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US Election: Biden maintains momentum, leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

Former Vice President, Joe Biden is now a shouting distance away from defeating President Donald Trump as has taken the lead in his birth state of Pennsylvania as the number of outstanding ballots has dwindled. Biden needs 270…

Foreign

US Election: Secret Service increases Biden’s security ahead of possible victory

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

The US Secret Service has increased its protective bubble around Joe Biden as chances increased that he will be the next US president, the Washington Post reported Friday. The Secret Service sent an extra squad of agents to…

Crime Watch

Woman sues textile firm for using pictures of deceased daughter ‎to advertise products

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

‎A woman, Hajiya Habiba Aliyu, has dragged a textile firm ‎to court for allegedly using the pictures of her deceased daughter to advertise its products without authorisation. Habiba ‎asked the Federal High Court, Kano, to order…

Foreign

Trump sons back father’s election claims‎

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

‎While Donald Trump’s political allies remained silent or distanced themselves Thursday from the US president, increasingly alone in his fight against what he says is widespread election “fraud”, his oldest sons declared their…

Crime Watch

US Election: Police find vehicle with guns as men plan to attack election centre‎

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

‎ Two armed men are arrested for driving from Virginia to Philadelphia in a Hummer and 'planning to attack convention center' where ballots are still being counted Trump, who held a 675,000-vote lead early Wednesday but by Friday…

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Immigration gives reason for seizing #EndSARS promoter’s passport‎

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday said the passport of an #EndSARS promoter, Modupe Odele aka Mochievous, was not seized because of the protest but due to a re‎striction order.‎ Spokesman of the NIS, Mr. Sunday James,…

Business

Perm Sec says N1.3bn for State House Clinic is too small

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

‎Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijani Umar, on Thursday said the N1.3bn approved for the State House Clinic in the 2021 budget was too small. Speaking with journalists after defending the 2021 budget before the…

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FG to borrow ‎$104.2m and $20m ‎for water projects

Daily Tracker Nov 6, 2020

‎The Federal Government is to obtain $104.2m and $20m loans from two international financial institutions for the development of water projects in Nigeria.‎ A statement by the ‎Federal Ministry of Water Resources said the …

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FERMA says ministries of Finance and Works and Housing inflated its 2021 budget by 11bn

Daily Tracker Nov 5, 2020

‎The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA),‎ on Thursday said the ministries of Finance and Works and Housing inflated its 2021 budget by over N11bn.‎ M‎anaging Director of FERMA, Mr. Nurudeen Rafindadi, spoke while…

Viewpoint

Viewpoint: MARCEL OFOMATA, HIS UNN RESEARCH CENTRE AND EDUCATION FUNDING IN NIGERIA

Daily Tracker Nov 5, 2020

By Law Mefor The 4th day of October, 2020, will go down in the history of University of Nigeria Nsukka, as a day the apex citadel of learning witnessed a major intervention in addressing its infrastructure deficits. It was the…

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