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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported six deaths and 675 confirmed new COVID-19 cases in the country. Of the new cases, Federal Capital Territory recorded 183 cases, Lagos, 128 and Kaduna, 85 on Thursday.  NCDC tweeted “On the 10th of December 2020, 675 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths was recorded in Nigeria. The 675 new cases are reported from 16 states- FCT (183), Lagos (128), Kaduna (85), Kwara (57), Katsina (50), Plateau (42), Rivers (39), Kano (33), Ondo (21), Ogun (17), Bauchi (10), Sokoto (5), Edo (2), Ekiti (1), Bayelsa (1), and Delta(1). According to the health agency…

Like yams, two women were roasted to their bones by angry mob over allegation of their involvement in child kidnapping in Iwo, Osun State on Thursday, December 10. It was gathered that three persons- one male and two females – were alleged to have kidnapped a four-year-old child at Oja-Oba market Square. While the man escaped, the two women were caught, beaten to a pulp, hung with tyres and set ablaze by the mob. Eyewitness reported that “During the interrogations before they are set ablaze by an angry Iwo citizens, one of them said they are from Ogbomoso, Oyo State.…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wednesday, pledged to commit additional $250 million for e research, development and equitable delivery of life-saving tools in the global effort against COVID-19. The funds will, among others, help Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries in their quest to gain access to vaccines, following fears that wealthier countries may be buying up most of the supplies. This brings to $1.75 billion the total commitments of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the global COVID-19 response. It stated this in a statement wherein it called for global commitments to making these innovations available in…

The Nigerian House of Representatives said the invitation extended to President Muhammadu Buhari was not aimed at ridiculing him over security matters. Rep. Benjamin Kalu, spokesperson for the House, said this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, that the President was rather invited for engagement with the house on ways to address security challenges in the country. This was as Buhari , Thursday, failed to honour the invitation by the House of Representatives. It would be recalled that the President had expressed his willingness to appear before the House while responding to the invitation to him last week…

A black woman was at the forefront of creating the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said. The US leading infectious disease expert spoke Tuesday, December 8 at an event hosted by the National Urban League and, while discussing racism in medical research and how it’s created mistrust. Fauci put a spotlight on the contributions of Black scientists in the historic development of COVID vaccines, most notably Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett. He stressed that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective, adding that African American scientists have been involved in their development. “The very vaccine that’s one of the two that…

Anthony Joshua reportedly is expected to collect £10 million pay defence to defend his heavyweight world title against Kubrat Pulev. Gate receipts at Wembley’s SSE Arena has been limited to just 1,000 due to the Coronavirus restrictions as part of the new regional tier system, but it won’t stop Joshua from earning the large sum in what will be his first fight in a year. The Telegraph reports that Kubrat Pulev will earn £3 million from the fight, £7m less than Anthony Joshua. According to organisers, there are no set purses for the fight, and both men could exceed those…

Anambra pensioners have turned their backs on the state governor, Willie Obiano’s Christmas bags of rice to them, insisting that they want their retirement benefits or nothing. The state chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Dr Anthony Ugozor, who spoke to newsmen in the state on Wednesday, December 9, saw the bags of rice to them every Christmas as ”Greek gift.” He said if they were paid their gratuity stopped in 2017, they would have no need to be collecting bags of rice from the state government every year and that they will have enough money to buy any type…

As the strike action lingers, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has denied that it reached an agreement with the federal government to suspend its ongoing strike on December 9, 2020. Most media were awash with the story that ASUU would suspend the strike action on December 9. Contrary to the insinuation, the union insisted that there was no understanding with the government to suspend the nine-month-old action on the said date. President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi in a statement made available to newsmen Wednesday night, said ASUU representatives do not have the powers to suspend or call off…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed two new deaths and 474 COVID-19 cases in the country. NCDC tweeted on Wednesday “On the 9th of December 2020, 474 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 474 new cases are reported from 16 states- FCT (180), Lagos (134), Kebbi (45), Adamawa (26), Plateau (16), Enugu (14), Taraba (14), Gombe (12), Nasarawa (8), Yobe (8), Rivers (5), Ogun (5), Kwara (2), Ekiti (2), Sokoto (2), Osun (1).” On the caseload of the pandemic, it stated “Till date, 70,669 cases have been confirmed, 65,242 cases have been discharged…

Arsenal captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been fined $10000 for sharing a series of social media posts that tarnished the ‘honour and image’ of the Confederation of African Football. Recall, the Gabonese striker took to social media last month to claim that he and the rest of the Gabon squad were held at Banjul Airport in Gambia for more than six hours overnight after having their passports taken — before being allowed into the country for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier clash. Aubameyang also called for the CAF to take responsibility and use the disruption to better themselves. He wrote:…