Iran to close borders with Iraq over risks of new COVID-19 variant

Iran to close borders with Iraq over risks of new COVID-19 variant

Iranian authorities said that they would close borders with Iraq in the south western Khuzestan province over the transmission risks of new variant of COVID-19, Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported on Thursday. The Khuzestan Province Governor, Qassem Dashtaki, was quoted as saying. “From Saturday, Iran will close the borders of Shalamcheh and Chazzabeh for […]
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COVID-19: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca vaccine for use in Nigeria

COVID-19: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca vaccine for use in Nigeria

By Sola Ogundipe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. The approval came on the heels of the listing on Monday, of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use by the World Health Organisation, WHO. Announcing the approval on Thursday at a […]

UCTH N68m Isolation Centre Contract debt: Out of court settlement fails

UCTH N68m Isolation Centre Contract debt: Out of court settlement fails

…as court issues hearing notice to UCTH Mgt By Ike Uchechukwu Following the break down of settlement talks between the Management of University Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH and Contractor, Obi Achara Nigeria Ltd, a High Court sitting in Calabar yesterday issued a consent to pre-trial and hearing notice to management Board of the Hospital. Vanguard […]

Ojukwu sues Coscharis for detaining his car

Ojukwu sues Coscharis for detaining his car

By Chris Onuoha A Nigerian businessman Kelechi Ojukwu has dragged Coscharis Motors Limited to Lagos High/Magistrate Court Eti-Osa in Ajah, Lagos for breach of contract and detaining his car. The Eti-Osa Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate A. A Famobiwo however, advised the parties to give consideration to resolving the matter out of court as […]

2023: Udeogaranya wants APC, PDP to zone Presidency to South-East

2023: Udeogaranya wants APC, PDP to zone Presidency to South-East

A former presidential aspirant in 2019 on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Charles Udeogaranya, has advised the ruling APC and the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to urgently commence the process of zoning the 2023 presidency to the South-East.

Top official, ex-police commissioner forged warrant of arrest against me ― Gbagi

Top official, ex-police commissioner forged warrant of arrest against me ― Gbagi

By Emma Amaize FORMER Minister of State (Education) and prominent Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Delta State, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has said a top government official and ex-police commissioner counterfeited a warrant of arrest against him (Gbagi), last year, in a calculated bid to tarnish his image and derail his governorship ambition. Gbagi […]

Names of Kagara kidnap victims revealed

Names of Kagara kidnap victims revealed

The names of those kidnapped by bandits from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have been revealed. A statement by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Niger State, noted that 27 students, three teachers and 12 family members were taken by the bandits.

Police arraign 3 persons for alleged N5m fraud

Police arraign 3 persons for alleged N5m fraud

The police on Thursday arraigned three persons before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding one Mr Adeyemi Moshood of  N5 million with the pretext of selling him a building. The three persons are Ehidiame Airebun, 48; Felix Airebun, 36; and Sarah Akande, 39; are facing a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, burglary, obtaining money […]

Farmers-Herders clashes: NSCDC adopts alternative dispute resolution mechanism

Farmers-Herders clashes: NSCDC adopts alternative dispute resolution mechanism

By Omeiza Ajayi As part of measures to stem the increasing wave of clashes between itinerant herdsmen and sedentary farmers, Acting Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Hilary Kelechi Madu has ordered zonal and state Commandants to adopt Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism in resolving issues before they snowball into ethnic violence. […]