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• Nigeria risks losing generation to insurgency in North-East — Amnesty International

  26-05-2020 23:45
  
  Amnesty International, AI, on Tuesday, warned that Nigeria might lose a generation to insurgency in the North-East.
  AI declared that Nigeria must urgently address its failure to protect and provide education to an entire generation of children in the region devastated by years of Boko Haram atrocities and gross violations by the military.
  In a 91-page report entitled “We dried our tears: Addressing the toll on children of North-East Nigeria’s conflict,” Al said the report exami
  
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• 2020 Appropriation Bill: NASS cuts short break to consider the Review

  26-05-2020 23:37
  
  By Henry Umoru
  Senate
  ABUJA – THE Senate and the House of Representatives Assembly have cut short their resumption date with some days from its hitherto resumption date, with a new date fixed for Thursday, May 28 to enable the Senators and members of House of Representatives consider the reviewed 2020 budget.
  The new date as against the June 2nd, 2020, would enable the lawmakers to resume after the Sallah break, to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s Appropriation (Amendment) Bill
  
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• Labour accuses Power Ministry of unethical practises

  26-05-2020 23:30
  
  *Questions plans to buy N13bn office complex rejected by in 2015 at N7bn
  *Says sacked TCN MD stood against fraud, others
  By Victor Young & Udeme Akpan
  Organised labour, on Tuesday, raised alarm over moves by Ministry of Power to acquire a new office complex for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN at the cost of N13 bilion after the same complex rejected by stakeholders in the power sector in 2015 at the cost of N7 billion.
  Speaking through the United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, whi
  
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• Presidency says Buhari always in charge

  26-05-2020 23:23 via pulse.ng
  
  <p class="">The Presidential Villa says the activities of the late Abba Kyari are not being reviewed.</p><h1>The presidency has dismissed rumours that President Muhammadu Buhari is investigating certain memos and appointments signed off by Abba Kyari, his late former chief of staff.</h1><p class="">Kyari died from coronavirus-related complications in April 2020, five years after serving as Buhari's very influential aide.</p><p class=&quo
  
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• The African Development Bank: Tolling bells for humanity

  26-05-2020 23:15
  
  By Cesar Abogo
  COVID-19 is severely testing Africa’s social, economic and political resilience. While it is true that our countries are taking bold actions to slow down and contain the spread of the virus, it is also undeniable that recession looms in our continent.
  The Central African sub-region is one of the areas most exposed to an economic recession. We face a double danger. On the one hand, we are fighting COVID-19 with a scarcity of financial resources and fragile health systems. On
  
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• Buhari never reversed appointments, 150 memo by late Abba Kyari – Presidency

  26-05-2020 23:07
  
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
  President Muhammadu Buhari
  ABUJA- THE Presidency last night said that there was no iota of truth on the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari has upturned about 150 memos and reversed some appointments made by the late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.
  There were media reports recently that President Buhari has canceled some of the appointments made by his former Chief of Staff, late Mallam Kyari because he (Buhari) was not consulted before such appointments and memo
  
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• Claim dead bodies to avoid mass burial, LAUTECH urges relatives

  26-05-2020 23:01
  
  By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo
  The management of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo has charged members of the public with corpse in the hospital morgue to remove the bodies within two weeks to avoid being given mass burial.
  A public service announcement signed by the hospital management said the move was to decongest the morgue which had been filled to capacity.
  The management said other people could not access the services of the morgue because of the bodies already deposi
  
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• IWA raises alarm over migration of northern youths to southern region

  26-05-2020 23:00
  
  Igbo World Assembly, IWA, the umbrella organisation that represents the apex national Igbo organisations in the diaspora, has raised the alarm, saying the movement of youths from North to South was an ominous sign that something sinister might be in the offing.
  The group, in a communiqué after its virtual meeting held recently while making for on a restructured Nigeria, dissolution of power for fairness, equity, and justice for all Nigerians warned governors of the 17 states in southern N
  
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• COVID-19 presents unique opportunities to speed up Africa’s integration agenda and implementation of AfCFTA

