2023: Why Igbo presidential aspirants haven’t declared ambition -Ohanaeze
A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo World-wide has said that many presidential aspirants from South-East are putting finishing tourches to their plans. The group said this while reacting to a comment by a...
View ArticleJ&J COVID-19 vaccine costs Nigeria $7.5 per dose —Afreximbank
The African Export-Import Bank, which facilitated the procurement of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, says the vaccine costs Nigeria $7.50 as against $10 per dose. The bank’s Regional Chief Operating...
View ArticleUNFPA, GAC start national landscape survey on SGBV, HTPs in Nigeria
The UN Population Fund, with funding from Global Affairs Canada, has commenced a 45-day national survey to provide comprehensive analysis of the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Traditional...
View ArticleAdamawa hits NCDC over COVID-19 figures
The Executive Chairman of Adamawa State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Suleiman Bashir, faulted the format used by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control in representing COVID-19 cases. He said...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Decision to stop community testing dangerous, wrong –Tomori
There were indications on Thursday that many states had stopped mass testing for COVID-19 despite the growing fear about the asymptomatic variant of the deadly virus. Reacting, professor of virology,...
View ArticleVan Dijk signs new Liverpool contract
Virgil van Dijk gave a timely boost to Liverpool on the eve of their first Premier League match of the season with newly-promoted Norwich City by signing a new long-term contract, the club announced on...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Saskay accuses Yousef of emotional blackmail
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Saskay, has accused Yousef of emotionally blackmailing her with his attitude. Saskay said this while discussing with Peace on Friday, day 20 of the show, as...
View ArticleCOVID-19: CDC justifies choice of J&J vaccine for Africa
The Africa Center for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) has explained that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine was chosen for the continent because ‘it is a single-shot vaccine, with a long shelf-life...
View ArticleBuhari’s visit to Tinubu in London shows APC leader is sick –Deji Adeyanju
Activist Deji Adeyanju says Thursday’s visit by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, in London, shows that...
View ArticleYouths should emulate Okwaraji’s patriotism, hard work –Group
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices says late Nigerian international, Samuel Okwaraji, remains a symbol of patriotism and hard work to be emulated by youths. The National Coordinator of...
View ArticleTransfer: Mourinho wants Nigeria’s Iheanacho at Roma -Report
Roma are considering making an offer for Kelechi Iheanacho if they fail to sign Tammy Abraham. Iheanacho signed a new three-year Leicester City contract in April but he is now reported to be a transfer...
View ArticleDon’t compete with God, Ngige counsels striking doctors
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has counselled striking doctors in the country to be humble and carry themselves with dignity, rather than “play God or compete with God”. Ngige gave...
View ArticleAston Villa ambitious despite Grealish sale, says manager
Aston Villa are ambitious and had no option but to accept Manchester City’s £100 million ($138 million) bid for playmaker and captain Jack Grealish said manager Dean Smith on Friday. Smith speaking...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Pere advises Maria to pray against eviction
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Head of House, Pere, has advised his deputy, Maria, to pray against eviction in the coming weeks of the show. He said this on Friday in the HoH lounge where he and Maria...
View ArticleTop tips on launching a career in sports photography
The pros agree that it’s important to charter your own course in sports photography – whether that’s in your training or finding your own niche. With the Summer of sport underway, Canon Ambassadors...
View ArticleEPL fixtures: Arsenal face Brentford, Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea in action
Michael Aromolaran After a nearly three-month hiatus, the 2021/22 English Premier League will kick off on Friday with Arsenal taking on newcomer Brentford in the opening fixture. Thomas Frank’s side...
View ArticleWhy we’ve not submitted report on NAF air crash – AIB
THE Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria has explained why the report of the investigation into the crash involving the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has not been submitted....
View ArticleCopyright commission impounds pirated books worth N1.5m
The Nigerian Copyright Commission in collaboration with armed policemen have arrested three suspected pirates and impounded 250 pirated copies of the Holy Bible in Suleja Market, Niger State. NCC...
View ArticleRumblings in APC, PDP as major blocs battle for party control
John Alechenu takes a look at some of the issues responsible for the existential threat to Nigeria’s two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress and the main opposition Peoples...
View ArticleFrance suspends military cooperation with Ethiopia
France has suspended a deal on military cooperation with Ethiopia, two sources close to the issue said on Friday, as concern intensifies over the conflict in the country’s north. The deal agreed...
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