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Nigeria Tuesday reported five new deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,088, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said. In a late-night tweet, NCDC also confirmed the country recorded 90 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. The new figures put the country’s total caseload at 56,478, with 44,430 cases discharged. According to the NCDC, the 90 new cases were reported from eight states, with Lagos (33) leading the pack. Other states with new cases are Plateau (27), Kaduna (17), Ogun (6), FCT (4), Anambra (1), Ekiti (1), and…

Two prominent Nigerians and members of Peoples Democratic Party, Tuesday, dissected Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of All Progressives Congress over his comments on the forthcoming Edo governorship election. Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, had in a televised broadcast said, “He (Obaseki) does not deserve any democratic ballot paper. Don’t vote for him, I appeal to all of you.” Firing the first salvo, the former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has asked voters to cast their votes for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Godwin Obaseki, in the Saturday’s Governorship election in Edo State. He tweeted a few hours…

The Anambra police have rescued a 15-year-old pregnant girl and eight children suspected to have been stolen from different Nigerian states. The police have arrested a five-member gang of a child stealing/trafficking syndicate operating in the state. In a statement released Tuesday, September 15, Haruna Mohammed, the spokesperson of Anambra police command, said on Sunday, September 13, police detectives attached to Onitsha Area Command received an intelligence report on the illicit activities of members of the syndicate. “In collaboration with the Command’s State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), the police detectives arrested five members of the syndicate,” he said. The suspects are…

Two university lecturers in Akwa Ibom State would soon be dragged to court by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their alleged involvement in electoral offences during the 2019 general elections in the state. The lecturers (names withheld) were engaged by INEC as Collation and Returning Officers during the elections. The Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Mike Igini who told journalists in Uyo on Tuesday noted that the dons reportedly manipulated and falsified election results to produce outcomes contrary to the will of the people as expressed through the ballot. Mr. Igini said following a formal request by the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State has dismissed three members of staff over misconduct during the 2019 elections. A press release issued Tuesday by Head of Department, Voters Education Programme, Odaro Aisien said “Similarly, the Commission in the exercise of its statutory powers to appoint, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over its staff, has dismissed three (3) members of staff of the Commission in Akwa Ibom State office who were involved in misconduct during the elections.” Aisien recapped “They had appeared before the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee (APDC) of the Commission that found them…

An Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah, is the richest African highest-paid player for 2020, according to Forbes. The Liverpool forward is in fifth place and is earning $37 million (£28.8 million). Lionel Messi has retained his place at the top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid footballers after earning $126 million (£98m) over the past year, with Cristiano Ronaldo closely behind him in second. The Barcelona superstar sent shockwaves through world football last month when he told the club he has spent his entire career as he wanted to leave after trophy less campaign in 2020. Messi believed he could use a clause in his…

US President Donald Trump has vowed to retaliate Iran in event of any assassination or attack on his country. In his Twitter handle on Tuesday, Trump said “Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater in magnitude!” “According to press reports, Iran may be planning an assassination, or other attack, against the United States in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Soleimani, which was carried out for his planning a future attack, murdering U.S. Troops, and the death & suffering caused over…

Candidates of different political parties in Edo State signed a Peace Accord barely three days tothe governorship election in the state on Tuesday. The deal was organised by the YIAGA Africa’s board and National Peace Committee in Benin City, the state capital. In attendance were the Chairman, National Peace Committee and former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), a member of the committee and Catholic Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah; Godwin Obaseki, Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), and Chief David Edebiri, a representative of…

Lagos, Nigeria’s epicentre of COVID-19, returned with 52 new cases on Monday as the country got 132. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) stated this on Monday via its official Twitter handle. Of the new cases, 27 in Gombe, 17 in Plateau, 10 in Kwara, with Enugu and Ogun states recording nine cases each. Katsina state recorded 3 new cases, Ekiti recorded 2 cases while Bauchi, Osun and Rivers all had one new case each. The new cases now bring the number of confirmed infections in the country to 56,388. So far, 44,337 people have recovered from the virus…

As Nengi beat six other housemates to emerge the Head of House (HoH) for the Big Brother Naija (Naija) Lockdown, she has earned automatic qualification for the final of the reality television show. Straightnews learned that she would be exempted from eviction on Sunday. Nengi was the HoH in the second week of the show and also emerged as the HoH in the ninth week, thus making her a second-time Head in the house as disqualified Erica and Ozo. The ninth Head of House game was contested the six housemates, leaving out Trikytee due to his position as the incumbent…