Are covid vaccines effective?
I am not convinced that the Covid Vaccine is really effective. This is because of the increasing rates at which people that are already vaccinated are still catching the Covid infection, plus the emergence of new Covid variants that need more boosters to handle. Is it not better to stop wasting money on Vaccines and concentrate on how to boost people’s resistance with Vitamins and good diet? Janice (by SMS)While it is true that there is no perfect vaccine, the current finding from medical experts is that despite the fact that some already vaccinated people still contract the Covid Infection, the infection in this class of people is usually milder and easier to manage unlike among the unvaccinated. In view of this, it is still advisable to be vaccinated.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 15, 2022 10:02 UTC
Presidency: ACF Demands Medical Evidence To Stop Tinubu
The Arewa leaders said without such evidence, Tinubu should be allowed to vie for the office. Spokesman of ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, stated this, yesterday, against the backdrop of the APC stalwart’s declaration that he would run for the country’s top job. “If people have issues or evidence about his (Tinubu) health, let them come out and speak. Let them provide evidence that he is not strong enough to contest for the Presidency or hold the office. “The people, who have the evidence that Tinubu is not strong enough for the office of Presidency, should save us the agony of having a sick President in office.
Source:The Guardian
January 15, 2022 08:28 UTC
Nigeria has mineral to power electric cars, phones – Minister
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said Nigeria has what it called “the mineral of the future” that can power electric cars and phones. The statement said, “The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, while speaking to a hall full of international investors, said that Nigeria has the mineral of the future that can power electric cars and phones.”The minister urged the investors to engage in the Nigerian mining sector, describing it as one of the most investor-friendly in the world. He said some major mining companies started showing interest in the Nigerian mining sector. According to him, Nigeria intends to auction rights to mine some strategic minerals later this year. “As we deepen our efforts to revitalise the mining sector, we are doing so with lessons learnt from a half-century of resource extraction.
Source:Punch
January 15, 2022 07:23 UTC
Sex: The way to your man’s heart
Thus, I have decided to consider sex as the way to a man’’s heart in the marriage setting. In time past, many of us considered food as the way to a man’s heart. The sweet smelling aroma pervading the whole house as we approached was a signal that good food was waiting for us. It is therefore my considered opinion that if sex and not good food is the culprit in extra-marital affairs, it is not out of place if we refer to it as the way to a man’s heart. So let our women take note, and never miss the opportunity that good sex with their husbands offers them.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 15, 2022 06:36 UTC
Sudan must fall, Eagles promise | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Now, the Super Eagles have suddenly become one of the most sought-after teams in Cameroun. At the team’s training session in Garoua on Thursday, fans, including some foreign scouts, scrambled to see the players. For football fans in Garoua, the focus is on Nigerian stars, particularly the duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon. With the game against Pharaohs now history, the Super Eagles say their approach to today’s clash with Sudan won’t be different. “We saw the game between Sudan and Guinea Bissau on Tuesday and what I can assure you is that we will not be under-rating them.
Source:The Guardian
January 15, 2022 04:49 UTC
WHO: Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge flattening in Africa | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
“Southern Africa, which saw a huge increase in infections during the pandemic wave, recorded a 14 per cent decline in infections over the past week. South Africa, where Omicron was first reported, saw a nine per cent fall in weekly infections. However, North and West Africa were witnessing a rise in cases, with North Africa reporting a 121 per cent increase this past week compared with the previous one. In South Africa, for instance, COVID-19 patients currently occupy around nine per cent of its over 5,600 intensive care unit beds. The crucial pandemic countermeasure badly needed in Africa still stands, and that is rapidly and significantly increasing COVID-19 vaccinations.
Source:The Guardian
January 15, 2022 04:39 UTC
BLAM moves to groom godly women via monthly fellowship | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Tagged ‘Haven’, BLAM’s founder, Tolulope Tunde-Ajiboye, said she intends to make the fellowship a monthly affair where young women could safely meet. She said: “After the annual conference in June last year, I sensed God wanted us to transition from periodic conferencing to a fellowship where we can raise godly women. On my birthday last August, I shared this with a group of women and since then, we have been praying and planning towards this. “Community is so vital especially for women, because it fights against Satan’s main method of attack, which is isolation. I encourage young women, wives and mums who desire a community of other Christian women that will be committed to them and vice versa to join this community.
Source:The Guardian
January 15, 2022 03:39 UTC
Nigeria vs Sudan: Meet Super Eagles’ next opponents at AFCON 2021
Sudan play Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, and Egypt in Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon from January 11. In their first match, Sudan drew against Guinea-Bissau 0-0 as Judilson ‘Pele’ Gomes missed a penalty. Falcons of Jediane (Sudan)’s next opponents are the super Eagles of Nigeria. The match is expected to be played on Saturday at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua. They won the tournament in 1970 but since then have only won one of their 13 matches (D5 L7).
