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An experimental COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer strong protection in late-stage UK and South Africa studies, said manufacturer Novavax. The Phase 3 trials – the final stage before a vaccine is looked at by a regulator – enrolled more than 15,000 people aged between 18-84, of whom 27% were older than 65, US firm Novavax said. The UK has secured access to 60 million doses of the vaccine, called NVX-CoV2373. The protein-based vaccine candidate was shown to be 89.3% effective at preventing coronavirus in participants in its Phase 3 clinical trial in the UK, which enrolled more than 15,000 people…

After 13 years, Dutch court has ordered Shell to pay compensation over oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger Delta in a ruling which could pave the way for more cases against the multinational oil firm. The Court of Appeal in The Hague on Friday ruled that the British-Dutch company, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, must issue payouts over a long-running civil case involving four Nigerian farmers seeking compensation, and a cleanup, from the company over pollution caused by leaking oil pipelines. “Shell Nigeria is sentenced to compensate farmers for damages,” the court said, adding that parent company Royal Dutch Shell…

Anambra State Police have arrested one  Prophet Onyebuchi Okocha, popularly known  as ‘Onyeze Jesus,’ waiting for arraignment in a court of law. The controversial prophet had claimed in a video message that he would raise seven corpses in mortuaries. Onyeze Jesus is the  founder of Children of Light Anointing Ministries, Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. He was arrested on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The state government, through a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, had on Monday, January 25, 2021, warned the prophet over his practices which the government…

Northern States Governor’s Forum (NSGF), Thursday, doused tension, saying its members have accepted to take the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine when it arrives in Nigeria. The Chairman NSGF, Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong in a webinar organized by an NGO, the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), gave the assurance for his colleagues. Lalong, who was represented by the Secretary to the Plateau State Government (SSG), Professor Danladi Atu, said: “we the Northern Governors have agreed to take the first doses of the vaccines”. The managing director and chief executive officer of the SBMF, Engr. Abubakar Gambo…

For a long time, Lagos State that has become epicenter of COVID-19 in the country had no reported case of the pandemic on Thursday. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its official Twitter wrote ”On the 28th of January 2021, 864 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. A breakdown, according to it, shows ”The 864 new cases are reported from 24 states- FCT (129), Anambra (87), Rivers (82), Benue (80), Oyo (76), Plateau (61), Kaduna (54), Delta (51), Nasarawa (38), Kwara (36), Edo (32). Others are Katsina (26), Kano (24), Taraba (18), Ogun (14), Sokoto (11),…

The founder and Presiding Bishop of Christ Life Church Worldwide  has claimed that God killed a lecturer of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) who repeatedly failed one of his daughters because he was bent on sleeping with her. In a trending video seen by Straightnews, Francis Wale Oke, alleged that the late UNILAG Head of Department failed the lady for two years because she did not allow him to sleep with her. Oke who is also who is also the President of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries and Chancellor of the Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State, said he…

In a show of shame, some members of the host communities engaged in fisticuffs at the ongoing public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill. The fight broke out when the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas were called to the podium to make a presentation. However, some other bodies of host communities stood up, leading to a rowdy session. The fight broke out exactly 12:10 pm when the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on PIB, Hon. Mohammed Monguno who had been moderating the proceedings called the host Communities to make their presentation.…

More than 50 people have been allegedly kidnapped by bandits following a recent attack on Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits reportedly stormed the community in large numbers on motorcycles in the early hours of Thursday January 28, just as people were getting set for the day’s activities. Punch reported that the Co-convener Concerned Shiroro Youths, Sani Abubakar Kokki confirmed the attack describing the bandits as terrorists. He said the number of people kidnapped is not yet ascertained but added that they were many. Kokki, who stated that Shiroro Local Government Area is in dire need of help as…

After rejecting her twice on grounds of “not being from Cross River State,” Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive chief judge of the state. Ikpeme’s state of origin (Akwa Ibom state) had stirred up controversy in the assembly even though she was born in Cross River, schooled in the state, practised law in the state, married a Cross Riverian and also gave birth to children who are all from Cross River State. Despite the Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) and Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) backing, the state assembly rejected the appointment of Ikpeme, who is the most senior…

BBNaija’s Nengi has described Ozo, her housemate in the 2020 episode of the television reality show, as a perfect being. Speaking during an interview in Ghana, Nengi poured encomiums on Ozo, eulogising him as an amazing person. While in the house, Ozo expressed his desire to get into a romantic relationship with her. But she had some reservations about him while on the reality show but had to let go of them after they left the show. In a viral video, Nengi praised Ozo’s parents for raising him well, saying he never changed after they left the house.