More charges coming for R. Kelly after agents seize electronic devices
R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors said more charges alleging yet another victim are upcoming. Kelly, 53, stood silently in orange prison garb with his hands behind his back as his attorney entered the […]
Covid-19: ECOWAS health body, WAHO, gear up for epidemiology response
ABUJA–WEST African Health Organisation, WAHO,said it had begun preparedness for epidemiology response capacity to Coronavirus.
New NIMASA DG appointed based on competence, not nepotism — APC
Following the reported approval of Bashir Jamoh as Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA by President Muhammadu Buhari, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has said his appointment was based on competence and not nepotism as being alleged in some quarters.
Infectious Covid-19 washing hand song from Vietnam goes viral
While panic-inducing headlines about the spread of the coronavirus continue to dominate global news, a devastatingly catchy hand-washing public service announcement sung by Vietnamese singers Erik and Min has gone viral, amassing more than 4.7 million views on YouTube as of Friday.
Simba TVS, VIO conduct road safety training
IN furtherance of its road safety education initiatives, Simba TVS, distributors of Nigeria’s largest selling tricycle brand, has conducted a training programme on road safety for tricycle drivers in Abuja. The event was organised in collaboration with the Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, Abuja and consisted of both classroom-based and practical training.
FG mulls research, Development Bank
The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Barr. Abdullahi Mohammed has said that the Federal Government will soon establish a bank to fund Research and Development.
