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etween 500 and 600 Australian Open players, officials and support staff will go into isolation after a worker at one of the event's quarantine hotels tested positive for coronavirus.The Premier of Victoria Region, DANIEL ANDREWS who announced the decision, said Thursday's play at the six warm-up events will be affected.He however, added that there will be no impact on the tournament proper, with players free to return to competing after a negative t...

The Ethiopian government has dismissed reports that tens of thousands of civilians have died in the conflict in the northern Tigray region.Three opposition parties in Tigray had accused Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers of carrying out widespread atrocities and said 52,000 civilians had been killed.The government says it regrets any civilian casualties but added that there had not been a significant number due to the professionalism of the military, describin...

Doctors working in Ondo State government-owned hospitals have embarked on indefinite strike action over the payment of half-salaries for workers.Spokesperson of the Ondo Government Doctors Forum, OMOLAYO OLUBOSEDE, revealed this while addressing newsmen in Akure, the State capital.The doctors have placed a five-point demand before the state government, including the immediate payment of full salary arrears and the replacement of doctors who left service....

The Federal Government and the Joint Action Committee comprising the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have set up a committee to resolve the dispute over the 40 billion naira earned allowances and complaints about the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.This was agreed during a meeting between the Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE, SSANU National President...

The new Chief of Defence Staff, Major General LUCKY IRABOR has led other Service Chiefs on an operational visit to the Headquarters, Command and Control Centre of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital....

The Benue State Government says it has observed an influx of heavily-armed herdsmen at its border with Nasarawa state....

The Oyo State Police Command says it has intensified routine patrols in the Odo-Osun, Ita bale, and Aderogba areas of Ibadan, the state capital....

The Ogun State House of Assembly has said it will consider a debate for the Anti-Open Grazing Bill in February....

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said his administration will be transparent and open with the implementation of the 2021 budget....

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), AMAJU PINNICK, has been declared eligible for membership of the FIFA Council.The Chairman of the FIFA Review Committee, MUKUL MUDGAL, informed PINNICK of his eligibility for the position in a letter.PINNICK had disclosed his intention to vie for membership of the FIFA Council, which is the highest decision-making body in world football, back in November 2020. With his eligibility con...