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First trials of COVID-19 vaccine carried out on 45 patients
The US National Institutes of Health has joined with biotech firm Moderna to run the first trials of a vaccine for coronavirus on 45 people, who will receive a second jab in 28 days times. The first human trials of a new vaccine scientists hope will protect against Covid-19 have been carried out. The US National Institutes of Health, an agency...
Buhari Marginalising Ndigbo, Treating Them As Second Class Citizens — Nwodo
The immediate past President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has accused the federal government of Nigeria of treating the Igbo race as second class citizens. Nwodo who made the allegation while delivering a paper on: “Nigeria’s Political and Economic Future – the Dangers We Can Avert”, lamented the exclusion of the Igbo race in the security architecture of...
“You Can’t Beg Bandits, Punish Nnamdi Kanu At The Same Time!” – Falana Blasts FG
Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to resolve the case of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, through political means rather than the courtroom. Falana made the call during a visit to the country home of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti,...
Group Backs Lagos Drivers’ Strike Action, Condemns Abduction And Torture
The Socialist Workers & Youths League has declared support for the ongoing strike action of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria. JDWAN started a seven-day strike action on October 31, 2022 across the length and breadth of Lagos State to press home demands against extortion on roads allegedly by the motor parks and garages management in the state. In a...
Ohanaeze General Of Ndigbo President, Chief Iwuanyanwu Dead
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has died. ABN TV learnt that he passed on in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday. He is the second President General of Ohanaeze to die in quick succession. READ ALSO: Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu: A Shining Star In Nigerian Politics This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by Jide...
”IPU Can’t Act On Natasha’s Petition” – Jimoh Ibrahim
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, the chairman of the Senate Interparliamentary Committee, has blasted Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, claiming that her petition to the Inter-Parliamentary Union is "dead on arrival." The former Ondo governorship aspirant disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Akpoti-Uduaghan had escalated her dispute with Akpabio, presenting her case at a United Nations forum, International Parliamentary Union, alleging political...
Trump Nominated For 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel peace prize. According to Fox News on Wednesday, Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian parliament, submitted Trump’s name for the award for helping to broker the Israel-UAE peace deal. Trump’s nomination comes amid racial tension and violence in the US. In May, there was an outbreak of protests across US states...
BREAKING: Mob Stones Man To Death, Set Him Ablaze After He Shot His Wife Dead In Abia (Graphic Photos)
Hell was let loose on Monday morning in Etitiama Nkporo, Ohafia local government area of Abia state following the killing of a middle aged woman by her husband identified as Mr. Kalu Ilum. An eye witness who spoke with ABN TV on the condition of anonymity said trouble started when the late Ilum invaded his wife's shop at about 7am...
Pastor Adeboye Receives Honorary Doctorate From US University (PHOTOS)
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, early Friday, received an honorary doctorate degree from the Oral Roberts University based in America. Daddy GO as Adeboye is fondly called revealed that he had wanted to dodge the honour given he had seven honorary degrees already but the president of the Christian varsity, Dr William...
Afenifere Knocks INEC, Says Commission Disobeys Electoral Guidelines
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the outcome of February 25, 2023, Presidential Election, won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The group also faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission on the conduct of the election, saying the commission did not comply with electoral guidelines. This was contained in a communique issued after the general meeting...
![Ohafia Monarchs Reject 'UDUMEZE OF OHAFIA' Title, Insist It's Unrecognized, Misleading [Document Attached]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FB_IMG_1752179354516-300x194.jpg "Ohafia Improvement Union Sets December 13 For Executive Elections, Releases Delegate Guidelines")
![Ohafia Monarchs Reject 'UDUMEZE OF OHAFIA' Title, Insist It's Unrecognized, Misleading [Document Attached]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FB_IMG_1752179354516-100x75.jpg "Ohafia Improvement Union Sets December 13 For Executive Elections, Releases Delegate Guidelines")