Genevieve Nnaji tweets a birthday message in commoration of Pete Edochie's 74th birthday "Happy birthday to the man who showed the bull her horns from the start. Thank you for your wisdom and grace. May you reign be long. Love you for ever uncle Pete."
Nigeria's Nollywood Star Yul Edochie celebrates his father's 74th birthday via his IG with this beautiful message of prayer "Happy Bithday Daddy. Many more great years I wish you. May God be with you always. Love you dadd."
See the screenshot of his message and related video below:
The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said COVID-19 vaccination will not be mandatory in Nigeria, adding that nobody will be forced to take ant vaccine, reports Punch.
In the report, Nigeria yesterday (Tuesday) received nearly four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines shipped via COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO.
Appearing on Arise News to answer questions on the vaccines, Mamora was asked if vaccination would be mandatory in Nigeria
Linda ikeji via her IG handle sends a message to her fans “This 2021, while a lot of you are working on being richer and smarter, I’m concentrating on being finer and sexier. You see, when you’re 40 you have a lot to prove”. What do you think?
See screen shot of her post below:
Nigeria’s Comedian Shatta Bandle has taken to his IG to send a message to his fans “I’m not a comedian, I’m a rich man so stop laughing on my stuff it’s not funny. I repeat I’m a rich man …
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has said that $2 million and N17 million were stolen when youths attacked his palace hours after soldiers opened live ammunition on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza.
He made this statement Wednesday during the commissioning of the Glover hall Memorial in Lagos, adding that those who attacked his palace were ignorant of the implication of what they did.
“I will support anything that will move Lagos forward”, he said further. “I have appealed to the Federal Government to assist Lagos with what we have suffered. We host many people here, not Lagosian alone. The incident that happened here from October 20th to 23rd is so saddening.
Veteran broadcaster and actor, Sadiq Daba is dead.
Media reports have it that he died Wednesday at about 8.30pm. In 2017, Daba announced that he had been diagonised with Leukemia and Prostate Cancer and was supported with fundraising by several Nigerians.
He reportedly died at his Marwa garden residence in Alausa, Lagos State.
Njide Okonjo-Udochi, sister to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), becomes first black female to emerge Physician of the Year 2021 in Maryland, United Sates.
The award was bestowed on Okonjo-Udochi by the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians (MDAFP), which honours a standout member that exemplifies the values and traditions of the family physician.
The Executive Director, National Primary Heath Care Development agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Thursday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday.
According to Mr Shuaib, the exercise will boost the confidence of Nigerians to receive the vaccines shipped into the country on Tuesday.
“The next step in the vaccination programme given that we’ve now received the vaccines is a launch that will be taking place at the National Hospital tomorrow (Friday). The time scheduled for that launch is 10am. The launch will be conducted by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha.
“The plan is to vaccinate the frontline health workers that work in the treatment centre of the National Hospital, those will be the first people to take the vaccines.
The House of Representatives cancelled its Thursday session after receiving information about a possible security threat at the Capitol on March 4, reports USA Today.
In the report, the United States Capitol Police said Wednesday they were aware of a “possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group”, and a notice sent to all congressional offices and the agency was bolstering its security presence on Capitol Hill.
Mistrust in the government is nothing new for the residents of Flint, Michigan, CNN reports.
According to the report, in 2014, the state’s public officials assured the residents that their water was safe to drink. It wasn’t. Now, with the coronavirus vaccine rolling out across the country, some Flint residents are wondering whether or not it’s safe. Hesitancy is particularly high in some Black communities, which have a history of being discriminated against in the US health care system.
