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• ‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

  23-09-2020 04:35
  
  The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election that is certain to be a referendum in part on President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis.
  “It is completely unfathomable that we’ve reached this point,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Johns Hopkins University public health researcher, eight months after the scourge first reached the world’s richest natio
  
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• EFCC considers using military force to arrest ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello

  18-04-2024 13:17 via pulse.ng
  
  There are indications that the former governor may have sought sanctuary at the Kogi State Government House.The EFCC has warned that it may employ military intervention to locate and apprehend the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who has been evading capture.Over the past weeks, the commission and the ex-governor have played a cat-and-mouse game.Despite attempting to arrest Bello at his Abuja residence, the EFCC faced obstacles preventing his apprehension.Reports suggest that the ex-
  
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• Ex-Gov Yahaya seeks to annul arrest warrant, EFCC pushes for arraignment

  18-04-2024 12:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The ex-governor stated that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the order in the first instance. Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, prayed to a Federal High Court, Abuja to set aside an arrest warrant issued against him.Bello, through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, told Justice Emeka Nwite that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the order in the first instance. Mohammed told Justice Nwite when the matter was called for the ex-governor to be arraigned by the
  
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• Yusuf to provide foreign scholarships for indigenes to honour Aminu Kano

  18-04-2024 12:46 via pulse.ng
  
  Yusuf described Aminu Kano as a nationalist and activist who fought to uplift and uphold the fundamental rights of the common people.Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State says his administration would continue to keep the legacies of the late Malam Aminu Kano by impacting positively on the lives of the people.Yusuf spoke in Kano on Wednesday night during a symposium to mark the 41st anniversary of Malam Aminu Kano’s death. He was represented at the event, 22nd in the series, by the Commissioner fo
  
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• JAMB orders arrest of parents who hang around CBT centres during UTME

  18-04-2024 12:40 via pulse.ng
  
  Any parent who disobeys the order would not only be arrested but his/her ward would also be disqualified from sitting the examination.The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise.This is contained in Abuja on Thursday by the Board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. The board said the directive became necessary following the intrusive disposi
  
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• We'll back Atiku for 2027 presidency, sue him if he declines - Adamawa PDP

  18-04-2024 12:33 via pulse.ng
  
  The party official stated that the caucus will continue to promote the good intentions of Atiku especially his posture of politics without bitterness.A renowned stakeholder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa, Mark Wosu, says their loyalty to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is unwavering and unshakable.Wosu, a former Council Secretary of Jada local government area in Adamawa, made this known during a news conference held in Yola on Wednesday. He reiterated the commitment and de
  
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• VIDEO - Dino, Ortom trash talk each other in heated PDP stakeholder meeting

  18-04-2024 12:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Senator Melaye called for disciplinary measures against Ortom, whom he openly criticised at the stakeholder meeting in Abuja.Efforts to reconcile critical stakeholders within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned tense on Wednesday, April 17.During a gathering of stakeholders, Senator Dino Melaye, a party chieftain and its gubernatorial candidate in Kogi State, engaged in a heated exchange of words with Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue State.The confrontation unfolded during the st
  
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• Tinubu will help Nigeria become third largest economy by 2075

  18-04-2024 11:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu’s administration is harnessing the resources of Nigeria's young population to build a more prosperous and progressive country.Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Tinubu.Shettima stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the Commonwealth Enterprise Investment Council (CWEIC) led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rosie Glazerbrook.According to him
  
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• Nigeria to become 3rd largest economy by 2075 attributed to Tinubu - Shettima

  18-04-2024 11:59 via pulse.ng
  
  He stated that Tinubu’s administration would harness the resources of its young population to build a more prosperous and progressive country.Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Tinubu.Shettima stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the Commonwealth Enterprise Investment Council (CWEIC) led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rosie Glazerbrook.Accordi
  
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• EFCC warns Nigerians that obstructing its agents is a crime

  18-04-2024 11:45 via pulse.ng
  
  EFCC warns that it will henceforth not tolerate any attempt by anyone to obstruct its operations.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned members of the public against obstruction of its operations, saying it is a criminal offence.EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday said: "It is a criminal offence to obstruct the commission’s officers from carrying out their lawful duties.”The warning is sequel to media reports that the embattled former Ko
  
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• EFCC warns against obstruction of ops as Yahaya's arrest sparks tension

  18-04-2024 11:45 via pulse.ng
  
  EFCC warns that it will henceforth not tolerate any attempt by any person or organisation to obstruct its operation.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned members of the public against obstruction of its operations, saying it is a criminal offence.EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday said: "It is a criminal offence to obstruct the commission’s officers from carrying out their lawful duties.”The warning is sequel to media reports that the
  
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• A Nigerian Chess Master in Times Square

  18-04-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Tunde Onakoya is trying to break a record for the longest chess marathon. And he’s playing his games in the open air in Manhattan.
  