Source:Punch
January 14, 2022 23:17 UTC
2023: Our choices have consequences — Seyi Makinde
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has reiterated the need for Nigerians to make the right choice at the polls as the 2023 general elections draw near. Makinde stated this in a tweet on Friday via his Twitter handle as he announced that he was taking down his tweet in which he opposed the Twitter ban imposed by the Federal Government. In a series of tweets a day after the ban, which expressed his official stand, Makinde stated that Twitter was an avenue for citizens to share their opinions and give feedback on governance. “Twitter has become the platform for young people and indeed all Nigerians to exercise their fundamental right to express and publish an opinion. “With the 2023 elections around the corner, I hope we are prepared to make the right electoral choices.”Copyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
January 14, 2022 22:11 UTC
How No 10’s alleged parties took place as UK Covid death toll rose – interactive
The UK government and the Conservative party have been rocked by a series of claims about staff parties held in Downing Street and elsewhere in Whitehall. 450 deaths that day Alleged Downing Street flat party This is the date that Johnson’s chief adviser, Cummings, and communications director, Lee Cain, left their roles. 507 deaths that day Virtual Christmas quiz attended by Boris Johnson A day later, Boris Johnson hosted a Christmas quiz in Downing Street. This was later followed by an apology from Downing Street to the palace. dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummy dummyThe prime minister will have hoped to have drawn a line under the controversy.
Source:The Guardian
January 14, 2022 13:31 UTC
Rivers’ teacher allegedly impregnates, absconds with 16-year-old SS3 student
The father of a 16-year-old Senior Secondary School 3 student, Stanley Ejekwu, has accused a teacher, identified only as Caleb, of impregnating his daughter and absconding with her. The father of the teenager said the girl left the house in December 2021 after it was discovered that she was pregnant. “I am suspecting the teacher impregnated my daughter and I suspect him over my daughter’s disappearance,” the father said. He continued, “Why is it that my daughter cannot contact any person in my house but the teacher? I heard about this matter when Mr. Ekekwu came to the school to report that his daughter was pregnant and missing.
Source:Punch
January 14, 2022 12:46 UTC
Vehicle importers incur N300m daily demurrage from VReg downtime | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
When The Guardian visited Tin Can port, the agents and freight forwarders were seen stranded and wailing over the server downtime and the losses made. When The Guardian visited the www.vreg.gov.ng portal, it was not accessible for agents and freight forwarders to pay duty. “Also, no one is telling us what the issues with the Vreg network are and storage charges are increasing daily. “We are appealing to the federal ministry of finance or their consultant to open the link icons for importers to pay directly. She also appealed that the Vreg platform should be reconfigured such that importers can make payments directly, instead of their clearing agents.
Source:The Guardian
January 14, 2022 09:49 UTC
8 people killed, 4 injured in another Bauchi auto accident
A fatal accident involving three vehicles, a trailer, a Sharan minibus and an Opel Vectra has claimed eight lives while four were injured in Bauchi barely six hours after another accident claimed seven lives along Bauchi-Jos road. The accident according to the Bauchi State Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) occurred in Kafin Liman, along Bauchi – Kano in Ganjuwa LGA at about 11.30pm on Thursday. The report added that 12 people comprising nine males and three females were involved in the accident out of which number eight were killed comprising five males and three females. The three vehicles involved were a DAF trailer with registration number, 1KMC95YU; Ford Sharan minibus with registration number NNG21MG and Opel Vectra with registration number BAU490AA while the cause of the accident was obstructions on the highway. Corpses and the injured were evacuated and taken to the General Hospital in Kafin Madaki for confirmation, deposit at the mortuary and treatment respectively.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 14, 2022 08:05 UTC
Miracles of Holy Prophet Muhammad (V)
The Holy Qur’an, Baqarah 2:247-248 says, “Their Prophet said to them: ‘God hath appointed Talut as king over you’. The Holy Qur’an, Yasin 36:41-44 confirms, “And a Sign for them Is that We bore Their race (through the flood) In the loaded Ark; and We have created for them similar (vessels) on which they ride. The Holy Qur’an, Al-Anbiya 21:51-75 enumerates, “We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him. The Holy Qur’an, Al-A’raf 7:73-79 confirms: “To the Thamud people (We sent) Saleh, one of their own brethren. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Miracles of Holy Prophet Miracles of Holy Prophet
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 14, 2022 07:33 UTC
‘We Rise: The Davido Story’: First-ever documentary on bestselling African star premieres tomorrow
The documentary captures the decade-long music journey of the larger-than-life star and how he has made himself a springboard to success for many young Nigerians and up-and-coming artistes. This is the second documentary from Netng in 12 months following the release of ‘Scapegoat: The Story of D’banj’ in October 2020. ‘We Rise: The Davido Story’ is also the first feature documentary on Davido, who has won more than 50 awards and has over 80 nominations in a decade of his career. The documentary is coming two months after Davido’s historic global fundraiser and a month after he marked a decade of his career. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…The Davido Story The Davido Story
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 14, 2022 05:49 UTC