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President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the arrival of the first effective coronavirus vaccine after a successful human trial phase. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…

The House of Representatives has denied approving that members of the Federal Road Safety Corps carry and use firearms. The House Committee on FRSC, at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, which later issued a statement,…

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has hailed Monday’s announcement of an effective COVID-19 vaccine by U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer Inc., and its German partner, BioNTech. The vaccine, according to the firms, has a…

A former member of the United State House of Representatives, Michele Bachman, has kicked against Americans’ choice of electing Joe Biden as their 46th president in the country’s just concluded elections. Ms Bachman, a…

Donald Trump won more than 70 million votes, the second highest total in American history. Nationally, he has more than a 47% share of his vote, and looks to have won 24 states, including his beloved Florida and Texas. He has…

COVID-19 cases plummeted in Nigeria on Monday, with new infections dropping below 100 after Sunday’s scare. Figures from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, showed that the nation…

U.S. Attorney General William Barr succumbed to pressure from President Donald Trump and some Republican leaders alleging voting fraud in the 3 November US election, by ordering a probe. In a…

A socio-political group, The Coalition for A Better Nigeria has condemned the stealing of 100 AK-47 rifles and 2,600 pieces of ammunition from police 37 formations during #EndSARS unrest in Lagos…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated U.S President-elect Joe Biden and the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric, on…

Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger state, has tested positive for coronavirus. The governor broke the news in a tweet on Monday afternoon. “I have tested positive to #COVID19. However, I am…

The shares of Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s second most capitalised company, was the favourite for investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday, driving the price to a 17-…

President Donald Trump’s legal team is stuck again as it appears their court filings in Michigan were unsuccessful. A letter from the Michigan Court of Appeals explained “This office has received your papers in…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opposed a suit seeking to remove the Ajami (Arabic) inscriptions on naira notes. It told the Federal High Court that it would cost the country a “colossal…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed a trending list of increased salaries for its officers. The list puts the salary of a constable at N84,000, and that of a commissioner of police at…

The Nigerian government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports. This is despite the closure of all land borders by the government for over one year. The move has, however,…

The president will be having ‘meltdowns upon meltdowns’, according to his niece, who sees poetic justice in the lies and cheating now coming back to bite him. This is how the most colossal and fragile ego on the planet deals…

The immediate past governor of Borno State Kashim Shettima has said his successor Babagana Zulum is “better than me in all ramifications.” Shettima, now representing Borno Central Senatorial…

Italian giants, Juventus are considering cutting ties with forward Cristiano Ronaldo next summer. This is owing to fears that his huge pay is no longer affordable by the club. Ronaldo joined…

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the No. 1 problem that will confront him when he takes office in January. The advisory board is…

Pfizer and BioNTech say the first vaccine they have developed against COVID-19 can prevent more than 90 percent of people from getting infected. According to the BBC, the vaccine has been tested on 43,500…

Governors and monarchs in the South-West region, on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to ensure the regulation of the social media. In a communique issued after a meeting of…

Nigeria may face the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in coming days as oil workers have been ordered to down tools nationwide. Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior…

When the White House essentially relocated to Air Force One over the final weeks of the campaign, President Donald Trump had a common reaction whenever he saw his rival Joe Biden appear on one of the airplane's many televisions.…

Family members of six Nigerians jailed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly funding Boko Haram say they were framed up.  In April 2019, the Abu Dhabi federal court of appeal sentenced Surajo Abubakar Muhammad and…