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News Analysis: Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines: is the end of COVID-19 pandemic imminent?

By Ismail Auwal A couple of weeks ago, Pfizer in collaboration with its German partner announced the results of its phase 3 clinical trial, which...

Trump claims victory for COVID-19 vaccines, urges historians to remember him

Barely a few hours after Moderna's announcement of its COVID-19 vaccine trial results, the outgoing President of the United States took to social media...

COVID-19: Moderna vaccine shown to be 94.5% effective and easier to store- interim analysis

A US-developed vaccine has been shown to be 94.5% effective at protecting people from COVID-19, according to interim results. Produced by Moderna, in collaboration with...

Privacy activist files complaints against Apple’s tracking tool.

Apple accounts for one in every four smartphones sold in Europe, according to Counterpoint Research. A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday...

Lagos state police command made 720 arrests in one fell swoop.

-  By Ismail Auwal The Command on Sunday said it arrested 720 suspects in a raid. The arrests related to #EndSARS protest were made in different...

Ganduje’s amended Kano emirates law and matters arising

By Huzaifa Dokaji One funny thing about the Ganduje administration is, one hardly understands the wisdom behind many of its political decisions. From the creation...

Troops rescue nine kidnapped persons on Kaduna-Abuja road

Kaduna state government has disclosed that troops carrying out internal security operations rescued nine persons kidnapped along the Kaduna-Abuja road on Sunday afternoon. In a...

Bayelsa state governor, house of assembly in court over rising debt profile

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, four of his aides and the State House of Assembly have been dragged to the State High Court...

Saudi records 5.8% inflation in October

Official data released on Sunday, by Saudi Arabian government show an increase in consumer price index by 5.8% in October compared with the same...

Federal lawmaker calls for disbandment of anti-daba police unit in Kano.

-By Ismail Auwal A member of the House of Representatives from Kano state, Honourable Sha'aban Ibrahim Sharada, has called for the immediate disbandment of anti-daba...

“It is immoral for leaders to seek medical treatment overseas” – Shehu Sani

No president or governor has the moral standing of going outside Nigeria in search of medical care. Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central...

Abacha and the allegation of southern media bias

By Abdulbasit Kassim At the end of every week, as a side distraction, I developed the tradition of perusing the primary sources in my personal...