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Washington, Dec. 14, 2020 Outgoing U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Sunday night said he was not scheduled to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), after a media report indicated he could receive a jab as early as Monday. Earlier in the day Bloomberg reported Trump could be vaccinated “as soon …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 13, 2020 The Nigerian Army says 26 personnel have so far tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a …

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the decisive victory of Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Joshua over Kubrat Pulev Saturday night. The President, in a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), said that by retaining his IBF, WBA, and WBO titles, Joshua has given boxing lovers round the world, …

Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has advised budding Nigerian entrepreneurs to be wary of the rising threat of executive blackmail, noting that in the 21st century, they have to remain selectively deaf and dumb to be successful as too many people are talking at the …

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has eulogised the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, describing him as one of the best and brightest political leaders the South East has ever produced. On his part, the Archbishop of Owerri …

It’s never blind or asleep A conscious trust of conscience Sparkling and enthusiastic Made scapegoat in the wild Bears the brunt of the vile and vain Innocence, fear entangles, Innocence, redeems.   Childhood innocence, Indifferent to difference, Immune to deceit and ego; spotless, pure and priceless. Even in the wild, …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I found the piece published here today a compelling read. Titled “The Chinese and Fulani Only Need Patience with Yoruba over South-west Nigeria”, it was authored by my “egbon”, Dr. Babafemi A. Badejo. Please enjoy it! “On December 6, 2020, Aderinwa was on my mind as …

Nigeria Immigration Service has held its Award and Dinner night in Abuja. Hosted by the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr Muhammadu Babandede,MFR, the event featured top officers of the Service.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an interim administrator to oversee the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He is, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Mr Effiong Okon Akwa, the Ag. Executive Director, Finance and Administration …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah, a man he describes as “a friend and ally.” The President, in a statement byFemi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), condoled with the media fraternity, the Nda-Isaiah family, …

London, Dec. 13, 2020 World boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end of the ninth round on Saturday to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA belts. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born Briton was close to winning when he floored Pulev in the third round after a …

By Ismaila Chafe, Abuja; Zubairu Idris, Katsina, Dec. 12, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack carried out by bandits’ at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, charging the security agencies to go after the attackers to ensure that no student gets missing or harmed. The president …

Washington, Dec. 12, 2020 U.S. top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, has addressed the rising concerns among the African-American community regarding the safety of the recently authorised COVID-19 vaccines. Fauci said in an interview with CNN, as quoted by The Hill, that one of the major vaccine candidates had actually …

In what can be said to be a rude welcome for President Muhammadu Buhari to his home state, Katsina, Friday, December 11, 2020, bandits stormed a secondary school in the state and abducted an as yet undisclosed number of students. President Buhari arrived Katsina and headed for Daura, his home, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of the Publisher of Leadership newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah as painful, saying Nigeria has lost another patriotic and detribalised citizen. Governor Sanwo-Olu commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership, the immediate family of the deceased, his friends and …

An Environmentalist, Morris Alagoa, the Project Director, Ondewari Health, Education and Environmental Project (OHEEP), says pollution is a threat to fishermen, the environment and the ecosystem. He stated this during a one-day training organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), with the theme: “Coastal Environmental Monitoring, Reporting and …

The Chairman, Onitsha Archdiocesan Hospital Board, Rev Fr Patrick Omuta, has narrated how the former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has, over the years, uplifted the Anambra Health Sector with many signature projects. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, December 10, 2020. A statement by the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, the aide, who was not named was said to have tested positive, a development …

President Muhammadu Buhari is in Daura, Katsina State for a week-long private visit. The aircraft carrying the President from Abuja, according to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), landed at 4:45pm on Friday at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Dec. 11, 2020 The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will not succumb to threats or undue pressure from “professional critics” just to satisfy the selfish needs of few individuals in the country. The president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this …

Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, the Nigerian Lead Researcher on Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine trial at Yale University, USA will be featuring in a Virtual discussion tomorrow, Saturday, December 12, 2020. The Virtual Diaspora Speaker Series discussion, which is being put together by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM and NgEX, will be on …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has described two former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members, John Bazia and Michael West, who recently decamped to All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, as political neophytes with slippery character. He said the two men who served as Commissioners in his cabinet during …

William Attah, Gombe Women groups and People with Disability (PwD) in Gombe State were unanimous in their call on the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) to conduct a free, fair and credible Local Government election on December 19, 2020. According to a cross section of participants who spoke to …

TTOG and Global Village Extra (GVE) in collaboration with GLDYNAMIC Solutions is set to hold an hour long health and wellness conference via Zoom with the theme “Eating The Right Foods”. In a statement signed on Wednesday by GVE Publisher, Taiye Olayemi, the conference is expected to promote awareness of …