Homecoming to Rivers: Being loved at home worth more than Grammy-Burna Boy
By Egufe Yafugborhi MUSIC sensation, Burna Boy, in homecoming to Rivers State following his Grammy award, has said the overwhelming show of love and appreciation from the government and people of his home state is worth more than any award he could win anywhere else. Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, expressed the feeling at […]
Insurgents vandalise towers, cut power supply to Maiduguri, environs-TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says insurgents have again vandalised two towers on the Damaturu – Maidugiri 330kiloVolt (KV)Transmission Line.
China sanctions US, Canadian citizens in Xinjiang row
China announced sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body Saturday over their criticism of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs, but Washington said the tit-for-tat measure would only intensify the spotlight on Xinjiang. At least one million Uyghurs and people from other mostly Muslim groups have been held in camps in the northwestern […]
Ebonyi : Shake up in Education as Umahi directs all Education Secretaries to proceed on leave
By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Saturday directed all Education Secretaries in the 13 Local Government Area of the State to proceed on Compulsory Leave with immediate effect. This is even as the Governor five days ago, dissolved the Secondary Education Board, SEB in the State, as a result of the […]
COVID-19: FG lauds Wike on Rivers consistent testing, mitigation efforts
By Egufe Yafugborhi, Port-Harcourt The Federal Government on Saturday lauded Governor Nyesom Wike on Rivers state’s consistent testing and frontal assault against the COVID-19 pandemic. The commendation was conveyed to Wike by Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, National Incident Manager, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 when the task force called on the Governor in Port Harcourt […]
Cities worldwide dim lights to mark Earth Hour
From Singapore to Buenos Aires, cities around the world turned off their lights Saturday to mark Earth Hour, with this year’s event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19. After starting in Asia, the call to action on climate change made its way around a planet reeling […]
