Central African Republic election held amid violence 
28 Private Jets arrive Sam Mbakwe Airport Owerri as Kalu remembers father in Igbere 
Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in ‘touching moment of unity’ 
Just in!! Senator Kalu visits Popular Cleric, Reverend Uma Ukpai 
Boris Johnson cancels Christmas for millions in London & South East Covid-19: Germany introduces new restrictions amid rise in cases
Germany has entered a hard lockdown, closing schools and non-essential businesses in an attempt to stop a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections.
INEC to Create Additional Voting Units Ahead of 2023 Elections
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, yesterday revealed that the commission had resolved to create additional voting units ahead of 2023 general elections.
Controversy trails COVID-19 status of CJN Tanko Muhammad
The spokesperson of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Festus Akande, has distanced himself from a statement by a justice of the court, Ibrahim Saulawa, that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, had tested positive for COVID-19.
Insecurity: Kano govt closes schools
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect.
Katsina Abductions: Jigawa, Zamfara close schools
Following the abduction of 333 students at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina, neighbouring states, Jigawa and Zamfara, have closed their schools.
Nigerian govt orders MTN, others to demand NIN from all subscribers, block defaulters
The Nigeria government has ordered all telecommunication service providers to ask all subscribers to provide their National Identification Numbers (NIN). Subscribers who fail to do so within two weeks are to be blocked from using their SIM cards.
FDA finds Moderna vaccine safe and effective
Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 95% effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation.
US election: Putin congratulates Biden after electoral college win
Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the last world leaders to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory.
Reps demand immediate reinstatement of official sacked by Buhari
The House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reinstate the sacked Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Nasir Argungu.
Nigeria’s Katsina school abduction: Boko Haram says it took the students
Nigeria-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind last week’s kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys in the north-western Nigerian state of Katsina.