Nigeria on Monday recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said. The NCDC stated this on Tuesday. The centre said that this brings the total infections to 187, 588 since the index case in 2020. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low…
Pakistan has crossed another grim milestone of 25,000 coronavirus-related deaths as authorities struggle to contain the highly contagious Delta variant. At least 80 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 25,003, according to the health ministry on Monday Pakistan’s positive test rate was reported at 7 percent, with 3,772…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has come under fire for remarks about women footballers having “flat chests” and suggesting they would not be attractive candidates for marriage. Hassan made the comments at a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate the victory of a national men’s team in a regional football championship, where ironically she also called…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has given reasons for forcefully breaking into Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Dorathy Bachor, about 04.45 am on Monday. Dorathy had alleged that armed operatives of EFCC broke into her Lagos residence and later claimed that it was a mistake. The former housemate in the 2020 edition of BBNaija…
Activist Joe Okei-Odumakin has said that politicians and government officials who are in the habit of disrespecting traditional rulers should learn from former President Olusegun Obasanjo who, on Sunday, demonstrated humility and regard for traditional authority when he knelt before His Royal Majesty Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III. Oke-Odumakin, who is the President, Women…
As the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), moves closer to the end of his second term in 2023, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, said Nigeria needs a leader with a broad world view and not a provincial politician. He equally noted that the leader must…
Vaccination against COVID-19 will resume on Wednesday in Lagos State with the administration of Moderna vaccine, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. Sanwo-Olu, who gave updates on the fight against the virus said of the 601,000 doses promised Lagos about 299,000 doses of the Moderna vaccines were received from the Federal Government. The Governor added that…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing strike. Justice John Targema gave the order on Monday in an ex parte application by the Federal Government. He ruled: “It is hereby ordered that claimant/applicant and the defendant/respondent suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending…
Nasarawa State Government has begun the distribution of relief materials to people affected by flood in three communities in Nasarawa Eggon and Akwanga Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Mr Allumaga Zakari, the Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
