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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said one of Nigeria’s main priorities now is getting the COVID-19 vaccine and this is a matter of utmost concern to the Buhari administration. He stated this on Thursday, November 12, at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum which featured presentations by some Heads of State & government alongside …

Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to multiple reports from Ghanaian media. The development comes less than a month after he buried his mother. Rawlings, who is one of the most respected African leaders, was a military leader in Ghana and later became a politician who ruled the country …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has revealed that he has no issues with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, after he made a move to abolish the payment of pensions and all entitlements to former Governors and deputies of the state. On Tuesday, November 10 Governor Sanwo-Olu said he intends to repeal the payment of pensions to public office holders in a bid to cut …

The Post-UTME (PUTME) admission screening into the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been postponed from November 23 to December 2, 2020. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday by Dr Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN. Ehanire said: “The University of Benin (UNIBEN) Post-UTME (PUTME) Admission Screening Exercise for 2020/2021 that was formerly scheduled to take place …

Six #EndSARS protesters arrested in front of the National Assembly complex, Abuja, have been granted bail by a magistrate court sitting in Abuja, five days after they were thrown in prison custody. Magistrate Abdulrazak Eneye while ruling on the bail application filed by the defence counsel, Tope Akinyode, on Wednesday, granted the defendants bail of N50 ,000 each and one …

Pastor Tunde Bakare the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Church has revealed that he never demanded for the regulation of social media in Nigeria. In a post on his Twitter page, the clergyman wrote; “Nowhere in my @AriseTV interview did I ‘demand regulation of social media in Nigeria’ as is currently making the rounds. We may agree to disagree, …

Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, D.J Switch has testified before the Sub-committee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the Canadian parliament, on the October, 20 Lekki Toll Gate Shootings on #EndSARS Protesters. DJ Switch recounted the #EndSARS protesters’ experience in the hands of soldiers who stormed the protest ground in Lekki area …

On Monday, November 9th, A Federal Court of Appeal in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates UAE, released the names of six Nigerians funding the activities of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group. The six Nigerians were further convicted for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram, the dreaded terrorist sect that has attacked and killed several people across the country. Below is …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has given Dangote cement the access to export it’s products across the country’s land borders. The move comes after the President Buhari led administration ordered the closure of all land borders linked to the country. According to reports Michel Puchercos, the chief executive officer of Dangote Cement revealed that the Federal Government authorised Dangote to …

The Attorney General of the United States of America, William Barr has directed country’s department of Justice to investigate Donald Trump’s claims of voting irregularities in the 2020 presidential election. In a memo signed on Monday, William Barr addressed U.S. Attorneys; the assistant attorneys general for the DOJ’s criminal division; civil rights division; the national security division; and the director …