The former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the coronavirus escaped from a laboratory in China, according to an interview that aired Friday. Robert Redfield, who served in the top public health role under former president Donald Trump, told CNN: “If I was to guess, this virus started transmitting somewhere […]

Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday disclosed that his administration is determined to rid the state civil service of corruption and unnecessary bottleneck.

THE Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said the call for separation by some ethnic groups is an ill-wind that will not do anyone good describing it as “expensive and can be disruptive.”

At least 32 people died on Friday after two passenger trains collided south of Cairo, the latest in a string of rail crashes in the country. The train collision took place in the southern province of Sohag on Friday, causing some carriages to derail, Egyptian media said. The Health Ministry said that in addition to […]

As Covid-19 vaccination drives get into gear across the United States, some businesses are offering transportation, paid time off and bonuses of up to $500 to encourage workers to get the jab. Labor-intensive industries like slaughterhouses, supermarkets, and farms, whose workers are at higher risk of contracting the virus, have taken the lead, with several […]

Police in Kwara have rescued three farm managers abducted in the state on Sunday.

THE Action Democratic Party, ADP, Buhari asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on the insecurity situation in the country following renewed cases of armed banditry, kidnapping, rape and wanton destruction of property across the country.

Former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola on Friday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must unite to rescue Nigerians from suffering created by the All Progressives Congress misrule.

Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi says work on the proposed Lagos-Calabar railway will commence before the end of 2021.

Sao Paulo’s Butantan biomedical institute announced on Friday it is developing a “100 percent Brazilian” vaccine against Covid-19 and expects to start using it in July. Butantan is the largest vaccine producer in Brazil and makes the CoronaVac shot produced by Chinese firm Sinovac — the most widely used against the pandemic in the South […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Governorship aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, will meet today at Dora Akunyili Women Development Center in Awka to take a crucial decision on the way forward for them. The meeting is coming on the heels of the directive of APGA leadership to the party’s aspirants […]

Father of new-born triplets delivered at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja, Mr Ozigi Samson, 35, on Friday sought financial support to offset hospital bills.

As Nigerians continue to grapple with a high level of insecurity, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, on Friday, opposed alleged payment of ransom by the government to bandits and kidnappers to free victims

Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi says work on the proposed Lagos-Calabar railway will commence before the end of 2021. Amaechi disclosed this on Friday in Calabar while delivering the 34th Convocation Lecture of the University of Calabar with the topic: “The National Question and the Challenges of Nationhood in Nigeria”. He said that the President […]

YOUTHS across the country, on Friday, said they were tired of holding junior political positions in government.