Funeral Of 28-year-old Man Who Died Of COVID-19 Is Turned Into Vaccine And Testing Event
A Florida man’s last wish before dying of COVID-19 was to get the vaccine. To honor his memory, his family is turning his funeral into a vaccine and testing event to protect the community against the deadly virus. Marquis Davis, a 28-year-old business owner and father, died on July 26 from COVID-19. He was not […]
US Senate Vote Advances Biden’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The United States Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle, but the action soon stalled out as opponents tried to slow the rush to approve one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. The measure would provide […]
Obasanjo Visits Benin President, Seeks Soft Landing For Yoruba Nation Agitator Igboho
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo held a meeting with President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon in the first week of August to seek soft landing for an agitator for Yoruba Nation, Chief Adeniyi Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho), a report by TheCable has revealed. Apart from Obasanjo’s intervention, THISDAY checks revealed that prominent leaders of Yoruba have […]
Nigerian Business Magnate Hosa Okunbo Is Dead
Business magnate, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, is dead. He died of pancreatic cancer in London Sunday morning, according to THISDAY. He was aged 63. Report says he was diagnosed with cancer last September. The Edo-born late businessman, politician and philanthropist was chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions (OMS). The photograph in this report was his last […]
We’re Not Shaken By Ngige’s Threat, Says Cross River NARD
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Cross River State chapter, have said they are not moved by the threat made by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige to sack them if they don’t call off their strike and return to work. The President of the state chapter of the association […]
Resident Doctors Strike: I am invoking Section 43 Of The Labour Act On Withdrawal Of Services – Ngige vows
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has vowed not to meet with striking resident doctors again, saying he has many other things to do with his time. The Minister made the vow when he appeared on the Channels Television program, Politics Today at the weekend. Ngige also vowed to invoke his powers against […]
Make Known The Names Of Boko Haram Sponsors – NUJ Tell Buhari
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged the federal government to without burning through additional time, publish names of sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. NUJ made this known via a communique issued on Saturday at the end of its meeting of the National Executive Council. It would be recalled that […]
COVID-19: 473 New Cases, 4 People Dead As Of Saturday
On Saturday, Nigeria confirmed new 473 cases of coronavirus and four new deaths from the disease. The new infection figure increased the total number of cases in Nigeria to 177,615, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update on its Facebook page Saturday night. The recent spike in infections that have been […]
Rivers Court Prevents Doctors From Embarking On A National Strike
A vacation judge of the National Industrial Court, Lagos, Justice Gerald Nweneka, has granted an order of interim injunction preventing the Association of Resident Doctors, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital Chapter from mounting on strike action on 6th august 2021 or any other day. The Court order restrained the “President, General Secretary and Treasurer of […]
Taliban Captures Provincial Capital In Setback For Afghan Government
The Taliban has captured the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan’s Nimruz province, making it the first provincial capital the group has taken from the Afghan government as it steps up offensives in two other provinces. Multiple sources told Al Jazeera that Zaranj, the capital of the southern province of Nimruz, had fallen to the Taliban […]
