A 40-year-old man, Ikenna Chukwu, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly robbing a man of his Lexus Jeep, phone and wristwatch. Chukwu is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. A Legal officer of the […]

By Sadou Jattu Since last week when the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved the sum of $1.5bn for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, all hell has been practically let loose. Well-meaning Nigerians from all walks of life have been sharing their views on the issue and many of them have neither been complimentary […]

By Obadiah Mailafia Technocracy refers to rule by experts. Technocrats are highly qualified specialists driven primarily by a desire to solve problems through science and technology. One scholar describes technocracy rather grandiloquently as a quest for “cognitive problem-solution mindsets”.The legitimacy of technocrats derives, not from being elected, but from their technical expertise. In contemporary discourse, […]

Here are 10 key moments in the World Health Organization’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, since the first signs were detected in China: – First alert – The WHO office in China picks up a media statement referring to cases of “viral pneumonia” on the website of the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on December 31, […]

An international expert mission to Wuhan has concluded it was very likely that Covid-19 first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal, while all but ruling out a laboratory leak. The intermediate host hypothesis was deemed “likely to very likely”, while the theory that the virus escaped from a lab was seen […]

The World Health Organization’s relationship with China has been under the spotlight since day one of the pandemic — and faces even more intense scrutiny after the Covid-19 origins report became public on Monday. Critics believe Beijing has given the WHO the runaround throughout the crisis, and suggest China has been less than forthcoming with […]

By Victoria Ojeme Director General of Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA), Mr Mahmud Adamu Yahaya has said that the recent Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN policy on Diaspora Remittances will boost Foreign Direct Investments, FDI. Mr Yahaya made this known in Abuja, during a One Day Workshop” even as he explained that Remittances […]

The World Health Organization warned Monday against a widening gap between numbers of coronavirus vaccines in wealthy countries and those distributed to poorer nations through the global Covax initiative. “The gap between the number of vaccines administered in rich countries, and the number of vaccines administered through Covax is growing every single day,” UN health […]

Sarah Obama, the grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died aged 99 in western Kenya, her daughter told AFP Monday. “It is true she has gone to be with the Lord, she passed on this morning,” said an emotional Marsat Onyango, her daughter. Sarah Obama, popularly known as Mama Sarah, had been admitted […]

Mountain Of Fire and Miracle (MFM) Football Club Of Lagos on Thursday ended Enyimba Football Club’s eight games unbeaten run in the 2020/2021 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Ebenezer Odeyemi’s solitary strike midway into the first half helped the home team secure maximum points for the first time against their more illustrious opponents. The […]