Two-third of Africans willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine – Survey
Two-third of Africans interviewed have expressed willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccines, says the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa CDC disclosed this in a statement…
UNICAL Professor bags 3 year jail term for manipulating, falsifying election results in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene on Thursday sentenced Professor Peter Ogban of the University of Uyo to three years imprisonment in a two-count of manipulation and…
Farmers/herders crisis: Over 300,000 people displaced in 4 states in Nigeria- Research
Zinariya Consult, a research development and policy advocacy actor says it was estimated that more than 300,000 people were displaced in four states due to the farmers and herders crisis…
Guinea Ebola outbreak: Resurgence of previously circulated W/Africa strain – CDC says
The new Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea is directly related to the region’s devastating epidemic between 2014 and 2016. The African Centres for Disease Control (CDC)…
Kaduna Abduction: Parents urge Govt to negotiate not use force on the bandits
A parent of two of the abducted students of Federal College Of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, says he and other parents want the government to negotiate with the bandits…
Lagos CP orders redeployment of DPO over harassment, illegal detention of citizens
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of CSP Francis Ani, the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu Division, Police spokesman in the state, CSP…
Tokyo Olympics torch relay begins in Japan
The long-awaited torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics kicked off in the north-eastern prefecture of Fukushima on Thursday. This was in spite of persisting concerns about the Games going…
Bandits are ready to negotiate and be incorporated into society, we should dialogue with them– Gumi
Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says the Fulani herdsmen involved in banditry are ready to negotiate and be incorporated into the society. Sheikh Gumi on Wednesday said, “they are ready…
The world should be back to normal by end-2022 due to vaccines – Bill Gates
The world should be back to normal by the end of 2022 thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, Bill Gates said in an interview for Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and television broadcaster…
LAGOS HOSTS NBC DELEGATION ON DIGITAL SWITCHOVER SENSITISATION, DECLARES PREPAREDNESS
The Lagos State Government has declared its preparedness to embrace the Digital Switch Over of broadcast stations. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, noted this when he hosted…