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All six state houses of assemblies across the southwest pass Amotekun bill unanimously

ALL six state houses of assembly across the southwest geo-political zone have now passed the regional security bill establishing the Amotekun Corps as the five other states joined Ekiti in finalising passage yesterday.

 

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South Korea has just announced a $9.8bn package to fight coronavirus and I think Nigeria should react with the launch of a massive ankara face mask production programme

(1) As coronavirus spreads, there is a global shortage of face masks

(2) Prices of face masks have more than quadrupled over the last month

(3) Clearly the world needs a fresh supply of cheap and effective masks from somewhere. Why is Nigeria not leading this initiative?

(4) Have we checked to see if we can make face masks from ankara, aso oke, guinea brocade, damask, etc?

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Supreme Court dismisses Ihedioha's suit ruling that it cannot reverse its own decisions

EMEKA Ihedioha has lost his battle to reclaim the governorship on Imo State after the Supreme Court dismissed his application challenging its earlier ruling which proclaimed Senator Hope Uzodinma as the duly elected governor of the state.

 

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KPMG lists seven fault lines which run through the Nigerian economy that hinder growth

GLOBAL financial services giant KPMG has revealed that there are seven fault lines which currently run through the Nigerian economy that may distort the growth distort growth over the next decade.

 

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Archbishop of Canterbury sends personal handwritten birthday message to Obasanjo

ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury Rt Reverend Justin Welby has written a special handwritten letter to Nigeria’s former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo wishing him a happy 83rd birthday and describing him as a man who serves the course of peace.

 

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North Central Governors Forum decides not to create regional security network like Amotekun

NASARAWA State's Governor Abdullahi Sule has revealed that the six state that make up the north central geo-political zone have no plans to launch a regional security network similar to the one floated by their southwestern colleagues known as Amotekun.

 

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Nigerian health authorities locate 100 people who came in contact with the Italian coronavirus patient

NIGERIAN health authorities have successfully contacted over 100 people who had been in contact with the Italian man who tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus and have asked them to remain in self-isolation.

 

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Nigerian Army steps up recruitment in Ebonyi as it looks for special forces to beat Boko Haram

NIGERIAN Army commanders have stepped up their recruitment of intakes in Ebonyi State as part of an ambitious programme to develop brigades of special forces to combat the growing menace of insurgency in the northeast.

 

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A nation of 200m cannot afford to be populated by people who are scared of ambitious projects and radical ideas

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the weekend, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele visited the Dangote refinery in Lekki and expressed delight at the size and scale of the project. When fully operational, the entire complex will employ 70,000 people

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DSS launch manhunt for journalist who exposed clash between Abba Kyari and Babagana Monguno

DEPARTMENT of State Security (DSS) officials have launched a manhunt for the journalist who broke the story about the ongoing feud between President Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff Alhaji Abba Kyari and national security adviser Major General Babagana Monguno.

 

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