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The Chelsea Icon was axed on Monday with the Blues currently ninth in the Premier League. Despite his status as the club’s greatest goalscorer, Lampard was axed with the Blues sitting ninth in the Premier League. Abramovich issued a rare statement upon Lampard’s exit, saying he has “an excellent personal relationship” with his former manager and said he “will always be warmly welcomed back at Stamford Bridge.” Ex England International took to his Instagram account on Monday night to break his silence. “It has been a huge privilege and an honour to manage Chelsea, a club that has been a…

The agency says 1430 fresh cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, January 25. According to statistics released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Lagos recorded 744, the highest for the day. Plateau recorded 100 fresh cases while Oyo recorded 77 new cases. The FCT recorded 75 fresh cases while Nasarawa 74 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Katsina-48, Edo-42, Kano-41, Enugu-37, Rivers-34, Ogun-33, Kwara-32, Niger-28, Ebonyi-27, Kaduna-26, Borno-12, Yobe-10, Ekiti-5 and Gombe-1. Nigeria now has 122,996 confirmed cases of the viral disease while 98,359 patients have so far been successfully treated and discharged. Sadly,…

Abiri Oluwabusayomi, aka Khloe, said she’d rather be a nun than be a lesbian. The Ex Big Brother Naija housemate said this in response to a female follower who asked if she’ll date her. Khloe told the follower that it’s against her religion.

Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has said that the 100,000 doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech approved COVID-19 vaccines expected in the country by the end of January will no longer arrive until February. Speaking at the task force’s press briefing yesterday January 25, Mustapha said efforts to access and deploy the COVID-19 vaccines are progressing. He said; “The effort to access and deploy vaccines is progressing and as already announced by COVAX, the initial 100,000 doses Nigeria is expecting will now arrive in the…

The Federal Government has extended phase three of eased COVID-19 lockdown by one month. The Chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha announced this on Monday January 25. He said; “The PTF is improving on the International Travel Portal to minimise the challenges passengers keep encountering. “Similarly, it is reviewing the guidelines on the implementation of phase three of the eased lockdown which is due to expire today. “In view of the fact that our numbers are not abating, all extant measures prescribed in these guidelines are (subject to some modifications) extended by a period of one month…

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, Rtd, says plans are underway to seek government approval to conduct drug tests on matriculating students of tertiary institutions, NYSC members, security agencies fresh recruits, and all newly appointed government employees. According to the NationOnline, Marwa disclosed this during a meeting with commanders of the 36 states of the Federation, FCT and special commands today Monday, January 25. He urged the commanders to be desirous of keeping drugs out of Nigerian streets and homes. ”NDLEA is ready to help and we must help. The success we make…

South-West states Governers in Nigeria have restricted all forms of open grazing in the region. The governors took the decision following a meeting with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria as well as security chiefs in Akure, the Ondo state capital yesterday Monday, January 25. The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, gave an update on the resolutions of the governors at the meeting. Posting via his Instagram page, the governor wrote “Today, the SW governors held a security stakeholders’ meeting in Ondo State. The meeting was attended by our brother governors from Kebbi and…

Veteran broadcaster Bisi Olatilo has recovered from COVID19. LIB reports It was gathered that the broadcaster was admitted into the Mainland Hospital in Yaba, Lagos two weeks ago after testing positive for coronavirus. The 67-year-old was rumoured to have died from the illness, a video was released to debunk the report. Reports say he has successfully been treated and has been discharged from the hospital.

Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has said the North Central zone of Nigeria is lagging behind in the realm of political leadership in the country and therefore described the agitation for North Central Presidential candidacy in the 2023 election as a ‘plus’. Danladi-Salihu, while speaking at a parley between Kwara lawmakers and their Kogi state counterparts who came on an advocacy visit to the Kwara state House of Assembly, said “Considering the fact that the North Central have not led this country in the current democratic dispensation, the agitation is a plus, and…

Cross River State NYSC orientation camp disclosed that 13 Corps members have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus. The Commissioner for Health in Cross River State Betta Edu who commented on the 13 new cases recorded in the state on Sunday January 24, the highest so far in the state, said; “We had people who came in from the NYSC, about 13 of them were positive cases. So, these are people who moved into our state from other states. “The other ones are people who are residents in the state. “However, it clearly shows that the second wave of the COVID-19 is…