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Day: November 15, 2020

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COVID 19: We Must Continue To Fight Hard, Take Precautions, Says Gbajabiamila

Ifoh Obi

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila on Sunday in Lagos urged Nigerians not to relax in taking the necessary precautions against COVID-19. Gbajabiamila made the call while speaking at the opening of a two-day training programme he organised for some health workers. The theme of the training programme is “Improving Patient’s Outcome Through Ethical Conduct And Professionalism”. He said the COVID-19 pandemic was still very much around and posed existential threats, urging Nigerians to continue to observe all the prescribed COVID-19 protocols. Gbajabiamila, who described as a cheering…

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Boko Haram: CSOs Call For New Strategies In Fight Against Insurgency

Alio Yakubu

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Borno State have called for new strategies by the military to effectively deal with insurgency in the state, in the light of the resettlement of displaced persons on their ancestral homes commenced by the state government. The state Chairman, Network of Civil Society Organisations, Amb. Ahmed Shehu, made the call on Sunday in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Maiduguri. Shehu said based on their interactions with the people of Borno, the military had done very well in degrading the insurgents,…

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Minister Urges NAWOJ To Push For Good Governance

Richard King

The Minister for Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Saturday urged the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to advocate for good governance of the country. Tallen made the call at a  three day 10th triennial delegates conference of NAWOJ tagged “Female Journalists in Contemporary Nigeria” in Minna, Niger. “You should advocate for good governance, security and good health system through your job,” she said. She said that the measure would bring about the development of the country. The Minister adviced the women journalists to give priority to gender-based issues…

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Davido Releases New Album On Music Platforms

NewsreelDaily Reporter

Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has dropped his long-awaited album titled “A Better Time’’, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The album which should have been released earlier but delayed by the recent #EndSARS protest was dropped on many music platforms in the early hours of Friday. The album has 17 song tracks such as “Fem, Jowo, Holy Ground, Heaven, Very Special, The Best, Shopping Spree, Sunlight, Tanana, Mebe, La La, So Crazy, Birthday Cake, I Got A Friend, Fade and On My Way’’. Davido…

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Paris Jackson Wears Heart On Her Sleeve In Debut Solo Album

Chris Neggit (UK)

Paris Jackson says her musical influences when growing up with dad Michael ranged from Motown to classical music, but the style she has embraced for her first album is alternative and folksy. If people do not like it, the 22-year-old musician is cool with that, saying she has quit trying to please other people. “I’ve kind of reached the point where I’ve realised that someone is always going to have something negative to say…So I might as well be myself,” Jackson told Reuters. “I hope people like it but if…

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DHQ: Troops Overrun Terrorists, Apprehend IEDs Makers In North East

Alio Yakubu

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Fire Ball have overran some Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and arrested their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) makers in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said that the troops operating under Operation Lafiya Dole have continued aggressive clearance operations to identified terrorists’ enclaves. Onyeuko said the troops on November 11 embarked on an aggressive Fighting Patrol to clear Boko Haram elements in their hideout in…

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NiMet Predicts Hazy, Sunny Weather Conditions, Monday To Wednesday

Ifoh Obi

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET)has predicted haziness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted dust haze condition with visibility range of 2km to 5km and localized visibility of less than 1000m over the northern part of the country on Monday morning and afternoon. According to the agency, the North Central region is expected to be in sunny and hazy conditions throughout the forecast period. “The inland and coastal cities of the south are expected to have patches of clouds with…

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Maintain Peaceful Co-Existence, Participate In Nation Building, Pam Urges Christians, Muslims

Richard King

The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev Yakubu Pam, on Sunday, urged Christians and Muslims to join hands together, participate fully in nation building and maintain peaceful co-existence. Pam, who stated this during the annual Wusal Berom Fellowship, held in Abuja, said that all hands must be on deck to build the country and take it to greater heights. He urged youths to take Nigeria as their home, adding that they should return, as the Biblical prodigal son, for the betterment of the country. ”We are born not…

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SERAP Wins Round One In Battle To Compel Okowa, UBEC Account For Education Funds

NewsreelDaily Reporter

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing details of how Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds are disbursed and spent by the Delta State Government may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal battle to compel Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and UBEC to publish spending details of the funds collected for primary schools in the state, and the locations of projects carried out between 2015 and 2019. Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, last…

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Akwa Ibom Christmas Village Generates N2.5bn — Commissioner

Goddy Friday

The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Orman Esin,  has said that N2.5bn was generated in 2019 by kiosk owners and other businesses at Christmas village within 30 days of the jamboree. Esin said this at a news conference to mark the beginning of the 2020 Christmas jamboree in Uyo on Saturday. The commissioner said that 2019 festival provided jobs for no fewer than 2,450 people at the Christmas village. He said that those engaged had the ample opportunity to make money for themselves and boost…

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