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A two-term Senator who represented Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has lost his wife, Amaka. Recall that Ndoma-Egba equally lost properties worth multi-millions of naira to suspected hoodlums during the ENDSARS protest in Calabar last month. Consequently, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with him and members of his family on the sudden and tragic death of his wife, Mrs Amaka Ndoma-Egba. Buhari’s condolence message is contained in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, saying “My thoughts and prayers are with them in…

After months-old industrial action, the Nigerian Government is dangling new offers to university workers to ensure both teaching and non-teaching staffers return to work. The government has agreed to exempt the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, pending when the university lecturers will complete the development of its own payment platform- the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS. Besides, government agreed to ASUU’s demand to pay their members’ salary arrears from February to June through the old salary payment platform – the Government Integrated Financial and Management Information System, GIFMIS. The…

Google is testing an artificial intelligence system to help blind and vision-impaired people to run races by themselves. Project Guideline, which is an early-phase research program, attempts to give those people more independence without necessarily relying on a tethered human guide or a guide dog to help them around a course. To use the system, a runner attaches an Android phone to a Google-designed harness that goes around their waist, according to VentureBeat. A Project Guideline app can use the phone’s camera to track a guideline that’s been laid down on a course. The app then sends audio cues to…

A Nigerian pastor has bombed, “People fear COVID-19 more than God,” saying that that is the reason many people and leaders in the society commit evils with impunity. UbokAbasi Joshua, the Zonal Pastor of Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Ikono in Akwa Ibom State preaching on the topic: ‘Fear God” bemoaned the surging prevalence of social vices in the society and attributed such to lack of the fear of God. Joshua, giving the homily during the funeral service for Essien Essien Obong at Primary School, Essien Road in Ikot Ekpene on Friday, said “Up till now, people are still afraid…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that “there is corruption almost everywhere; at many levels of government, and nearly every stratum of our society.” Speaking while receiving the Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the Investigation of Ibrahim Magu, suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), headed by Justice Ayo Salami (Rtd), at State House, Abuja, Buhari said his desire was to make Nigeria a country that has no tolerance for corruption and where the menace was vigorously battled. ”Corruption is present in all countries. Some governments treat it with levity. Some fight it…

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila,  has suspended a security detail attached over alleged killing of a newspaper vendor. A security detail attached to the Speaker on Thursday, November 19, fired a gunshot that killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja. The incident occurred at a junction leading to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and Federal Secretariat in Abuja. An eyewitness, who does not want his name in print, told The Guardian that the newspaper vendor, identified as Ifeanyichukwu Elechi, was hailing the Speaker while on his way before the police…

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has insinuated that some governors of Peoples Democratic Party, a major opposition party in the country, fond of criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari in the public will clandestinely visit to beg him for forgiveness later. Umahi who has been under intense political brickbat since his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress was responding to verbal attacks by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who said that PDP made him (Umahi) what he is today. The Governor told Arise TV said that some PDP Governors who speak against the Buhari government during the day, ‘go up and…

The Naira dipped to 620 against the British pound sterling at the parallel market on Thursday, even as the euro rose to N565. The Naira fell by 2.1 per cent against the pound from 607 on Wednesday, and by 1.4 per cent against the euro from 560. The local currency was, however, stable against the dollar at the parallel market as it traded at 478/$1. It dropped from 475/$1 on Tuesday to 478/$1 on Wednesday. In the Investors’ and Exporters’ forex window, the naira firmed to 385.50 against the greenback on Thursday from 386 on Wednesday as daily turnover rose…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country, Thursday, recorded 146 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths. NCDC via Twitter wrote “On the 19th of November 2020, 146 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 146 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (62), FCT (23), Kaduna (21), Ogun (12), Rivers (12), Ondo (5), Oyo (3), Plateau (3), Bauchi (2), Katsina (2), Kano (1). “Till date, 65,839 cases have been confirmed, 61,573 cases have been discharged and 1,165 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “A multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations…

The Nigerian government and Cable News Network (CNN) are widening gulf of animosity over the shooting and killing of #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Plaza in Lagos State on October 20, this year. On Wednesday, November 18, the international media house shared an in-depth report of its investigation on the incident. The report showed videos of what appears to be soldiers shooting directly at the protesters. CNN in its report said investigations showed that live ammunition was fired at the protesters. The media house also spoke with one Elisha Sunday who claimed his brother was killed in the incident. Read here. While reacting to…