Sunday, 23 February, 2025

Month: January 2021


The European Medicines Agency is considering an application to approve the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, to protect the EU against coronavirus infection, the team behind the jab says. In a Tweet on Wednesday, the developers of Read more…


A story from President Biden’s past came to mind Wednesday as the words of his inaugural address rang out across Washington, D.C.’s cold, empty, militarized Mall, just two weeks after a mob of MAGA zealots bent on stopping Congress from Read more…


The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, have hailed the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, The Anambra State governor described Anyaoku as Anambra’s gift to Read more…


Group lauds gov on road devt, warns detractorsAbia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has debunked rumours of mass defection of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to the All Progressives Congress (APC), including himself, insisting that he will hand over power to Read more…


The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA) says Nigeria is to receive 100,000 doses of mRNA Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to administer to Nigerians to combat the pandemic. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Director-General Read more…


The presidency on Tuesday noted that as a lawyer, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in tackling insecurity is not expected to unilaterally oust Fulani herders in the state or he will go against the constitution of the country. This followed Read more…


Pan–Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-political organisation, the Coalition of South East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND), has lambasted the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for refusing to support the quest for Igbo presidency in 2023. Read more…


Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has advised IPOB and Igbo leaders to support the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership of Prof. George Obiozor to realise the quest for a South East presidency in 2023. In a statement by the group in Read more…


Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has raised the alarm that  people testing positive for COVID-19 and those dying of the infection in his state have increased. Uzodimma spoke on Monday while addressing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Read more…


…Suspect: I killed her because my husband proposed to marry her as third wife A 20-year old woman, Mrs. Suwaiba Shuaibu, of Gimawa Village, Doguwa local government area of Kano is being detained by the police for allegedly killing a Read more…


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Anambra governorship election for November 6. The various political parties can now slate when the selecting processes for their candidates will begin.


The Iranian army has started a massive military exercise involving commando and paratrooper units. The drills are the latest in a series of war games held by the country in recent weeks, amid soaring tensions in the Persian Gulf. The Read more…