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Nigeria: Northern Forum Asks Buhari to Extend Flight Ban to Benue, Taraba, Borno States
A political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to declare other states such as Benue,
Nuns, Priests in Tanzania Dying ‘With Covid Symptoms’
The Catholic Church in Tanzania says Sixty nuns and 25 priests have died in the last two months after showing symptoms of coronavirus. The church in the East African nation
Myanmar Suppression ‘Like Tiananmen Square’ as Police Shoot Protesters, Killing at Least 9
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to
No Big Deal in Super Eagles Travelling to Benin Republic by Boat, Nigeria Football President Pinnick Says
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick says there is no big deal in the country’s super eagles travelling to neighbouring Benin Republic for an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The Eagles
Quality Assurance Key in Successful Covid-19 Vaccination, Former Disease Control Boss Prof. Nasidi Says
The pioneer Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Abdulsalam Nasidi has called for quality assurance in ensuring mistakes are averted when Nigerians begin to get inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. On Tuesday, Nigeria received
Bayelsa Governor Diri Says 2.5% Revenue in PIB For Host Communities ‘Unacceptable’ to Niger Delta
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that the 2.5 per cent revenue proposed for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was grossly inadequate and unacceptable to
Rice-cultivating Borno Town Retaken from Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Military Says
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday regained control of Dikwa, a rice-cultivating town in Borno State, after a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram insurgents who sacked the town on Monday. The
Borno Terrorist Attack Threatens Food Supplies to 100,000 IDPs, Says UN
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, in a statement Tuesday, said he was gravely preoccupied by reports of a violent attack by non-state
Biden Says Enough Covid-19 Vaccines for Every US Adult By May
The United States will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday after Merck & Co agreed to make
Bandits Were Offered Money Not to Release Schoolgirls, Zamfara Governor Matawalle Alleges
Zamfara State Governor, Mr. Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday accused some alleged sponsors behind the abduction of almost 300 schoolgirls of a government secondary school in Jangebe of offering money to
