UgamatvIsrael gets first delivery of Pfizer Covid vaccine
Israel received its first batch of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring the pandemic’s end was “in sight” and vowing to get the first jab.…
Yakubu takes oath for second term, says work has started on 2023 elections
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday, said preparations for the 2023 general elections have started. He said the commission would work with the National…
Gunmen kidnap Taraba lawmaker Mohammed
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the early hours of Wednesday abducted the Member Representing Nguroje State Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Bashir Mohammed. An aide to…
Nigeria will engage US over inclusion on religious freedom blacklist -FG
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Nigeria will vigorously engage the U.S. government to remove it’s name from its blacklist of countries over concern on religious freedom. The Nigerian government…
Don’t declare presidential election results, Ghana’s electoral body warns
The Electoral Commission Ghana says results of Monday’s presidential election will be released “as soon as they are received”. The Commission said collation of results is currently ongoing in the…
IN ABUJA, Police arrest 11 suspected kidnappers
The police in Abuja have arrested 11 suspected kidnappers operating along the Kwaita-Kwali, Kuje, Bwari and Karshi axes of the Federal Capital Territory. They were reportedly nabbed by the Command’s…
NPC SAYS: Nigeria’s population now 206 million
The National Population Commission says Nigeria’s population is now estimated at 206 million. This comes exactly two years after the NPC estimated the country’s population at 198 million. The Chairman…
Senate considers bill to blacklist loan defaulters
The Senate on Tuesday, passed for second reading, a bill to allow banks recover loans from defaulters, place them on watchlist and eventually blacklist them without recourse to the borrowers.…
I can’t go to Obasanjo’s house for reconciliation, Gani Adams reacts
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to last Wednesday’s statement credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his (Adams’) past ways negated his (Obasanjo’s) principles…
2023: APC grants waivers to Umahi, Dogara, others
The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday approved waivers for those who just joined or may be planning to join the party. The waivers enable…
