COVID-19: Kwara records 44 new infections, 101 recoveries
2021-01-05
Kwara Government says it has recorded 44 more COVID-19 cases, while 101 patients, who tested negative twice have been discharged.Continue Reading
Touadera wins absolute majority in CAR presidential election
2021-01-05
Faustin-Archange Touadera, outgoing president of the Central African Republic (CAR), has won the absolute majority in the first round of the presidential election, according to provisional results announced on Monday. The National Elections Authority (ANE), the electoral body of the CAR, which announced the results, said Touadera garnered 346,687 votes,Continue Reading
82 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast – Navy
2021-01-05
Libyan navy said on Monday that it rescued 82 illegal immigrants off the coast of Khoms city, some 120 km east of the capital Tripoli.Continue Reading
COVID-19: Nigeria records highest daily new infections of 1,204
2021-01-05
Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,204 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections to 91,351.Continue Reading
774,000 public works jobs commence on Wednesday
2021-01-04
The Federal Government says its 774,000 Special Public Works (SPW) jobs will commence on Wednesday.Continue Reading
UN Chief seeks justice for victims of Niger’s massacre
2021-01-04
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday’s massacre by suspected jihadists in the Republic of Niger.Continue Reading
Unilorin student wins Miss Africulture International Contest
2021-01-04
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal A 200 level Economics student of the University of Ilorin, Miss Temitope Odesola, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Miss Africulture International Beauty Contest 2020. Odesola, 19, went home with the grand prize of $500 and a branded saloon car. According to the UniversityContinue Reading
British dialysis patient first to receive AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine
2021-01-04
Brian Pinker, a dialysis patient is the first person in the world to receive the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine outside a clinical trial.Continue Reading
Gov. AbdulRazaq dissolves cabinet, retains SSG
2021-01-04
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has dissolved the state executive council with effect from Dec. 31, 2020.Continue Reading
Tallen tests negative for COVID-19
2021-01-04
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has tested negative to COVID-19, after being treated for the disease.Continue Reading
