Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, declared 100,000 free cards for Lagosians to drive the e-ticketing platform on the newly commissioned Oshodi-Abule-Egba BRT corridor.

Read more: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/sanwo-olu-offers-100000-free-cards-as-oshodi-abule-egba-brt-begins-operation

As students in exit classes prepare for their final examinations, a private school proprietor, Mazi Temple Ogueri Onyeukwu, has called on federal and state governments to reopen all educational institutions in the country closed down due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Read more: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/reopen-schools-now-onyeukwu-school-proprietor-tells-fg-states

On Sunday July 12, 2020 it was announced that the Federal Government has officially handed over the National Arts Theatre Complex at Iganmu, Lagos, to the Central Bank of Nigeria and the banks under the aegis of the Banker’s Committee, for renovation.

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The Next Edition promo titled “Recharge Card Treasure Hunt” is back and running.

The Promo is aimed at rewarding our numerous readers who visit our website daily to read our stories.

To be a winner of the available recharge cards up for grabs, all that is required is to visit our website to enjoy up-to-date stories and breaking news...

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COVID 19: Official cover-up, poor testing may spiral COVID-19 infections in Akwa Ibom (Part 1)

THE Akwa Ibom State Government is not only covering up cases of COVID-19 infections but also blocking moves to test persons with symptoms of the disease, our team of investigative reporters has discovered.

Public officials, medical experts and allied professionals, as well as activists, have condemned the government’s insincerity in its response to the deadly pandemic ravaging the world...

Read Also: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/investigation-official-cover-up-poor-testing-may-spiral-covid-19-infections-in-akwa-ibom-part-1

The body of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, has arrived Abuja.

The Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this on his Twitter handle...

Read Also: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/breaking-abba-kyaris-body-arrives-abuja

The Government of the Republic of Benin has held many Nigerians for failing to pay quarantine fees after being kept for 14 days on fears of COVID-19.

A source in Cotonou said Nigerians are made to pay as much as N900, 000.00 as a fee, depending on the hotel they are forced to stay.

There is palpable fear the Beninoise authorities are bent on punishing Nigerians for President Muhammadu Buhari’s border closure policy.

The policy which came into effect in 2019 has resulted in revenue loses running into billions of dollars for many ECOWAS countries including the Benin Republic...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/exclusive-covid-19-benin-republic-detains-nigerians-over-failure-to-pay-outrageous-quarantine-fees

Few meters away from the jubilant crowd who had gathered to celebrate the commissioning of Anwo Primary Health Centre, located in the pastoral town of Irepodun of Osun, was Adijat, a middle aged woman. She is a petty trader. Just a day earlier, she had been delivered of a bouncing baby girl in the health centre.

Resting comfortably on her bed space in the newly built maternal ward, she exuded unmistakable excitement and satisfaction on hearing that representatives of State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, were on an inspection tour of the newly renovated and equipped public healthcare facility. Her comportment spoke volume. She received the team warmly and expressed profuse gratitude to the governor for making it possible for her to receive the sort of commendable maternal healthcare the newly improved PHC offered...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/oyetola-man-on-a-mission-to-revamp-osun-health-sector

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday celebrated the year 2020 Cultural Day with workers just as he presented a total sum of N1.2 billion naira bonds to all categories of retirees in the State.

The fund, according to the Governor, is for the payment of terminal benefits of some retired workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme.

This is even as the governor reiterated the administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare in the State...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/oyetola-presents-n1-2-billion-bonds-to-retirees-reaffirms-commitment-to-workers-welfare
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The Lagos State Government on Monday, January 28, announced a ban on the operations of Motorcyclists and Tricyclists in parts of the state effective from February 1.

The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, who announced the ban, said the commercial motorcycle (Okada) operators and tricyclists (Keke) would not ply on roads in 15 local governments and council development areas as well as all the highways and bridges in the state.

According to him, the ban was informed by the number of accidents resulting from the recklessness of the operators and the fact that the ‘Okadas’ and ‘Kekes’ are also used to perpetrate robberies in the state...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/ban-on-tricycles-motorcycles-lamentations-of-woe

No matter how much you try to keep your home clean, you can never completely rid it of dust.

The air will always blow it in.

Even with tightly closed windows and doors, there will always be a speck of dust

Of course it goes without saying that once you step out of your home, you will definitely encounter dust.

For those who are unfortunate to have allergic reactions to dust, how can they help themselves to relieve their allergies?

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/5-effective-homemade-remedies-to-treat-dust-allergies

Boko Haram terrorists have allegedly executed the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa State, Rev. Lawan Andimi.

Andimi was declared missing on January 3, following a raid in the town of Michika by a faction of the Islamic terrorist group.

