Coronavirus ‘rapidly becoming’ disease X we have long feared, says WHO official Coronavirus is “rapidly becoming” the world’s first true pandemic challenge, fitting the category of “disease X”, an advisor for the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. Covid-19 has killed nearly 2,600 people in mainland China, where the virus emerged last year, and infected […]
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El-Zakzaky gets April 23 for trial
El-Zakzaky gets April 23 for trial The Kaduna State High Court Monday fixed April 23 and 24 for trial of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also called the Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. The court, presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada, was earlier informed by one of the […]
Hosni Mubarak (1928 –2020)
Mubarak Hosni Mubarak (1928 –2020) (Bloomberg) — Hosni Mubarak, who became Egypt’s longest-serving ruler in more than 150 years before being forced from office by a popular uprising, has died aged 91. His death was announced Tuesday by state TV. No cause was mentioned, although his family recently said he’d been hospitalised. Dubbed the “pharaoh” […]
Woman born in 1890 passed on in 2020
Woman born in 1890 passed on in 2020 An aged grandmother has passed on in Cross River state, Nigeria. According to reports, the woman identified as Mama Paulina Oma Ekum was 130-year-old. She was born in 1890 and was laid to rest on Saturday, February 22. Mama Paulina Oma Ekum lived a long and […]
Kobe farewell: Widow breaks down, regrets she will never witness daughter’s wedding
Kobe farewell: Widow breaks down, regrets she will never witness daughter’s wedding Vanessa Bryant remembered her husband and daughter in a very emotional tribute. The widow eulogised the duo as lovers of life, saying that God knew and took them home together. She described Gianna as a sweet and gentle soul, saying she regrets she […]
‘Pay 1million dollars or stay away from me”
‘Pay 1million dollars or stay away from me” A young woman simply identified as @gbemi_rema has said that her bride price has to be expensive. She said that any man who wants to take her must pay N360 million as bride price or stay away from her. The Twitter user warned men who cannot afford […]
Commissioner tasks school heads on eradicating Cultism in Kogi
Yahaya Bello Commissioner tasks school heads on eradicating Cultism in Kogi By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja Kogi state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, has urged all heads of institutions in the state to intensify effort towards eradicating cultism in schools as directed by the state governor, Yahaya Bello. The commissioner gave […]
Fed Poly Nasarawa matriculates 3,185 students, charges students on security
Fed Poly Nasarawa matriculates 3,185 students, charges students on security By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, has matriculated 3,185 students, comprising 2,585 National Diploma (ND) and 600 Higher National Diploma (HND) students. Addressing students at the 36th matriculation the polytechnic’s rector, Abdullahi Alhassan Ahmed urged the new students to be security conscious […]
Kano releases N100m for French varsities scholarship
Ganduje Kano releases N100m for French varsities scholarship By Mohammed Bashir Kano Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved the release and disbursement of N100 million naira to Kano postgraduate students undergoing various programmes in French universities. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Abba Anwar, made the disclosure in a statement Wednesday in […]
UniAbuja Social Sciences faculty holds talks on desertification
Dr Ezekwe UniAbuja Social Sciences faculty holds talks on desertification By Emmanuel ologun, Abuja The growing environmental challenges and severe weather conditions in the country associated with climate change had drawn the attention of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja). Speaking at the International Conference on Social Responsibility, Governance, Environmental […]