Navalny calls for Russians to ‘take to the streets’ against authorities
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday urged Russians to stage mass anti-government protests during a court hearing after his arrest on arrival in Moscow from Germany. “Do not be silent. Resist. Take to the streets — not for me, but for you,” the 44-year-old anti-corruption campaigner said in a video posted on YouTube from the […]
COVID-19: Imo Government postpones schools resumption until January 25
The Imo Government has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 Schools due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha said. Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, said the postponement was as a result of rising cases of […]
Uganda eases internet shutdown imposed over election
Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the country on the eve of elections the opposition says were rigged. The gradual easing of internet restrictions came as police announced dozens of arrests for alleged election-related violence, and surrounded the headquarters of the main opposition […]
RESUMPTION: Students, parents, teachers ignore COVID-19 protocols as schools resume in Ondo
By Dayo Johnson AS students resumed in Ondo state for the new academic session, the compliance to the COVID- 19 protocols was partially ignored. The students flouted the COVID-19 guidelines as most of them did not use their nose masks while those who used hung it below their chin. Parents as well as teachers also […]
No COVID-19 test required for resumption of students ― FG
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government, Monday, declared that no COVID-19 test was required for returning students to be admitted into their schools. But the government, in a terse statement by the Federal Ministry of Education, Monday, explained that only temperature test should be carried out on students. In the statement released by […]
I give you 7 days to vacate Ondo Forest Reserves, Akeredolu tells herdsmen
By Nwafor Sunday With the high rate of insecurity in the state, the governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, Monday ordered herdsmen to vacate the state’s Forest Reserves within seven days. Akeredolu gave the order in a series of tweets, prohibiting the movement of cattle’s within the city and highways. His words: “These unfortunate incidents […]
