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By Ikechukwu Odu in Enugu  The chairmanship election of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Enugu State chapter, turned bloody yesterday following a free-for-all fight which ensued at the course the exercise. Some members of the…

Factional Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has advised the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, not to allow his office to be used by unscrupulous persons to turn Edo State into a…

The World Bank Board of Directors on Friday approved a total of $114.28m for Nigeria. The amount is meant to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 with a specific focus on state level responses. ‎The…

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders that would ban social media apps TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US in 45 days if they are not sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies. The orders, which use…

‎ The Federal Government has said civil and public servants from the grade level 12 and above can resume work.‎ ‎ National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, who disclosed this at a press briefing in…

‎ Coronavirus has now infected more than a million people in Africa, but hopes that the pandemic may be peaking in some countries are also leavened by fear of a second wave. ‎ Nations across the Africa continent have recorded…

‎ Chinese authorities have sealed off an entire village after one of its residents died of bubonic plague. The death in Suji Xincun village, Inner Mongolia was reported to authorities in Baotou city on Sunday. Y‎esterday the patient was…

The U.S has lifted the Global Level 4 Health Advisory, which it issued in March against all international travels by Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of State announced the decision in a statement on…

‎ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it has introduced a dedicated public election result viewing portal, known as 'The INEC Result Viewing (IReV)'. ‎ INEC, in a statement i‎ssued by Mr. Festus…

President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.‎‎ Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee, Mai Malla Buni,…