South Africa COVID-19 Strain- UK Ban Travels From 11 African Countries
The United Kingdom is imposing a ban on travellers entering England from 11 African countries for an initial period of two weeks, the government has said. In a statement on its website, the government explained that the decision was taken in a bid to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant identified in […]
NIMC Workers In Lagos Suspend Industrial Action
Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have suspended the industrial action which they embarked on, on Thursday over poor allowances and the fear of exposure to COVID-19 in the agency. One of the workers had earlier explained that the recent increase in the number of visitors at their office for registration of NIN […]
Three Tonnes Of Cocaine, Hidden In Salt Shipment, Discovered In The Gambia
Law enforcement officers in The Gambia discovered nearly three tonnes of cocaine in a salt shipment from Ecuador, its drugs agency said Friday, in the tiny West African country’s largest-ever seizure. Officers searching a container in the port of the capital Banjul on Thursday found 118 bags of the illegal white powder, which were labelled […]
Kidnapped Couple, 35 Others Regained Freedom In Katsina
A new couple and 35 other people kidnapped by bandits in Katsina State have regained freedom. The other victims were mostly women and children abducted from Unguwar Malamai community in Yantumaki District and Babban Duhu village in Danmusa and Safana Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Their release on Friday followed the return of […]
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo Sworn In For Second Term
Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president, hours after scuffles between rival politicians broke out in parliament. Soldiers were briefly deployed after the unusual scenes in one of Africa’s most stable democracies. The president defeated his main rival, former President John Mahama, in December’s tightly fought election. He faces […]
Nigerian Universities To Reopen January 18 After Closing For Ten Months
Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed vice-chancellors of universities to commence academic activities on January 18, in accordance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) team on Covid-19. The nation’s public universities have been closed since March 2020, following a strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the lockdown […]
Boeing To Pay $2.5bn Settlement For 737 Max Conspiracy
Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn) to settle US criminal charges that it hid information from safety officials about the design of its 737 Max planes. The US Justice Department said the firm chose “profit over candour”, impeding oversight of the planes, which were involved in two deadly crashes. About $500m will go to […]
Nigeria Records Six More Deaths, COVID-19 Cases Near 96,000
Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll hit 1,330 on Thursday after six more people battling the disease lost the fight. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this on Friday in an early-morning tweet while giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in the country. It noted that the whole fatalities were reported in […]
People Kidnapped By Bandits In Katsina Regain Freedom
No fewer than 104 people kidnapped by bandits in Katsina State have been rescued, the government said on Thursday. The state governor, Aminu Masari, explained that the government achieved this in collaboration with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Air Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), […]
Trump Asking Aides And Lawyers About Self-Pardon Power
President Donald Trump has been asking aides and lawyers, including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, about his self-pardon power, multiple sources told CNN. Some of those conversations have happened in recent weeks, one of the sources says. It is unclear if it has come up since Wednesday’s mayhem at the Capitol building fomented by the […]
