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Newcastle have landed “a big coup” in signing Danny Rose until the end of the season, manager Steve Bruce says. Left-back Rose – brought in on loan from Tottenham – is Newcastle’s third signing of the January transfer window after deals for Nabil Bentaleb and Valentino Lazaro. The 29-year-old arrives at a time where Newcastle have lost full-backs Paul Dummett and Jetro Willems to injury. ???? “Straight away I called my agent and said ‘I want to go’ and ‘can you make it happen?'” Danny Rose reveals he’s the one that instigated the move to #NUFC having heard the club were in the…

The new coronavirus has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems. LIVE: Press conference on the Emergency Committee meeting on #2019nCoV https://t.co/hTQam7RWc9 — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 30, 2020 The death toll now stands at 170 people in China. The WHO said there had been 98…

…Wants special funding for Centre for Disease Control The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Aviation to immediately take steps to ensure that all persons arriving from China, especially Chinese citizens from Nigeria that travelled for the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities, to self-isolate by staying indoors in their homes for at least two weeks before mixing with the Nigerian public. The Upper Chamber also extended the call for self-isolation to travellers from other countries that are on record to be affected by outbreak of the deadly disease. The Senate, accordingly, advised the Nigerian public desirous of traveling …

The Senate on Thursday resolved to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the sum of $396 million expended on Turn-Around Maintenance of refineries in the country between 2013 and 2015. Accordingly, the Upper Chamber mandated the Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Upstream and Gas to carry out a holistic investigation on the Turn-Around Maintenance expenditures and the current state of the refineries as well as convoke a stakeholders conference with the aim of finding ways to revamp them. The decision to investigate spendings on maintenance of refineries by the Corporation was reached after consideration of a motion brought to…

A teacher at a US elementary school has been suspended after casting two of her pupils of colour as slaves in a school play.

Justice Oladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court, on Thursday, January 30, 2020, ordered that two travel agents, Semiu Oluwole Ololade and Adegboyega Adefuye, be remanded in the custody of Nigeria Correctional Service Center, Agodi, Ibadan, till February 4, 2020, when the bail applications filed on their behalf following an alleged visa fraud will be determined. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, arraigned the two, alongside their companies: Frenage Travel & Tour Limited and Protective Services Nigeria Limited respectively on a 53-count charge, bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and allegedly defrauding several Nigerians to…

Justice A. I. Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday, January 30, 2020 granted bail to Mohammed Adoke in the sum of N50 million and one surety in like sum. His surety must be a Nigerian citizen and owner of a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court. Adoke is to deposit his international passport with the court registrar and to undertake not to interfere with the witnesses. He is also to undertake to be available to stand trial. Breaching any of the conditions according to the judge will lead to revocation of the…

Bruno Fernandes says he will give “everything” to bring “success and trophies” to Manchester United after joining on a five-and-a-half year deal from Sporting Lisbon.

A building at Ile-Ile Bus Stop, Ketu, Lagos State is currently on fire. The fire started around 5 pm in the building, which is opposite Delta Crown. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained as of filing this report. READ ALSO: Ban Okada, Keke Napep Riders In Ajao Estate, Residents Beg Sanwo-Olu According to an eyewitness, Daniel Ifeoluwa, the fire started has begun to escalate to nearby buildings. https://twitter.com/Gidi_Traffic/status/1222929453719937024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1222929453719937024&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwuzupnigeria.com%2Fbreaking-building-on-fire-ketu-lagos-video%2F Details Later…

Residents of Ajao Estate in Oshodi Isolo LGA, on Thursday, made a startling request to the Lagos State Government