Niger Delta group expresses worries of legality of NDDC management committee
Perez Brisibe The continuous stay of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been described as a gross violation of the act establishing the commission. The position was made known yesterday by President of the Niger Delta Sustainability Project, NDSP, Ebitimi Eselabor who also applauded Femi Falana over his position […]
Corona beer says US sales not hit by confusion over virus name
Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste during the outbreak, but for the brand, the matter may be no joke. The phrase “38% of Americans” was trending Friday on Twitter in the US following a survey showing that proportion of beer drinkers “would not buy Corona under any circumstances […]
Coronavirus: China is making progress in the battle to get back to work
China is slowly starting to get back to work, as it battles the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2 600 people and sickened tens of thousands. Government controls and the fear of going outside have curtailed spending, and many factories are still not working at full capacity due to a lack of staff, […]
Lest we forget: The back-flipping Celestine Babayaro
We take a look at players for whom we have a great deal of lingering fondness, sometimes for reasons unclear. We are putting together quite a collection From where did he appear? He cameth from Anderlecht, where I can glean a small amount of information on his performances for the team in possession of boring […]
Klopp insists Liverpool duo are not competing for captain’s role
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are not competing against each other for the current vacant midfield place. Reds captain Jordan Henderson is likely to be sidelined for another couple of weeks, with Keita and Oxlade-Chamberlain vying for his position. Oxlade-Chamberlain made an immediate impact having replaced Keita against West Ham, […]
Simi, Lijadu sisters feature in Netflix African series
By Sylvester Kwentua Songstress, Simisola ‘Simi’ Ogunleye, and identical twin sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu, known as the Lijadu Sisters, are some of the musical features on Queen Sono, Netflix’s first African original series. Queen Sono is a six-part series led by South African actress Pearl Thusi, who plays the titular character, a spy on […]
Kim warns top officials of ‘serious consequences’ if coronavirus reaches North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned top party officials of the “serious consequences” of failing to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country, state media reported Saturday. The country has closed its borders to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory. Kim told a meeting of the ruling Workers’ […]
China reports 47 more coronavirus deaths
China on Saturday reported 47 more deaths from the new coronavirus, raising the death toll in the country to 2,835. The National Health Commission also tallied 427 new cases, an increase from the previous day, bringing the total number of infections to 79,251. One person died in Beijing and another in Henan province, while 45 […]
Green Environment: New York bans use of plastic bags
Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America. New Yorkers like to see themselves at the forefront of efforts to save the environment but are used to receiving groceries in free plastic bags, […]
Don Coleone teams up with Zlatan for potential hit song, ‘Boredom bounce’
Versatile Nigerian musician, Don Coleone, has collaborated with acclaimed street-hop singer, Zlatan Ibile, on a soon-to-be released music titled ‘Boredom Bounce’.
MTV Base Day In Abuja: Joeboy, Wurld, others perform
By Ayo Onikoyi As part of celebrations around the continent to mark the 15th year of its debut in Africa, premium entertainment channel, MTV Base in collaboration with Capital Block Party hosted thousands of fans to a star-studded concert at the BMT Gardens in Abuja. The concert had performances by some of Nigeria’s hottest acts […]
Mima returns to music after six years
By Ayo Onikoyi Multiple award-winning Nigerian singer, Mary Ikyor popularly known as Mima says she is returning to the music scene after six years hiatus. Before her relocation to the United States of America, the Benue born songstress was already building a burgeoning music career evidenced with her growing fan base, airplays and awards. The […]
Oboh celebrates Fury’s victory over Wilder
Former British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight boxing champion, Peter Oboh has not stopped celebrating the victory of the new WBC Heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury over Deontay Wilder, early hours of Sunday morning. Reacting to the victory, Oboh who had, long before the fight tipped Fury to defeat the loquacious Wilder said, more than […]
South Korea coronavirus cases surge as WHO sounds maximum alert
South Korea reported on Saturday its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases and concerns grew of a possible epidemic in the United States as the World Health Organization raised its risk alert to its highest level. The virus has rapidly spread across the world over the past week, causing stock markets to sink to their […]
Quota system: Why is Nigeria still breastfeeding the North?
Imagine two students in the same secondary school in Kaduna. They are 18. They are filled with youthful patriotism. They sit for admission exams into the NDA. They both want to read Mechanical Engineering. Efosa scores 280. Musa scores 180. Efosa’s celebrations are cut short. He is not invited for an interview. Musa who scored 180 is hopping around. He has been invited for an interview. Musa is admitted. Efosa and Musa are Nigerians but from different states. Efosa with his 280 repeats the NDA exams the following year. He takes another 2 years to achieve a score of 300 and is finally admitted. Musa and Efosa become military officers. Musa who scored 180 when Efosa scored 280 is Efosa’s boss. Musa remains Efosa’s boss for the entire military career.
US reports fourth coronavirus infection of unknown origin
US health officials reported Friday a fourth case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin, indicating the disease was spreading in the country. The latest case is a boy under 18 in Washington State who tested “presumptive positive,” local authorities said without releasing further details about the patient. He is currently in home isolation in Snohomish […]
