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Top Headlines Across Newspapers Today, January 18, 2021
The Punch: Nigeria may waste 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, say Experts Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless if proper arrangements are not made for their transportation and storage. Don’t disregard experts’ advice, NMA tells FG…
Read More »Top Headlines Across Newspapers Today, January 15, 2021
The PUNCH Nothern Elders, Kukah, Obi, Others Warn of another Civil War A former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi; the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah and the Northern Elders Forum said on Thursday that Nigeria was repeating its mistakes that led to the civil war which lasted from…
Read More »Top Headlines Across Newspapers Today, January 14, 2021
The Punch Lagos, Oyo Plan Purchase, Ogun, C’River, Benue Fault Allocations The Nigerian Medical Association, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives and a coalition of labour and civil society organizations, the Alliance for the Survival of COVID-19 and Beyond, have advised the Federal Government to ensure transparency in…
Read More »History: Why Nigeria’s Capital Was Moved From Lagos To Abuja.
In the year 1914, down to 1991, Lagos was well known as the seat of power of Nigeria, and it also served as both a political and economic capital. However, the plan for the movement of the capital from Lagos to Abuja was initiated by General Murtala Mohammed. Still, it…
Read More »Top Headlines Across Newspapers Today, January 13, 2020
PUNCH N40bn Allowance: ASUU Defends Sharing Formula, Varsity Workers Begin Protests The unions of non-academic staff on Tuesday commenced protests over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the N40bn earned allowance in university towns across the country. This is as the unions kicked against the allocated amount to…
Read More »Uganda Elections: What You Need To Know As Bobi Wine Set To Challenge 35 Years Museveni’s Rule
You must have recently come across the name Bobi Wine on your Twitter, Facebook or Instagram timeline and wonder who the heck he really is and what is mission showing up on your face is all about. Bobi Wine, whose birth name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu is a pop star-turned-opposition leader…
Read More »13 Reasons Why You Should Consume Bananas( Health Benefits)
Banana is a sweet, soft and refreshing fruit. Description Banana ( Musa) is a medium-sized curvy fruit with green or yellow thick skin with a sweet and soft inside. It is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide and originally domesticated in Africa. Nutritional Properties This amazing fruit has lots of nutritional…
Read More »Madam Efunroye Tinubu: The Kingmaker Who Resisted British Rule In Nigeria
Madam Efunroye Tinubu, originally known as Efunporoye Osuntinubu Olumosa, was a great kingmaker, businessperson, slave trader and the first woman to resist British rule in Nigeria during the colonial period. She played significant political roles in Lagos and Abeokuta. Tinubu was born in the Ojokodo forest area of Egbaland of…
Read More »Top Headlines Across Newspapers Today, January 12, 2021
Punch Hospitals won’t Be Able To Handle Serious Covid-19 Cases Soon The Director of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu in a series of tweets stated that hospitals might not be able to treat serious coronavirus cases in the country. This is following the recent spike in…
Read More »The Struggle & Eventual Killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa & 8 Other Ogonis
Some 26 years ago, Ken Saro-Wiwa, a playwright, environmental activist and Ogoni leader was brutally executed on November 10, 1995alongside 8 other like-minded personalities under the leadership of the then military dictator, Sani Abacha. The set of men over the years in their struggle to enhance the living condition of…
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