Security

Facial nerve paralysis experienced after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot against COVID-19 is a rare complication, an official has said. Prof. Leonid Eidelman, an Israeli doctor and the former Head of the World Medical Organisation, said this on Wednesday that it does not last long but the cause of side …

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States will hold on Wednesday but with a bit of difference from other inauguration ceremonies in the history of the country. Biden and incoming Vice President Kamala Harris won the US presidential election of November 3, 2020, defeating …

The Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos has made a total seizure of 318 containers, including 133 containers of unregistered pharmaceutical products. Giving the breakdown of the seizures, the command’s Area Controller, Mohammed Abba-Kura, said: “Some of the seized items are 133 containers of unregistered pharmaceuticals, including …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has launched airstrikes against a Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHT) training camp, destroying a suspected ammunition depot, and killing several terrorists at Nuwar in the Bama area of Borno State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa Rtd as the New Director-General, DG of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Gen. Marwa was until recently the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse. Mohammed Buba Marwa …

Police arrest 13 in fresh operations There is palpable fear by road users in Lagos over the upsurge in the operation of traffic robbers who have taken advantage of gridlock caused by road construction workers and tanker drivers along major routes. Chief among the roads where the hoodlums operate are …

Unitd States (U.S.) capital Washington DC and many others states are under security lockdown ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The security beef-up came after Wednesday’s impeachment of President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives for “incitement of insurrection.” It was the second time the House would …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said as at Third Quarter (Q3) 2020, Nigeria’s total debt stood at N32.22 trillion. The NBS In a report titled: “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt – Q3 2020,” explained that further disaggregation of Nigeria’s foreign debt showed that $16.74billion of the debt was …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed displeasure over the call by the Muslim Solidarity Forum on the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, to apologise for his alleged attack on Islam and Muslims or leave the Caliphate. The forum, which labelled itself as an umbrella body …

Following VP Mike Pence’s refusal to invoke 25th Amendment for the removal of US President Donald Trump, the US House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has revealed her next move. In a sign that the Democrats are moving quickly to impeach the embattled President, the Speaker on Tuesday announced the …