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
17 U.S. soldiers, 6 civilians in S. Korea test positive for COVID-19
2021-01-04
Seventeen more U.S. soldiers and six civilians in South Korea test positive for COVID-19, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) say.Continue Reading
IOM provides assistance to 79 illegal migrants off Libya coast
2021-01-04
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said that 79 illegal migrants were rescued and eight others went missing off the Libyan coast.Continue Reading
JAMB has not started 2021 UTME forms sale- Board
2021-01-04
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday warned the public not to fall prey to fraudsters and rumour mongers.Continue Reading
S/Korea stocks start year at record high on chip, auto boost
2021-01-04
South Korean shares touched a record high as it began trading in 2021, driven by major heavyweights, as more investors bet on a swifter economic recovery.Continue Reading
COVID-19: Botswana extends night time curfew to Jan. 31
2021-01-04
Botswana announced on Sunday extension of nighttime curfew up to Jan. 31 following the emergence of a new and more transmissible strain of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).Continue Reading
Police says no targeted attack on Fulani in Ebonyi
2021-01-04
Ebonyi Police Command has described as “fake, baseless and mischievous” an online video in circulation alleging that Fulani herdsmen in the state were being attacked and forced to leave the state.Continue Reading
U.S. Congress re-elects Pelosi as Speaker
2021-01-04
The 117th U.S. Congress took office on Sunday with Nancy Pelosi securing re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow voting margin.Continue Reading
