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Didi Adodo, a former Commissioner for Establishment and Special Duties in Edo state, is dead, reportedly of COVID-19 complications. Adodo who served during the two terms of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s administration died in the early hours of today after a brief illness. He died of complications from COVID-19. It was gathered that he took ill five days ago, but could not make it. The death of the frontline labour leader, is a big blow to the labour unionists. Until his demise, Adodo was the General Secretary of Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ISSSAN). He was also a former…

Nigerians have taken to social media to commend Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for attracting big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Huawei and others to the country, saying the move will lead to creation of jobs for the youths. Prof. Osinbajo met with the Microsoft Corporation team led by its President, Mr Brad Smith on 8 January in a virtual meeting and the tech giant committed to partnering the Federal Government in its Economic Sustainability Plan. At the meeting Vice President urged Microsoft to engage young Nigerians, stating that, “It seems to me that there is just a wave of…

By Deyemi Saka I have been following the unfortunate story of Late Tunde Thomas as peddled by a TD Cole Esq with the twitter handle @BolanleCole who claimed the deceased died of cardiac arrest. I am of the opinion and conviction that the allegations by TD Cole that Late Tunde’s cardiac arrest was caused by the alleged infidelity of Moyo (his estranged wife) with her boss Adam Nuhu who is the MD of FCMB, her former workplace, is speculative and malicious. First of all, there could be alot of medical conditions, activities and lifestyle which could have resulted into heart…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 1,244 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Monday. The 1,244 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 101,331. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 461 patients from isolation centers across the country with three new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 774 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 36,875. Nigeria crosses 100,000 coronavirus cases as numbers soar Federal Capital Territory recorded 125 new cases, Plateau…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned Nigerians about plots to incite religious violence across the country spelling out the strategy of the perpetrators. In a statement on Monday by DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, the secret service said that the plans include attack on worship places and religious leaders. The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to alert the public about plans by some elements working with external forces to incite religious violence across the country. Targeted States include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and those in the South East. Part of the plans is to cause…

Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment against US President Donald Trump for his role in last week’s deadly invasion of the Capitol. The article filed in the House on Monday accuses Mr Trump of “incitement of insurrection”. https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1348677047019827204?s=20 Democrats say a vote on the article will go ahead in the House on Wednesday unless Vice-President Mike Pence invokes constitutional powers to remove Mr Trump from office. Mr Pence is said to oppose the idea. “The president represents an imminent threat to our constitution, our country and the American people, and he must be removed from office immediately,” Democratic House…

Adamu Garba has withdrawn his $1 billion lawsuit instituted against Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. The case was brought against the Twitter boss over his alleged role in the #EndSARS protests, which led to violence across the country resulting in the destruction of lives and properties. While making the disclosure through a tweet post on his official Twitter handle on Monday, Adamu Garba said that the purpose of taking the Twitter founder to court had been achieved. The motion on notice was brought pursuant to order II Rules 1, 2, 3 of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure)…

Bitcoin traded at $33,832.77 with a daily trading volume of $100.2 billion and is down 16.08% for the day. A large number of crypto investors are presently cashing out at record levels amid a significant drop in the value of Bitcoin. The world’s most popular crypto asset dropped as much as $8,000 at the start of Monday’s trading session. This is the worst daily plunge sighted in the dominant crypto asset since March 2020. At the time of drafting this report, Bitcoin traded at $33,832.77 with a daily trading volume of $100.2 billion. Bitcoin is down 16.08% for the day.…

Union leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) disclosed that Nigerian Universities are not prepared for the resumption of operations due to lack of preparatory materials to handle the Covid-19 pandemic for students and teachers. Dr Adeola Egbedokun, union Chairman at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, stated that the union cannot afford to mess with the health of its students and warned that no preparatory measures have been put in place to deal with the pandemic. “COVID-19 is very real and this second wave is as real as described. We cannot afford to toy with our health…

The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has warned the public to beware of a fake app that claims to help link the National Identity Number to SIM cards. In a post on its Twitter handle, NIMC dissociated itself from the app saying it is run by fraudsters who use it to harvest people’s NIN and Bank Verification Number. “The app was not created by NIMC or the Federal Government of Nigeria. It is run by fraudsters who are currently harvesting people’s NINs and BVNs by default,” NIMC said. The Commission advised people to protect their data and stop disclosing personal…