Newspaper Headlines: Petrol subsidy won’t be removed until refineries are working, says Sylva
The 2021 security report released by Kaduna state government indicating that an average of three residents were killed every day in 2021 dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 159 infections — but no fatalities
Nigeria recorded 159 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Wednesday. Denmark lifts all COVID restrictions despite spike in cases Denmark has lifted all it COVID restrictions. The country is now expected to reopen nightclubs, museums and theatres and scrap limited opening hours for bars […]
El-Rufai seeks creation of theatre command in north-west ‘to counter insurgents’
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has asked the federal government to consider establishing a theatre command for the north-west region. El-Rufai spoke on Tuesday at the presentation of the state’s 2021 security report compiled by the ministry of internal security and home affairs. The report, presented by Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal […]
‘Calm has been restored’ — Guinea-Bissau president speaks on attempted coup
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau says calm has returned to the country following an attack on the presidential palace. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had described the attack as a coup attempt. “Calm returns to Bissau,” Embaló said in a post on his Facebook page. The post […]
Omicron: Almost 90m COVID cases recorded in 10 weeks, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says almost 90 million COVID cases have been reported worldwide since the Omicron variant was identified. Speaking on Tuesday at a virtual media briefing, Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said the figure is greater than the number recorded in 2020. “Since Omicron was first identified just 10 weeks […]
FG writes UAE, says Air Peace has submitted request to resume flights in March
The federal government has asked the authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to approve the request by Air Peace for the resumption of passenger flights. The FG said this in a letter addressed to Saif Mohammed Al Suwaid, director-general (DG) of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The letter, dated […]
I found no proof he drank chemical, Oromoni’s doctor tells court
Aghoho Owhojede, doctor to the family of Sylvester Oromoni, the deceased student of Dowen College in Lagos, has testified that there isn’t evidence to establish the 12-year-old consumed any chemical substance. Source: Top Stories
IN DETAIL: 1,192 residents killed, over 3,000 kidnapped in Kaduna in 2021
The Kaduna government says 1,192 persons were killed by bandits and other violent groups in the state in 2021. The data showing the attacks in the state was made available on Tuesday at the presentation of the 2021 annual security report. The figures were compiled by the state’s ministry of internal security […]
I’ll declare presidential ambition at appropriate time, says Atiku after meeting Babangida
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, visited Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state. The meeting lasted for about an hour and was held behind closed doors. After the meeting with Babangida, the former vide-president also paid a visit to Abubakar Sani-Bello, governor of Niger state. The development comes days after […]
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flying Boeing 737 MAX planes — three years after deadly crash
Ethiopian Airlines, on Tuesday, resumed flying Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, nearly three years after a fatal crash prompted global grounding of the model. In March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Kenya, crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, killing all 149 passengers […]