The United State health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger, in a move President Joe Biden greeted as a “monumental step” in the fight against the virus. The US thus … Continue reading US Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five

Thirteen days after the terror attack by gunmen on worshippers at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, funeral mass for the deceased victims has commenced. No fewer than 40 persons were gruesomely murdered on June 5 when daredevil gunmen … Continue reading Funeral Mass Begins for Owo Massacre Victims

London to Lagos biker and a member of Rotary Club International, Mr Kunle Adeyanju, on Saturday, said he cheated death about four times during his 41-day travel across 13 countries. Adeyanju told newsmen in Ilorin on the sidelines of a … Continue reading I Cheated Death Four Times –London-to-Lagos Biker

A total of 23 African countries have converged on Rabat in Morocco to chart a new course to maximise the utilisation of the Atlantic Ocean for the benefit of the continent. The meeting, which is on issues bordering the Atlantic … Continue reading Nigeria, 22 Countries Meet in Morocco Over Atlantic Ocean

To celebrate the 50th-anniversary of its first visit to Nigeria, an American choral group, The Morehouse Glee Club, will from June 26 to July 9, visit Nigeria for a three-city tour and cultural exploration. The anniversary, according to a statement … Continue reading American Choral Group to Tour Nigeria

Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin flew six tourists into space for a 10-minute ride on Saturday, successfully carrying out its fifth crewed mission. The white spacecraft called New Shepard lifted off with a roar from a desert spot in west … Continue reading Bezos’s Blue Origin Makes Fifth Flight Into Space

Only about 11 per cent of Nigerians have access to clean cooking fuel, a new World Bank report has revealed. According to the report, only about one in five people (about 17 per cent) in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to … Continue reading 89% Nigerians Lack Access to Clean Cooking Fuels – W’Bank

No fewer than 54 persons have been reportedly killed by Cholera according to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Cholera, an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium vibrio … Continue reading Cholera kills 54, Expert Advises Nigerians on Hygiene

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said there are no specific treatments available for the monkeypox infection. The centre also urged Nigerians to take certain measures to prevent contracting the disease. This is just as the Minister of State … Continue reading No Treatment for Monkeypox, NCDC Warns