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Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday. The two-dose vaccine will be available on international markets for less than $10 (8.40 euros) per dose, they said, and will be free for Russian citizens. It can be stored at between two and eight degrees Celsius (between 35.6 and 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit), they said, instead of the temperatures below freezing required for some other vaccines. The calculations of its effectiveness were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the first dose, Russia’s health ministry,…

Kaduna State is leading other states as Nigeria’s COVID-19 new cases dropped to 56, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed. NCDC in its Twitter handle on Monday reported that Kaduna topped the chart with 18 followed by FCT and Lagos with 17 and six COVID-19 infections respectively. According to the health agency, “On the 23rd of November 2020, 56 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.” “The 56 new cases are reported from 10 states- Kaduna (18), FCT (17), Lagos (6), Plateau (5), Kano (3), Kwara (2), Yobe (2), Ekiti (1), Niger (1), and Rivers (1).”…

A Nigerian-born researcher is one of those leading the research at Pfizer for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Onyema Ogbuagu who is an Associate Professor of medicine at Yale University has dispelled misconceptions concerning the COVID-19 vaccine noting that there is no sinister plan in the development of the vaccine. Speaking concerning some misconceptions about the vaccine, in a series on Tweet on his official handle, he said misinformation about the pandemic may lead to loss of lives. Ogbuagu’s in a series of Tweets Let’s dispel some rumors especially because misinformation about COVID-19 may and can cost lives.…

https://youtu.be/MTKMUEpHWoE The United Kingdom Parliament has begun a debate on the fallout of the #EndSARS protest that generated a lot of talking points from most parts of the world. Having gathered well over 200,000 the UK Parliament set aside a debate to weigh into what went down on 20th October 2020, where an encounter between the peaceful protesters and the formation of military personnel have continued to generate controversies. The matter was raised by Theresa Villiers, member of parliament for Chipping Barnet. Villiers said the UK sanction regime gives the country “a powerful new tool to hold to account perpetrators…

The Federal Government says it is processing $750 million World Bank loan for state governments to stimulate local economy and support vulnerable household’s consumption. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who stated this at the inauguration of the Federal Steering and Technical Committees of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES), in Abuja, said “the loan is part of windows of opportunities to mitigate the effect of COVID-19.” Ahmed maintained that the diverse and severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic had continued to be felt across the world with significant consequences on informal…

By: Israel Umoh Roar, Roar! Big, Big Moving, Lumbering Big paws Large mouth Terrifying fur Yet no teeth Just Claw-less and Clueless Women boo Children Unafraid Once a huge and fearful animal Now a walking carcass A shadow of its former self Nigerians almost organised a requiem mass for Organised Labour typified by Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress as soon the planned nationwide strike on September 28 failed. The purported strike was called to compel the Federal Government to reverse the hikes in Premium Motor Spirit called petrol and electricity tariff. Since the Organised Labour bungled the opportunity…

At least, seven soldiers and one Joint Task Force civilian have been feared dead following a landmine ambush in the northern axis of Borno State on Saturday. The deceased, who were on escort duty en-route Baga, came upon the landmines planted by suspected Boko Haram members followed by heavy gunfire on the convoy. The convoy consisted of truckloads of food heading to Baga town of Kukawa local government area. The food supplies were to be distributed to returning Internally Displayed Persons by Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. Some of the civilians who escorted the food were natives of Baga living…

The African football governing body boss has been found guilty of some unethical procedures. Consequently, FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee has handed the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, a five-year ban from all football-related activities. In addition to the sanction, the Madagascan administrator was punished with a fine of 200,000 Swiss Franc. The adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee found Ahmad guilty of abuse of office, misappropriation of funds and, offering gifts and other benefits as CAF president and FIFA vice-president.

A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Senator Ali Ndume to be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Ndume, who is , as surety for Maina’s bail, is standing trial on alleged in N2 billion money laundering charges. Ndume representing Borno south is standing as a surety for Maina now on the run, and would remain in custody until he produces the defendant or disposes the N500 million worth of property located in Asokoro, Abuja, used as bail bond. However, Maina has repeatedly failed to appear…

More than 800 bags of smuggled rice were seized by the Joint Task Force, Border Drill Operations in Unyenghe, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The task force comprising the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigerian Army, Air Force, DSS and the Nigeria Police, made the big gain when they raided smugglers’ warehouses in the area. Speaking with newsmen on Sunday,  Shehu Abubakar, the Comptroller of Customs and Sector Coordinator for South South and South East Zone, described the area as smugglers haven, comfort zone and city of rice, which was discovered through intelligence information. Abubakar threatened to burn down…