  26-05-2020 22:45
  
  By Moono Mupotola
  The Africa Regional Integration Index, ARII 2019, a new report jointly launched by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, and the Africa Union, AU, Commission launched the Africa Regional Integration Index report last week.
  The launch of the second edition of ARII report, a joint initiative of the African Development Bank, AUC and UNECA, is important for Africa’s regional integration agenda. The first edition of the ARII was launched in 20
  
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• Adegbite condoles with Ogun Muslim community over death of Sheikh Liadi Orunsolu

  26-05-2020 22:31
  
  By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
  The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, Tuesday, condoled with the Muslim community in Ogun State over the death of Chief Imam of Egba land, Alhaji Sheikh Liadi Orunsolu, who passed away early this morning.
  Adegbite sent his condolence to the family and Muslims in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Ayodeji Adeyemi.
  READ ALSO: Mining: FG to ban barite importation — Adegb
  
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• Boko Haram razes 90 houses, Church, clinic, shops in Borno communities

  26-05-2020 22:30
  
  By Ndahi Marama
  No fewer than 90 residential houses, a Church, clinic, nine shops and other properties worth millions of naira were razed in Debiro, Tarfa and Dakwaima villages of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, when some insurgents, suspected to be of Boko Haram members, invaded the communities.
  This was disclosed, on Monday, by the District Head, Alhaji Mohammad Bukar, while briefing the Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, who paid a sympathy visit to the affected communities.
  Investigati
  
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• Abiodun, Amosun mourn as Chief Imam of Egbaland dies at 98

  26-05-2020 22:15
  
  Alhaj Liadi Orunsolu
  By James Ogunnaike
  Chief Imam of Egbaland, Alhaj Liadi Orunsolu, on Tuesday, died at the age of 98.
  Though the cause of his death was not known, it was gathered that the late Orunsolu died in his house located in Abeokuta on Tuesday morning.
  Orunsolu, until his death, was the President-General, League of Imams Alfas in Ogun State.
  He has been buried according to Islamic rites.
  ALSO READ: Muslim prayer group, Yusrullah, inaugurates new national officers
  Orunsolu lived a pious
  
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• JUST IN: Police abducts three Journalists in Warri

  26-05-2020 22:09
  
  By Akpokona Omafuaire
  The Nigerian Police
  Men of the Nigerian police, Warri Command in a commando-style abducted three Journalists from their office at NUJ office, Warri Delta state without disclosure of their offences.
  The police in their patrol van drove to the office at about 4:30 pm arrested one Mr. Omonigho Matthew of Daily Post online newspapers and sped off.
  The leadership of the union directed two other journalists Mr. Edeki Igafe staff of News agency of Nigeria, Mr. Francis Sadhere with
  
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• JSUT IN:Police arrest, detain 3 Journalists in Warri

  26-05-2020 22:09
  By Akpokona Omafuaire
  The Nigerian Police
  Men of the Nigerian Police Force, Warri Command, Delta State, in a commando style abducted a journalist from the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Office, Warri, Delta State, without disclosing his offence and also detained three of his colleagues sent to secure his release.
  Vanguard gathered that the police in their patrol van drove to the NUJ office at 4.30p.m., arrested one Mr Omonigho Matthew of Daily Post online newspapers and sped off.
  The leadersh
  
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• ODORG will boost agriculture, housing in South-West — Ibrahim

  26-05-2020 22:00
  
  Jimoh Ibrahim
  By Dapo Akinrefon
  Oranmiyan Dynasty Organisation, ODORG, has vowed to revamp the dwindling agricultural sector of the South-West and provide low-cost housing for sundry disadvantaged Nigerians, yearning for shelter.
  The group also promised to delve into the health and educational sectors of the country, with a view to sanitising and revamping them through supports and collaborations.
  Convener of the group, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, who said the formation of the Oranmiyan Dynasty Organisat
  
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• Local Content Bill vital to preserving Nigeria’s socioeconomic independence — Hon Idagbo

  26-05-2020 21:53
  
  Says ‘ll strengthen executive-legislature synergyGabriel Ewepu – Abuja
  As Nigeria braces for post-COVID-19 economic recovery, the member representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency of Cross River State in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Rt Hon Legor Idagbo, Tuesday, stressed on the necessity of the Nigerian Local Content Development and Enforcement Bill 2020 to preserve Nigeria’s socioeconomic independence and positioning it on the path of rapid growth
  