News of his execution was broken by a Nigerian exiled journalist, Ahmad Salkida, on his Twitter handle today, January 21, 2020...

read more: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/boko-haram-executes-abducted-adamawa-can-chairman-rev-andimi

A study conducted on almost 3,000 women in the United States, has revealed that women who have sexual activity weekly or more frequently – including intercourse, MouthAction, sexual touching or self-stimulation are 28% less likely to experience menopause at any given age than women who said they had sex less than once a month.

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Arsenal defender Calum Chambers is expected to be out for six to nine months after he underwent surgery on Thursday for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, the English Premier League side said.

Chambers suffered the injury to his left knee in the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/arsenals-chambers-out-for-months-after-knee-surgery

Arsenal earns their first win under new boss Mikel Arteta by systematically running down Manchester United side with goals from Pepe and Sokratis.

Arsenal’s record signing player, Pepe, put his side ahead in the 8th minute of their third game under their former player by lashing into the net after good work down the left flank from Sead Kolasinac....

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/arsenal-earns-first-win-under-new-coach-arteta

EDITOR’S NOTE: Amidst worsening power supply and widespread allegations of bullying and extortion of customers in Akwa Ibom, The NEXT EDITION had commissioned an undercover investigation into the activities of the power distribution company in the state. The result of the investigation will be presented in a series beginning from this report where customers recount nasty experiences and where the PHEDC’s Managing Director, Matthew Edebvie, taunts Akwa Ibom people as vandals and criminals.

READ MORE: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/investigation-how-phedc-coerces-extorts-customers-in-akwa-ibom-part-i

Residents of Asaba, Delta State are still trying to understand how a 19-year-old boy allegedly impregnated his mother while testing his love charm.

According to a report by Within Nigeria, the boy, simply identified as Ekenem, was said to have gone to a native doctor, who allegedly prepared a love charm for him to use on his mother and one of the matrons in the college where he is a boarding student...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/19-year-old-boy-impregnates-mother-while-testing-love-charm-in-asaba

Ms. Catherine Agbo, founder, Veda Foods and Beverages Ltd and contestant in The Next Titan Nigeria reality TV show, season six, on Thursday launched her products as part of the tasks to select the season's winner....

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Ms. Catherine Agbo, founder of Veda Foods and Beverages, and one of the top four finalists in the ongoing Next Titan Reality Television Show, has said that with determination and some extra efforts, nothing is impossible.

Speaking to the Next Edition on Thursday at the launch of her products, Agbo noted that “impossibility is just a word. If I step away from my comfort zone, there’s nothing I can’t achieve.”...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/impossibility-is-just-a-word-next-titan-finalist

The Federal Government has set up a multi-agency intervention mechanism to repair the failed Calabar-Itu Highway, a few days after this newspaper published an investigative report on the deplorable state of the road.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Ita Enang, made this known while inspecting the failed highway on Friday.

During the inspection, Mr. Enang said four agencies of the Federal Government have reached an agreement to collaborate and work on the Trunk A-4 Highway constructed in the ’70s.

The agencies include: the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Emergency and Road Management Agency (FERMA), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC,) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

The measure became necessary following the total collapse of parts of the highway not awarded and the abandonment of the parts awarded to Julius Berger Plc...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/next-edition-report-fg-constitutes-multi-agency-intervention-on-calabar-itu-highway

Did you know that there are foods you are eating every day that are killing you slowly? Most of us have a number of these foods on our menu, but if you combine all of these, you’ll get a deadly combo and you need to start making changes to your diet. So analyze what you eat and start making the right choices today. Here’s the list of 20 foods that are killing you slowly. Try to avoid or limit the intake of these foods as much as you can.

Some of these foods lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and even cancer. Not to forget obesity and all the anxiety and depression that can come with it.

READ MORE: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/20-foods-that-are-killing-you-slowly

The Calabar-Itu Highway project, which was abandoned by the Federal Government, has cut off Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, the NEXT EDITION can authoritatively report today.

Experts insist that the road, which was constructed in the 70s when the two states were under the former South Eastern State, has long expired.

Records show the road was constructed shortly after the Civil War when late Brigadier General Udokaha Esuene served as the military administrator of the erstwhile South Eastern State.

It was built as a Trunk A-4 Highway to link Calabar which was then and still is the state capital to what was then called the Mainland part of the state.

READ MORE: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/investigation-how-fgs-abandoned-calabar-itu-highway-cuts-off-aibom-from-cross-river-state-others-part-i

Adegboyega Adenekan, a Supervisor at Chrisland School, accused of defiling a pupil of the school has petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC, accusing the trial judge, Justice Sybil Nwaka, of bias.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that Adenekan is standing trial for allegedly defiling a two-year-old pupil of the school.

At the resumption of the case on Tuesday, Nwaka had registered her displeasure at the defence’s delay in filing their final written address after the prosecution and defence had closed their cases respectively...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/alleged-defilement-chrisland-supervisor-petitions-njc-accuses-judge-of-bias

Anita Natacha Adike aka Tacha has signed on as an ambassador with House of Lunettes.

