Hike In Fuel Price: Protest And Be Dealt With – Police To NANS
The Ogun State Police Command has threatened to deal with any member of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) who tries to protest the recent hike in fuel price as well as the increase in electricity tariff. The command, in a statement on Saturday, said it was in receipt of reliable intelligence that “some […]
Tinubu Reveals What Nigerians Must Do To Be Great
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that Nigerians must dwell in unity, if the country must become great. Tinubu stated this on Saturday, when he paid a condolence visit to Senator Aliyu Wamakko, on the death of his daughter, Sadiya Aliyu. Read Also: Tinubu Pays Condolence Visit […]
COVID-19: Nigeria’s Reference Lab To Provide Capacity For Africa
The National Reference Laboratory (NRL), has been selected as one of 12 laboratories in Africa that will provide genomic sequencing capacity for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the continent. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Saturday in Abuja. NAN […]
Putin’s Party Faces Biggest Test As Russians Vote
Russians head to polls in regions throughout the country on Sunday to cast their votes in local elections set to test the dominance of United Russia, long-time President Vladimir Putin’s party. The elections will be conducted in the course of several days as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The main and […]
Erdogan Warns Macron: ‘Don’t Mess With Turkey’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his criticism of Turkey’s latest activities in the eastern Mediterranean. “Do not mess with the Turkish people, do not mess with Turkey,’’ Erdogan said in Istanbul, chiding the French leader for “not listening” to warnings. “Mister Macron, you will have a […]
Blackout In Rivers: Protesters Shut Down Afam Transmission Station
Some irate Rivers youths have shutdown the Afam transmission station, causing a total blackout in Port Harcourt, the state capital, and its environs. The youths were protesting against the alleged inability by the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) to provide steady electricity at no cost to its host communities. Consequently, the Afam youths in […]
Tinubu Pays Condolence Visit To Sen Wamakko
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has condoled with Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto) on the demise of his daughter, Sadiya Aliyu. Tinubu, who was on a condolence visit to Sokoto State on Saturday, described the death as a great loss to the bereaved families and prayed for late Aliyu’s soul to […]
Around 50 Feared Dead In DR Congo Mine Collapse
About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local authorities said Saturday. The accident in the makeshift mine occurred on Friday in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province. Provincial governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi deplored “the tragic deaths of 50 people, […]
Delhi Summons Top Indian Facebook Official Over Hateful Content
Delhi summoned Facebook’s India chief Saturday to answer allegations that the social media giant failed to remove dangerous content in its biggest market globally. India is the US-based firm and its messaging service WhatsApp’s biggest market in terms of users, and the company is under pressure worldwide over the policing of hate speech. Facebook has […]
Makinde Tackles Tinubu On 2023 Presidency, Ondo Election
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday dismissed claim by the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that the Ondo State’s October 10 gubernatorial election is linked to the Southwest bid for the presidency in 2023. Tinubu had during a meeting with the traditional rulers during the kickoff of […]
Unpaid Salaries: Bauchi Gov Vows To Investigate Commissioner
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkhadir Mohammed, has vowed to get to the root of the raging controversies surrounding unpaid salaries to some civil servants in the state. DAILY POST reports that there have been agitations in the state over unpaid salaries as some civil servant on the payroll of the state government are being […]
AstraZeneca, Oxford University Resume COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have resumed after a six-day pause. The trials were paused due to “potentially unexplained illness” in the United Kingdom. Both AstraZeneca and its partners, the University of Oxford researchers said the trials have resumed. AstraZeneca said the resumption of trials […]