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• Wike cancels Port Harcourt lockdown, sustains 8pm-6am curfew

  26-05-2020 21:44
  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
  By Egufe Yafugborhi
  PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike halted the Covid-19 containment lockdown intended to resume Wednesday on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Rivers State.
  Wike in a Tuesday evening broadcast, however, aligned residents in the state to comply with federal government earlier imposed 8pm-6am curfew from 2 June till further notice.
  He said, “After a comprehensive review of measures taken and consider
  
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• Ogoni women go topless, vow full nude protest over detention of demolished hotel manager

  26-05-2020 21:27
  
  Protesters
  By Egufe Yafugbirhi
  PORT HARCOURT – Ogoni women, Tuesday, rallied topless in protest at Zaakpon community, Khana Local Government Area, demanding the release of arrested Dr. Azoroh Bariledum, Manager of Rivers State Government’s demolished Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme.
  The protesters, enraged by the State Government’s disclosure that Azoroh has tested positive to Covid-19 in detention, vowed to match naked to Government House Port Harcourt, Wednesday if the hotel mana
  
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• 4 AK-47 rifles missing, as pirates ambush police escorts, abduct 2 persons in Rivers

  26-05-2020 21:24
  
  By Egufe Yafugborhi & Perez Brisibe
  Four AK-47 rifles belonging to policemen on escort duty are missing in Rivers State after pirates, Saturday night, abducted two civilians along Degema waterways, Degema Local Government Area.
  Three of the missing firearms were said to have sunk in the river, as three of the policemen jumped into the rivers to swim to safety while the fourth was seized and carted away from the fourth personnel, who was caught in the boats as he could not swim.
  The victims w
  
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• Espanyol, Leganes offer free 2020-2021 season tickets to fans

  26-05-2020 21:10
  
  Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the Spanish League football match between Barcelona and Leganes at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 20, 2019. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)
  Espanyol and Leganes fans, holding current season tickets, will be handed free passes for the entire 2020-2021 campaign to compensate for missing matches due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the two La Liga clubs said on Tuesday.
  The Spanish top-fl
  
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• (UPDATED) Fire guts Ogbeogonogo market in Asaba

  26-05-2020 21:09
  
  Photos: Onojake Nathaniel.*… I’m finished, trader wails
  By Festus Ahon
  An early morning inferno has engulfed the popular Ogbeogonogo market, Asaba, Delta State capital, destroying buildings and goods worth millions of naira.
  An early morning inferno, on Tuesday, razed the popular Ogbeogonogo Market, Asaba, Delta State, capital, destroying structures, livestock and other goods worth millions of naira.
  The entire livestock section and part of the tailoring materials section were cons
  
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• Forensic Audit: NDDC 2019 budget was padded with over 500 fake projects – MD

  26-05-2020 20:59
  Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC
  Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) revealed on Tuesday that the commission’s 2019 budget was inflated with over 500 non-existing projects.
  Pondei made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt while making clarifications on allegations of corruption leveled against the Interim Management Committee (IMC).
  The acting managing director said that billions of naira wer
  
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• UNECA encourages Africa to invest on digital transformation

  26-05-2020 20:50
  
  AFRICA
  The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has encouraged African countries to make right investments toward developing a digitally transformed economy.
  Mr Jean-Paul Adam, Director, Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources at UNECA, made the call on Tuesday during a webinar monitored in Abuja.
  The webinar was organised by Africa Information and Communication Technology Alliance (AfICTA) in collaboration with UNECA with  the theme “Unlocking Africa’s Digital Pot
  
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• No sit-at home for Biafrans from 27th to 30th  May – Nnamdi Kanu

  26-05-2020 20:46
  
  Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
  By Chimaobi Nwaiwu
  The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Tuesday advised Biafrans to dedicate three days to pray for her fallen heroes.
  Kanu who disclosed this in a statement sent to Vanguard by the groups publicity scretary, Emma Powerful, said this years Biafra day would start with prayers and end with prayers.
  He said there would be no sit-at home, noting that people have stayed longer at home during th
  
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• State Governors are very angry with Buhari and are summoning a meeting to discuss his executive order

