A three-day Sensitization workshop for traditional rulers and Town Unions Presidents-General in Anambra State on Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG CARES) organised by the State Community and Social Development Agency in implementing Nigeria CARES program for positive results, has ended in Awka. The workshop organised separately for […]
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Camellia Group Agrees To Settle Claims
A UK company, Camellia Group, has agreed to settle legal claims from a number of Kenyan and Malawian women over gross human rights abuses and rape allegations. According to reports, the firm’s guards have been accused of committing atrocities ranging from killings, rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based […]
Igbo Leader Calls For Scrapping Of Keeping Dead Bodies in Mortuary
A spiritual leader, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka has called against the celebration of corpses by Ndi Igbo. He also warned against keeping corpses in Mortuary as these acts are capable of escalating Covid-19 pandemic. He also said that withholding dead bodies from being buried immediately is naturally harmful to the human […]
Incoming WTO head Ngozi Okojo-Iweala warns ‘vaccine nationalism’ could slow pandemic recovery
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization’s incoming chief on Monday warned against “vaccine nationalism’ that would slow progress in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. She also said the trend could erode economic growth for all countries which will include the rich and poor. In an interview immediately after her appointment, Okonjo-Iweala […]
Senator Ekwunife Applauds Okonjo Iweaja on Her Recent Appointment As WTO DG
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District and leading Governorship Aspirant for the November 6, Anambra Governorship election, Uche Ekwunife has described the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first female and first African Director General of the World Trade Organization as a boost to the global and national […]
Lagos State Government Says Teslim Balogun Stadium Will Be Ready In March
The Lagos State Sports Commission chairman, Mr. Sola Aiyepeku has said the Teslim Balogun Stadium would be ready for the Super Eagles game against Lesotho next month. The chairman said this when the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, visited the Stadium recently for an on-the-spot assessment ahead of the […]
WHO Begins Counter-Ebola Vaccination Campaign
The immunisation campaign against Ebola commenced on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the first case was reported a week ago, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African branch said. The case was reported after almost three months since the 11th outbreak was declared defeated, the organisation also […]
Nigeria has recorded 574 new Confirmed cases of COVID-19 Infections
Update on Covid-19 shows that Nigeria yesterday recorded 574 new cases of coronavirus infections accross the country According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control till date, 146,928 cases have been confirmed in the country of which 123,009 have been treated and discharged while 1,761 deaths have so far been recorded […]
Okonjo Iweala Appointed WTO DG
Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation after virtual consensus meeting on Monday The official announcement was made by the global trade body via it’s verified Twitter handle. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala makes history as the first woman and the first African to lead […]
Harsh economic difficulties are responsible for strains in marriages — Gov Obiano
Gov. Willie Obiano has attributed the harsh economic strains in Nigeria currently as reasons why most young individuals find it difficult to get married. The governor said this at the Church of Pentecost, Awka during a marriage ceremony between Chioma Okeoma Okoye and Frank Chinedu Maduka. The bride Chioma is […]