Bandits Kill Lawmaker’s Uncle, Abduct Newlyweds In Katsina
A map of Katsina State in the north-west zone of Nigeria. Bandits have killed one person and abducted a newly wedded couple at Runka community in Safana Local Government Area…
Croatia Hit By 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake
Police control vehicles at the exit from the Zagreb region in Lekenik on December 23, 2020 as Croatian authorities banned citizens from travelling between regions without a permit as a…
South Korea Detects First COVID-19 Variant Cases
A medical staff member wearing protective gear takes a swab from a visitor to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a temporary testing station outside the City Hall in Seoul…
We Must Test COVID-19 Vaccines Before Giving It To Nigerians – NMA
In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. Graeme Robertson /…
Federer Out Of Australian Open After Knee Surgery
(FILES) Photo was taken on October 10, 2019. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will miss the Australian Open for the first time in…
COVID-19: Doctors To Seek More Government Funding
President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA). Professor Innocent Ujah, appeared on Sunrise Daily on December 28, 2020. The Nigeria Medical Association on Monday said it will seek increased funding…
Trump Signs $900bn COVID-19 Relief Bill
In this file photo taken on December 3, 2020 US President Donald Trump speaks before awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to retired football coach Lou Holtz in the Oval…
Those Calling Nigeria A ‘Failed State’ Are Ignorant, Says Governor Sule
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has dismissed reports from an international publication describing Nigeria as drifting towards a failed state. Governor Sule who was a guest on Channels Television’s…
Zulum Visits Attacked Villages In Borno
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has paid a visit to communities attacked by Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday evening, in Hawul local government area in the southern part…
Kwara United Stuns Plateau United in Jos As NPFL Returns
League action between Jigawa Golden Stars and Sunshine Stars at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Photo: League Management Company. Kwara United, MFM football club of Lagos, FC Ifeanyi Ubah,…
Ronaldo Beats Messi, Wins Globe Soccer Player Of The Century
Ronaldo had earlier won the Golden Foot Award for 2020. Photo: Twitter@Globe Soccer Awards. Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday beat rival Lionel Messi and Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah to…
COVID-19: South Africa Becomes First African Nation To Record One Million Cases
File photo: A hospital worker puts on gloves as part of her Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the COVID-19 ward at the Somerset Hospital in Cape Town, on July 2,…
Motivational Speaker Ubong King Is Dead
Nigerian motivational speaker and coach, Ubong King is dead. He is said to have passed on in Lagos on December 26 at the age of 48. His wife, Unyime, confirmed…
COVID-19: Wike To Impose Fresh Lockdown On Rivers
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he will impose a fresh lockdown in the state in January to prevent a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Wike…
Lebanon To Get First COVID-19 Vaccines In February
An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, on November 17, 2020. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP Lebanon will receive its…
Nigeria’s Ajayi On Target As Liverpool Stumble Against West Brom
Semi Ajayi joined West Brom in July 2020. Twitter@West Bromwich Albion. Super Eagles star, Semi Ajayi’s late equaliser helped West Brom to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at the Anfield…
Millions Losing Benefits As Trump Refuses To Sign Aid Bill
This White House handout photo released October 4, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump working in the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on…
SERAP Asks Buhari, Governors To Disclose Security Votes For 2021
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors to disclose the security votes for their states in 2021. SERAP in a statement issued on…
Drunk Soldier Shoots Two Colleagues In Mali
FILES) This file photograph taken on January 1, 2015, shows the logo of the Barkhane Operation – an anti-Islamist operation in Africa’s Sahel region which began in July 2014 –…
Niger Republic Holds Elections
A Nigerien soldier stands next to ballot boxes before Niger’s presidential and legislatives voting materials distribution in Niamey, Niger, on December 26, 2020. Issouf SANOGO / AFP Voters in the…