  26-05-2020 20:40 via pulse.ng
  
  <p class="">The president's executive order which will grant state legislatures and judiciary financial independence, has left state governors seething with rage.</p><h1>A handful of governors are furious with President Muhammadu Buhari for granting financial autonomy to the legislative and judicial arms of government in the 36 states of the federation, and are spoiling for showdown discussions.</h1><p class="">On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at exac
  
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• Militants threatening my life over NDDC probe — Reps Cmtte Chair, Tunji-Ojo

  26-05-2020 20:40
  
  Niger Delta Development Commission
  …describes allegations of contracts by IMC Director as cheap blackmail
  …asks them to face N/Assembly panel
  By Levinus Nwabughiogu
  Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has raised the alarm of threat to his life by some militants over the resolution of the National Assembly to probe the Interim Management Committee, IMC for alleged financial improprieties.
  Addressing a pres
  
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• COVID-19: NCDC activates additional 2 labs, bringing total to 28

  26-05-2020 20:40
  
  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated an additional two laboratories, bringing the total number of its laboratories to 28.
  Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the agency was pleased with the activation of the two laboratories for inclusion in its molecular laboratory network.
  Ihekweazu said that the two laboratories were located at Afriglobal Medicare Laboratory in Ogun and the Sahel Centre for Molecular Diagnostics and Res
  
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• Bayern Munich go seven points clear with 1-0 win at Dortmund

  26-05-2020 20:37
  
  Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Joshua Kimmich (C) celebrates scoring with his team-mates during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v FC Bayern Munich on May 26, 2020 in Dortmund, western Germany. (Photo by Federico GAMBARINI / POOL / AFP) 
  Bayern Munich took a key step towards an eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday, opening a seven-point gap with six games left as they won 1-0 at nearest rivals Borussia Dortmund.
  READ ALSO: Women&
  
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• Edo, Ondo Elections: APC Chieftain, Nkire sues for peace among stakeholders ahead of primaries

  26-05-2020 20:35
  
  By Levinus Nwabughiogu
  A Chieftain and member of the National Caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Chief Sam Nkire has enjoined all stakeholders in Edo and Ondo States to bury their differences and work for the success of the party in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections.
  Nkire’s appeal which is coming ahead of the party’s primary elections in the both States emanated on the heels of the obvious rancour and grievances among major players.
  Also read: ONDO GOV POLL:
  
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• Children’s Day: Gbajabiamila urges reduction in number of out-of-school children

  26-05-2020 20:29
  
  Gbajabiamila
  By Levinus Nwabughiogu
  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has called for a collective decisive action aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria.
  He said that the Nigerian children must be given all the necessary care and attention, especially quality education, they require to attain their goals in life.
  Also read: [ICYMI] 10 Akwa Ibom Govt House press corps members test positive for COVID-19
  Gbajabiamila, who said he always ident
  
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• Lockdown has brought Liverpool squad closer together – Gomez

  26-05-2020 20:25
  
  Liverpool’s players have been brought even closer together in lockdown, according to Joe Gomez.
  The lockdown may have prevented Liverpool’s players from training as usual, but Joe Gomez thinks the experience has actually brought Jurgen Klopp’s squad even closer together.
  Liverpool players returned to their Melwood training base for the first time in two months last week to take part in small group sessions at staggered times.
  ALSO READ: Women’s Super League season e
  
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• Covid-19: We’ve four well-equipped isolation centres- Kano Commissioner

  26-05-2020 20:07
  
  KANO – The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa on Tuesday says it has four well equipped and functional isolation centre while three other were near completion to fight and combat the highly contagious Coronavirus disease.
  Dr. Tsanyawa stated this in a statement by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Hadiza Namadi while reacting to a video going viral on the social media that the state does not have a single functional Covid-19 Isolation Center.
  The Commissio
  
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• Breaking: Gov. Matawalle appoints Sanusi Muhammad as new Emir of Kaura-Namoda

  26-05-2020 20:02
  Breaking: Gov. Matawalle appoints Sanusi Muhammad as new Emir of Kaura-Namoda
  Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has presented letter of appointment to the newly appointed Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad.
  This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Jamilu Iliyasu, Press Secretary to the governor in Gusau on Tuesday.
  He stated that the appointment letter was presented at a brief ceremony attended by other Emirs in the state, few government officials and politicians at the governor&rsq
  
