The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is facing an embarrassment of riches of a sort in their coming national convention where a new national chairman will be elected. At the last count, about eight heavyweights, including five former governors, have thrown their hats into the ring. These are Tanko Al-Makura, former governor of Nasarawa State…
“No Place For Violence, It’s Time to Move Forward Abe
Magnus Ngei Abe, former senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State to denounce violence and resist the temptation of being provoked to attack anyone. Abe, in a statement he personally signed, said that a political disagreement does not amount…
NAFDAC Approves Three More COVID-19 Vaccines
The National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Thursday approved three COVID-19 vaccine variants for use in Nigeria. These are Moderna (Rovi Pharma Madrid, Spain); AstraZeneca AZD1222 [SK Bioscience Co Limited (Republic of Korea)]; and Sputnik V (Gamaleya National Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Russia). In a statement, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, director…
Gbajabiamila Blows Hot and Cold on Media Bill
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, appears in a dilemma over the obnoxious Media Bill pending in the green chamber to cage the Nigerian media and bring it under the control of the minister of information. He spoke from both sides of his mouth on Monday, July 12, at an event organized by…
Turning the Searchlight on Rape
National Council for Arts and Culture in a quest to stop rising rape cases in Nigeria, organised one-day training for journalists in Abuja. Rape and professional reporting of rape took the centre stage in Abuja on Wednesday, July 7, when the National Council of Arts and Culture, NCAC, and OmniMedia organised a one- day training…
The Senate Rejects the Nomination of Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner
At last the Nigerian Senate, Tuesday, rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This followed the submission of the screening report by the Committee on INEC during plenary, recommending the rejection of the nominee.Kabiru Gaya, chairman of the committee, said Onochie’s nomination was…
Setback for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in Australia
Fresh health advice in Australia has forced a change to the country’s embattled COVID-19 vaccine rollout program due to 12 new cases of a rare, sometimes serious, blood condition. Previously, over two million people aged 50 – 59 years were advised to take AstraZeneca vaccine but this has now been suddenly changed to the Pfizer…
Assembled-in-Nigeria Electric Car is a Fantastic Innovation,” Says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo exhibited his driving skills at the ongoing Made-in-Nigeria exhibition in Abuja on Tuesday, June 15, when he seamlessly test-drove Kona, the first electric car assembled-in-Nigeria. He testified that it was a fantastic drive and described the car as “innovative” and “a showcase of what is possible in our country.” He drove…
Ronaldo Makes Coca Cola lose $4 billion at Euro-2021 [Video]
Cristiano Ronaldo is a super Star on and off the football pitch. On Monday, June 14, 2021, he scored a brace as defending champions. Portugal out-played hapless Hungary 3 -0. Those two goals made Ronaldo the highest scorer ever in the European Champions, bettering Michel Platini’s record of nine goals, which he matched at the…
World Albinism Day: Osinbajo Calls for a Reverse of Negative Mindsets on Those Living With Albinism
The 2021 World Albinism Day was marked on Sunday, June 13, globally with the theme: “Strength Beyond All Odds.” In Nigeria, it was marked virtually because of the COVID-19 restrictions. At the event, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN called for more attention to be paid to the needs of this special…
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