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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has warned generals against staging any coup. Buratai has vowed that the Nigerian Army will never tolerate any agent of destabilization bent on scuttling the current democratic dispensation. He said this on Friday, as the Army decorated 39 newly promoted Major Generals. “Democracy has come to stay. We will not tolerate any agent of destabilization. The years of military misadventure in politics have never carried us anywhere. It is over,” Buratai said. Buratai also warned against lobbying with politicians for appointments. “Do not hobnob with politicians. At this rank of…

The World Health Organization has warned that vaccines will be no magic bullet for the coronavirus crisis as nations gear up for a massive rollout to tackle surging infections. The word of caution comes as the United States clocked a record number of Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row, with the country preparing for what US President-elect Joe Biden has called a “dark winter”. America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended “universal face mask use” indoors and Biden said he would scale down his January inauguration ceremony to mitigate the virus risk. It comes…

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has said it was coordinating with Nigerian authorities to free two of its citizens after they were kidnapped by pirates.According to media reports, Saad Shawky and Kyrolos Samir were taken while they were on board a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria’s southernmost state of Bayelsa.There are also three Lebanese, four Indians and a Cameroonian in the crew, reports arab.news. The ministry said it had contacted the Egyptian consulate in Abuja about the circumstances and with the latest updates, and that instructions had been issued “to communicate with all officials at the highest level to follow…

The Technical Adviser of Rivers United, Stanley Eguma is optimistic that his team will upturn the 2-1 defeat suffered in the first leg of the preliminary rounds of the CAF Confederation cup to Futuro Kings of Equitorial Guinea last Sunday. Coach Eguma who stated this shortly after a training session where the team perfected both defense and the art of goal scoring on their adopted home ground, Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium said the team will not disappoint teaming fans and sponsors. The match is the first competitive game to be played by Rivers United at the main bowl of the Adokiye…

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In his commitment to foster the advocacy for promotion of Ofada Rice in Nigeria, leading indigenous restaurant and outdoor catering company, OfadaBoy and Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture has partnered Coca-Cola , Malta Guinness, Maggi and others for the second edition of the event, which will be streamlined live to millions of participants online. This edition which is themed: ‘ the Hidden Treasure’ will take place on Sunday December 6, 2020, and is expected to host some of respected royal fathers and a host of celebrities from the creative and entertainment industry. The show will be moderated by Gbenga Adeyinka,…

LAGOS – A World Bank report has in­dicated that COVID-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million pri­mary school-aged children into learning poverty. According to the two fresh reports by the World Bank, the implications are that affected children will be unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10 as it outlined a new vision for learning and the in­vestments and policies, includ­ing on education technology, that countries can implement today to realize this vision. The global organization said the pandemic is amplify­ing the global learning crisis that already existed, saying it could increase the percent­age of…

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s request for more time to produce a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to face her money laundering charges. The judge had on July 24, 2020, issued criminal summons against the ex-minster to appear in court to face trial. But Diezani, who is believed to have left the country for the United Kingdom shortly after leaving office in May 2015, had refused to heed to the summons. Due to the ex-minister’s failure to honour the summons, the EFCC on…

Samuel Ortom The Benue State Government says it has lost the sum of 400 million naira to loan defaulters since it assumed office in 2015. Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom who disclosed while flagging off a 500 million naira agricultural value chain development loan scheme in Makurdi the State capital warned against defaulting. He explained that Benue as Food Basket of the Nation must live up to its reputation, stressing that every country in the world excels by utilizing its areas of competitive and comparative advantage. Governor Ortom stated that the need to diversify Nigeria’s economy away from oil makes…

The Nigerian Army has urged religious leaders to produce appropriate narratives that would counter the terrorists’ ideologies towards discouraging young people from accepting extremist ideologies. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the call at Second Nigerian Army Spiritual Warfare Seminar organised by the Chaplain and Islamic Directorates on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the seminar is “Insecurity in Nigeria: Repositioning Authentic Religious Narratives in the Information Spectrum”. Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, said the Seminar was aimed at evolving narratives to defeat the ideologies of religious-based…