EU reaches deal to secure BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine
Our Reporter THE European Commission has wrapped up negotiations with BioNTech and Pfizer to secure doses of the company’s experimental Coronavirus vaccine for ...
Reps panel members bicker over ‘harassment’ of minister on palliatives
Tony Akowe, Abuja MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committee on Internally Displaced on Tuesday openly bickered over alleged harassment of Minister of ...
INTERVIEW: How we recruit players for Nigeria — Super Eagles Scout
Lately, more players from the diaspora are pledging their allegiance to the Nigerian national team. While some see it as a welcomed development, ...
Ethiopia: Police Rearrest Addis Standard’s Editor
Addis Abeba — The police on duty at Addis Abeba police station have this afternoon rearrested Medihane Ekubamichael, product editor at Addis Standard ...
Ethiopia: Journalist Bekalu Alamrew Arrested, Accused of Disseminating False News
Nairobi — Today the Committee to Protect Journalists called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release broadcast journalist Bekalu Alamrew, who was arrested on ...
Catholic Church abuse: Vatican defends handling of McCarrick case
A Vatican report has found that two recent popes and Church officials ignored allegations about an American cardinal, Theodore McCarrick, later found guilty ...
U.S. Supreme Court begins arguments over fate of Obamacare law
The conservative-majority United States (U.S.) Supreme Court yesterday began hearing arguments in a challenge by Republican-governed states backed by President Donald Trump’s administration ...
Nigeria: 38-Year-Old Joins 2023 Presidential Race
A 38-year-old Victor Ani-Laju, on Monday, declared his intention to run in the 2023 presidential election. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Ani-laju said as ...
Nigerians will benefit from vaccine, says minister
Victor Oluwasegun, Abuja MINISTER for Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said anytime a potent vaccine is found or developed as a solution to ...
Fed Govt hails UN’s ‘$250 plus offer’ to support ESP
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja THE Federal Government has hailed the United Nations’ (UN) pledge of $250 million Plus Offer support for Nigeria’s response efforts ...