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FG Suspends Reopening of Schools Says Nigerian students will not participate in SSCE exam slated to commence August 4 Insists WAEC can’t determine resumption date for Nigerian schools By Omololu Ogunmade The federal government has suspended its earlier plan to reopen schools to enable Nigerian students participate in scheduled external examinations. Schools across the country were closed in March to …

  Fresh legal moves to sack Uzodinma as Imo governor commences – There are fresh moves to remove Senator Hope Uzodinma as Imo state governor – A recent judgment of the Supreme Court affirmed Uche Nwosu as the authentic candidate of the APC in the Imo guber – This has triggered a legal loophole which is being explored to send …

Buhari suspends EFCC Acting Chairman President Muhammadu Buhari may have suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. The Nation had exclusively reported on Monday that Magu may be suspended over the ongoing probe by a presidential panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami. The panel is investigating 22 allegations exclusively reported by The Nation against Magu. …

  Stern looking security operatives on Tuesday morning took over the complex of the Ondo State House of Assembly. With about 10 vans belonging to the men of the Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, the security operatives mounted strategic locations within and outside the Assembly. Meanwhile, journalists who were at the complex to monitor …

: FG announces date for commencement of WAEC examination The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now hold from August 4 to September 5, 2020. This was announced by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, on Monday during the daily COVID-19 Presidential Task Force briefing. “As soon as we conclude WAEC, we will take NABTEB and …

PRESS RELEASE MAGU, NOT ARRESTED BY DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it did not arrest Ibrahim MAGU, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as has been reported by sections of the media. The Service, has since, today, 6th July, 2020, been inundated with enquiries over the alleged arrest. …

The Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese ,His Lordship Most Rev .Lucius Ugorji has charged the newly ordained Catholic priests to ensure they live to their calling and depend solely on God’s direction . Speaking during the priestly ordination held at Mater Dei Catholic Cathedral Umuahia, he congratulated the new priests and urged them to take prayers seriously in their various …

Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, has tested positive for coronavirus. The governor broke the news in a statement he personally signed on Saturday. The statement said the result of the test conducted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) came back positive. Some aides of Umahi also tested positive. The governor has directed Kelechi Igwe, his deputy, to …

Press Statement To the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020. Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). …

Reopening of Schools: Do Not Compromise The Safety Of Our Children, Bishop Onuoha Warns Following the announcement by the Federal government of plans to reopen schools for primary 6 pupils, J.S.S 3 and S.S 3 students, the President, Vision Africa International, Bishop, Dr. Sunday Onuoha, has warned of the dangers this action may pose to the fight against further spread …