BREAKING: Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Huawei
United States President, Donald Trump, Wednesday, signed an executive order barring American companies from using telecommunications equipment made by the Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei. There had been speculations that the president was poised to sign an executive order preventing U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment from firms that posed security risk. The ban will further […]
AIS Automation Stalls As Customs Refuses Clearance of Equipment
To realise a speedy completion of the Automation of the Aeronautical information Service, AIS project in Nigeria may have suffered a major setback as the Management of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency NAMA, is unable to clear the equipment meant for the project from the seaport. The N1billion equipment purchased was brought into the country […]
Super Eagles Boss Rohr Recalls Mikel Obi In 25-Man Provisional Squad for AFCON 2019
Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr has recalled captain Mikel Obi and Kelechi Iheanacho in his 25-man provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Mikel has been away from the Super Eagles since the last game against Argentina at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mikel’s return to the Super Eagles camp happened […]
Court Nullifies Appointment of New Kano Emirs
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday declared the appointment and installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government as null and void and ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the Emirs. The Emirs were installed by the Governor Umaru Ganduje at the […]
Chartered Accountant Prevented from Jumping into Lagos Lagoon
The timely intervention of men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State police command prevented a man from committing suicide in Lagos today. The man, who was later found to be chartered accountant, had attempted to jump off the Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon. According to the RRS in a post […]
Cyber Horror: Teenage Girl Commits Suicide
The Police in Malaysia are investigating the death of a teenage girl who reportedly committed suicide after she asked her followers to choose death or life and 69 per cent of the responders voted for death The 16 year-old girl reportedly conducted the poll on her Instagram account. Police in the east Malaysia state Sarawak […]
Sex-Strike Looms in United States Over Anti-abortion Bill in Alabama
Women activists are mobilizing for sex-strike in the United States to register their opposition to the anti-abortion bill passed by the Alabama Senate today. Seen as the most restrictive abortion bill in the country, it was sent to the governor’s desk Tuesday night, with the state’s Senate passing legislation that could punish doctors who perform […]
Dementia Cases: Nigeria Records 400 Percent Increase in 20 Years
The number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to triple in the next 30 years, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The organisation disclosed this in a statement announcing new guidelines to tackle the ailment, on its website. “We need to do everything we can to reduce our risk of dementia,” the statement […]
Final year Undergraduate Kills Self After Facebook Note
A 400-level student of Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Chukwuemeka Akachi, has killed himself after suicidal posts on his Facebook page. Akachi had on May 12 sparked fears among his Facebook friends about his mental state in two posts, writing: “My mental health has been on life support for […]
FG Ends HND/Degree Discrimination
It was reported that there was jubilation in some government agencies on Tuesday as the Federal Government terminated the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma and university degrees. The end of the discrimination affects all the services under the ministry of interior. The agencies affected are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria […]
