A Missouri teen who beat cancer three times has died from coronavirus complications. Aspen Deke, 17, of Kansas City, died on Saturday, Jan 30, following a months-long battle that began with her diagnosis in November, news station Fox4 reported. The high school junior had survived a rare form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer…
The Kogi government has accused the Presidential Task Force on COVID19 of trying to scare investors away from the state after classifying the state as a ”High Risk” state for COVID19 in Nigeria. The PTF gave the classification on Monday, February 1 following the state’s unwillingness to acknowledge the existence of the disease, report tests…
Luck ran out on three suspected ritualists in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State after they were allegedly caught trying to use a girl for money ritual. According to a post by Igueben LG chairmanship aspirant, Eromose Eboghoye, the three ‘strange’ young men wearing white robes were caught in Idumeka community on Tuesday,…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday February 1, signed three executive orders aimed at reversing former President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies including establishing a task force designed to reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border. He signed orders on family separation, border security, and legal immigration. This brings to nine the number of executive…
A young barber from Benue State identified as Elijah Ode has been reportedly arrested in Kano for blasphemy. According to a Benue activist, Smith Akoko, the young man, who is also a student, was arrested last Wednesday, after two of his customers were caught with hairstyles deemed blasphemous to the Islamic religion. His cousin, Sunday…
Manchester United football club of England on Tuesday, February 2, won against Southampton with a heavy 9-0 scoreline, the first time the club will win another club with over 4 goals in the league since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The match was a contest for less than two minutes as visiting midfielder Alexandre…
1634 new cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 440 fresh cases of the viral disease while the FCT recorded 158 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Anambra-160, Rivers-134, Abia-103, Oyo-90, Enugu-81, Osun-73, Gombe-54, Kwara-50, Ogun-32, Plateau-32, Akwa Ibom-31, Ondo-24, Borno-23,…
A 12-year-old girl, Omowunmi Yusuf , a resident of Owotu in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been declared missing by her family. The girl was said to have left home on Sunday, January 31, 2021, and has not been seen since then. A post by a family friend, Babatunde Adedeji Afonrinwo, called…
Fourteen suspected internet fraudsters including two young women have been arrested by police in Niger State. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday February 1, said the suspects were arrested by police operatives attached to Tundun-Wada Division on January 30, based on credible information. He…
The Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria has called for application from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in US universities and colleges. The FLTA program allows foreign teachers to teach foreign languages and culture to American students in universities and colleges while also…
