South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has made a fortune from mining with an estimated net worth of $3.2 billion dollars and now has his sights set on the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Motsepe launched a ten-point manifesto ‘‘Building African Football To Be The Best In The World’ where he explained…

  President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, at the State House, Abuja received vaccination for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s chief physician, Suhayb Rafidadi, administered the vaccine around 11.52 am. The vice-president was also vaccinated by his personal physician immediately after the president received…

  Nigeria has commenced the vaccination of its citizens against COVID-19, beginning with health care workers. Healthcare workers are often at risk of exposure to infections, including COVID-19, as they are the first responders to patients. “In keeping with our promise, the PTF is prioritizing the frontline healthcare workers in the first batch of vaccines…

  U.S. President Joe Biden made his first call to an African leader last week. However, he chose not to speak to Nigeria’s President Buhari, an omission experts say reflects not only America’s diplomatic priorities but Nigeria’s estimation at a time the continent’s largest democracy faces staggering domestic problems. Mr Biden reached out to Africa…

  The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said nothing will stop its planned campaign against the consumption of beef in the South-West billed for Friday, March 5. Its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, spoke with SaharaReporters on Tuesday, while reacting to reports that some trucks conveying food items had started moving from the North to…

  There is currently outrage in Nigeria as food has been made to halt moving from the Northern part of the country to the South. The development started when a body known as Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) instructed blockage of food to Southern states in the country. The body…

  Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho; the Afenifere, the Are Ona Kankanfo, Gani Adams; and the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) are set to launch a campaign against cows. The Punch reports that this is made known in an advertorial published in the newspaper on Monday, March 1. It was gathered that the campaign which…

Uzor Anwuka, a medical doctor, who was allegedly shot during a fracas between the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, and some youth loyal to Governor Hope Uzodinma, is to be flown abroad for medical treatment, according to The Nation newspaper. Mr Anwuka, an American trained physician, is Mr Okorocha’s son-in-law. The Nation reported that…

  Press Release I welcome you most heartily to this special stakeholders meeting. I call this meeting special because it falls within the ambit of our one year in office anniversary, and even more because it is coming on the heels of disturbing security challenges and some bizarre happenings in the state. I know that…