Following the recent killings of security personnel in the area, the Nigerian Military on Tuesday, April 6, launched an aerial bombardment of Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Essien Udim, the council area of the Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and has been under siege by criminal elements alleged to…
Barcelona Football club has confirmed Nigerian international, Asisat Oshoala has undergone successful surgery on her foot. Oshola missed the Santa Teresa triumph after hurting herself in the first leg Champions League quarter-final match against Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring last month. She was later cleared to take part in the second leg against Fortuna in the…
Another aide to David Umahi, the Ebonyi State Governor, Hon. Monday Kenneth Eze, has resigned his appointment. In the resignation letter dated Tuesday, April 6, Eze, who was the Senior Technical Assistant to the Governor on Media, stated his reason as not being able to betray his conscience. The letter reads: “Pursuant to the dictates…
A man has gone viral on Twitter because of his height. The Twitter user, from Yobe state, stands at 6 ft 9 inches and says he’s a basketballer. He shared photos he took with others and all the photos show him dwarfing those who posed with him. His height has got Twitter…
After appointment and inauguration, what is the next line of action? The mandate and vision of the government has been pronounced and explained in clearer terms, which is “TO REPOSITION THE INSTITUTION AND CITADEL OF LEARNING TO THE TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD”. Let me start by congratulating you on…
A novel vaccine approach for the prevention of HIV has shown promise in Phase I trials. IAVI and Scripps Research reported that the vaccine which is being developed to act as an immune primer, to trigger the activation of naïve B cells via a process called germline-targeting, as the first stage in a multi-step vaccine regimen to elicit…
Men of Benue Joint security outfit codename “Operation Zenda” have rescued a 13-year-old girl few hours after she was kidnapped by hoodlums in Kwande Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the girl identified as Mngusuur Iorlian was kidnapped at about 12 pm on Sunday night, April 4, from her father’s residence, located opposite NKST…
The US Supreme Court has wiped away a lower court opinion holding that then-President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked followers from his Twitter account. Ruling on Monday, April 5, The Supreme court dismissed the case because Trump is not in office so there is no longer a live case or any…
The Nigeria Police Force says preliminary investigation shows that members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network(ESN) razed the Imo Police Command Headquarters and freed inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in the early hours of Monday, April 5. A statement released by the spokesperson of the force,…
Manchester City Manager, Pep Guardiola has blamed FIFA and UEFA for ‘killing his players’ due to an overly congested fixture list hence he’ll have to keep rotating players. Guardiola made six changes to his starting XI as City moved closer to the Premier League title by beating Leicester City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium…
