The National Coordinator of Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, has said that the COVID-19 vaccine, when procured by the Federal Government, will be administered to Nigerians free when the vaccination begins. Aliyu said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. According to him, the government has adequate plan on delivering and administering the vaccine and assured that Nigerians will be freely vaccinated. “Yesterday, the President gave the PTF the mandate to proceed with preparations with regard to the vaccine. The President has also given us a marching order that the COVID-19 vaccine…
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The 4 Special Forces Command in Doma, in the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, said on Wednesday that it arrested 75 years-old Ugba Lorlumun suspected to be the chief priest to late Benue warlord, Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana Gana. Gana was arrested in September 2020 and killed by the SF command in Doma At a media briefing on Wednesday, the Commandant, 4 Special Forces Command, Maj. Gen. Moundhey Ali, said the chief priest was apprehended alongside one of his men called ‘commander’ when his shrine was raided. He said, “In Benue, we arrested the chief priest of the…
Ondo and Ogun state governments have cancelled cross over vigils and shifted the resumption of pupils and students in primary and secondary schools to January 18. Chairman, Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on Coronavirus Prof. Adesegun Fatusi made the state measures known at a news conference on Wednesday in Akure. Fatusi, also the vice-chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, said the committee has had extensive interaction with various stakeholders, physically and virtually on the need to take proactive measures against the second wave of COVID-19. According to him, the state is working assiduously to ensure it records no substantial case during…
A fully loaded lorry tanker with fuel, lost control in Gaika area of Jebba in Moro local government area of Kwara state, on Wednesday, killing about sixteen persons while no fewer than thirty buildings and properties worth millions of naira gutted fire. Newsmen gathered that the incident occurred at about 9 am when the tanker was driving along the popular Gaika road in Jebba and suddenly lost control . The tanker was said to have violently hit the car in its rear which instantly caught fire, before it ran into the nearby buildings, not less than thirty, and burnt them…
A total of one thousand, one hundred thirty-three, 1,133, new cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the figure on Wednesday night in a tweet via its official Twitter account. NCDC said Lagos State and FCT recorded 397 and 357 cases, respectively, while Kaduna State followed with 81 cases. The public health agency also recorded five additional COVID-19 related deaths. Nigeria now has a total of 80,922 confirmed cases and 1,236 deaths. The tweet reads, “1,133 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-397 FCT-357 Kaduna-81 Plateau-63 Katsina-46 Sokoto-32 Oyo-28 Ogun-21 Kano-19 Rivers-18…
The National Stadium pitch in Surulere, Lagos could host Super Eagles and other international matches by May 2021, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has said. The minister said this during an inspection tour of the Surulere National Stadium, Lagos which is undergoing rehabilitation. Dare said, “It’s high time we had a familiar ground for our national teams. The Moshood Abiola National stadium Abuja and the Surulere National Stadium, Lagos will be ready to host matches next year and it will be a major plus to our teams when they have a familiar ground. “This arrangement…
Delta State government has approved the sum of N1.379 billion to fund the 2020/2021 job creation in the recruitment, training and distribution of starter packs for trainees to be handled by the Job Creation Office. The state commissioner for information, Mr Charles Aniagwu who disclosed this after the state executive council meeting in Asaba said job creation efforts of the state government remained one of the star projects and a major component of Smart Agenda which he said was targeted at creating a stronger Delta. Aniagwu hinted that the sum of N227 million was approved for the Ministry of Health…
Sixty-six suspected criminals comprising of kidnappers, bandits, armed robbers, gunrunners, bandit collaborators, and informants have been arrested by the personnel of the Nigerian Army Four Special Forces Command. The suspects were paraded on Wednesday by the Commander, Major General Moundhey Gadzama Ali, at the command’s headquarters at Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. Ali said that the command has carried out operations in the North West, North East, and North Central, South-South, South West regions of the country after receiving credible information which led to the rest of several bandits and the killing of some gun runners. He added…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha has said four of his children have tested positive for coronavirus. Mustapha, who is the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, announced this during a media briefing in Abuja on Monday. He also said a family member, who is one-year-old tested positive for the virus. The SGF had gone into isolation last week after he was exposed to the virus. He said while he and his wife tested negative for the virus, his children are currently receiving treatment. “The first test we ran, the result came back with…
Worried by the rising cases of crime across the state, the Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said that the state would employ more personnel into the security outfit codenamed Amotekun Corps. Akeredolu added that the state government would get them all the necessary equipment needed for successful operations in their fight against crime and criminality. The governor said this while receiving a member of the Ifon Progressive Union led by its President, Chief Femi Awani in his office, Akure. He decried the worsening security situation across the country occasioned by the aftermath of the hijacked #ENDSARS protest where arms…