Abia State native makes history at University of Abuja 24th convocation
By Frederick Uzor History was made at the University of Abuja’s 24th Convocation when Christiana Amarachi Ukaoha, from Agbaama in Abia State, became the first student in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension to graduate with a first-class degree. She was one of just 26 students to achieve First-Class honours out of more than […]
Arteta calls on Arsenal to put Europa pain behind them
Mikel Arteta has called on his Arsenal players to “keep fighting” for the rest of the season after last year’s finalists were dumped out of the Europa League by Olympiakos on away goals. Youssef El-Arabi scored in the dying seconds of extra time to give the Greek side a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium, […]
Two South Africans contaminated by coronavirus in Japan
Two South Africans were contaminated by the new coronavirus while serving as crew members aboard a cruise ship that was quarantined for three weeks in Japan, officials said Friday. The pair, the first South Africans confirmed to have the virus, are being cared for in Japan but they do not show symptoms of the illness […]
Hong Kong pets face coronavirus quarantine after dog tests positive
All pets of people in Hong Kong infected with the coronavirus will be quarantined, with one dog already in isolation, the city’s authorities said Friday. The move is the first reported case anywhere in the world of a government quarantining pets over the outbreak and was prompted by a positive test in the pet of […]
Turkey says will not stop refugees who ‘want to go to Europe’
Turkey will no longer close its border gates to refugees who want to go to Europe, a senior official told AFP on Friday, shortly after the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an airstrike in northern Syria. “We will no longer keep the doors closed for refugees who want to go to Europe,” the official […]
Facebook sues analytics firm for data misuse
Facebook on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against oneAudience data intelligence firm over a tactic it used to gather information about users of social media platforms. New Jersey-based oneAudience paid software makers to install “malicious” software in their apps in order to “improperly” collect data about people at Facebook and other social media sites, Facebook […]
