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Donald Trump Disparages Taylor Swift As Eagles Visit White House

Donald Trump vs Taylor Swift
After defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, the Philadelphia Eagles traveled to the White House to celebrate. However, during the celebrations, President Donald Trump made news by disparaging music diva Taylor Swift. Trump used the occasion to criticize Swift, who has grown to love the Chiefs and is romantically involved with their star player, Travis Kelce, while applauding the team on their thrilling 40–22 victory. During his remarks, Trump recalled watching the game in person, alongside Swift, stating, “It was a fantastic game. A bit surprise, but right from the beginning of the first quarter of theRead More

Report: UK May Scrap Travel Restriction On Non-citizens

UK travel ban on Nigerians
Mulls COVID test for vaccinated travellers In line with its promise to review its decision to put Nigeria and some other countries on its red list which barred non-citizens andRead More

UK, Canada, Australia Join US To Boycott Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Boycott
Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the leaders of the three countries said Wednesday. SpeakingRead More

S’Africa: Researchers Produce First Look At How Vaccine Deals With Omicron Variant

Omicron COVID-19
Vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 may provide less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major versions of the deadly disease, according to laboratory experiments in SouthRead More

Red List: Nigerian Govs Reject UK’s Arbitrary Stigmatisation

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)
COVID-19: 3.5 million Nigerians full vaccinated, says NPHCDA NANS urges students to take jab The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected what it described as arbitrary stigmatisation of Nigerians becauseRead More

UK To Add Nigeria To Red List of Countries Amid Omicron Spread

Omicron COVID-19
Bans non-UK, non-Irish citizens from Nigeria FG, Afrexim Bank intensify talks on local vaccine production Nigeria can’t be ready to produce vaccine in one year, says Tomori Following the 21Read More

Buhari Meets Ramaphosa, Calls For End To ‘Rivalry’ Between Nigeria And S’Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Muhammadu Buhari
Describes visit as success despite omicron variant scare Again, South African president flays travel ban on his country Says it’s unscientific, unfair, discriminatory President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday stressed the needRead More

China Pledges One Billion Additional COVID-19 Vaccines For Nigeria, Other African Countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping
Promises $10bn investment in three years Omicron variant outbreak: WHO bemoans poor alert system, says new pandemic accord needed Aviation agencies vigilant, await FG’s directive NCDC harps on vaccination, adherenceRead More

Canada Says Two Cases of COVID-19 Omicron Variant Have Nigeria Travel History

Omicron COVID-19
Canada said it has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 omicron variant from persons who had recently travelled from Nigeria. According to report by Associated Press, the government of Canada hadRead More

Omicron COVID-19: Nigeria Stands With S’Africa, Warns West Against Discrimination

Omicron COVID-19
AfDB president says Africa should not be penalised for new strain Wants vaccine manufacturing accelerated in continent Emefiele, OPS seek proactive action Ramaphosa urges countries to reverse travel ban NigeriaRead More

London Police Probe Death Of 20-Year-Old Nigerian While Attempting To Save Drowning Woman

Late Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole
An investigation has been opened into a 20-year-old Nigerian resident in London, Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, who died after jumping into river Thames to rescue a woman who fell from the LondonRead More