Egypt has allegedly revealed that 21 jihadists were killed in clashes with security forces in the restive Sinai peninsula, where Islamic State group-affiliated militants have waged a long-running insurgency. The interior ministry said in a statement that police raided two hideouts of “terrorist elements” in North Sinai governorate, sparking a gunbattle in which two officers […]
Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, say they have begun strike after their negotiations with the state government for improved pay collapsed. The doctors had embarked on a three-day warning strike over the same issue which led to negotiations between them and the state government. It was learnt that […]
Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) has announced that the federal government will henceforth prosecute anyone found guilty of evading payment of tax on foreign properties. Malami who advised defaulters to take advantage of the voluntary offshore assets regularisation scheme (VOARS) to declare and regularise their assets, added that any bank or intermediary that is found […]
US President Donald Trump has announced that he has ordered governors to open up places of worship opining that is wrong for some state governors to designate ‘liquor stores and abortion clinics’ as ‘essential services’ but keep places of worship like churches, mosques and synagogues closed. Amid the Coronavirus pandemic hat has killed over 95,000 […]
Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that 70 percent of Nigerians that have died from the novel Coronavirus in the country are persons with hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, HIV, cancer, and tuberculosis. He stated this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 on Thursday, May 21. According to the Minister, analysis of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday May 22, signed an executive order implementing financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary into law. The Nigerian leader made the announcement in series of tweets shared on Friday. The tweet read; “Based on the power vested in me under Section 5 of the 1999 constitution (as Amended), I, today, signed into […]
Remy Ma’s hip hop career just hit the rocks, Bluebloodz.com has learned that the legendary female rapper is believed to have recently dropped by her label, Columbia Records. Remy had been signed to the label for her entire career. But this week her name and information stealthily was removed from the website of Columbia records […]
This year’s BET Awards, which also doubles as the ceremonies 20th anniversary will take place virtually this year following the COVID-19 outbreak Bluebloodz.com has learned. “The BET Awards are a seminal event – the biggest celebration of Black culture, Black accomplishment, Black excellence, and Black potential,” said Scott Mills, president of BET via Variety. “Our […]
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, has cautioned traditional medicine practitioners to refer patients with symptoms of coronavirus to the appropriate authorities. Mamora, while delivering an address at a meeting with Traditional Medicine and Herbal Cure Claimants against COVID-19 on Thursday, said ongoing issues of looking inwards for indigenous solutions to COVID-19 […]
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday – May 25 and 26, 2020 – as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitri celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government. This was contained in a press statement by the Director of Press in the Ministry, Mohammed Manga, […]