Paris Marathon gets November 15 as new date
The Paris Marathon has been moved further back to November 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Monday. The race had originally been rescheduled for October 18 from its traditional April date due to the COVID-19 outbreak. READ ALSO: Farah caught up in controversy over 2014 London Marathon injection Last month, marathons in New […]
Fire claims 74 lives in Kano within six months
N3bn properties rescued By Bashir Bello – Kano About 74 persons have died in fire incidences in Kano State within a period of six months (January to June). The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Muhammed disclosed this in a statement containing the mid-year fire and rescue operation statistics of the state made […]
Madagascar imposes lockdown to curb Coronavirus infections
Madagascar has placed one of its main regions, which covers the capital, Antananarivo, back under a strict lockdown following a surge in Coronavirus infections. The government announced that the lockdown would come into effect on Monday and end on 20 July. It will include a ban on traffic in and out of the region and […]
Itsekiri decries neglect of GRIP, deep sea port projects
…Urges FG to halt bidding on 57 Marginal fields …Threatens to shut down oil activities BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME WARRI: Itsekiri ethnic nationality has decried alleged abandonment of the multi-billion dollar Gas Revolution Industrial Park project, GRIP, in Ogidigben and the deep seaport in Warri south west local government area by the President Muhammadu Buhari led […]
5G in a post-pandemic world: Countdown to the digital blastoff
Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Guo Ping delivered a keynote speech titled “5G in a post-pandemic world: Countdown to the digital blastoff”. In this speech, Guo Ping discussed the social value of ICT in combating COVID-19, as well as the practices and prospects of applying 5G in digital transformation for industries. Guo Ping said, “With the help […]
China steps up precautions after bubonic plague case
Authorities in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region have stepped up precautions after a herdsman was confirmed at the weekend to have the bubonic plague. The man infected by the bubonic plague was in stable condition at a hospital in Bayannur, China, the city health commission said in a statement. The commission has forbidden the hunting […]
Group petitions police over sexual harassment by Chinese workers in Onitsha firm
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Anambra State female lawyers under the aegis of ‘Stand Up For Women Society’ have petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang over an alleged sexual harassment of Nigerian girls by some Chinese working in an Onitsha–based manufacturing company. In the petition titled, “Cases of sexual harassment, human rights […]
How Ololade John is exploring technology, Social Media opportunities
With the recent evolution in technology and online jobs, people have seized the opportunities of social media. However, social media is a proprietor of job creation and also, content creation. There are over millions of social media agencies in Africa. This is certainly a great venture, yet spearheaded by both young and old. In Nigeria […]
Halt Evwreni killings, Ughere tells, FG, Delta Govts
UGHELLI-TRADITIONAL Prime Minister of Evwreni Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Joshua Ughere, has called on the Federal and the State Governments to halt the killings in the kingdom.
Fire razed Kano Power Substation
A Monday morning fire outbreak has razed the power substation located in Dan Agundi area of Kano State.
Alleged 6.9bn fraud: Absence of prosecution witness stalls trial of Fayose
The absence of an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, on Monday, stalled hearing in an alleged N6.9billion fraud and money laundering suit filed against Ayodele Fayose in a Federal High Court in Lagos. Fayose was first arraigned on Oct. 22. 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd, on 11 […]
