Biden’s last ‘hurdle’
By Cosmas Odoemena ANYONE who has followed Joe Biden’s odyssey through the US presidential election will agree that he has faced hurdles. Biden has been up against an incumbent in President Donald Trump who won’t leave the White House without a fight. So far though, all Trump’s efforts at discrediting the election with unsubstantiated claims of […]
COVID-19: Vaccines may not come too soon — Health Ministry
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against complacency in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, saying the vaccines against the virus might not arrive soon in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, said this on Thursday in Abuja, at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on […]
Bonny Light price hits $54.11 per barrel on OPEC cut
By Udeme Akpan The Price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, has risen to $54.11 per barrel, apparently, the highest in 2021, as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and others move to achieve stability in the market. This showed an excess of $14 per barrel when compared to the $40 per barrel […]
Olatunde Agbato, President of Animal Care Konsult, is dead
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogere town in Ogun State was on Thursday thrown into mourning following the death of the President, Animal Care Konsult Limited, Ogere Remo, Dr Olatunde Agbato. He was aged 70. The industrialist was said to have died on Thursday afternoon of an ailment in an undisclosed hospital. ALSO READ: COVID-19: It’s […]
COVID-19: FG mulls fresh lockdown as cases continue to rise
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday said it will have no option other than to impose a fresh lockdown on the country if the rising cases of Covid-19 infections recorded lately continue.
Often-lectured Africa sees irony in US political violence
As we watched a violent mob smash into the US Capitol, some in Africa could not help but see a little irony in the chaos incited by President Donald Trump, who once famously called African nations “shitholes”. Others across the continent offered Washington some tips on how run a democracy — advice that has so […]
