March 16, 2021

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Nigeria yesterday warned of a possible third wave of the pandemic that is ravaging some foreign countries amid ongoing vaccinations.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who is also the PTF chairman gave the warning at the joint national briefing, saying Nigerians should be careful with home-based care as there may not be enough facilities and personnel to manage patients in times of emergencies.

‘It is in this vein that concerted efforts have been made to ensure that oxygen is available for patients in all the 46 …

Azman Airline has announced the suspension of flight services to all destinations in Nigeria.

The airline made this known in a terse statement on its Twitter page.

The management said that the suspension of the flight services was connected to the audit of its safety processes by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

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The statement read: ‘Due to our strong stance on safety, @AzmanAir will be undergoing an audit of its safety processes by the regulators.’

‘In regards to this, all our operations are hereby suspended.’

Azman apologized and assured …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has said it has upgraded to full electronic system to enable the judiciary carry out its functions despite threats to physical gatherings.

This is coming after the completion of the full-scale automation of its meetings and operations.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the Council, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad made the revelation on Monday in Abuja.

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According to the CJ, the move was to ensure that the Judicial system is able to strive even in the face of COVID-19 pandemic which …

One Mr Olasunkanmi Fagbemi has told the Ogun State Judicial Panel on Police Brutality how a bullet allegedly fired by the police rendered him impotent and crippled him.

Speaking before the panel in Isabo, Abeokuta, Fagbemi said he was about to get married when the incident happened.

According to him, the bullet said to be fired by a yet-to-be identified police officer, went in through his neck and pierced his spinal cord, thereby rendering him totally dependent.

‘I was about to get married when the incident happened. I could not go ahead with the marriage because the doctor said I

The Vatican on Monday announced that the Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions despite their ‘positive elements’, noting that it is impossible for God to ‘bless sin’.

This new twist came from the Vatican’s powerful office responsible for church doctrine called The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF),

The office issued a response to the question, ‘Does the Church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex?’

‘Negative,’ read the response by the CDF, signed by Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the …