JUST IN: Makinde To Reopen Shasha Market
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday promised to reopen the Shasha market any moment from now. The decision is coming barely two weeks after the market was shut down…
Daily COVID Tracker: Edo To Shut Event Centres And US To Mark 500k COVID Deaths
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US nears 500,000 with President Joe Biden planning to mark the grim moment. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday morning. …
Full list of winners in 14th Headies awards
The 14th edition of the prestigious Headies award held on Sunday nigth. The event, which was virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic, was hosted by funnyman Bovi and Nancy Isime. Fast-rising…
Pandemic Used As ‘Pretext’ To Crush Dissent —UN Chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday criticised countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent, reining in the media and suppressing criticism. Speaking at the opening…
COVID-19: No Guarantee Current Lockdown Will Be The Last, Minister Admits
Foreign Office minister James Cleverly says it is impossible to give people “100% certainty” as “viruses don’t work like that”. The government cannot guarantee that the current coronavirus lockdown in…
NAFDAC Approves Astrazeneca COVID Vaccine For Use In Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. Mojisola Adeyeye, the director-general of NAFDAC, disclosed this during a…
Arsenal Investigate Aubameyang Over Possible Covid-19 Rules Breach
Arsenal will remind captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of his responsibilities after a video emerged of the forward getting a tattoo, which could be a breach of coronavirus restrictions. Tattoo artist Alejandro…
WTO: APC congratulates Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Stephen Godonu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). It said the confirmation of the…
Valentine: Sex Toys, Cakes Top Purchase Charts
Barely 24 hours to the St. Valentine’s Day, an increase in the purchase of adult-themed toys, lingerie (women’s underwear), cakes and wigs have been recorded, a survey by the News…
How Ex-Lagos Governor LK Jakande Died, By Sons
Second Republic Lagos State Governor Lateef Kayode Jakande passed on peacefully on Thursday. He was never ill, his children and family members who relived his last moment said. Jakande, first…
