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Last updated 2021-12-08 09:52:19.0

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COVID-19: Lagos announces the start of the 4th wave

COVID-19: Lagos announces the start of the 4th wave

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has warned Nigerians of an oncoming fourth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, claiming that the positive rate indicates that the country may soon see a spike in infections.

The governor blamed the incident on Nigerians' failure to follow preventive measures, according to a statement he personally signed on Tuesday.

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Barrow explains why ECOWAS troops are still in Gambia.

Barrow explains why ECOWAS troops are still in Gambia.

Despite worries over their continuing presence, Gambia's president, Adama Barrow, has explained why troops from the Economic Community of West African States () have stayed in the country.

Mr. Barrow addressed at a news conference at the State House in Banjul, the Gambian capital, on Tuesday afternoon.

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Lagos school children's accident kills two and injures 12

Lagos school children's accident kills two and injures 12

Two children perished and 12 were injured in an accident at Grammar School in Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, according to the Lagos Police Department.

The casualties are pupils of Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu, previously Ojodu Grammar School, 

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EXCLUSIVE: INEC responds to the Presidency and backs the Electoral Bill

EXCLUSIVE: INEC responds to the Presidency and backs the Electoral Bill

The has given the Electoral Bill its "general" approval but has reportedly advised President Muhammadu Buhari to speak with political parties and security services about the contentious direct primaries clause, according to a source.

The bill was handed to President Muhammadu Buhari by the National Assembly on November 19, and he has 30 days

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The Nigerian government discusses its part in removing AEDC management.

The Nigerian government discusses its part in removing AEDC management.

After facing criticism for a move it lacked the authority to carry out, the Nigerian government attempted to backtrack on its previous statement on the dismissal of the management of the privately-owned on Wednesday.

Analysts charged the government for meddling in the country's electrical distribution industry

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Are Boko Haram defectors reintegrating securely, according to Goudoumaria?

Are Boko Haram defectors reintegrating securely, according to Goudoumaria?

Fighters, associates, and others who have been detained or abducted have been fleeing Boko Haram since 2015. And, since the death, this year of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram faction Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnah lid-Da'wati wa'l-Jihad, have risen substantially — particularly in Cameroon and Nigeria.

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In Akwa Ibom, a man murders his neighbor for allegedly practicing witchcraft.

Fear has seized Inen Town in Akwa Ibom State's OrukAnam Local Government Area after a young man suspected of belonging to a cult organization murdered his neighbor and assaulted another in the same community on Monday.

Aniebet Ekpu alias United, followed by other members of his gang,

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Students cry as the NASU strike shuts down Taraba University

On Tuesday, some students at Taraba State University, Jalingo, decried the challenges they were experiencing as a result of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, Taraba State University chapter's strike.

Some students who talked to our correspondent claimed the strike was disrupting

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Ned Nwoko reveals his split from his Moroccan wife and debunks the 'Kayamata' rumors

Ned Nwoko reveals his split from his Moroccan wife and debunks the 'Kayamata' rumors.

Ned Nwoko, a former member of the House of Representatives, has spoken up about his divorce from his Moroccan wife, Laila, detailing the reasons for their split.

Nwoko's media team also issued a statement on his Instagram page, dispelling rumors that his split was due to his usage of a local aphrodisiac called 'Kayamata,' marketed by Hauwa Mohammed

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Buhari consoles parents, relatives of students killed in Lagos

Buhari consoles parents, relatives of students killed in Lagos

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), has expressed his condolences to the parents, relatives, and friends of the Ojodu Grammar School children who died in an accident on Isheri Road in Ojodu, Lagos State, on Tuesday.

Femi Adesina, the President's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday.

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Peace has been restored in Lagos as students protested the death of companions

Peace has been restored in Lagos as students protested the death of companions

After pupils from Ojodu Grammar School took to the streets to protest the death of one of their classmates, peace has been restored in the Ojodu area of Lagos State.

On Tuesday, a trailer crushed several of the school's students, killing some on the scene and sending others to hospitals.

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Police have detained 13 people suspected of setting fire to the APC headquarters in Kano

Police have detained 13 people suspected of setting fire to the APC headquarters in Kano

The police have detained 13 people suspected of setting fire to the headquarters of an APC group in Kano.

The offenders were caught with hazardous weapons while vandalizing the premises, according to Abdullahi Kiyawa, the police spokesperson in Kano.

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Jailbreak - Nigerian government reveals images of fugitives

Jailbreak - Nigerian government reveals images of fugitives

The images of detainees who escaped from Jos Medium Security Custodial Centre on Sunday were released by the Ministry of Interior on Thursday.

On November 28, 262 convicts fled from the institution, but ten of them were recovered, according to the interior ministry.

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Omicron: Nigeria and two other African nations are now included in Canada's travel restrictions

Omicron: Nigeria and two other African nations are now included in Canada's travel restrictions

The Canadian government has extended its travel restriction on those who have recently visited Nigeria, citing concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus Omicron strain, which was just found.

This comes just two days after Canada revealed that it had discovered the first instances of the novel Omicron

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Omicron: Don't panic, Nigerians, COVID-19 vaccinations are still effective, according to the NCDC.

Omicron: Don't panic, Nigerians, COVID-19 vaccinations are still effective, according to the NCDC.

Ifedayo Adetifa, the director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has encouraged Nigerians to disregard "speculations" that vaccinations have no impact on the new SARS-CoV2 subtype known as Omicron.

Vaccination, he added, remained "a really strong technique for 

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Cholera killed more Nigerians than COVID-19–In 2021 NCDC

Cholera killed more Nigerians than COVID-19–In 2021 NCDC

Cholera has taken more lives in Nigeria than the feared coronavirus epidemic, according to the (NCDC), particularly in 2021.

Ifedayo Adetifa, the director-general of the center, said the country has registered "a little more than 3,600" cholera deaths in the previous 11 months,

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Family Planning: A mother of four has quadruplets and begs for help

Pregnant Mrs Musilimat Abdulwaheed, her husband Ibrahim Abdulwaheed and four children.

Muslimat AbdulWaheed, 37, has given birth to quadruplets seven years after her fourth child was born, despite her and her husband's determination to stop having children.

The couple, who live in Gwako, a neighborhood of Gwagwalada in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory

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Officials say 29 people are dead and 14 are missing after a boat accident in Kano

Officials say 29 people are dead and 14 are missing after a boat accident in Kano

At least 29 individuals, including Islamiyya school children, were killed in a boat accident on Tuesday in the Bagwai River in Kano state's Bagwai Local Government Area.

About 50 people were on board, including Islamic schoolchildren who were attending an Islamic event.

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Rice smuggling into Nigeria amounts to two million metric tons per year, according to a Senate committee

Rice smuggling into Nigeria amounts to two million metric tons per year, according to a Senate committee

On Wednesday in Abuja, the Senate Committee on Agriculture said that around two million metric tons of rice are currently imported or smuggled into the country.

According to the committee, the production of milled rice in Nigeria is expected to reach five million metric tons in 2021.