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By Victoria Hanson, LAGOS The notorious robbery gang popularly known as one million boys Monday afternoon, attacked Oworonsoki, a Lagos suburb as they push ahead with their criminal activities in the state and neighbouring Ogun state. However, they met a battle-ready army of youths who frontally defended their community and chased the one million boys out of Oworo. The youth in their hundreds were seen on a video uploaded by @OworoTv, dangling cutlasses and other dangerous weapons to chase their tormentors. Tweeting, @OworoTv says “Youths in Oworonshoki just chased Them  Notorious One million boys gang out of Oworo. #Lagos #Oworo…

Dana Air says it will keep the middle seats in all its aircraft empty upon resumption of flights, in line with the social distancing guideline on COVID-19. Mr Obi Mbanuzuo, Accountable Manager of Dana Air, said this in a statement in Lagos on Monday. ”Majority of our aircraft are configured with mainly three seats in a row, on either side of the aisle, so when we resume flights anytime soon, we will keep the middle seats empty so passengers can sit on the window and aisle seats to ensure some physical distancing onboard all our flights. ”This is just to…

By Beauty John, LAFIA Nasarawa State House of Assembly Ad hoc committee, investigating the embezzlement  of N1 billion meant for the renovation of public schools across the state, has reiterated that it will stop at nothing until the truth about the misappropriated fund is brought to light and culprits brought to book: Chairman of the committee, Hon. Daniel Ogazi made this statement at the Nasarawa State House of assembly in Lafia. The committee, therefore, assured the people that anybody found wanting in the misappropriation of the fund must be brought to book. Prompt News recalls that the House is investigating…

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic National Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu has doused the apprehension that the remains of the late Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President which was buried at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja posed any health problems to the public. Speaking at the PTF on COVID-19 daily press briefing on Monday, he disclosed that Kyari’s body was buried in accordance with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) approved guidelines hence it posed no health hazard to the citizens. According…

Okediran Adeyemi Following the recent high rate of robbery in Lagos state, a lady has taken to her social media account to disclose what happened to her father yesterday. Due to the rate of robbery, the residents of Lagos State has taken the opportunity of securing their home by themselves to avoid the 1 million boys invading their neighborhood. The youth and the fathers have to stay awake and safeguard their love ones and also their homes. Thereby forming vigilante groups. Burning tyres, camping at night to remain safe. She said that her father joined the group and all of…

Nigeria’s leading civil society groups have deployed 1000 monitors to evaluate the processes and impact of the various palliatives across the country. The groups said the deployment was aimed at ensuring transparency in the distribution process and to ensure the measures reach the end users. Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) in collaboration with the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARD-C) deployed the monitors last weekend across nine focal States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) They were also mandated to  monitor and evaluate the COVID-19 palliatives and utilization of the various intervention funds. Nigeria had seen…

By Ayo Oye, ABUJA Senior Presidential Media Aide, Garba Shehu has said being barred from entering the Presidential Villa after attending the burial of the late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, “is nothing extraordinary”. Reacting to media reports via his verified Twitter handle @GarShehu, he said the decision is in line with the laid down protocols by the @NCDCgov and the federal ministry of health. “There is nothing extraordinary about those of us who attend Abba Kyari’s funeral being advised to distance ourselves from the Villa. “This is in line with the standard rules put in place by the National…

Oyo State governor and chairman of the State’s COVID-19 Task Force, Seyi Makinde, has declared that another two confirmed patients of the novel Coronavirus disease have been discharged. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor stated this while giving an update on COVID-19 on Sunday. The governor noted that the development has brought the number of active cases in the State to six. According to the governor, the State has, so far, discharged nine COVID-19 patients, even as he urged residents of the State to continue to follow the…

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday morning, led top government officials on a visit to the extended family of Malam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari who died on Friday. Younger brother to the deceased, Baba-Shehu Zannah Arjinoma, who is the district head of Banki town, received Governor Zulum in the company of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, Secretary to Borno government and few officials, at his residence in Maiduguri. Late Kyari hailed from a royal family in Bama local government area in which Banki, a commercial border town, is located. The Governor’s special adviser on…

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Maradin Katsina and District Head of Kurfi Local Government Area in Katsina State, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, on his 90th birthday. He also congratulated him for his meritorious services to the nation, working as Permanent Secretary; Secretary of the National Population Census Commission and Executive Secretary of the defunct Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO). The President’s message was contained in a press statement signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, made available to the State House Correspondent in Abuja today. It read…