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Nigeria has recorded over 55,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, according to a late-night tweet from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which was released on Sunday. The health agency revealed that the country’s daily confirmed cases on Sunday stood at 100 with three deaths recorded, moving the tally to 55,005 till date. The country has so far discharged 43,013 patients from its isolation centres across the country. It showed that the new cases were reported in 10 States, with Lagos recording 39 cases, followed by the FCT – 22, Kaduna – 19, Oyo with seven cases. 27…

Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian ladies evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government and the Lebanese government, as well as its community in Nigeria arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday. Receiving them, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who represented the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said the evacuation was in fulfillment of the Nigerian government’s promise to ensure no Nigerian is left stranded in Lebanon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been several pleas from Nigerians stranded in Lebanon appealing for assistance to…

If there is one thing I have avoided dabbling into these past weeks, it was the new Companies and Allied Matters (CAMA) 2020 amendment issue, especially the controversies that some (not all) pastors have created around it. Many people have asked for my opinion but the best I did was to forward opinions of others to them. Since the CAMA amendment was signed into law by President Buhari on July 7, 2020, after 30 years of its enactment, hell was let loose by some pastors and Christians leaders. They condemned the law and the government for it. Many even rained…

The Defence Headquarters wish to reassure residents of FCT and other adjoining States that the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies have been on red alert to combat crime and ensure effective surveillance of the Federal Capital Territory and other States of the country. This is imperative sequel to a purported memorandum from the Nigeria Customs Service warning it’s staff on a possible attack on the FCT. The Armed Forces of Nigeria working together with other security and response agencies particularly the core intelligence agencies hereby assure the general public that preventive and preemptive intelligence are ongoing. The…

Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 29, has dismissed reports linking him with a move away from the club this summer, despite the Spaniard attracting interest from Liverpool and Manchester United. (Manchester Evening News) Real Madrid are still refusing to rule out the prospect of 31-year-old Wales winger Gareth Bale leaving the club this summer. (Sport – in Spanish) Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are on fresh alert to sign Barcelona’s French World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann, 29, after Lionel Messi’s decision to stay at the Nou Camp. (Mail) Liverpool have told Barcelona it will cost them £15m if they want to sign Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. (Mirror) Wales manager Ryan Giggs believes 19-year-old defender Ethan Ampadu has…

Wolverhampton Wanderers have broken their transfer record to sign 18-year-old Fabio Silva from Porto for £35.6 million. The striker, the youngest player to represent Porto in the league, has signed a five-year deal at Molineux. “Our recruitment team have been watching Fabio since he played for Portugal Under-16s,” Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said. “They feel he has always been the best number nine coming through his age group anywhere in Europe.” He added: “Fabio is a young player who shows not only incredible technical ability, but also his game intelligence for a player of his age is top class. Ceballos…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 162 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Saturday. The 162 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 54,905. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 53 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 18308. Nigeria announces 156 new coronavirus cases Gombe state reported 21 new cases, Oyo recorded 19 new cases while Delta, Ondo and Plateau recorded 12, 11 and 10 new cases respectively. Other states are Ebonyi-9, FCT-6,…

Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton’s margin of 0.069 seconds was his sixth pole in eight races and puts him in the best place to score his 90th Grand Prix victory on Sunday. It was the fastest qualifying lap in Formula 1 history, at 164.286mph, and Hamilton’s 94th pole position. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz was third, from Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Neither Ferrari made it into the top 10, with Charles Leclerc in 13th and Sebastian Vettel eliminated in the first session, in 17th place, after…

Founder and general overseer of Living Faith Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo on Saturday said the re-opening of churches led to decrease in coronavirus infections across the nation. Oyedepo, at the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer used Lagos and Ogun states as case study for his assertion, saying that COVID-19 had continued to decrease due to re-opening of churches. According to him, some individuals were saying when churches were re-opened, there would be rise in coronavirus. “I’ve never seen where people think like that. The church is ordained a solution centre for the world. This data is a clear evidence that…

A United Kingdom judge has revealed that the timely interventions of the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo was instrumental to Nigeria securing a favourable judgment against Process and Industrious Development Limited (P&ID). Sir Ross Cranston of the UK High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Court explained that the Vice President was a regular fixture all through process, noting that, the Vice President’s “fraud on the nation” statement in June 2018 turned the case against P&ID in Nigeria’s favour. Reacting to the verdict, the Presidency said it welcomed the judgment by the UK Court granting Nigeria’s application…