The deal was disclosed via a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday and also affirmed by her new manager on his page.

The 23-year old wrote,

“Titans � Glad to announce my unveiling as the newest @house_of_lunettes Brand Ambassador �...
Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/bbnaija-tacha-gets-first-major-endorsement-deal

The increased advancement in technology and digitalization while a good thing, has greatly impacted the way parents raise their children in the present day.

In the ‘pre-technology’ days when there were no phones, no internets, no Fortnite, etc children and teens were solely influenced by their parents and immediate environs.

The digital age has widened the world in such a way that a 32 year old Russian man playing a video game and constantly chatting with a 14 year old boy playing the game all the way in Surulere, Lagos can slowly be indoctrinated by him and his beliefs...

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/parenting-in-the-digital-age

The Federal Government on Monday rejected calls on it to reopen its with neigbouring countries.

There have been calls on the government to
reopen the borders which have closed for nearly one month, especially its border with Benin Republic whose economy largely depends on trade with Nigeria.

Making known government’s stance on Monday, the Comptroller-General of Customs Col. Hammed Ali (rtd), said that the nation’s security was more important to it.

Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/fg-will-not-reopen-borders-yet-customs-boss

A man on Monday drove a body to a police station in northern California and claimed he killed four people, authorities said.

The man was arrested by Mt Shasta Police, near California’s northern border with Oregon, who in turn alerted Roseville Police, some 300 kilometres south of Mt Shasta, police spokesman Josh Simon said at a press conference.

“He showed up at the police department in this car, with the body,” Simon said...
Read More: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/man-drives-body-to-california-police-station-claims-he-killed-4

The Nigerian Police has arrested the notorious serial killer who has terrorized Port Harcourt in the few months.

The young man now known as Gracious David West has been killing young girls in hotels and leaving a white handkerchief tied around their necks.

At least seven bodies had been found in this manner.

The arrest was disclosed by the police in a statement on their official Twitter account which read:

“SERIAL KILLER NABBED BY POLICE IN RIVERS

“The notorious serial killer, Gracious David West was today September 19, 2019 arrested by the @policeNG in Rivers.


“The 26-year old killer from Buguma LGA of Rivers State, who is also a member of the Degbam cult group was arrested along East-West Road enroute to Uyo from Port Harcourt. He has since made useful statements to the Police.

“Investigation is on with a view to ascertaining his motives and possible accomplices.
“The Commissioner of Police Rivers State, CP Mustapha Dandaura will be briefing the media on this significant Police breakthrough tomorrow, September 20, 2019.”

Source: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/police-nab-rivers-state-serial-killer

At least 23 children have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in a suburb near the Liberian capital Monrovia.

The fire is believed to have broken out in the early hours of the morning, when school students were sleeping in a building attached to a mosque.

The BBC quotes police sources as saying that they are still looking for bodies in the ruins of the building.

President George Weah has tweeted his condolences to bereaved families...

“Being challenged in life is inevitable, but being defeated is optional.” – Roger Crawford

For Stephen Nwokeukwu, a 38-year-old graduate of Marketing from the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, life at present is one huge challenge.

He is stuck in a wheelchair and has been so for the past nine years.

Though Stephen’s body is debilitated, his mind has remained sharp and his faith, through his travails has also remained unshakeable that one day, he will see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Prior to 2010, Stephen was a happy- go-lucky young man with so much to look forward to in life.

A 2009 graduate of Marketing, Stephen did his mandatory National Youth Service in Kano. On completing his service, he moved to Kaduna with the help of a friend he hoped would get a bank job for him.

After waiting for two months with nothing happening, Stephen decided to return to his home town, Akabo in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. Besides, he had an interview with the Nigerian Navy in Aba, Abia State.

But sadly, he didn’t make it to his home till two years later and, of course, the interview in Aba also never came to pass.

In fact, Stephen is lucky to be alive, if his circumstances can be attributed to luck.

On the faithful day, June 20, 2010, he set off on the journey from Kaduna with high hopes, but a fatal accident arrested the journey and his plans for the future...

Source: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/stephen-nwokeukwu-a-cry-for-help

UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 season began Tuesday night as defending champions Liverpool visited Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo to begin their Champions League title defense.

The reds began their title defence with a 2-0 away defeat at the hands of Napoli in Italy.

Dries Mertens put in the first goal as he converted from the penalty spot eight minutes to the end of the game following a foul by Andy Robertson who tripped Jose Callejon inside the box.

Fernando Llorente who came on as a substitute for Hirving Lozano in the 69th minute, made it two in stoppage time to put Liverpool to shame...

Source: https://www.nextedition.com.ng/liverpool-begin-uefa-title-defence-with-a-2-0-loss-to-napoli