COVID-19 Vaccine Maker AstraZeneca Doubles Profit
A Red Cross volunteer handles a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on February 11, 2021 at the start of a vaccination campaign at a hub for Covid-19 vaccinations located in…
Myanmar Anti-Coup Protesters March Again As US Sanctions Generals
Protesters face off with police standing guard on a road during a demonstration against the military coup in Naypyidaw on February 8, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) Anti-coup protesters…
Cash-Strapped Air Namibia Ceases Flights
Air Namibia halts flights. Air Namibia, the southern African nation’s cash-strapped flagship carrier, suspended all operations from Thursday after a government decision to file for voluntary liquidation. The airline has…
Champion Kenin Out, Top-Ranked Barty Through At Australian Open
Sofia Kenin of the US leaves after losing against Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi during their women’s singles match on day four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February…
#EndSARS Aftermath: CBN Must Desist From Jumping Into The Political Arena – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stay out of politics and stick to the business of banking. Falana’s call…
Customs Intercept Illegal Drugs Worth N819m Worth In Imo
The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Zone C Owerri has intercepted 1,024 cartons of contraband drugs with duty paid value of N819 million. According to the Area controller…
COVID-19: Ghana Parliament Shuts As Over 150 Staff Get Infected
Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday shut down for at least three weeks over a surge in cases of COVID-19 among lawmakers and parliamentary staff. The Speaker of the House, Alban Bagbin,…
Again, NASS Urges President Buhari To Rejig Security Architecture
Members of the National Assembly have, again, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rejig the security architecture of the country by taking more decisive steps to curb the insecurity in…
Bruce Springsteen Arrested On Intoxicated Driving Charge
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 17, 2016, US singer Bruce Springsteen performs on stage during “The river Tour 2016” in the northern Spanish Basque city of San…
Facebook Rolls Out News Feeds With Less Politics
In this file illustration photo taken on March 25, 2020, a Facebook app logo is displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier DOULIERY / AFP Facebook said Wednesday it…
Ex-Papal Altar Boy Denies Sex Abuse Charges In Court
People wearing protective masks walk with their bicycles in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on 8 October 2020. – The authorities of the Italian capital Rome have ordered to…
Rivers NUJ Calls For Immediate Release Of Abducted Journalist
Abducted journalist. The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Rivers State is asking the Rivers State Police Command to take immediate action to secure the release of a journalist who…
Man City Set Record Run To Cruise Into FA Cup Quarter-Finals
Swansea City’s English goalkeeper Freddie Woodman (centre L) and Manchester City’s English midfielder Tommy Doyle (centre R) fist bump after the final whistle of the English FA Cup fifth round…
Handball Federation Of Nigeria Confirms Date For National Under 18/21 Handball Championship
The Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has announced March 25 – April 2, 2021, as the date for the National Under 18/21 Handball Championship scheduled to take place in Ilorin,…
President Buhari Has Shown Greater Accommodation Of Human Rights Violations – AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says President Muhammadu Buhari has shown great accommodation of human rights violations in the country. The AGF said this on Wednesday while…
Japan To Start COVID-19 Vaccines Despite Syringe Shortage
File photo: A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, on December 8, 2020. Frank Augstein / POOL / AFP Japan will start coronavirus…
Venus Hobbles Out Of Australian Open In Agony
Venus Williams of the US leaves after losing against Italy’s Sara Errani in the women’s singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February…
UK Pubs Urge Timeline To Reopen From Lockdown
The front page of the Evening Standard newspaper leads with the story that the government is contemplating making it compulsory that all visitors to the UK will have to quarantine…
WHO Expert Slams US Pandemic Intel As Curbs Tightened In Europe
This picture taken on April 24, 2020 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva next to their headquarters, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel…
German Govt Seeks To Extend Shutdown Until March 14
File Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government wants to extend strict pandemic curbs until March 14, according to a draft text seen by AFP on Wednesday,…