Biden appoints Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, COVID Policy Advisor

President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, as a member of his COVID-19 Response Team.The Democrat named Okolo, daughter of Nigerian immigrants, as his COVID Policy Advisor.Biden, who takes office on January 20, had also named Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo as the Deputy Treasury Secretary.Both Okolo and Adeyemo were amongst Biden’s first 100 White…

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Ortom to Fed Govt,” Don’t Muzzle Those Raising Concerns Over Insecurity

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged the federal government not to muzzle patriotic Nigerians who are raising genuine concerns over the worsening security situation in the country. Ortom said the federal government’s reaction to the message of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah was unfair as well as repressive. The…

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Kogi vs NCDC, 5G conspiracy, Trump’s ventilators — Nigeria’s COVID-19 story in 10 months

The day was February 28, 2020. Time: 12:36am. Word count: 47. In what would herald a major defining moment of reality, Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, took to Twitter to announce Nigeria’s index case of the coronavirus, ultimately changing the course of the new year for Nigeria, as it did the world. “The Federal Ministry…

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DCP Sanusi Bags LINPB Award of Humanitarian

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi has been conferred with “HUMANITARIAN AWARD” by Lokoja Indigenous Newspapers Publishers/ Bloggers (LINPB). Presenting the award on Monday in Lokoja, Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kogi state Council, Comrade Adeiza Momoh Jimoh, who was represented by the vice Chairman,comrade Abubakar Sulaiman congratulated the Awardee and Said, ”…

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