Alleged pension fraud: EFCC files fresh charge against Maina’s son, Faisal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, filed an amended three-count charge against Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team.
SIM Registration: Why Nigeria’s data gathering method is poor
By Juliet Umeh Nine years after Nigeria flagged off Subscriber Identification Module, SIM registration, there’s a damning report that the country ranks poor among others who carried out similar exercise across the world. The exercise which gulped about N6.1 billion, was meant to check insecurity and crimes, mostly those that are phone related; but soon […]
Users make Twitter owner richer with $1.01 billion
By Juliet Umeh Social Media Platform, Twitter said it has recorded milestone revenue of $1.01 billion in its 2019 Q4 report. The revenue marks the first billion-dollar return for the company in a quarter. According to Twitter Chief Financial Officer, CFO, Ned Segal, the milestone was a reflection of the strong performance and steady progress […]
Akpabio and new vision for Niger Delta
By Anietie Ekong THE appointment of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs on August 20, 2019, was greeted by great enthusiasm by people across the Niger Delta region. President Muhammadu Buhari was widely hailed for the appointment described as putting a square peg in a square hole. The excitement of the […]
COVID-19: Indonesian city bans sales of bats, snakes
A city in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province known for exotic animals has stopped sales over Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears, a health official said on Friday. Tomohon is known for its market that sells meat and live animals including rat, snake, bat and monkey for consumption. “We have notified traders to temporarily stop the sale of bats, snakes and anything that […]
Russian hospital sues Chinese woman for fleeing coronavirus quarantine
A Russian hospital on Friday filed a lawsuit against a woman for escaping her coronavirus quarantine, complaining of being forcibly held and given inedible meals. The head doctor of the Botkin hospital in the northwestern city of Saint Petersburg took the highly unusual action against Alla Ilyina to force her to return and undergo medical […]
NBA: Antetokounmpo headlines record international showing at All-Star Game
Greek forward Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks headlines the record-setting contingent of eight international players taking part in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, the league announced on Thursday. The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player will be joined by Dallas point guard Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Philadelphia center Joel Embiid (Cameroon) and Toronto power forward […]
China’s virus crackdown leaves millions working at home
In the middle of a phone call with a customer, an important visitor knocks on Michael Xiong’s door: his 3-year-old son. Xiong, a salesman in Chibi, a city near the centre of a virus outbreak, is one of millions of people in China who are obeying government orders to work from home as part of […]
Men want more than underwear on Valentine’s Day
A cross-section of men in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday said that women should give them valuable gifts for the Valentine Day celebration. In interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) they lamented that over the years, women do give them underwears as gifts during the celebration. They added that women should learn […]
Farmer’s marriage proposal shows up on Google Maps
A German man’s marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned after it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps. The German news agency dpa reported Wednesday that 32-year-old part-time farmer Steffen Schwarz used a machine to plant a field of corn in such a way that the gaps spelt […]
Lufthansa cancels China flights through to late March
German airline giant Lufthansa said Friday it would prolong its suspension of flights to the Chinese mainland until March 28 over the novel coronavirus COVID-19. “The Lufthansa Group has now decided to cancel the flights of Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines from/to Beijing and Shanghai until the end of the winter timetable on 28 March” […]
Peter Obi, Abaribe, Umeh arrive at Nnamdi kanu’s parents funeral
Nnamdi Kanu’s parent’s burial: Senator Victor Umeh, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, at the St. Andrews Anglican Church, Afaraukwu. vanguard
Love boat: Valentine’s Day on a quarantine cruise
“Cupid’s avocado” for dinner, heart-shaped messages for the crew, but also painful separation: for those trapped on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, Friday is no ordinary Valentine’s Day. Wearing a red dress and a red hair tie, the ship’s entertainment manager Natalie posted a Valentine’s Day video on Twitter to try to keep […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fire UK staff, close Palace office
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing to distance themselves from royal life, letting go of all 15 of the UK staffers who served their office in Buckingham Palace, The Daily Mail reports. Harry and Meghan reportedly broke the news to their employees last month following their decision to step down as senior royals, aka […]
Expert enlightens on dangers of bush burning
Mr David Afolayan, an Environmentalist and Geographic Information Science (GIS) expert, has cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of bush burning especially during harmattan. Afolayan, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday, said that to prevent fire outbreaks people must desist from burning bushes and refuse. He noted that different […]
US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
The United States Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and several subsidiaries, accusing the company of a brazen scheme to steal trade secrets from competitors in America, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The new indictment also alleges the company provided surveillance equipment to Iran that enabled the monitoring of protesters […]
