The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested one Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi with three point three-zero kilograms of cocaine at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Airport Commander of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Garba, said Onyekachi was arrested on arrival in Nigeria from São Paulo, Brazil, through Addis Ababa, with the hard drug hidden in T-shirts…
Russia has announced that its own Covid-19 vaccine, known as Sputnik V, recorded ninety-two percent protection from the coronavirus. According to the result of the late stage trial published in The Lancet medical journal, the vaccine is said to be safe and offers complete protection against hospitalization and death. The Sputnik vaccine is said to work in…
Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo has travelled to Saudi Arabia to seal a deal with Al-Shabab football club. The 31-year-old player who was on loan at Manchester United for a year, has undergone a medical after he agreed a two-and-a-half-year permanent deal with the Saudi club The former Manchester United striker confirmed his trip with several…
Award-winning comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth has described Nigeria’s approach to secure COVID-19 vaccines as worrisome. Speaking in video on his Instagram page, the comedian cited an example of a neighbouring country, Ghana which he said has already secured over seventeen million vaccines for its thirty million population. Basketmouth also expressed annoyance over what he…
A Covid-19 isolation centre has been opened at the State House Clinic in Abuja. Government also plans to build a Covid-19 testing laboratory at the State House Clinic. The Secretary to Government, and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known in Abuja. Mustapha was speaking at the commissioning of the Special…
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the Presidential Villa in Abuja after spending four days at his home town in Daura, Katsina State. President Buhari left Abuja last Friday to take part in the membership registration and revalidation exercise of his party – the All Progressives Congress. A short message from the spokesmen of the President noted…