Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. According to a statement she personally signed, the minister said she was asymptomatic but advised to go for the test, which returned positive. She announced that she had gone into isolation, adding that she is currently receivingContinue Reading
Beyoncé will offer $5,000 grants to help people facing foreclosures or evictions due to the housing crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. People can apply for the grants beginning January 7, 2021, the singer announced on her website Tuesday. Grants will be sent out to the 100 people selected in late January. “BeyoncéContinue Reading
Adekunle “Kunle” Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, an expert in immunotherapy and vaccine therapy for cancer, has been appointed director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center effective March 1, 2021. Odunsi will also serve as Biological Sciences Division Dean for Oncology and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at theContinue Reading
A former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, (retd,), is dead. He died at the age of 68. Nkanga, who is the National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, reportedly died of coronavirus-related complications. Spokesman of PANDEF, Ken Robinson, confirmed the demise of the formerContinue Reading
An “intentional” explosion linked to a motorhome has rocked the city of Nashville in the US. It happened at 6.30am in an area of central Nashville packed with bars, restaurants and shops, police said. The blast sent shattered glass and debris flying through the air as black smoke and flamesContinue Reading
A popular Nigerian producer, Chico Ejiro, is dead. Channels TV reports that he died on Friday, December 25 at about 2 am. Ejiro was popular for blockbuster movies in the 90s. The younger brother to another renowned film maker, Zeb Ejiro, produced movies like Silent Night, Blood Money, Deadly Affair,Continue Reading
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has been released from Kuje prisons following the court judgment that upturned his conviction. ThisDay gathered that Metuh left the prison about 4.46 pm. on Thursday. Metuh was joyful, according to one of his close aides whoContinue Reading
A new variant of the deadly coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the alert on Thursday. The body announced plans to commence further investigation. “It’s a separate lineage from the U.K. and South Africa. Give us some time, it’s stillContinue Reading
The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Wednesday, signed N120.3bn 2021 Appropriation Bill into law. While signing the budget tagged, ‘Budget of Resilience’. into law, the governor said, “Around this time last year we assented 2020 budget, around 27th we signed the appropriation budget. This year we are some daysContinue Reading
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday said the safety of the treasury remained critical for economic growth and sustainability. Ahmed who inaugurated the fire sub station located at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) – which is to be mannedContinue Reading
