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Less than 0.1 per cent of the COVID-19 vaccines administered worldwide, so far, were administered in Africa, the United Nations has said. This is despite the continent making up about 20 per cent of the global population. On Sunday, the UN said over 70 million doses of the approved COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far globally. […]

The Ogun State Police Command said it had commenced investigation into the alleged invasion of privacy of guests at the Pavillion Hotel, Ayepe, in the Odogbolu area of the state. The development followed public outcry against the hotel after an online video showed guests lamenting the discovery of closed circuit television cameras in their rooms. […]

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied the allegation that he deliberately supported a “sick” Musa Yar’Adua, for the presidency in 2007, for selfish interests. Obasanjo, who spoke on Sunday in a virtual interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola, admitted that he knew the late President Musa Yar’Adua was ill but noted that his […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday vowed to jail violators of COVID-19 protocols in the state for six months as the virus peaks in Lagos. Lagos posted over 1,040 cases on Saturday, the highest single day infections since the pandemic broke out in February 2020. The governor, in a statement, lamented that many people […]

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has faulted Nigeria’s rating in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI), saying it does not truly reflect the great strides by the country in its fight against corruption. The Minister also believes that there are missing assessments for Nigeria in the data entries where the country has performed […]

The Presidency on Sunday warned Nigerians to continue to observe the guidelines released to curtail further spread of COVID-19 in order to avert fresh lockdown. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement titled, ‘Presidency: Nigerians should comply with mandatory mask wearing to avert lockdowns.’ […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has pleaded with Nigerians not to take a cue from President Muhammadu Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols. This was contained in a press statement titled, “PDP Expresses Dismay By Buhari’s Violation of COVID-19 Law…Charges Nigerians Not to Follow Such Examples,” signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, […]

Further confirming its status as the nation’s epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, Lagos state on Saturday reported 1,040 new cases of COVID-19, according to data gathered by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. In a late-night tweet, the disease control agency put the total number of new cases recorded nationwide at 1,883 with one additional […]

Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, has asked a U.S court to clamp a preliminary gag order on his ex-girlfriend, Autumn Spikes, who recently took to the social media to expose their secret affair of nearly 10 years. Ms Spikes had, on January 1, via her Instagram handle, allarounda1, posted a viral video showing herself and Mr […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his administration will be transparent and open with the implementation of the 2021 budget. Speaking to newsmen in Daura, after the registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress, the President said the budget aptly captured some of the visions of the administration, and all efforts will be […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has violated the Health Protection Regulations order he signed last week. On Saturday, the President revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Daura, Katsina State. Daily Post observed that the President was at different times in midst of scores of people against the physical distance provision of the order. […]

At a time when many thought that the coronavirus pandemic was coming to an end, there is now a second wave of the virus in Nigeria, which appears to be more virulent. Many celebrities and notable personalities, who contracted the virus, have spoken about their ordeals, and a United Kingdom-based actress, Victoria Inyama, has lent […]

Nigeria on Friday shattered its daily COVID-19 death record, posting its highest deaths in a single day since the pandemic broke out. Figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC late Friday night showed that 27 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. This is the highest the nation has ever recorded […]

In a statement on Friday, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, said the people behind the plot intend to deploy the media in publishing several allegations against the president. He also said some of the accusations in the publications will include allegations that Buhari is suppressing a particular religion or ethnic groups. “There is compelling reason to […]

The Federal Government is contemplating lockdown in part of Lagos, Abuja, Plateau and Kaduna, as COVID-19 cases shot up in those areas. National Incident Manager, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mukhtar Muhammed, in a interview on Channels TV Sunrise Daily programme lamented the sharp increase in COVID-19 in the affected states. He said even if […]

Atlanta Rapper T.I and his wife Tiny Harris have been accused by several women of sexual abuse and sexual trafficking. Former best friend of Tiny, Sabrina Peterson, who has an ongoing feud with the Harris’ has claimed that the couple have sexually abused several women. Sabrina also alleged that the three time Grammy award winner […]