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Canada has become the second country after the UK to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and may start immunizing residents from next week. On Wednesday, the country’s health regulator, Health Canada, posted on its website that it had authorized the jab after a two-month independent review on safety and efficacy.” “Canadians can feel confident that the review process was rigorous and that we have strong monitoring systems in place,’ a government department statement read. “Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada will closely monitor the safety of the vaccine once it is on the market and will not…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo won re-election with 51.59 percent of the vote, results from the election commission showed on Wednesday, as deadly violence gripped the West African country. Akufo-Addo, who ran under the platform of New Patriotic Party (NPP), was declared winner of the election by Jean Mensah, the chairperson of the electoral commission of Ghana on Wednesday evening, December 9. According to Mensah, Akufo-Addo polled a total of 6,730,430 votes to defeat his main rival and former President John Mahama who polled 6,214,889 votes Mensah said the total valid votes cast during the election were 30,434,574, representing 79 percent…

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has queried the constitutional power of National Assembly to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity in the country. Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution summoning the president over the deteriorating state of security in the country. A tweet posted by President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Monday evening December 7, stated that the President would meet with the lawmakers on Thursday, December 10. However, in a statement released Wednesday, December 9, Malami said it was outside the constitutional powers of the National Assembly to…

A list of the world’s 100 most powerful women of 2020 from 30 countries in politics, entertainment, business, and more.was made public by Forbes on Tuesday, December 8.. German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed the No. 1 spot for the tenth year in a row, with European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde occupying second slot for the second consecutive year. US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made the list for the first time, debuting in the No. 3 slot. Forbes said her “rapid ascension in U.S. politics” has “catapulted” her onto the list. Ursula von der Leyen, the first female president of the…

South African parliament is mooting a new bill to regulate how users share nudes and other intimate contents on the Facebook-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp. Sponsored in 2017, the bill has undergone many changes, and criminalizes revenge porn and cracks down on some cyber crimes associated with the instant messaging application. The bill which made it clear that sending of intimate content which can be seen as harmful without the subject’s consent has been criminalised, also allows the personal data of WhatsApp users to be subjected to scrutiny by both the law enforcement agencies and the electronic communications service providers and financial institutions which…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to take his Champions League goal tally to 134 as Juventus beat a “scared” Barcelona to seal top spot in Group G. Ronaldo sent Marc-Andre ter Stegen the wrong way after being fouled by Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo. Juve doubled their lead through Weston McKennie’s bicycle kick before Ronaldo added his second from the spot after Clement Lenglet handled. “We weren’t aggressive,” said Barca boss Ronald Koeman. “It looked as if we’d come out looking not to lose, as opposed to trying to control the game. We weren’t good, not even positionally. “We looked scared.”…

The negotiation meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed. The postponement was contained in a message from Mr. Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment. According to the message, “The Meeting between ASUU and the Federal Government earlier scheduled for today (Wednesday) by 3 p.m. has been postponed. Thank you for your understanding.” ASUU has been on strike since March this year over the nonpayment of Earned Academic Allowances, non provision of revitalisation fund among others. Recently the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 has risen to 550 new cases in one day, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Of the number from 16 states including FCT, Lagos State is leading with 219 while Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna have 168 and 52 cases respectively. “On the 8th of December 2020, 550 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. “The 550 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (219), FCT (168), Kaduna (52), Kwara (19), Kano (15), Rivers (15), Sokoto (10), Enugu(9), Gombe (8), Plateau (7), Osun (7), Anambra (5), Oyo (5), Jigawa (4), Ogun (4), Bauchi…

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under verbal attack for saying his administration will deal with any act of hooliganism hiding behind lawful and peaceful protests. Buhari issued the warning while virtually declaring open the chief of army staff’s annual conference 2020 on Monday, December 7. “Let me also mention the EndSARS protest which was recently hijacked by hoodlums which resulted in loss of lives and property in many situations across the country. I want to reiterate our government’s commitment to the rights of citizens to embark on peaceful protests. “However, this must be done responsibly in accordance with the laws of…

Nigeria’s population figure officially is now 206 million, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Nasir Kwarra, has announced. Kwarra, speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, December 8, at the commencement of next Enumeration Area Demarcation, noted that Nigeria had not been able to hold a census in the last 14 years. The National Chairman said the figure was arrived at projections as the exact population cannot be known without a census, stating “With a population of 206 million, it means Nigeria’s population increased by eight million in two years.” He said “In the absence of an actual…