Outrage as Nigerian lady wrongfully jailed in Ivory Coast dies (Punch) Nigerians have taken to social media to express deep anger over the death of a wrongfully jailed Nigerian lady, Itunu Babalola. According to reports, 21-year-old Babalola from Oyo State…
Meet people stuck in vaccine limbo
People who accepted non-EU approved shots, such as Sputnik or Sinopharm, are being shut out from public life. When Duccio Armenise, an Italian, decided to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Russia, the only jab he could receive was Sputnik. “We…
Damasak Attack: EU calls for safe passage of people caught in violence
The European Union has called on all parties in the ongoing security crisis in the North-east region of Nigeria to allow people caught in violence to move freely to safe places as well as facilitate unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief…
Senegalese FA protests French travel ban for players
Senegal’s football federation has called on its French-based players to be released for upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, calling the league’s ban on internationals travelling outside the European Union “discriminatory”. The French football league (LFP) announced this week that…
Tony Elumelu Foundation, European Union partner to empower African women
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the European Union to identify, train, mentor and fund 2,500 young African women entrepreneurs in 2021. The partnership will disburse €20…
UK set to launch points-based post-Brexit Immigration system
New immigration rules will be “simple and flexible”, ministers have promised, as the UK’s points-based post-Brexit system prepares to go live. From Tuesday most foreign nationals, including from the European Union, who want to work in the UK from 1…
*Suspected robbers torture 52-year-old to death in Lagos (Punch) *Lagos seeks stakeholders’ cooperation to address traffic challenges (Guardian)
Suspected robbers torture 52-year-old to death in Lagos (Punch) Suspected armed robbers have attacked a 52-year-old man, Olumuyiwa Akinfenwa, in the Egbeda area of Lagos State, torturing him to death. Our correspondent learnt that Akinfenwa, who lived on Peace Estate,…
Buhari congratulates Nigerians on Wild Polio Virus Free status
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigerians as the country becomes Wild Polio Virus Free, while appreciating all partners, local and international, for their relentless efforts in ensuring the clean health bill. Describing the achievement as a joyous and historic occasion,…
*Sanwo-Olu suspends reopening of Mosques, Churches indefinitely (Vanguard) *Calling us useless is oppressive, Naira Marley replies Executive Jets (Vanguard)
Sanwo-Olu suspends reopening of Mosques, Churches indefinitely (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended indefinitely planned reopening of religious worship centres in the state following steady increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state which has remained…