Killings: INEC suspends Ekiti state constituency bye-election
By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the suspension of Saturday’s Bye-Election into the Ekiti East State Constituency seat, following incidents of violence which led to the killing of three persons and three others sustaining gunshot injuries. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in the state, Dr. Tella Adeniran disclosed this in […]
Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, threatens to dump PDP
By Emma Una – Calabar Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River state governor, has sent a strong message to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he stands on the fence and ready to dump the party if not given his due respect and recognition. Speaking in Calabar during the visit of Governor Bala Mohammed of […]
NBTS targets 1m free blood donors to boost service
The National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), targets about one million free blood donors to improve the nation’s safe blood units. Its National Coordinator, Dr Omale Amedu, said in Abuja on Saturday that only 5 per cent of total blood donations in the country were made by voluntary donors. The remaining 95 per cent were commercially […]
Denmark reports two cases of serious illness, including one death, after AstraZeneca shot
Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The two, both hospital staff members, had received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill, the authority that runs public hospitals in Copenhagen said. The Danish […]
FG vows to go tough on recovering N100m debt owed by lottery operator
Set to sanction operators violating existing laws By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, yesterday, vowed to go tough on recovering N100 million debt owed by lottery operators in the country. This was made known by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, George Akume, at stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja. According to […]
Tanzanians pay their respects to late president Magufuli
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on Saturday led mourners in paying their last respects to her predecessor John Magufuli, who died suddenly this week after an illness shrouded in mystery. Mourners lined the streets of Dar es Salaam to bid farewell to the late president, weeping and throwing flower petals as the casket was transferred […]