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• Ogbeogonogo market Fire: Okowa visits Scene, commiserates with victims

  26-05-2020 19:57
  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta inspecting the burnt Ogbeogonogo market in Asaba
  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commiserated with victims of the fire that gutted a section of the popular Ogbeogonogo Market in Asaba on Tuesday.
  The section affected by the early morning inferno houses shops for foodstuff, clothes, and fashion as well as livestock and butchery. Goods worth hundreds of millions of naira were reportedly lost to the fire.
  RED ALSO:Nigeria records $8.25 per barrel excess revenue a
  
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• Lawan, Omo- Agege mourn New Telegraph Editor, Bakare

  26-05-2020 19:55
  
  Lawan, Omo- Agege mourn New Telegragh Editor, Bakare
  By Henry Umoru
  PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has commiserated with the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ and Guild of Editors, NGE on the death of one of their colleagues, the Saturday Editor of New Telegraph Newspapers,  Waheed Bakare.
  In a statement yesterday by his Special Adviser, Media, Ola Awoniyi, Lawan also condoled with Mr Bakare’s family, and the Management and Staff of the New Telegraph newspapers where Ba
  
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• Spain to hold 10 days of mourning for virus victims

  26-05-2020 19:52
  
  A healthcare worker holds a sign reading “Hands up, this is a contract” during a protest calling for a reinforced healthcare system outside the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid on May 25, 2020 as the country loosens a national lockdown that was put in place to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. – Spain’s government revised downward the country’s death toll from the coronavirus by nearly 2,000, bringing the total number of deaths recorded to 26,834. (Photo
  
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• Masari expresses worries over Katsina’s COVID-19 status

  26-05-2020 19:46
  Masari expresses worries over Katsina’s COVID-19 status
  Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Tuesday, expressed worries over the 337 total figure of COVID-19 infections, making the state the fourth on the list of the global pandemic in the country.
  215 cases were recorded from Katsina Local Government area, 79 from Daura and the remaining 43 from other council areas.
  Speaking in Katsina, the governor said that government would continue with the lockdown on Katsina, Batagarawa and Daura c
  
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• Macron promises 8bn euros to aid virus-hit French car industry

  26-05-2020 19:38
  Macron promises 8bn euros to aid virus-hit French car industry
  French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised more than 8 billion euros (8.8 billion dollars) to boost the country’s automobile industry, hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
  In return, carmakers Renault and PSA – which makes Peugeot, Citroen, DS and Opel cars – had promised to maintain production on French soil and move higher-value activities back from overseas, Macron said.
  The announcements came days bef
  
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• Covid-19: Kano IPMAN applauds NNPC over availability of products under lockdown

  26-05-2020 19:34
  
  By Bashir Bello
  NNPC
  KANO – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Kano state chapter has on Tuesday applauded the leadership qualities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which it said brought about the availability of products in spite of the lockdown order occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.
  The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Danmallam, said the swift measures put in place by the NNPC and constant interface with all the stakeholders result
  
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• Tyson, Holyfield circus show suicidal – Oboh

  26-05-2020 19:23
  
  For weeks now, Iron Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have been in the news over proposed come-back bids. Both men who are likely to engage each other in a match up soon were world champions in their heydays. But their comeback bids, albeit, exhibitionist in nature, has not gone down well with some boxing pundits.
  Former British light-heavyweight boxing champion, Peter Oboh has said he does not buy the idea of Mike Tyson making a comeback to the ring after so many years lay off.
  Oboh said the cu
  
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• Killings in Southern Kaduna: My people are under the bondage of Terrorists- Senator La’ah

  26-05-2020 19:19
  
  Accuses Military, Security Agencies of Abandoning his people, Calls for Indigenous Police
   Says he is demoralised, Accuses Governor El- Rufai of not Cooperating with him in his move to end the killings
  By Henry Umoru
   
  ABUJA- SENATOR, representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Senator Danjuma La’ah, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has disclosed that plans are in top gear where he would meet with other elected federal representatives over the massive killing of his people where
  
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• AFAN boss raises concern over threatening insecurity to food production, security

