Former Everton and Nigeria star Yakubu Aiyegbeni has labelled the French doctors in the African racism row as “ignorant”. Professors Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira have been heavily criticised for their disparaging remarks which suggested vaccines against COVID-19 should first be tested in Africa. Echoing the sentiments of Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba and Joseph Yobo, […]

World Cup-winning Nigeria captain Kelechi Nwakali has been urged to work harder in order to revive his career by Emmanuel Amuneke. The promising midfielder led Nigeria to the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup triumph and he was snapped up by English giants Arsenal FC. However, Nwakali left the Gunners for Spanish side Huesca last year […]

Before the emergence late last year of the novel coronavirus, which has now killed more than 100,000 people, the 21st century’s epidemics had been far less deadly than the pandemics of the previous century. Here are the major epidemics of the last two centuries, starting with the most recent: – Ebola: 2013-2016 and 2018-to date […]

The United States on Saturday accused Chinese authorities of “xenophobia” toward Africans, after coronavirus cases among Nigerians unleashed a wave of evictions in the city of Guangzhou. Africans in southern China’s largest metropolis told AFP they had been kicked out of lodgings and then turned away from hotels over suspicions aroused by the Nigerian cases. […]

ICPC probes N1.68 billion assets linked to Lagos Commissioner Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) is probing assets worth about N1. 68 billion allegedly linked to a Commissioner in Lagos State, Sunday Vanguard learnt last week. The probe was reportedly launched after the ICPC received a petition detailing assets allegedly linked to the Commissioner, a woman, […]