NDLEA arrests ‘notorious drug trafficker’, recovers Cocaine hidden in Monarch’s palace in Anambra
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious suspected drug trafficker, Hassan Taiwo, with three parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom created in his suitcase….
COVID-19: Gov. Abiodun Gets Vaccinated As Ogun Becomes First State to Receive AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses
The Ogun State government has taken delivery of an initial set of 50,000 doses of the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Governor Dapo Abiodun received the vaccines on Monday…
Austria Suspends AstraZeneca Batch After Death
Austria will stop using doses from one batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine while the death of a nurse who received it is investigated, health officials have said. The decision had…
A father’s gory tales from the den of Jangebe school girls’ abductors: ‘I cried like never before’
The father of one of the abducted Jangebe school girls, who himself had been in captivity, regained his freedom on Monday night with mixed tales of sadness and joy. Mallam…
Pantami, Danbatta headline WATRA 2021 AGM; Nigeria fields candidate
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, are set for…
Fully-Vaccinated People Can Gather Without Masks – CDC
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance…
AfDB approves $1.3m grants for two research efforts to enhance women’s digital access to loans, micro-insurance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The grants,…
Wike: Infrastructure Governor like no other
Governor Nyesom Wike is only one in a class of 36 governors. But he stands out. He towers over his peers in infrastructure development. He’s simply bullish about it, weaving…
NBA, BAL launch Gender Equality Initiatives in Africa
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced the launch of several initiatives to advance gender equality and economic…
IWD: Bring abductions of women, girls to an end – Aisha Buhari charges Nigerian leaders
The first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has urged Nigerian leaders to bring an immediate end to the incessant abductions of women and girls in the country. In a message…