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Turkish Police on Friday detained at least 46 people, including soldiers, over their alleged links to a group accused of a coup attempt in 2016.Turkish Police: File photo,Turkish Police on Friday detained at least 46 people, including soldiers, over their alleged links to a group accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported.Police conducted two separate operations in Turkey’s western province of Izmir and the south-eastern province of Diyarbakir to capture the suspects, according to press reports.The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Izmir ordered the detention of 31 people for allegedly using an encrypted mobile application to…

The Federal Government has directed all the worship centres to reopen, barely two months after closure due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country.The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made the announcement on Monday during daily media briefing in Abuja.The SGF also announced the easing of the existing curfew from 8 pm to 6 is, from 10 pm to 5 am.He stated “The PTF submitted its recommendations and the PRESIDENT has approved the following for implementation over the next four weeks spanning 2nd – 29th June, 2020, subject…

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has submitted parts of its recommendations on partial reopening of schools, places of worships and some additional businesses for possible consideration by President Muhammadu Buhari.The chairman of the PTF, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, made this known to State House correspondents at the end of a closed door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.According to him, the PTF has no problem with state governments that ordered reopening of places of worships in view of the power given to the states to do so by the…

More Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have surrender to the Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in the North East.The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the action was sequel to the sustained offensive against the terrorists by the troops.Enenche said that as the military was inching towards the final defeat of insurgency in the region, more Boko Haram/ISWAP elements had either being arrested or neutralised.He added that a number of terrorists’ equipment had been captured or destroyed while others continue to surrender amid sustained artillery bombardments and…

The Nigerian Navy has commissioned a 200 capacity hostel in a secondary school in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State, southern Nigeria as part of its projects to celebrate its 64th anniversary.Other projects commissioned were the remodeled Saidu girls’ hotel at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Borokiri, a Protestant Church at NOP Ikuru, Rivers State and a sickbay built at the Headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.The commissioning ceremonies were performed virtually in line with the World Health Organisation(WHO) COVID-19 health protocol.Presiding over the virtual inauguration and commissioning of the…

MAKURDI – The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in Benue has recorded a clean sweep of last Saturday’s council elections held across the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Benue state.The party also cleared all the 276 available councilorship positions at the poll.Five political parties including the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Labour Party (LP), African Action Congress (AAC) All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, participated in the election.Announcing the result of the poll, Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, Mr. Terso Loko said the election was held peacefully in 3,691 polling units across…

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdown measure that is meant to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic would produce “great things”.Due to the lockdown, the 78-year-old cleric broadcasted his sermon live on DOVE TV to the view of the church members all over the country.The cleric traced lockdown to the era of biblical characters like Joseph, Elijah, David, John the beloved, and many others, said one of the “great things” that would come out of…

About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots.According to local media reports, those affected are contract employees working as curators for the company’s news website, MSN.They perform functions such as selection of stories, headlines, pictures and other contents from news organisations for the MSN site.The Seattle Times quoted unidentified insiders as saying the company has notified the affected workers that their services would no longer be needed beyond June 30.From then, artificial intelligence would be used to perform the news production tasks in…

All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Niger chapter, has cautioned members to be vigilante in the purchase of fertiliser in the state.The call followed rumours of the sale of adulterated fertiliser by unscrupulous persons and already in circulation in the state.Alhaji Shehu Galadima, the state chairman, AFAN gave the warning on Saturday in Minna, in an interview with NAN corespondent.“It is no longer rumour that some evil merchants are adulterating fertilisers in Niger state. There is need to alert our members to be at alert not to purchase such fertilizers in the markets,” he said.Galadima said that the news of…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and thundery activities over the country from May 31 to June 2.Cloudy WeatherBy Gabriel AgbejaThe Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and thundery activities over the country from May 31 to June 2.NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja said thunderstorms were reported over the central cities down to the south of the country.The agency said current observation showed that moisture was still much up to the northern region and that it was expected to aid the sustenance of weather systems over the region.“On Sunday, early morning thunderstorms are anticipated…