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COVID-19 warnings dominate Buhari, govs’ Xmas messages Second phase deadlier, avoid crowded places, gov advises Nigerians UK’s deadlier coronavirus strain not in Nigeria yet, declares NCDC Our Correspondents The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), state governors and other public office holders in their Christmas messages on Thursday expressed concern about the second wave of COVID-19 and urged Nigerians to guard against further spread of the virus. Buhari, in the message he ...

Yuletide: Gov Ishaku calls for strict compliance with COVID-19 protocol On By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo As Christians around the world mark this year’s Christmas in the midst of a global pandemic, Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has once again called for strict adherence to all COVID-19 preventive measures during this period. In a goodwill message to Christians in the state and beyond, Ishaku said recent statistics indicate that the country is currently experiencing a second wave of the co...

How My 48-Year-Old Father Sexually Molested Me For Two Years - 16-Year-Old Girl Whitney, who shared her story via a WhatsApp audio, said her father, a journalist, started abusing her in 2018 when she was just 14. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 24, 2020 A 16-year-old girl, Whitney, who alleged that her father sexually abused her for two consecutive years, has called on relevant authorities to ensure justice is served. Whitney, who shared her story via a WhatsApp audio, said her father, a journ...

President Buhari, who spoke at State House in Abuja while receiving the end-of-year report of the task force, said the governors should take full ownership by deploying legal structures and resources, including enforcement to manage the pandemic within their jurisdictions. Daily Trust reports that Buhari had severally urged the governors to be decisive in the fight against the dreaded disease before it got out of hand. Some experts believed some of the governors had not been responsive and wond...

Punch Newspapers Sections Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo A bill with stiffer penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence has passed through the first reading at the Taraba State House of Assembly. Speaker of the House, Joseph Kunini, who sponsored the bill disclosed this when he hosted journalists in Jalingo. The bill when passed into law, according to the Speaker will help reduce incidences of domestic and political violence in the state as offenders will face sanctions of up to 14 years in pris...

The 11 corps members were discovered with the virus in Taraba State on arrival at the camp. ”So as part of the guidelines of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on the control of COVID-19 in Nigeria, they asked every state to carry out mass testing of all corps members present in camps and in Taraba state eleven corps members tested positive, but all of them were asymptomatic, that is to say, they are not showing symptoms. ”Since they are positive, the onus lies on the health authoritie...

Several efforts to get her spokesperson, Aliyu Abdullahi, to speak on the matter yielded no result. It was gathered that she left shortly after the wedding of one of her daughters, Hana. Mrs Buhari’s absence became obvious due to her inactiveness on the social media, especially Facebook and Twitter. Besides, different aides have been representing her to distribute relief materials to the needy in various states across the country under the aegis of the Aisha Buhari Foundation. Dodo, who spoke...

To this date, the families (mothers, wives, children and other defendants) of these late brothers are yet to collect their benefits. You can imagine the years that have gone past, several trips to Jalingo, Bajoga and Abuja with their next-of-kin, wives etc and several documentations. The family lost its eldest brother Mohammed Bukar who was the next-of-kin of late PRM Sulyman Tamana Bukar while processing the benefits. It was only after the intervention of a former member of the Federal House o...

The Federal Government has said schools in the country would remain shut till January 18, 2021. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, also announced the closure of bars, night clubs, pubs, event centres, and recreational venues for the next five weeks. He further urged religious centres to maintain 50 per cent capacity at all times and...

The 11 corps members were discovered with the virus in Taraba State on arrival at the camp. ”So as part of the guidelines of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on the control of COVID-19 in Nigeria, they asked every state to carry out mass testing of all corps members present in camps and in Taraba state eleven corps members tested positive, but all of them were asymptomatic, that is to say, they are not showing symptoms. ”Since they are positive, the onus lies on the health authoritie...