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Just in: Bitcoin rises above $50,000 for first time
Bitcoin rose above $50,000 for the first time on Tuesday while European equities eased after soaring the previous day on reduced coronavirus fears and thanks to mounting optimism over US President Joe Biden’s vast stimulus plan, traders…
PDP leaders meet ex-president Jonathan
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party met with former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday.
Former senate president Bukola Saraki made this known via a tweet.
In the tweet, the video showed Jonathan exchanging pleasantries…
37 killed as Indian bus plunges into canal
No fewer 37 passengers were killed when a bus plunged into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, police told AFP as recovery efforts continued.
The accident happened when the bus, which was carrying…
Buhari requests Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC boss
In what appears as the final nail on the coffin for suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the Senate to approve the appointment of Mr…
WHO clears way for dispatch of Covid vaccine to Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for the vaccines to be shipped to African countries through the Covax scheme.
Covax is a…
Scores dead after ‘overloaded’ boat sinks in Congo River
At least 60 people have drowned after a barge capsized and sank on the Congo River.
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the figure could be more.
Three-hundred people have been rescued but possibly 200 others…
Evaluations of four COVID-19 vaccines received by NAFDAC almost ready says Ehanire
The Federal government says the evaluations of the recently received dossiers of
four different COVID-19 vaccines were almost ready.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) had received the…
FG puts border agencies on red alert over Ebola outbreak in Guinea
The Federal government says it has placed all border agencies in the country on red alert following the outbreak of Ebola disease in Guinea Conakry.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire disclosed this at the weekly press…
International fraudster, Invictus risks 20 years in jail as US Court delivers judgment today
A Virginia Court in the United States will today sentence an international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke also known as Invictus for alleged internet fraud.
Invictus who was once listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 risks a…
Ganduje, Sani-Bello, two other Govs storm Ibadan over herdsmen crisis
Following last weekend’s ethnic clash at Shasha market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital which led to destruction of property worth millions of naira, four northern governors stormed the ancient city Monday night in search of…