Ihedioha renames Jacob Zuma road Owerri after Mbazuluike Amaechi
Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Monday renamed Jacob Zuma Road in Owerri after First Republic parliamentarian and minister, Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi. A statement issued in Owerri by Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, stated that Ihedioha announced the re-christening at an occasion to mark Amaechi’s 90th birthday in Owerri. You […]
EU seeks reset in trade talks with U.S. — trade chief Hogan
The European Union’s new trade commissioner, Irishman Phil Hogan, was quoted on Monday as saying he would seek a reset of EU/US trade relations on a number of contentious issues when he meets his U.S. counterpart for the first time next month. The Trump administration imposed tariffs on European steel and aluminum in mid-2018. It […]
Teenage boy buried alive in uncompleted building in Kano
By Bashir Bello A teenage boy (identity undisclosed) has been buried alive in an uncompleted building at Wase Village, Minjibir Local government area of Kano State. Two persons, one Aminu Suleiman ‘m’ 29 years old and Abdulrashid Ishaq ‘m’ 32 years old all of Tudun Murtala Quarters Kano were said to have been arrested by […]
Good kissers turn me on, says rising actress Mero
The muse of creativity comes in different shades for every artiste on a set. For some its the script, for some the set, for others its the director. Fast-rising Nollywood act, Godwin Mero says a good kisser is a good turn on, on a romantic set. READ ALSO: Alfie Allen pays tribute to ‘GoT’ stunt double […]
Lagos Assembly passes 2020 budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed the state’s 2020 Appropriation Bill of N1.168 trillion. The budget was passed through a voice vote supervised by the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa. READ ALSO: Lagos assembly indicts Dangote trucks over damaging of roads The lawmakers had earlier approved the 78 amendments in the appropriation […]
Chinese court sentences ‘gene-editing’ scientist to three years in prison
A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies to three years in prison on Monday, according to the official Xinhua news agency, on charges of illegally practicing medicine. He Jiankui, then an associate professor at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, said in November 2018 that he had […]
