,598 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 108,943. The NCDC...
Jihadists seize military base in Borno
Atinuke NukayJan 16, 2021
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in Borno state after overnight clashes with troops, sources told AFP on Saturday....
Nigeria confirms 1,867 new COVID-19 infections, total now 107,345
Folashade OgunrindeJan 16, 2021
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 107,345. The NCDC...
NYSC Releases Postings For ‘2020 B II’ Corps Members
Folashade OgunrindeJan 15, 2021
Posting for eligible graduates across Nigerian tertiary institutions into the 2020 National Youth Service Corps Batch B Stream II is out The Director-General of the...
NAFDAC warns against fake COVID 19 vaccine, says No vaccines have been approved yet
Folashade OgunrindeJan 15, 2021
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday stated that it has not approved any COVID-19 vaccine. It warned that the fake...
FG celebrates Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja
Abisola AdebayoJan 15, 2021
The Nigerian government has held a ceremony to commemorate the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Arcade in Abuja The annual event seeks to honor Nigeria’s...
Nigeria’s inflation rate rises by 15.75%
Oyin AdekunleJan 15, 2021
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased by 15.75% (year-on-year) in December 2020, the highest rate recorded since 2017. This is according to the latest Consumer Price...
