Coronavirus: South Korean church leader says outbreak, ‘devil’s deed’, test of faith
The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the center of the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak on Friday called the disease the “devil’s deed” and…
Borno vaccinates 2.1 m children against polio
Borno Government on Friday, says it has vaccinated more than 2.1 million children against polio in just concluded Immuisation Plus Day exercise in the state. Dr. Sule Mele, Executive Director,…
London court to hear Assange’s extradition case Monday
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents, a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether…
China fires jail officials over coronavirus outbreak in 2 prisons
The new coronavirus has infected 234 people in two prisons outside the province at the center of the epidemic and top officials deemed responsible for the outbreaks have been fired,…
COVID-19: No sub-Saharan African country has evacuated citizens, stranded citizens plead to be brought home
When Margaret Ntale Namusisi’s three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan, China, because of the coronavirus outbreak, she sent…
Senate approves motion for effective budgeting in Nigeria
Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP, Anambra) on Thursday sponsored a motion alongside five other lawmakers on ‘the need to establish a Visionary Budget-Driven National Planning Framework for Nigeria’. Speaking with journalists…
Court orders arrest of 4 UBA staff over alleged N33.69m fraud
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, has issued a warrant of arrest for four staff of United Bank for Africa PLC (UBA) charged with alleged cybercrime, fraud and diversion of…
Buhari will not resign over security challenges, his mandate won’t expire until 2023 – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari will not resign over the security challenges in the…
Lagos Assembly receives Amotekun Bill, begins public hearing Monday, to amend LNSC Bill
Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday says it has received an Executive Bill on Amotekun from Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government, and consequently fixed Monday for public hearing. The Clerk of the…
Lassa Fever: Nigeria gets N32m humanitarian aid from EU
The European Union has announced a donation of 80,000 Euros (N32 million), in humanitarian aid to assist families affected by Lassa Fever in Nigeria. A statement issued by Modestus Chuwulaka,…