NCDC DG, CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU, BAGS UN TOP JOB

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The World Health Organization (WHO), an International Health Agency of the global body, United Nations, has announced the appointment of Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) as Assistant Director-General

NCDMB PLEDGES ENDURING SUPPORT FOR APPO, AFRICA ENERGY BANK

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its strong support to the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) and its newly established financial institution – the Africa Energy Bank (AEB).

NGE MARKS WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, SAYS FREEDOM OF PRESS CRUCIAL TO DEMOCRACY, GOOD GOVERNANCE

• * Requests NASS To Initiate Law Against Abusive, Strategic Lawsuits
• Salutes Journalists Working Under Harsh Economic Conditions

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Reporter)

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has reaffirmed that media freedom, freedom of expression and access to public information are crucial to democracy and must be at the heart of Nigerian government’s values and actions.

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA'S SISTER, NJIDEKA, BAGS MEDICAL AWARD IN MARYLAND

Ngọzi Okonjo-Iweala’s sister, Dr. Njideka Okonjo-Udochi, has been recognized as Maryland’s Family Physician of The Year 2021 in the United States.

NIGERIA'S ALLOCATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES ARRIVE TUESDAY FROM INDIA

By Juliet Nwabiani Okafor (Managing Editor) @AuntyJVIN

The four million doses of Covid-19 COVAX vaccines allocated to Nigeria at no cost to the nation by UNICEF will arrive on Nigeria's shores this Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

NIGERIAN EMBASSY HOSTS 13 BELGIAN DOCTORS, INVESTORS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Embassy of Nigeria in Belgium, at the weekend, held a reception for a team of 13 Belgian doctors and Belgian investors who are set for Medical and Trade Missions to Nigeria respectively.

NNAMANI CONDOLES UK'S NEW MONARCH, KING CHARLES 111, OVER QUEEN ELIZABETH'S DEATH

• * Says She Was An Uncommon Heroine

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Senate Committee Chairman on Cooperation and Integration in Africa, Dr Chimaroke Nnamani, has commiserated with King Charles 111, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Nations over the passage of the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth 11.

Not The Iran We Thought It Was: WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE PERSIAN GULF

By Azu Ishiekwene

On paper, it looked like a mismatch. Iran is not only one of the oldest and most established places in the Persian Gulf but also at least 75 times the size of Israel, with a population nine to ten times larger. Size for size, it’s a modern-day David and Goliath match-up, with ancient history squarely on Iran’s side.

OF TRUMP, PEACE DEALS AND THE DAY AFTER

By Azu Ishiekwene

US President Donald Trump may be getting ahead of himself with the encouraging signs that, following the ceasefire in Gaza, the world might have another opportunity to end the Middle East crisis, one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.

Ogurugu Uzo-Uwani Sea Port: A CASE FOR THE RESUSCITATION OF THE FAMOUS EASTERN RIVER PORT

By Chika Omeje

The first educated person to give us a glimpse of the economic outlook of Nsukka in modern history is the great Scottish explorer; Dr William Balfour Baike, in the 19th century. After sailing successfully up the River Niger and Benue in the Niger expedition of 1854; Baike celebrated his success in the following remarks:

OHANEZE MOURNS IZOGU

By Uzoma Agbai (Governance & Society Reporter)

The Pan-Igbo Socio-cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has lamented the demise of an illustrious Igbo son, Engineer (Dr) Ezekiel Izuogu, who passed-on on Monday, 19 July 2020.

ON THE PODIUM WITH TOBI AMUSAN

 By Azu Ishiekwene

When a proud Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan climbed the podium in faraway Eugene, Oregon in the United States, as the World Champion in Women 100m Hurdles, not a few equally proud Nigerians mounted with her in spirit.

OUTRAGE AS AFRICAN LEADERS ARE TRANSPORTED ON BUS TO QUEEN ELIZABETH 11'S BURIAL IN UK

• * G7 Envoys, Leaders Reject Such Protocol Arrangement, Insist On VIP Reception, Security Enforcement
• US President, Joe Biden, Arrive Event With Armoured Presidential Limousine, Full Security Compliment

By Feyisayo Helen

There was outrage and strong protests across many countries in Africa and in the social media, as photos that surfaced showed Presidents and leaders of African countries being transported on a coach provided by the United Kingdom government for the leaders attending the burial ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.

OZALLA: THE ORIGIN AND STORY OF A MAJOR NKANU TOWN IN ENUGU STATE

By Chineze Ogbodo (NewsLeader Correspondent, Enugu State, Reports From Agbani)

Ozalla, otherwise known to the aborigines as Ozara, is a prominent town in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East, Nigeria. The name Ozalla is a colonial name given to it. The correct form "Ozara" is the most widely used by the natives in their Ozara dialect of Igbo language.

Palestinians Versus Jews: WAR WITHOUT END? (PART 2)

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE

As we were saying, Abram, father of the Jewish faith of Judaism, the Christian faith of Christianity and the Muslim faith of Islam, came from Ur in Mesopotamia in present-day Iraq. Christianity’s Old Testament bible and the Jewish Tanakh bible, which are significantly the same, has this to say in Genesis 12: 1 -6: “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee... So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken unto him... And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten to go to the land of Canaan, and into the land of Canaan they came”

Pandora Papers: HIDDEN WEALTH OF WORLD LEADERS, POLITICIANS, MONARCHS, RICH BUSINESSMEN EXPOSED IN SECRET MEDIA INVESTIGATION

The very vast international journalistic investigation of the Pandora Papers shows that many wealthy personalities, from the political, economic or artistic world, still escape tax by having recourse to tax havens. Trillions of dollars are in question.

PEACE, STRONG LEADERSHIP CRUCIAL FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN SENEGAL

By Ayuk N.J

The world woke to unusual images on their television screens last week with looting, vandalism, and rioting portrayed on the streets of the Senegalese capital. The worst civil unrest in Senegal in decades was short-lived but has left a distinct mark on the country’s international image.

POLICE IG JOINS WORLD UN POLICE CHIEF'S SUMMIT IN USA

• * Harps On Sustainable Peace, Development

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has joined his counterparts across the globe at the 3rd United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in the United States of America.

Pope Francis's Cause Of Death Revealed

Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 last night, died of a stroke, followed by a coma and heart failure, according to the Vatican.

Repair Work: FG SHUTS LAGOS THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE FROM FRIDAY

Rehabilitation work is expected to begin in earnest, as the federal government has announced a partial closure of the lagos Third Mainland Bridge from midnight on Friday.