COVID-19: Ayade bans masquerades, restricts cross over night to 10pm
By Emma Una Masquerade displays during the New Year celebration have been banned in Cross River even as churches are ordered to restrict cross over night activities to 10 pm. A statement by Operation Akparakwu headed by Dr Walter Mboto, Permanent Secretary, State Security Advisers Office warned organisers of masquerades that if they dared to […]
Botswana, Namibia call for calm amid tension over shooting of nationals
Botswana and Namibia called on their citizens to remain calm and patient after fatal shootings in November of three Namibian nationals and one Zambian national by the Botswana Defence Force. In the statement by the two heads of state, the two sides underscored the deepening bilateral relations and conveyed their commitment to resolving the matter […]
Plateau Govt shifts date for reopening of tertiary schools
The Plateau Government has directed tertiary institutions to resume on Jan. 18, as against the Jan. 4 date earlier announced. Mr Kakmena Audu, the Plateau Commissioner for Higher Education gave the directive in a statement on Thursday in Jos. He said the decision to shift the resumption date was in line with the directive of […]
NCDC announces 1,016 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 86,576
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,016 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The country has so far tested 938,602 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in Feb. 27. The agency said […]
China approves its first coronavirus vaccine, from Sinopharm
China has approved for conditional use its first coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. The approval, announced by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, has come a day after Sinopharm said its vaccine was found to be 79.3-per-cent effective in preliminary data from the final round of testing. READ […]
Real estate mogul, Omoha Nduka splashes car gifts on dad, brother on Father’s Day
Real estate entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and the Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Prince Luxury Group Omoha Nduka John, famously and fondly called Prince Omoha has proven to be the worthy son to his father and a caring sibling to his brother as he celebrates the duo with car gifts, both Sports Utility Van […]
