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ABEOKUTA: Consequent upon the upsurge of crowd in various banks in Abeokuta metropolis during lockdown relaxation windows, the Ogun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has launched a special operations to ensure social/physical distancing during banking hours. According to a press release e-signed on behalf of …

AYETORO-YEWA: Hon. Olaifa Jimoh Aremu (OJA), member of the National Assembly, Abuja representing Egbado North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency in Ogun State has voiced out his consternation on the spate of insecurity in his Constituency. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by …

ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele has urged Chinese Entrepreneurs in the State to support all government policies in the management of CoronaVirus, ravaging the nation. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Oluwaseun Boye, Press Officer, Office of the …

ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency, Mr. Imran Khan, in the afternoon of Thursday, May 7, 20202 had a phone conversation on the Global Initiative on Debt Relief canvassed by leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group. According to a …

ABUJA: The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has confirmed political appointment given to some actors and musicians following the set up of a committee of industry stakeholders to advise FG on the best way to mitigate the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the creative industry. Mohammed …

PORT-HARCOURT: The Police have arrested a five-man gang that allegedly killed three University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) students. The Police presented them to the media on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Recall, President Buhari had in his reaction ordered the prosecution of the suspects. The decomposing bodies of three students, one …

ABUJA: The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has again expressed its displeasure, over the continued disregard of the eased lockdown guidelines by Nigerians. Mustapha stated this at the daily briefing on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, saying Nigerians attitude to the pandemic portends danger for the …

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged the Nigerian government to keep the receipts of the $3.4 billion emergency financial assistance. Georgieva, who gave the advice on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in an interview with CNBC Africa, disclosed that the IMF had already disbursed …

ABUJA: The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has placed the mother of late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikiratu, on a monthly stipend of N10,000. Mr. Olaitan Shittu, a representative of the Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, disclosed this at Ijagbo, near Offa in Kwara on …

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to lock down Nigeria for a minimum of two months in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.       Sagay lamented the non-compliance of Nigerians to safety measures as the federal …