  26-05-2020 19:08
  
  By Gabriel Ewepu
  The National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, Tuesday, raised concern over threatening insecurity to food production and security.
  Ibrahim made the assertion while speaking with Vanguard on farmers’ inability to go to their farms this farming season due to increased activities of banditry, insurgency, kidnapping and ethno-religious restiveness.
  ALSO READ: ASUU to FG: Raise funds for education like you did for COVID-19
  He also
  
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• Solskjaer counting on Pogba, Rashford for restart

  26-05-2020 19:07
  
  Credit: sofascore.com
  Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Tuesday he is confident of having Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford fit should the Premier League season restart next month.
  Pogba has missed the majority of the campaign with an ongoing ankle injury, while Rashford seemed set to miss the rest of the season when he suffered a double stress fracture in his back in January.
  United returned to training in small groups last week and preparations are expected to be ramped up furt
  
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• Nigeria remains world's poverty capital with 102.4m living in extreme poverty

  26-05-2020 19:07 via pulse.ng
  
  <p class="">15.5 million Nigerians have fallen into extreme poverty over the course of the past two years.</p><h1>Two years after Nigeria overtook India as the nation with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty across the world, the country's poverty ranks continue to increase.</h1><p class="">The World Poverty Clock, a web tool based on World Data Lab's global poverty model, estimated in June 2018 that 86.9 million people measure
  
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• ASUU to FG: Raise funds for education like you did for COVID-19

  26-05-2020 19:05
  ASUU to FG: Raise funds for education like you did for COVID-19
  …Decries mutilation of members’ salaries
  By Adesina Wahab
  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector and raise funds to tackle the rot therein, just as it did to contain Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
  The National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who stated this in a chat with Vanguard on Tuesday, said the ef
  
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• COVID-19: Delta, Anambra assure free flow of traffic on Niger bridge

  26-05-2020 19:01
  
  Secretary to Delta State Government , Barr. Chiedu Ebie (right), the Secretary to Anambra State Government, Prof. Solomon Chukwulobelu (left), Delta State Information Commissioner, Mr Charles Aniagwu (behind the SSG, Anambra) at the Asaba end of the Niger Bridge during the inter -state Boundary committee (COVID-19)meeting to sort out the gridlock on the bridge as a result of boarder closure between the two states. Tuesday
  Delta and Anambra governments on Tuesday agreed to work together to ensure
  
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• White woman faces backlash for reporting black birdwatcher to police

  26-05-2020 18:42
  A video of a white woman calling the police about a black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park has gone viral, sparking anger about African Americans being falsely reported to cops.
  The clip, posted on Twitter and viewed almost 26 million times, was filmed by the man, Christian Cooper, who said he had asked the woman to leash her dog.
  She was walking the pooch on Monday in a wooded area of the park popular with birdwatchers where dogs are meant to be kept on leads.
  As the woman struggle
  
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• COVID-19: Film censors board adopts virtual censorship for Nollywood

  26-05-2020 18:20
  
  Nollywood
  The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), regulator of Nigeria’s film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, has adopted virtual platforms as part of film censoring and classification process amidst the coronavirus(COVID-19) lockdown.
  Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director, NFVCB, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
  According to Thomas, the virtual operation is to present opportunity to classify movies and video works
  
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• Ihedioha’s appointee resigns from PDP

  26-05-2020 18:14
  
  …as state’s Fin Sec, youth leader resigns
  Emeka Ihedioha
  By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri
  Former governor Emeka Ihedioha’s appointee, on Public Enlightenment, Prince Eze Ugochukwu, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo state.
  Ugochukwu who is popularly known as Ochiwar, in a short statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday in Owerri, said: “My resignation is to allow myself heal after many years of active and selfless service to t
  
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• Ibrahimovic faces lengthy lay-off in injury blow for Milan

  26-05-2020 18:13
  
  Ibrahimovic
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered a potentially major injury in training with Milan on Monday.
  The former Sweden striker hurt the lower area of his calf during a training match, Stats Perform News understands.
  Reports in the Italian media suggest a scan could reveal it to be a serious problem to his Achilles.
  Ibrahimovic, 38, joined Milan as a free agent in December, agreeing a contract until the end of the season.
  He scored three goals in eight Serie A appearances before the coronavirus p
  
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