Uganda Begins Covid-19 Vaccinations
Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has received a COVID-19 vaccine jab as the first person in the country’s inoculation campaign, with healthcare workers receiving the AstraZeneca jabs as part of a phased rollout. The East African country launched its mass COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday, joining a host of countries in Africa to initiate […]
NDLEA Chairman Calls For Global Action To Combat Emerging Drug Trafficking Threats
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has called for an urgent strengthening of regional and international cooperation to identify and manage emerging new jurisdictional manifestations of drug trafficking. Marwa made the appeal on Wednesday, March 10 while speaking at the 14th United Nations Congress on […]
Biden Set To Sign Massive $1.9tn Covid Relief Bill On Friday
A Congress riven along party lines approved the landmark $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval to the sweeping package by a […]
Despite Resentment, Kenya Ratifies Trade Deal With UK
Kenyan lawmakers have ratified the country’s trade deal with the UK, despite concerns by some MPs on lack of room for further amendments and an ongoing court case against the deal. Under the agreement, Kenya will maintain its duty and quota-free access for its agricultural products such as tea, coffee, cut flowers, fruits and vegetables to […]
”I Can’t Guarantee When Port Harcourt – Maiduguri Railway Project Will Be Completed”-Amaechi
Nigeria’s Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi says he is not in a position to guarantee whether the three projects that were officially inaugurated on Tuesday by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari will be completed during the lifespan of the administration. The President had at a virtual ground-breaking ceremony of three projects namely the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt– Maiduguri […]
A Year After The Pandemic Was Declared, US Covid-19 Numbers Are Way Too High To Relax Just Yet, CDC Director Warns
More than 29 million cases have been reported in the US since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic one year ago. The virus plunged America into grief and crisis. Several rounds of violent surges in infections prompted local and state leaders from coast to coast to order safety restrictions — in some cases, curfews — hoping to curb this invisible […]
Trump Pressured Georgia Investigator To Find ‘the right answer’ In Baseless Fraud Push
In a phone call to the Georgia secretary of state’s office in December, then-President Donald Trump urged a top investigator to find fraud in the 2020 presidential election, telling her that she would be “praised” for overturning results that were in favor of Joe Biden, according to newly reported audio of the call obtained by […]
EFCC Chairman Testifies In ₦1.4bn Oil Subsidy Trial
The trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, for an alleged ₦1.4bn fraud continued on Wednesday before Justice Christopher Balogun of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. During today’s sitting, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, made history as the first chairman of […]
Mauritanian Ex-President Summoned In Corruption Case
Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was interviewed by prosecutors Wednesday over potential corruption charges, a legal source said, after being held alongside other senior figures at a police station in capital Nouakchott. Aziz “arrived at the Palace of Justice in a police van under heavy escort and brought to the prosecutor Ahmedou Ould Abdallah,” […]
New Images Released Of Suspect In Pipe Bombs Found At RNC, DNC Before Capitol Riot
The FBI is asking for the public’s help to find the person who left pipe bombs at the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee the night before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington. Newly released video shows what the FBI says is the suspected bomber walking with a backpack and carrying what investigators believe are […]
