Day: September 15, 2020

Tinubu Begs Edo People To Reject Obaseki

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-Adewale Adetoyese Obaseki doesn’t deserve your votes, reject him” Bola Ahmed Tinubu A leader of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Bola Tinubu, has called on Edo State voters to reject Governor Godwin Obaseki who is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, noting that he does not deserve a single vote in Saturday’s election. TellAfrica gathered that Tinubu said this in a sponsored broadcast on TVC on Tuesday. The former governor of Lagos State said, “He (Obaseki) does not deserve any democratic ballot paper. Don’t vote for him, I appeal…

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COVID-19: 132 Cases, 1 death Recorded In Nigeria On Monday Night

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According to reports from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night, one of the lowest coronavirus infection toll in nearly six months with 132 new cases and one death, was recorded. The tally is however higher than the 79 cases reported on Sunday night. This implies that there were 53 more cases than the figure recorded on Sunday. The new cases have now taken the total number of infections in the country to 56, 388. There are still almost 11, 000 active cases while about 44, 337…

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US Visa Ban Has Been Placed On Nigerians Allegedly Undermining Electoral Processes

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The United States of America has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who are believed to have undermined electoral processes in the run up to the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The move also target individuals accused of to have undermined the November 2019 governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa. Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. MsOrtagus said those affected were working to “undermine the Nigerian democratic process or for organising election-related violence”. “The Department of State emphasises…

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