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• PDP acting chairman Damagum's term extended

  18-04-2024 10:14 via pulse.ng
  
  PDP governors have maintained that the NEC could solely determine the fate of Damagum.The National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has temporarily extended Ambassador Umar Damagum’s term as the party’s acting National Chairman. However, this extension remains contingent on the outcome of the imminent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.Speaking to reporters following the Caucus meeting at Bauchi Governors Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, PDP’s National Publicity Secre
  
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• Soldiers catch 2 other soldiers stealing cables at Dangote Refinery

  18-04-2024 10:09 via pulse.ng
  
  Preliminary investigation revealed that the two suspects were hired by a civilian contractor.The Nigerian Army (NA) says its has detained two soldiers allegedly involved in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos.The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Nigerian army was deeply concerned over its personnel’s involvement in criminality.Nwachukwu said that act of criminality, which was prevented by the proactive
  
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• Navy arrests 75 stowaways on container vessels in 8 months

  18-04-2024 08:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Adams-Aliu said the Nigerian Navy was concerned by the upsurge in cases of stowaways in Nigerian waters.The Nigerian Navy has decried the growing menace of stowaways in Lagos waters, saying it apprehended about 75 stowaways from August 2023 to April 2024.This is contained in a statement by the Director of Information, Navy, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Wednesday in Abuja.Adams-Aliu said the Nigerian Navy was concerned by the upsurge in cases of stowaways in Nigerian waters.According to him,
  
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• Kaduna Assembly reacts to Bello El-Rufai's call to fight tweets

  17-04-2024 22:40 via pulse.ng
  
  In the now-deleted tweets, Bello El-Rufai was said to have intimidated the Assembly as he allegedly called for a fight.The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello El-Rufai, the son of the immediate past Governor of the state against intimidating the House over the investigation of his father’s tenure.On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the House set up a committee to investigate financial dealings, loans, grants, and project implementation during El-Rufai&rsquo
  
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• Makinde demolishes building where Yoruba Nation agitators operate from

  17-04-2024 21:07 via pulse.ng
  
  The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, CP Fatai Owoseni, has confirmed the demolition of the building.Oyo State Government has demolished a building where the Yoruba Nation agitators led by Modupe Onitiri-Abiola declared the Southwest secession from in Ibadan.The building, located on Toye Oyesola Street in Ibadan, the state capital, was demolished on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, CP Fatai Owoseni, has confirmed the demolition
  
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• Lukman slams APC NWC's defence of Ganduje's suspension

  17-04-2024 21:06 via pulse.ng
  
  Ganduje is currently being charged to court by the Kano State government for allegedly receiving bribes amounting to $413,000 and ₦1.38 billion during his tenure as governor.Salihu Moh Lukman, former National Vice Chairman for the North-West of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), criticised the stance taken by members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) regarding the suspension of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the party’s National Chairman.An attempt to suspend Ga
  
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• Yahaya Bello: Court gives EFCC permission to arrest ex-governor

  17-04-2024 19:51 via pulse.ng
  
  The former governor is to be produced before the court on April 18 for arraignment.A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered that a warrant be issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for immediate arrest of former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on EFCC's ex-parte motion, held that after listening to the submission of commission's counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) and reading the affidavit in support of the motion, including the e
  
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• Court stops EFCC from arresting Yahaya Bello

  17-04-2024 18:46 via pulse.ng
  
  Bello had sought for the enforcement of his fundamental right against the EFCC. A High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining and prosecuting former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi.Justice I.A Jamil, gave the order in a two-hour judgement delivered in suit no HCL/68/M/2020 in Lokoja on Wednesday.The judge held that infringing on the fundamental human rights of the former Kogi is null and void except as authorise
  
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• Tinubu hails Dangote's diesel price cut, expects economic boost

  17-04-2024 18:04 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu stated that Nigerians and domestic businesses are the nation’s surest transport and security to that glorious destiny of economic prosperity.President Bola Tinubu has commended Dangote Oil and Gas Limited for reducing the price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), also known as diesel.This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that diesel is mostly used in la
  
