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Late Vera Uwaila Omozuwa BY AKEEM OGUNTAYO, Benin City A branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Miracle Sanctuary Mega Parish, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City was set ablaze Sunday morning over reports that a University of Benin student was murdered inside the worship centre, THE WITNESS reports. …

An Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Olufunke Adeyeye has charged celebrities and other young people to desist from endorsing tobacco products. This charge is in commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day tagged, “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine …

Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo state, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis rocking the Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with journalists on Friday, Shaibu accused Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party, of being bent on destroying the president’s anti-corruption legacy. He said rather than …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is investigating alleged cases of corruption in the management of COVID-19 funds and palliatives. The commission’s Director of Operations, Akeem Lawal, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of stakeholders on the topic, “COVID-19 Funds Management and Monitoring”, on …

Baru The immediate-past managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, is dead. The current GMD of the corporation, Mele Kyari, confirmed the death on his verified Twitter handle, saying he died last night. “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night. …

Etang The acting Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Niger Delta Development Commission, Ibanga Bassey Etang, is dead. A source within the NDDC who spoke on condition of anonymity said the senior official died on Wednesday night after a brief but undisclosed illness. He is reported to have been absent …

The Federal Government says it is thinking of sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Wednesday during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in …

The federal government says it will soon roll out guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. I wish to inform Nigerians that the Federal Ministry of Education will roll …

Boss Mustapha The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Wednesday announced that three out of the numerous claims of COVID-19 herbal cure have been validated and forwarded to relevant authorities for validation. The Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha made the announcement while briefing journalists in Abuja. More to …

Former Secretary to the Edo State Government and a leading contender in the state governorship race, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Wednesday obtained the nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja shortly after he emerged as the consensus aspirant of the Edo State faction of the party. He …