Mahmood Yakubu sworn in as INEC Chairman for a second term
Professor Mahmood Yakubu was on Wednesday sworn in for a second term as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and believes the country’s elections are getting better. …
NDLEA arrests Brazilian, Nigerian, seizes 14.4kg of cocaine at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade the prying eyes of law enforcement personnel and this had led to the…
Leading cardinal says Church needs rules to govern status of ex popes
Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative, said the Vatican needs clear rules to govern the status of future popes who resign rather than rule for life and that…
Biden, introducing health teams, vows 100m COVID-19 vaccinations in first 100 days
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic during his first 100 days in office, saying his administration would vaccinate 100 million Americans, push…
Marginal Oilfields: 3 Ijaw Leaders ask Court to halt licensing rounds pending determination of suit
Three Ijaw leaders have approached the Federal High Court in Yenagoa to halt the process leading to bids for marginal oilfields located in their domains pending the determination of their…
We’re looking into reopening the borders as soon as possible – Buhari
The Nigerian government plans to reopen its land borders, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He explained that the closure of the nation’s land borders was part of the efforts by…
Bye election: APC Imo North candidate was disqualified, revisit your pronouncement – Protesting youths tell INEC
The Coalition of Okigwe Youths, a political pressure group, barricaded the entrance to the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, in protest against the outcome of…
UNICEF kicks against nationwide closure of schools over COVID-19
The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) has cautioned countries fighting the Coronavirus against imposing nationwide or large-scale school closures, saying it is a wrong response that could compound the societal cost…
90-Year-Old British Grandmother First To Receive Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
A 90-year-old British grandmother became the first person in a Western country to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine, as Britain rolled out Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug in the biggest inoculation drive in…
COVID-19: Making immunisation mandatory would be the wrong road to take – WHO
The World Health Organization said Monday that persuading people on the merits of a Covid-19 vaccine would be far better than trying to make the jabs mandatory. The WHO said…