South Carolina detects first US cases of South African coronavirus variant
By Sola Ogundipe TWO cases of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa have been detected in the US. A statement from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, confirmed the cases but said a travel history or a connection was yet to be established between the cases. One […]
SUNDAY IGBOHO: The making of a freedom fighter
Igboho By Clifford Ndujihe, Political Editor UNTIL Friday, January 15, 2021, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, was arguably an unknown entity outside the South-West zone of Nigeria. Even in the South-West, his popularity was not widespread. However, all that changed on January 15. No thanks to the recurring herdsmen menace in many […]
COVID-19 vaccines to be subjected to scrutiny before usage in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnibe Mamora, has assured that COVID-19 vaccines, when received in Nigeria, would be subjected to scrutiny by relevant authorities before usage. The minister made this known in Abuja on Thursday while on a facility inspection tour of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD). Mamora said the […]
New COVID-19 variants fuelling Africa’s second wave – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread. The UN health agency disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. It stated that over 175,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 6,200 […]
Sanwo-Olu approves appointment of 17 perm secs
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the state public service. In a statement on Thursday, by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the appointments take immediate effect. Muri-Okunola explained that the appointments were made after a rigorous screening, which spanned over two […]
EFCC arrests siblings, six other suspected internet fraudsters in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested siblings and six other men suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’ in Osogbo, Osun State. Akinrinmade Adepoju Sunday and his brother Akinrinmade Adeniyi were arrested in their room and parlour apartment in Osogbo. The […]
