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The number of persons who have recovered from COVID-19 in Nigeria has inched close to 43,000 as 125 fresh cases have been reported in the country. Stating this in its Twitter handle Thursday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the new cases take the number of infections in the West African nation to 54,588. The new cases, according to NCDC, were reported from 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Nigeria’s pandemic hotbed, Lagos, had the highest number of infections from the disease – 42 – for the day and is trailed by the FCT –…

With six days to go on, a Kano musician sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed by an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano has appealed the judgment. Public Relations Officer of Kano Courts, Baba Jibo confirmed his appeal to TVC News. The Kano Singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, was sentenced to death on August 10, 2020, and was given 30 days by the court to appeal the judgment. In a suit filed on Thursday at the Kano State High Court by his lawyer, Kola Alapinni, Sharif-Aminu said he is dissatisfied with the judgment of the Shari’a Court. On August…

Two aspirants have claimed victory at two separate Senatorial primaries organised by All Progressives Congress of the Imo North Senatorial by-election on Thursday. In a Senatorial Primary conducted by a faction of the APC, Frank Ibezim scored 13,637 votes to emerge Senatorial candidate. He was declared winner by the Chairman of the election panel Senator Surajudeen Bashir. In another factional APC primary for the Imo North Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume who polled 22,944 votes was declared winner of the contest by a member of the election panel, Umar Gana.

The Federal Government has pressed on the National Youth Service Corps to make preparations for the reopening of its orientation camps nationwide. Orientation camps across the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. But speaking during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday, Dr. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said the task force was in the process of developing “strict guidelines” to forestall the outbreak of infections when NYSC camps reopen. Aliyu said, “For the National Youth Service Corps,…

After four months of shutdown due to Coronavirus lockdown, Nigeria has announced her readiness to resume international flights. Announcing this at a press conference Thursday, Hadi Sirika, the Nigerian Minister of Aviation said the airlines are to begin operations from September 5 after the airlines might have fulfilled the COVID-19 protocols. He said Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos are the only two airports are given clearance to re-open for business. The minister announced that 14 airlines have been approved to commence international flights. These include Middle East Airline, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Qatar Airlines,…

Plateau State in Nigeria continues as the new epicenter of COVID-19 with record-highest 59 cases.
Of the 216 new cases of COVID-19 reported across the country by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Akwa Ibom State has registered two new cases.

More than 114 local government areas in the nine states of the Niger Delta region would be affected by floods between September and October, this year, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has predicted.

The Paris Saint-Germain beginning their French Ligue 1 campaign next week may start on a shaky note as three of its players have tested positive for Coronavirus, the club announced this on Wednesday.
French sports daily L’Équipe and AFP reported that the players are Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, but PSG did not reveal any name.

In two months, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has again increased the price band of N151.56 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol.
The PPPRA had, in a circular of July 1, 2020 to marketers, announced a new price band of N140.80 to N143.80 per litre for PMS, saying “After a review of the prevailing market fundamentals in the month of June and considering marketers’

In the ongoing Big Brother Naija Lockdown entering seventh week, three housemates who participated in the Team Gold Level competition sponsored by Johnnie Walker on Tuesday have won millions of Naira in the television reality show.