Facebook says it will ban ads for medical face masks
Facebook is temporarily banning advertisements for medical face masks as part of an effort to prevent use of its platform to exploit people’s concerns about the new coronavirus. The ban covers advertisements on the social media platform as well as commercial listings on Facebook Marketplace, the company said. Facebook said it would begin to enforce the […]
Saudi Arabia reopens area around sacred Kaaba amid virus measures
Saudi Arabia reopened Saturday the area around the sacred Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site, reversing one of a series of measures introduced to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Saudi authorities this week suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage, during which worshippers circle the Kaaba seven times, and also announced the temporary closure of the […]
Torrential rain kills at least 20 in Pakistan
At least 20 people in Pakistan are dead and dozens more injured after torrential rainstorms collapsed several homes, officials said Saturday. Heavy rains have lashed stretches of the country near the Afghan border since Thursday. Fourteen children and three women were killed in “rain-related incidents” in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local relief official Taimur Ali said. […]
Premier Cool renews sponsorship of HIFL
Soap giants and flagship brand of PZ Cussons, Premier Cool, recently restated its commitment to supporting the growth of sports and youth engagement as it renewed its sponsorship of the Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) for the second year running. The renewal was made known at a press briefing held at Radisson Blu in Lagos […]
NAFDAC D-G charges youth on entrepreneurial skills
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called on the youth to develop entrepreneurial skills to reduce unemployment. In a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, Adeyeye made the call at the 4th Annual Lecture and Matriculation ceremony of Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun […]
Nigerians express confidence in Osinbajo ahead of 63rd birthday
*Praises for VP in Twitter #OsinbajoTheFixer trending for days It is almost impossible to ignore the outpouring of encomiums from Twitter users across the world, especially in Nigeria, since Thursday as the hashtag, #OsinbajoTheFixer, trended for days on social media to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, days to his 63rd birthday. […]
APC salutes Osinbajo at 63
By Omeiza Ajayi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday on Sunday, March 8. APC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu saluted “the patriotism, doggedness and untiring efforts of the Vice President in partnering and assisting President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
Coronavirus: Latest developments worldwide
With new tolls and key developments, here is the latest in the coronavirus crisis. – More than 3,500 deaths – Across the world there have been more than 102,000 cases recorded in 94 countries and territories with 3,515 deaths, according to AFP’s latest toll based on official sources at 1130 GMT Saturday. The main countries […]
Police trail suspected kidnappers of 80-year-old woman in Yenagoa
The Police Command in Bayelsa said on Friday that it was doing everything possible to rescue an 80-year-old woman, Beauty Nimiyigha, abducted by suspected kidnappers on Thursday night. SP Asinim Butswat, Spokesman for the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the command had launched a manhunt for the masterminds of […]
Seventy trapped after Chinese coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses
A five-storey hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou on Saturday trapping about 70 people, state media said. A video stream posted by the government-backed Beijing News site showed rescue workers in orange overalls clambering over the rubble of the Quanzhou Xinjia Hotel and carrying people towards […]
Super Eagles call-up a dream come true — Dessers
Cyriel Dessers believes it is a dream come true for him to get an opportunity to represent the ‘biggest football country in Africa.’ The Heracles Almelo striker has been in spectacular form for his side this season scoring 18 goals and providing six assists in 28 appearances across all competitions. His form earned him his […]