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• Nigerians react as Gov Adeleke signs bill for new Osun State logo

  17-04-2024 18:01 via pulse.ng
  
  The redesign of the logo was spurred by a law passed by the Osun State House of Assembly.The Osun State government, under the approval of Governor Ademola Adeleke, has unveiled a new logo design.This announcement was made on Wednesday, April 17, through the state government's official social media handle.The redesign of the logo stemmed from a bill passed by the Osun State House of Assembly.The announcement's statement reads, partly, "I am elated to sign this new logo into law as a signal of the
  
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• Why donated blood is not free for patients

  17-04-2024 17:42 via pulse.ng
  
  LUTH professor urged Nigerians to donate blood voluntarily to help the country meet the WHO’s expected blood needs annually.Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), says donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve.Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated should be given free to patients who need blood.According to him, before any
  
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• Kogi gov visits Yahaya Bello's Abuja residence after EFCC raid

  17-04-2024 17:31 via pulse.ng
  
  The premises of Yahaya Bello's Abuja residence were flooded with several armed security personnel on Wednesday, April 17.The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, visited his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, who is facing challenges, including a security crackdown at his residence in Abuja. Ododo's visit, accompanied by security personnel and protesting youth supporters, occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.According to Punch, armed personnel from various law enforcement agencies, including the Econo
  
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• NDYC backs pipeline protection contracts, tells FG to reject revocation

  17-04-2024 17:21 via pulse.ng
  
  NDYC official stated that there's nothing wrong with engaging non-state actors to secure oil pipelines, in as much as the contract was yielding desired results.The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) worldwide has urged the Federal Government to disregard a call for revocation of pipeline protection contracts awarded to private firms.Jator Abido, the National Coordinator of NDYC, appealed in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.He said the call for the revocation of the contr
  
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• APC youths rallies support for Ganduje amid suspension as party chairman

  17-04-2024 16:46 via pulse.ng
  
  Ganduje is currently being charged to court by the Kano State government for allegedly receiving bribes amounting to $413,000 and ₦1.38 billion during his tenure as governor.Some youths in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Wednesday led nearly one million other party supporters nationwide to its national secretariat to show their support for Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje.The youths, under the aegis of the APC Democratic Front, said Alhaji Ganduje has shown purposeful leadership that is
  
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• IPMAN urges Soludo to reconstruct demolished petrol station sections

  17-04-2024 16:38 via pulse.ng
  
  The association said the demolition was carried out by the Anambra State Physical Planning Board.The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has petitioned Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra over the demolition of a part of property belonging to Chris Tee Petroleum limited.The property is located at Trans-Nkissi Phase 1, along Onitsha/Otuocha road, Onitsha. In a letter of appeal, signed by Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi a
  
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• EFCC lay siege to Yahaya Bello’s Abuja residence amid, ex-gov reacts

  17-04-2024 15:45 via pulse.ng
  
  It was gathered that the EFCC's presence at Bello's residence contradicted a court injunction issued by the High Court of Justice, Lokoja Division, on February 9, 2024. A report has confirmed that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a raid on the residence of Yahaya Bello, a former Governor of Kogi State, situated in Wuse Zone 4 of Abuja.Images captured by Punch on Wednesday display armed EFCC personnel surrounding the property on Benghazi Street. The moti
  
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• Nigeria should solve BVAS issue before discussing diaspora voting - NBA

  17-04-2024 14:20 via pulse.ng
  
  INEC are advised to concentrate on addressing the loopholes observed in the 2023 general election rather than delve into Diaspora voting.Auta Nyada, the Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Legal Education Committee, says Nigeria is not ripe enough for Diaspora voting.Nyada said this at the Multi-stakeholders’ Forum on Youth Electoral Reform Priorities on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that although the idea of Diaspora voting had been raised by many groups in recent times, the elect
  
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• Tinubu's govt pays ₦600bn monthly on fuel subsidy - Rainoil boss

  17-04-2024 14:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Nigeria's daily fuel consumption is 40 million litres and a foreign exchange rate of ₦1,300. Fresh revelations have begun to unravel regarding the removal of fuel subsidies, and there are ongoing claims that President Bola Tinubu's administration is secretly paying more for subsidies than the previous administration.Former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and ally of President Tinubu, confirmed this allegation recently.He confirmed
  
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