Ese Brume Won First Medal for Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics

OlympicsSportsEse Brume Won First Medal for Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 3, 2021

Long Jumper, Ese Brume, has won the first medal for Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 25-year-old Nigerian athlete claimed the bronze medal in the women’s long jump at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. Brume achieved milestone with a 6.97m jump, two days after she qualified for the finals with a jump of 6.76m. While Germany’s Malaika Mihambo won the gold medal with a 7.00m jump, Brittney Reese of the United States...

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Nigeria to Receive 4.8m Doses of Vaccines on Monday

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationNigeria to Receive 4.8m Doses of Vaccines on Monday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 2, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government of Nigeria is expected to receive about 4.8 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines on Monday. This was disclosed by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Sunday. The Executive Director/CEO of the Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, in a memo to journalists in Abuja, said the doses were a donation from the United States Government. The expected shipment will be the largest of vaccines received since the nationwide...

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Nursing Mother, 24 Other NYSC Members Tested COVID-19 Positive in Gombe

CoronavirusNewsNursing Mother, 24 Other NYSC Members Tested COVID-19 Positive in Gombe

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 2, 2021

Twenty-five prospective Corps Members have been tested positive for the COVID-19 disease at the Gombe State’s camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) located in Amada – Akko Local Government Area of the State. The affected youths included a nursing mother, as confirmed by the state Commissioner for Health, Habu Dahiru, on Sunday. According to the commissioner, 25 prospective corps members were tested positive between the last three days and have been moved to...

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I brought Three Vibrators To BBNaija House, Says Housemate

EntertainmentLifestyleTV & RadioI brought Three Vibrators To BBNaija House, Says Housemate

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 2, 2021

One of the female house =mates of the ongoing reality TV show, Big Brother Naija Season Six, Saskay, has disclosed that she came to the show with three vibrators. The disclosure came after another housemate, Angel, asked if it was against the rules of the BBNaija house to have a vibrator inside. An argument ensured as her question made other housemates wonder what she would be needing a vibrator for when she has Sammie around...

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Abba Kyari Suspended Over FBI Indictment in Hushpuppi Fraud

Crime & SecurityPoliceAbba Kyari Suspended Over FBI Indictment in Hushpuppi Fraud

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 2, 2021

ABUJA — The Police Service Commission has suspended a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, following his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged involvement in a $1.1m internet fraud. His suspension came a few hours after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, recommended the “immediate suspension” of the senior police officer from the Nigeria Police Force. The Police commission said...

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Again, Power Grid Collapses, Blackout Hit Houses, Businesses

InfrastructurePowerAgain, Power Grid Collapses, Blackout Hit Houses, Businesses

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

The national grid has been hit with another system collapse, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in parts of the country. The collapse occurred early in the afternoon on Wednesday and was confirmed by two of the electricity distribution company in Nigeria. In a text message sent to customers, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, said, “Dear customer, the present outage is due to a system collapse on the National Grid. TCN (Transmission Company...

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Twitter Ban, Military Crackdown on EndSARS Protesters, Other Reasons US Lawmakers Stop Sales of Arms to Nigeria

MilitaryNigeriaUnited StatesTwitter Ban, Military Crackdown on EndSARS Protesters, Other Reasons US Lawmakers Stop Sales of Arms to Nigeria

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

The United States lawmakers have held back a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s human rights record as it is confronted by multiple security crises. The US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been said to have delayed the clearing of a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defence systems to the Nigerian military. According to US officials...

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After Five Years in Jail, Court Admits No Connection between El-Zakzaky and Alleged Crimes

Law & JusticeNewsAfter Five Years in Jail, Court Admits No Connection between El-Zakzaky and Alleged Crimes

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

KADUNA — The Kaduna State High Court has freed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zinat. In a judgment that lasted for over eight hours, the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, upheld the no-case submission filed by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat, in an alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peace levelled against them by the Kaduna state government. The...

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Afe Babalola Calls for New Constitution to Prevent Transactional Businessmen in Politics

National DevelopmentPoliticsAfe Babalola Calls for New Constitution to Prevent Transactional Businessmen in Politics

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 27, 2021

Legal icon and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola, has urged Nigerians to move away from the tradition of recycling those he referred to as ‘same failed leaders’ for the country to experience a meaningful development. For this to come to reality, he called for a new constitution to be put in place ahead of the 2023 general elections. He posited that the 1999 Constitution is the major problem of the country. “It is my...

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DPO, Six Bandits Killed During Attack on Governor Uzodinma’s Hometown

Crime & SecurityNewsDPO, Six Bandits Killed During Attack on Governor Uzodinma’s Hometown

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 27, 2021

OWERRI — Six bandits were killed on Monday night during a gun battle between the police and unknown gunmen at the Omuma town in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. Omuma, which is the hometown of the Governor of Imo State, had experienced a series of attacks by gunmen. Some of them included the killing of no fewer than seven security operatives, attack on police formation, and razing of the residence of...

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