President-Elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has named a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo as his COVID-19 policy advisor. Okolo was among 100 names announced as additional members of the White House staff by the Biden transition team on Wednesday. Biden is expected to be sworn-in on January 20. Okolo, born to Nigerian parents, currently serves…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. She announced this in a statement she signed and released. She says she has gone into isolation and is receiving treatment. Read the press statement from her below ”PRESS STATEMENT Following interaction with individuals that later show asymptomatic sign of COVID19,…
You Might Not Understand How Nigerians Are Suffering Until You Travel To Other Advanced Countries – Williams Uchemba Writes From Honeymoon In South Africa Nigerian comedian and actor, Williams Uchemba has shared his thoughts about the state of things in Nigeria in a post he shared while on honeymoon in South Africa. The actor stated…
Maureen Badejo, the CEO of GIO TV, a blogger, and an activist based in the UK tells the story of Modele Soyinka who alleged that Daniel Olukoya, General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM caused the death of her father and took over their property. Maureen admonished her followers that the information…
Femi Adesina, the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that nobody can put a timeline on issues of insecurity in Nigeria. The presidential media aide made the submission on Sunday on Channels TV Sunday Politics. He discussed some of the efforts by the federal government in tackling issues…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Monday, said the state’s COVID-19 related deaths had increased to 223. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Dec. 11. “Two #COVID19 related deaths were recorded. The total number of #COVID19 related deaths now stands…
Today marks 15 years since the Sosoliso Airlines flight 1145 crash-landed in Port Harcourt airport resulting in the death of 108 people on board including 60 students of Loyola Jesuit College Abuja, Pastor Bimbo Odukoya and Nollywood actress, Uchenna Nnanna’s sister, Olaedo. Uchenna Nnanna’s sister, Ngozi Nnanna Noel Ogamba has paid a touching tribute to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has that said the foreign press coverage of the recent #EndSARS violence was not balanced, citing specifically the Cable News Network and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Since the second week of October, youths across the country led the #EndSARS protests which were peaceful gatherings to protest against police brutality and bad governance…
90 years old Margaret Keenan is the first person to take the COVID-19 vaccine. According to media personality, Piers Morgan, Keenan recieved the vaccine from Filipino nurse, May Parsons who has worked in the NHS for 24yrs. He took to popular micro blogging platform, Twitter and wrote:
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has been attacked online by Nigerians for attending a Golfing program on Saturday, December 5, despite the worsening insecurity across the country. Journalist, Jafaar Jafaar, shared the photo of the Army Chief on his Twitter handle and shared his dissatisfaction ”Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Buratai tees…