My coming album, Unruly, may be my last, Olmide says
Nigeria’s leading rapper, Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide said Unruly, might be his last album. The street king revealed this in a tweet on Saturday while saying his next album, Unruly is 95 per cent ready. Olamide who spoke on his verified Twitter page said that though he was not certain about the release […]
Buhari hails Super Eagles for advancing to round of 16 in grand style
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the Super Eagles of Nigeria for keeping hope alive in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon and by winning all their group matches and advancing to the second round of the tournament in grand style. Buhari stated this in a statement by the Special Adviser to the […]
Worries as Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 ravages Nigeria
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency revealed that Nigeria announced that 395 cases of the Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 have been recorded in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement signed by its executive director, Faisal Shuaib, NPHCDA said the suspension of immunization activities due to COVID19 led to the situation. Part of the statement read that “We currently have […]
14.3m Nigerians into drug abuse, says UN
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that no fewer than 14.3 million people are into drug abuse in Nigeria. This was contained in a report released by the UN agency during a sensitisation workshop on Drug abuse and immorality, religious and social approaches to curbing the menace held in Jigawa […]
Greece donates J&J COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria
Nigeria has received a donation of about one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Greece. This was announced on Monday in Abuja by a delegation from the European country led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolaos Dendias during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and other […]
Polio Ravages Nigeria As Bauchi Records 38 Fresh Cases
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) has recorded 38 confirmed cases of circulating Mutant polio Virus Type 2 (Cmpv2) in 12 local government areas. The Executive Chairman of BASPHCDA, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this in Bauchi over the weekend when he flagged off the vaccination exercise against the virus at Bayan Fada. […]
COVID19: Governors advised to enforce vaccination in their states
Governors in Nigeria have been advised by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency to enforce COVID 19 vaccination in their various states. The agency said state governments need to step up mass vaccination against COVID-19 as part of moves to combat the virus. Caracal Reports gathered that NPHDA in its latest advisory urged the state […]
Nigeria Truly United, Nothing Can Make It Break Up —Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Nigeria as a truly united country and said that nothing would separate it. Osinbajo’s position on Nigeria is coming amid different agitations for the break up of the country and at a time raging insecurity in many parts of the country is a serious threat. Osinbajo, who spoke on Saturday […]
‘Dear God, make me President of Nigeria’, Yul Edochie begs as he turns 40
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has one wish as he turns 40 this Friday, to become the President of Nigeria in 2023. Yul made the request in a post on his Instagram page. According to the actor, he wants to become president so that he can wipe away the tears of Nigerians. Yul Edochie wrote: “Happy […]
CAF confirms the use of VAR in all 52 AFCON matches
Ahead of Sunday, January 9, the kick-off date of the rescheduled 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, the Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, has confirmed the use of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in all 52 matches. In the last edition of the tournament in 2019, played in Egypt, VAR was only used […]
