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Buhari – “The death of our front line health workers in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is particularly sad because these professionals risk their own lives in order to save others.” President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the sacrifices of 20 doctors reportedly killed by COVID-19, saying their welfare is a priority for his government. […]
COVID-19 – It is almost impossible for Nigeria to start a vaccine campaign in January, according to several global health experts and bodies. Despite Nigerian authorities’ claims of expecting to receive in January one of the vaccines developed globally for COVID-19, evidence on the ground at the country’s National Strategic Cold Store suggest an exaggeration of […]
Hackers – Attackers target the European Medicines Agency, which regulates vaccines, including Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 treatment.
Dementia – A woman killed by her husband was believed never to have experienced domestic abuse before, a report found. Hilda Hubbard was repeatedly stabbed by her husband Michael, who had dementia, at their Norfolk bungalow in September 2018. The pair had been happy, riding in a scooter and sidecar they had called “Wallace and […]
Ghana – The incumbent Ghanaian president Akufo-Addo has held on to power following the release of official results. Tensions are rising in the normally peaceful country as his opponent calls foul play. The Ghanaian electoral commission on Wednesday declared incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo the winner of the country’s presidential election. The 76-year-old Akufo-Addo from the center-right New […]
Pensioners – Retirees in Anambra State have rejected Governor Willie Obiano’s annual Christmas rice largesse , describing it as a “Greek gift”. They asked the governor to stop deceiving them with such a gift, insisting that what they wanted from the government was the prompt payment of their retirement benefits. They said payment of gratuity […]
Borno – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said the weekend massacre of 110 rice farmers in Borno state by Boko Haram has raised serious questions about the national security architecture. The forum, in a statement by its Chairman and the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, described the attack as morally reprehensible. Fayemi said […]
#EndSars – The Lagos State judicial panel on restitution for victims of SARS related matters announced on Saturday that so far they have received 210 petitions. The panel which has 6 months to come up with recommendations after hearing all matters announced that by 22nd December, it would stop accepting any petition and focus on […]
Boko Haram – At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group, according to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country. “At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said in a statement after […]
Citation – The climb to movie stardom is usually arduous. Oftentimes, artistes bleed blood, sweat and tears on their journey to becoming celebrities. Suffering is not usually a virtue. A few exceptional artistes by virtue of their talents have had to dodge the thorny path to fame. The performance of Temi, one of the daughters […]