The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by the end of the week to fight its spread. “The vaccines have arrived in the DRC. They are now on their way to storage areas and the …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, to participate in the sixth mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union. The Nigerian leader, who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, departed Abuja on Saturday morning and arrived at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra, hours later. Tinubu was received at the airport …

The first flight carrying intending pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj season has safely landed in Madina, Saudi Arabia. The first flight from Nigeria carried prospective pilgrims from Jega and Arewa Local Government Areas of Kebbi State, along with officials from the State Pilgrims Welfare Board. Expressing their gratitude, the intending pilgrims praised the endeavours of Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir …

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos State on Thursday for the Yuletide holiday. The president’s plane landed at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos at 3:55 pm. President Tinubu, who was received at the airport by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, members of his cabinet, and a crowd of supporters, boarded a chopper to Dodan …