Omicron: Targeting Africa with travel bans affects global solidarity, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says placing travel bans that target Africa owing to the Omicron COVID-19 variant will affect global solidarity. South Africa announce the discovery of the new variant on Thursday, and it was subsequently designated a variant of concern by the WHO. In a statement on Sunday, the WHO said […]
Adegboruwa to Keyamo: FG can’t declare #EndSARS panels illegal after setting them up
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government cannot declare judicial panels on police brutality illegal after setting them up. Adegboruwa said the #EndSARS panels were established by the directive of the federal government through the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The report of the […]
Twitter has agreed to all our conditions, says FG
The federal government says Twitter has agreed to all its conditions for suspension to be lifted. Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, spoke when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. In June, the federal government suspended Twitter in Nigeria days after a tweet by the president on the […]
Police arrest eight inmates who escaped from Plateau prison after attack
The police in Plateau state say they arrested eight inmates who escaped from a correctional centre in Jos after it was attacked by gunmen. In a statement on Monday, Ubah Ogaba, Plateau police public relations officer (PPRO), said seven of the inmates were rearrested while one voluntarily surrendered himself. Gunmen invaded the […]
NCDC: We’re monitoring emerging evidence on Omicron COVID variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is monitoring emerging evidence on the Omicron COVID-19 variant and its implication. The index case of Omicron was detected in South Africa on Tuesday and the World Health Organisation (WHO) had subsequently designated Omicron as a “variant of concern”, calling on global leaders to take […]
Canada detects two cases of Omicron COVID variant in ‘persons with recent travel from Nigeria’
Canada has detected two cases of Omicron — the new highly infectious COVID-19 variant — in Ottawa, Ontario. According to a statement by the Ontario government on Sunday, the two cases were detected in individuals who had recently travelled from Nigeria. “Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the […]
Newspaper Headlines: FG bans 91 private jets over N30bn import duty
The discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in South Africa, which led to the return of travel ban, especially on travellers from African countries, appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC reports 110 new infections, one death
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 110 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. Thirteen persons arriving Netherlands from South Africa flights test positive for Omicron variant The new coronavirus variant Omicron has been detected in 13 people who arrived in the Amsterdam, Netherlands, on two flights from South […]
Keyamo: Lagos #EndSARS panel was illegal… states can’t probe military, police
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality was “illegal and a waste of time”. Keyamo made the comment on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television. The minister said the Lagos state government, which set up the judicial panel, lacks the power […]
Gunmen kill two police officers in Anambra, burn their bodies
Two police officers have been reportedly killed following an attack by gunmen in Anambra state. In a statement on Sunday, Ikenga Tochukwu, Anambra command spokesperson, said the slain officers were travelling with their colleagues when they were ambushed by the gunmen. He said the bodies of the slain officers were burnt […]