National Assembly members have asked the federal government to postpone the planned reopening of schools by three months citing rising Covid-19 cases. Schools were scheduled to reopen on Monday. The committee on education said it was concerned about the rush to reopen schools amid a new spike of 1,000 new infections reported daily. Committee chairwoman, […]
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Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the country has recorded new variants of Covid-19 at its main airport in Accra. In a televised address, the president said the new variants were found on arriving passengers who have since been isolated. No details were given on the passengers or where they came from. The authorities […]
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The Nigerian police say four officers were killed and one is still missing after they clashed with an armed criminal gang in the Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna state. Police Spokesperson Frank Mba in a statement on Sunday said the officers were ambushed by about 100 “bandits” as they returned from an operation in neighbouring Niger […]
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Nigeria duo Leon Balogun and Joe Aribo helped Rangers settle for a 1-1 draw against Motherwell in Sunday’s Premiership encounter. Balogun turned in a solid defensive shift on his 15th appearance in the Scottish top-flight while Aribo joined Glen Kamara and Steven Davis to pull the strings in the middle of the park. Devante Cole’s […]
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Manchester United “missed an opportunity” to beat Liverpool, said boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after his side stayed top of the Premier League with a goalless draw against the champions. It was a game that failed to justify the pre-match anticipation and Solskjaer will know his side had the better chances to claim a statement victory […]
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Lionel Messi was shown the first red card of his Barcelona career as they were beaten 3-2 by Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday. Messi, in his 753rd appearance for Barca, swung at Asier Villalibre in the final seconds of extra time – an incident spotted by the VAR. Barca led […]
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Deaths among elderly in Norway after the first COVID-19 vaccine dose have risen to 29, reports Bloomberg. The latest figure adds six to the number of known fatalities in Norway, and also lowers the age group thought to be affected from 80. Until Friday, Pfizer/BioNTech was the only vaccine available in Norway, and “all deaths […]
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The UK is on track to meet its target of offering a vaccine to every adult by September, and beating that would be a “bonus”, the foreign secretary said. Dominic Raab reiterated that the plan was to deliver 15 million jabs by mid-February and 17 million more by spring. Asked about reports that every adult […]
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Uganda’s long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say, amid accusations of vote fraud by his main rival Bobi Wine. Mr Museveni won almost 59% of the vote, with Bobi Wine trailing with about 35%, the Electoral Commission said. Thursday’s poll may turn out to be the “most cheating-free” in the history of […]
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American rapper and producer Dr Dre has been discharged from hospital after being treated for a brain aneurysm. A lawyer for the hip-hop star, 55, said on Saturday that he was now back at home, without giving further details. A day earlier, actor and rapper Ice-T said he had spoken to Dr Dre, describing him […]
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