‘COVID arm’: Some Develop Delayed Skin Reaction After Moderna Vaccine Shot
Some people who have received a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are having a delayed reaction that causes a red, and sometimes bumpy rash on the arm. The New England Journal of Medicine published numerous photos of what some of those so-called “COVID arm” rashes look like. Still, doctors say fear of a rash is not […]
Nigeria Launches $3.2bn Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Railway Project
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched the $3.2 billion rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt– Maiduguri eastern narrow gauge railway project, Bonny Deep Sea Port and the Railway Industrial Park, Port Harcourt, to be executed with 85 per cent loan and federal government’s 15 per cent counterpart funding. The three projects will be co-financed with […]
Buckingham Palace Says Royal Family Is ‘saddened’ In First Statement Since Harry And Meghan Interview
Buckingham Palace broke its silence Tuesday evening over Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying in a statement on behalf of the Queen that allegations of racism made by the Sussexes were concerning and being “taken very seriously.” “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last […]
China And Russia Plans To Build A Lunar Space Station.
China and Russia have announced plans to build a lunar space station. Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China’s National Space Administration to develop research facilities on the surface of the moon, in orbit or both. A statement from both countries’ space agencies says it will be available for use […]
Nigeria Labor Congress Staged A Nationwide Protest Over Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday staged a nationwide protest over proposed amendments to the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. This protest which is being coordinated from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is said to be holding following attempts by some lawmakers at the National Assembly to remove the Minimum Wage from the […]
Lula Has Convictions Quashed, Leaving Him Free To Challenge Bolsonaro for Brazil President in 2022
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday annulled the criminal convictions against former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that could allow the popular politician to run in next year’s presidential election. In a surprise decision, Justice Edson Fachin said that a court in the southern city of Curitiba did not have […]
FGN Begins Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines To States
Nigeria’s federal government has commenced the movement of AstraZeneca vaccine to all the states of the federation. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said at the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja that the distribution of the vaccine would be completed […]
Kenya Bans Maize From Uganda and Tanzania Over Cancer Fears
Reports suggest Kenyan authorities have banned maize imports from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns, media outlets in the three countries report. They cite a letter from Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) as saying maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania were found to have “high levels of mycotoxins”. “Mycotoxins, particularly aflatoxins and fumonisins, […]
Lebanon Protesters Block Roads Over Worsening Poverty
Lebanese protesters set up new road blocks Tuesday to vent anger over political inaction in the face of deepening poverty, but security forces managed to re-open some to traffic. The country has been mired in economic crisis, which has brought surging unemployment and spiralling prices while the currency has plunged to a new low to […]
Security Forces Search Myanmar Protest District Room By Room
People barricaded in a Yangon neighbourhood overnight said Tuesday that Myanmar security forces searched their homes room by room for anti-coup protesters, targeting apartments flying the flag of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted and detained Suu Kyi last month, triggering daily protests around the country to […]
