#EndSars: Reject ethnic profiling of mayhem, SESSPN tells Nigerians
By Victor Arjihromanus Southeast South-South Professionals of Nigeria, SESSPN, has called on all Nigerians to reject any attempt to give the mayhem being unleashed by hoodlums in the wake of #EndSars protests an ethnic colouration. The group said this in a statement by Messrs Hannibal Uwaifo and Collins Ugwu, President and Publicity Secretary, respectively. The […]
Ganduje woos Kano indigenes in diaspora back home with free land
By Bashir Bello – Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has wooed Kano indigenes in diaspora with free land to come back home to invest in the economy and also develop residential building where they will reunite with their families. Ganduje made the commitment during a virtual town hall meeting with Kano indigenes in […]
UCH beefs up security over planned attack — Official
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it has beefed up security, following the threat of a planned attack on the teaching hospital by hoodlums. UCH Spokesman, Toye Akinrinlola, said in a statement that the Federal Ministry of Health had alerted all teaching hospitals, Federal Medical Centres, Specialist Hospitals and other tertiary hospitals in Nigeria […]
Looting COVID-19 palliatives: Spare us the boast, Afenifere blasts Zahra, Buhari’s daughter
By Dapo Akinrefon The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Sunday, lampooned Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, who absolved her father of being responsible for Nigeria’s problems. Zahra, via her instagram page, had said that the warehouse invasion by hoodlums has vindicated her father. READ ALSO:Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.7m ― CDC “Now that […]
WHO chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for global solidarity in the rollout of any future coronavirus vaccine, as the number of cases soared across the world. In a video address at the opening of the three-day World Health Summit in Berlin, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the only way to recover […]
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.7m ― CDC
The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,707,741, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday. The Africa CDC said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 41,145 as of Sunday afternoon. A total of 1,399,238 people infected with COVID-19 […]
