January 2021

TB Joshua Drops Message For Nigerians On COVID-19 Vaccine

TB Joshua Drops Message For Nigerians On COVID-19 Vaccine

January 20, 2021 12:25 pm

Prophet T.B Joshua, the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN,  has dropped an important message for Nigerians on the COVID-19 vaccine.

He said he had received thousands of e-mails on the COVID-19 vaccine because of the many conspiracy theories surrounding the vaccine and it has become necessary that he speaks up.

Joshua said his belief was that governments were only trying to look for a way out of this very challenging situation.

He urged Nigerians to cooperate with the government on the vaccine, saying it is for their good.

In his words: “Concerning the ongoing situation …

Trump Leaves White House, Skipping Biden’s Inauguration

Trump Leaves White House, Skipping Biden’s Inauguration

January 20, 2021 9:09 am

President Donald Trump left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, skipping the inauguration of successor Joe Biden as the 46th US president in an extraordinary break with tradition.

Drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of modern times, Trump is being ousted by a polar opposite with the Democrat Biden intent on charting a new course to tackle Covid-19 and unite a splintered nation.

Read Also: Trump’s America: The Last Breath Of A Drowning Man.

A small crowd waved goodbye as Trump, 74, and First Lady Melania Trump walked a short red carpet and boarded the …

No Nigerian Will Be Mandated To Take COVID Vaccines – FG

Nigeria Frees 4,000 Inmates Due To Logistics

January 20, 2021 9:06 am

The federal government said logistics was the major reason more than 4,000 inmates were released from prisons across Nigeria.

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, spoke on Tuesday at the inauguration of 53 operational vehicles purchased for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

He said those released benefited from the Federal Government Amnesty Programme launched in April 2020.

The minister said the exercise had gone a long way in reducing the number of inmates.

Read Also: End SARS: Ikoyi Prison Attacked, On Fire

Aregbesola disclosed the NCoS had a deluge of Awaiting Trial Persons (ATPs) as against convicts.

He confirmed that about …

Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma Reappears After Allegedly Missing

Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma Reappears After Allegedly Missing

January 20, 2021 9:04 am

Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, suspected to be missing has reappeared.

Yahoo Finance had reported that Ma was last seen on October 24, 2020, when he called for economic reform in a speech in Shanghai.

However, he appeared for the first time since the end of October in a video message distributed by Chinese state media on Wednesday.

In the video message, the 56-year-old was seen addressing 100 teachers in rural areas.

Read Also: Jack Ma Toppled By Bottled Water Tycoon As China’s Richest Man

Ma also announced plans to engage in philanthropic endeavours, more than he had before.

‘In these

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Buhari Govt Emotionally Attached To Herdsmen – Ondo Govt

Buhari Govt Emotionally Attached To Herdsmen – Ondo Govt

January 20, 2021 8:55 am

The Ondo State Government has declared that the presidency is emotionally attached to Fulani herdsmen.

The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo was reacting to the statement by the Presidency against the directive of the State government banning the operation of unregistered Fulani herdsmen in its forest.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu had condemned the directive by the Ondo State government.

Read Also: Akeredolu Gives Herdsmen Ultimatum To Vacate Ondo Forest

However, Ojogo insisted that Shehu’s comment was inimical to the existence of Nigeria.

Ojogo, in a statement, said Shehu had …

Leicester Punish Lacklustre Chelsea To Go Top

Leicester Punish Lacklustre Chelsea To Go Top

January 19, 2021 6:42 pm

Leicester moved top of the Premier League by inflicting another damaging 2-0 defeat on Chelsea on Tuesday, to leave manager Frank Lampard fighting to remain in charge at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have now won just two of their last eight league games to fall to eighth, nine points behind the leaders.

Chelsea was expected to challenge for the title after a £220 million ($298 million) spending spree in the transfer market.

Read Also: Premier League Clubs To Lose 700 Million Pounds

But it is Leicester who is threatening to recreate their heroics of the 2015/16 season when they shocked …

First 100,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses To Arrive In 2 Weeks -FG

First 100,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses To Arrive In 2 Weeks -FG

January 19, 2021 6:08 pm

The Federal Government has said that the first set of vaccines, expected from Pfizer is expected to arrive in the country by the end of January 2021.

The Executive Secretary, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the facility tour of the three new Ultra Cold Chain (UCC) and other storage facilities in preparation to receive the 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

Though he was not specific on the actual date for the arrival of the vaccines, he said the government will leverage the polio eradication programme in the country just …

Biden Emotional As He Leaves Delaware For Washington

Biden Emotional As He Leaves Delaware For Washington

January 19, 2021 5:26 pm

Joe Biden, the man who will be US President from Wednesday broke down in tears Tuesday as he said goodbye to the state of Delaware before the journey to Washington and the White House.

Biden broke down in tears as he addressed a crowd of National Guard members at the Major Joseph R. ‘Beau‘ Biden III National Guard Reserve Center.

Read Also: Trump’s Impeachment: Biden Sends Message To Senate

Beau was Biden’s late son. He was a US Army veteran, lawyer, and aspiring politician killed by a brain tumor in 2015 aged just 46.

Initially speaking to the …

Trump Delivers Farewell Speech, Condemns Capitol Rioters

Trump Delivers Farewell Speech, Condemns Capitol Rioters

January 19, 2021 4:56 pm

Outgoing US President, Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered his farewell speech to the American public, condemning U.S. Capitol rioters and claiming credit for not starting a new war despite the hostilities his administration faced.

He also hinted he is not quitting the political space quickly.

‘Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning.‘

Read Also: Trump Gets Lowest Approval Rating Of His Presidency

In his usual character, Trump praised himself for taking on the big issues, on …

Presidency Issues Warning To Akeredolu Over Ultimatum

Presidency Issues Warning To Akeredolu Over Ultimatum

January 19, 2021 4:21 pm

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been warned by the presidency not to breach the constitution in his quest to drive out herdsmen from Ondo forest reserves within seven days.

Akeredolu had announced the ultimatum, to upstage criminals who use the forests as fortresses and staging posts for banditry and kidnapping.

Leaders of the herdsmen have objected to the order and they seem to have listening ears in the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Read Also: Four Government Agencies Razed In Ondo State

A statement by presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, urged Akeredolu and the herdsmen to continue their dialogue ‘for a …

Iran Slams Sanctions On Trump, Pompeo, Other US Officials

Iran Slams Sanctions On Trump, Pompeo, Other US Officials

January 19, 2021 2:57 pm

Iran on Tuesday announced that it has imposed symbolic sanctions on outgoing US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and several current and former members of the Trump administration.

In addition to Trump and Pompeo, Iran also sanctioned acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, CIA Director Gina Haspel, US Special Representative to Iran and Venezuela Elliot Abrams, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) chief Andrea Gacki.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, former US envoy for Iran Brian Hook, and former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper were also sanctioned.…

'You Are All Criminals' DJ Switch Blasts Lagos Govt.

‘You Are All Criminals’ DJ Switch Blasts Lagos Govt.

January 19, 2021 2:18 pm

Nigerian entertainer, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch has called out the Lagos State Government over plans to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state.

She was reacting to the claim made by the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) that it obtained a court order from the Lagos State Mobile Court to auction 88 forfeited vehicles.

According to them, the vehicles were impounded for driving against the traffic in different parts of the state.

Read Also: #EndSARS: DJ Switch Is A Fraud – Nigerian Government

According to Shola …

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