Author: Michael Right

China has become the first country to formally approve the Covid inhaled vaccines. Produced by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a safe adenovirus as a carrier for the genetic code that teaches the body how to fight Covid. Both vaccines are administered intravenously. Convidecia Air, which is inhaled as a thin mist, can offer effective protection after just one breath, according to the manufacturer. Man tests positive for HIV, Covid and Monkeypox Nasal spray vaccinations have been the subject of investigation by other researchers, including those in the US and the UK. Scientists say these…

Dr. Idris Salako, the Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, has resigned. The commissioner’s resignation, according to a ministry source who did not want his name published, was connected to the state’s regular building collapses, which Salako neglected checking. In a press statement confirming the resignation, the state’s commissioner for information and strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said that the state Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has accepted Salako’s decision to quit his job. He also said that Salako’s resignation serves as a precursor to the Ministry and its agencies being restructured. IGP approves new police commissioners for Enugu,…

At least eight people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul, security sources have reported. The dead include two employees of the embassy, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday. “As a result of the attack, two employees of the diplomatic mission were killed, and there are also victims among Afghan citizens,” the ministry said. It did not offer any details as to who the staff members were or how they died. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility later on Monday. An Islamic State fighter “blew up his suicide…

Three young girls who attempted to bath in a pond on Monday in Faskarau, Jae community in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa state have all drowned. The spokesperson of the state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed the incident in Dutse. Shehu gave their names as Maryam Salisu,10, Bahayura Lawan, 10 and Lawisa Sule, 8 years old. He explained the deceased children drowned in the pond as they decided to take a bath after washing their clothes. Rainstorm kills newborn, 49 others in Jigawa “The incident happened at about 11 a.m.,…

Chelsea wing-back, Reece James has signed a new six-year contract that sees him commit his future to Stamford Bridge until 2028. The defender has said he is ‘over the moon’ with the deal and believes the club has a bright future moving forwards. James has been with the club since the age of six and extending his stay on better terms has been seen as a priority of the new hierarchy since completing their takeover earlier this year. The 22-year-old has already racked up 128 appearances for the Blues since his breakout season in 2019/20. The Cobham product has reinforced…

Hundreds of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, have decamped to the PDP only some months before the 2023 general election. Leaders of the PDP in the local government and the state were there to meet the defectors at the defection, which took place on Monday at the PDP secretariat, Igbara-Oke, the centre of the council area. The local government chairman of the PDP, Chief Dare Owolafe, welcomed the defectors and assured the new members of justice, fairness, and equity among party members. He also urged others to join the…

At least 46 people were reported killed and 16 missing in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook China’s southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, triggering landslides and shaking buildings. The earthquake struck in the provincial capital of Chengdu with a depth of 10 km at about 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) (6 miles). According to local media accounts, the impact caused “major damages” by destroying communication lines and causing mountain landslides. Recently, over 21 million people in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, were told to stay at home according to Covid rules. Taliban appeal for international aid after Afghan earthquake…

A 15-member Inter-Ministerial Committee has been set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to plan it’s 62nd Independence Day celebration. The Committee was set up, according to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, to plan, organize, and carry out all approved activities appropriate for Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary celebration on October 1, 2022, as well as record all planned activities for posterity. The SGF also explained that in addition to coaxing organizations and individuals important to the programs’ effective execution, the Committee would also carry out all additional tasks that may be necessary. He…

According to the official Palestinian news agency, a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israel that was scheduled to start on Thursday night has been called off. Officials say some 1,000 prisoners were scheduled to organise the action to express their discontent with their surroundings. After the jail service complied with prisoners’ requests, it was stopped, according to Wafa news agency. Israeli authorities have not responded. Israel toughened regulations after a dramatic jailbreak the previous year. Transgender inmate impregnates two prisoners Six Palestinians managed to tunnel out of a maximum security prison, causing Israeli officials great embarrassment. Over the…

The police in Adamawa State have arrested a 45-year-old man, Kawu Sale, who attempted to commit suicide. Sale tried to take his life after sodomising a 10-year-old boy in Tsohon Tike, Mayo Belwa Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, issued a statement on Friday. The incident was reported on Thursday at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Mayo Belwa, by the victim’s father, Akure Usman, and others. 16-year-old girl commits suicide over forced marriage The spokesman noted that the suspect, a neighbour to the victim’s parents, lured the body to his room. The police said the kid later…