Professor of Virology, Oyewale Tomori, says security agencies may exploit Nigerians under the guise of enforcing the newly signed Coronavirus Disease Health Protection Regulations (2021). Tomori, who is the Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, said this in an interview with news men on Thursday. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had on Tuesday... Read More
2020 Batch A corps members posted to Borno State have been exempted from Orientation Camp. The National Youth Service Corps announced this in a tweet without giving a reason for the decision. “2020 Batch A Corps members serving in Borno State are exempted from the Camp resumption,” the tweet read. The News team reports that NYSC... Read More
The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge of the state after rejecting her twice. The confirmation took place on Thursday at the state House of Assembly in Calabar following a motion moved by the Leader of the House and representative of Ogoja Constituency, Peter Odey, and... Read More
A fight has broken out at the ongoing public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill as members of the host communities engage in physical combat. The fight broke out when the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas was called to the podium to make a presentation.... Read More
___________ NEW HARD-HITTING NATIONAL TV AD URGES THE NATION TO STAY AT HOME Government launches new national campaign featuring hospital staff and COVID-19 patients to remind the public of the extreme pressures still facing the NHS. New emotive TV ad challenges the public to think about the impact their actions might have by asking: “Can... Read More
————————— UK Black Members of Parliament from the Conservative and Labour Party have united to encourage people to take the vaccine. Click, watch and share. https://twitter.com/nadhimzahawi/status/1354535167017308165 The video was initiated by Number 10 over the weekend, who worked through the detail with Vaccines Minister, Nadhim Zahawi MP before reaching out to the Labour and Conservative... Read More
—————— LATEST FINDINGS FROM COVID-19 STUDY PUBLISHED Over 167,600 volunteers tested in England between 6 and 22 of January 2021 as part of one of the most significant COVID-19 studies Final findings from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show infections remained very high throughout this period with 1 in 64 people infected Everyone must... Read More
A leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, says a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is afraid to speak on the Fulani herdsmen crisis in parts of the South-West region because he does not want to offend the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Adebanjo spoke on Wednesday on... Read More
Overnight clashes in northern Lebanon between security forces and demonstrators angered by a coronavirus lockdown injured at least 45 people, the Lebanese Red Cross said on Wednesday. At least nine of the injured were treated in hospital following rolling scuffles in the main northern city of Tripoli, the Red Cross said. Protesters lobbed molotov cocktails,... Read More
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has commended the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of the Service Chiefs. The President-General of the group, Onyeachonam Onuorah gave the commendation on Wednesday in a statement in Awka, the Anambra State capital. He said the President did well by yielding to the... Read More