5G: Stakeholders commend FG’s approval, knock conspiracy theorists
September 10, 2021 Stakeholders have been commending the Nigerian government for approving the deployment of 5G (Fifth Generation) digital network in the country. They also carpeted conspiracy theorists for linking…
CNN fires 3 employees for working at headquarters without vaccination
August 6, 2021 All three have been terminated. Let me be clear — we have a zero-tolerance policy on this. You need to be vaccinated to come to the office….
15 months after, origin of Coronavirus still unknown: Scientists accuse China of cover up
Fifteen months after the global pandemic officially began, it’s still unclear how it originated – and a group of top American scientists is eager for answers. In a letter in…
Press freedom as public good, by Ken Ugbechie
Every May 3, is World Press Freedom Day. It’s a global feast initiated by the United Nations to mark press freedom and draw global attention to the challenges of the…
Another President contracts Covid-19 ahead of election
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the coronavirus just two weeks before the election of a new head of state. The 72-year-old politician from the Conservative…
New coronavirus strain spreads in Africa, 8 countries experience surge
A new and deadlier strain of the Coronavirus has hit Africa and it shows in the rising cases among a people once thought to possess some immunity against the virus….
Analysis: Pandemic, crude oil price dip put Nigeria at ‘Critical Juncture’
More than 200 million Nigerians will slide further into poverty as the coronavirus pandemic has sent oil prices tumbling and pushed Africa’s largest economy into recession. To many in oil-rich…
Coronavirus positive Ronaldo still defiant of isolation protocols – Report
Juventus star player Cristiano Ronaldo appeared as combative as ever in a social media post on Friday, a day after being accused of breaching Italian coronavirus rules. “Don’t let what…
We’re not afraid of coronavirus, we still eat bushmeat – Epe wet market vendors
Just a few months after Epe Fish Market was under lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, vendors at the site in the southern Nigerian state of Lagos…
What is killing Nigerians is the fear, panic of coronavirus – Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has insisted that the coronavirus pandemic is a scam orchestrated by some individuals to generate profits to the detriment of the poor masses. He accused…