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Organiser of London wedding that had 400 guests in attendance faces £10,000 fine

ORGANISERS of a recent party in north London are facing the prospect of a £10,000 fine after police broke up a gathering involving about 400 people in Stamford Hill who were attending a wedding in defiance of coronavirus lockdown rules.

 

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Imo State government claims it has recovered public property in Rochas' private warehouse

IMO State government officials have revealed that they have found public property belonging to the state in a private warehouse located along Owerri/ Aba Road owned by former governor Senator Rochas Okorocha.

 

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Kano State government to file fresh blasphemy charges against singer Yahaya Sharif

KANO State government is considering filing fresh blasphemy charges against singer Yahaya Sharif after an earlier death sentence delivered against him by an upper Sharia court was quashed on appeal due to an error in judgment.

 

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WHO warns that Africa is being left behind as the rest of the world steps up vaccinations

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned that Africa is being left behind by the rest of humanity in the battled against the Covid-19 virus because the continent is struggling to get hold of vaccination doses.

 

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General Lloyd Austin becomes the first-ever US black defence secretary after being approved today

GENERAL Lloyd Austin has become the first ever black US defence secretary after the senate confirmed his appointment today after granting him a waiver for not having retired for at least seven years before taking office.

 

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Looking at Joe Biden’s $1.9trn Covid-19 rescue package I desperately want African leaders to request an international development element to the programme

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Top marks to President Biden for hitting the ground running with his economic stimulus plan on day one. It is very impressive and shows he was ready for office long before he was sworn-in

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Survey reveals that nearly one fifth of all Nigerians do not believe that the Covid-19 virus is real

NEARLY one fifth of all Nigerians do not believe that the Covid-19 virus is real according to the findings of a recent survey conducted by research firm SBM Intel across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

 

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Biden's inauguration gives Nigeria's economy a boost as it leads to a rally in oil prices

 

NIGERIA'S beleaguered economy  has received a minor boost from the inauguration of President Joe Biden after global oil prices rallied slightly to over $55 a barrel following his swearing-in yesterday.

 

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Nigeria Governors Forum hopes to receive Covid-19 vaccinations at the end of February

NIGERIA'S 36 state governors have announced plans to work towards gaining access to Covid-19 vaccines by the end of next month as part of a plan to introduce a mass vaccination programme aimed at combating the pandemic.

 

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Nigerians are exempt from US visa restrictions after Biden scraps Trump's travel ban

NIGERIANS are now free to travel to the US without visa travel restrictions after President Joe Biden signed an executive order in his first day in office rescinding a ban imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.

 

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