Activist Arrested For 'Insulting Prophet Muhammad' On Facebook Held Incommunicado In Kano, Denied Access To Lawyer

[ad_1] Mubarak Bala The Kano State Police Command has denied Mubarak Bala, President of Humanist Association of Nigeria, access to his lawyer. SaharaReporters gathered that Bala has been held incommunicado and is being beaten and tortured by the police. He was arrested in Kaduna three days ago following a petition by some lawyers that he insulted More...

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Ex-Speaker Of Nigeria’s House Of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba, Well And Alive In London

[ad_1] Ghali Na’abba Corrigendum: Earlier, SaharaReporters published a story stating that a former Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba, had died. After further More...

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Police Orderly Attached To Ondo Judge Tests Positive For Coronavirus

[ad_1] A policeman attached to the judge of the Magistrate Court in Akure, Ondo State, has tested positive for Coronavirus. SaharaReporters gathered that the officer tested positive after having contact More...

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Some State Governors Politicising COVID-19 To Make Money From FG, Others –Northern Elders Forum

[ad_1] Ango Abdullahi The Northern Elders Forum has accused some state governors of allegedly playing politics with the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Ango Abdullahi, NEF More...

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COVID-19: Soludo’s Voodoo Ideas By SKC Ogbonnia

[ad_1] Any objective analysis of a long-winded essay, “COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdowns?”, by Chukwuma Soludo, would wonder if the renowned economist is suddenly cast with a voodoo spell.  Mr. More...

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OpinionDrive Launches First Online Coronavirus Survivor’s Experience Survey

[ad_1] UK based firm, OpinionDrive Limited has launched a coronavirus survivor’s experience survey to get data it hopes will help researchers and governments across the globe understand certain traits More...

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BREAKING: Fela's Ex-drummer, Tony Allen, Dies In France

[ad_1] Former drummer, composer and songwriter of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Allen, has passed away.  Allen died in Paris, France, on Thursday.  He was born in Lagos in 1940 and More...

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COVID-19: Ondo NLC Demands Palliatives For Civil Servants

[ad_1] The Nigerian Labour Congress in Ondo State has asked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to provide some palliatives to civil servants in the state. The union said no civil servant in the state had benefited More...

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Osun Extends Lockdown Till Sunday, Curfew To Commence On Monday

[ad_1] Governor Gboyega Oyetola Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has announced the extension of lockdown and restriction of movement in the state till Sunday. The initial lockdown in the state was to More...

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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 204 New Coronavirus Cases

[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 204 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. In a post on Twitter on Thursday night, the agency said, “204 new cases of #COVID19 reported. “80 More...