Holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer would be a “suicide mission” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten has warned. “It’s dangerous to host the big international event from all over the world,” CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said in an interview …
Read More »Kane strikes as Spurs continue Champions League quest
Harry Kane scored his 22nd Premier League goal of the season as Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolves 2-0 on Sunday to maintain their hopes of a top-four finish. England captain Kane fired Spurs ahead on the stroke of half-time before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg doubled their lead in the 62nd minute. Victory …
Read More »Mental Arithmetic System to be Part of Schools’ Curriculum, Says Solarin
A former Director, National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Professor Adewale Solarin has disclosed that the Abacus system of mental calculation will soon be introduced into the Nigerian primary and secondary school curriculum. The Professor of Mathematics and Head, Education and ICT Directorate, Growth and Development Foundation (GDF), made this known, recently …
Read More »Over 82.9m Nigerians Can’t Afford Daily Meals – PDP To Buhari
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, said under President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government “over 82.9 million Nigerians can no longer afford their daily meals due to the failure of the administration to take practical steps to grow and protect the food sector, thereby leading to …
Read More »Goalkeeper, Alisson heads home late winner to hand Liverpool vital points
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker headed home at stoppage as Jurgen Klopp’s men saw off relegation-bound West Brom 2-1 at the Hawthorns in Sunday’s Premier League fixture. Alisson left his goal area to join his teammates as they prepare for a corner to be taken by Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Brazilian jumped …
Read More »‘It’s genocide’: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians
President Joe Biden on Friday put the kibosh on his predecessor’s planned “National Garden of American Heroes” and revoked former President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at social media companies’ moderation policies and branding American foreign aid. In an executive order of his own, Biden abolished the Trump-formed task force …
Read More »Kalu dismisses rumour of Abaribe trying to set IPOB against him
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has dismissed rumour that senator representing Abia South Senatorial zone, Enyinnaya Abaribe, tried to set members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against him. In a statement signed by Barrister Emeka Nwala, Kalu said …
Read More »JAMB shifts 2021 UTME dates as it extends registration dates by two weeks
The 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) has extended registration for its annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination by two weeks. The UTME is also now expected to hold from June 19 to July 3. It was initially to hold between June 5 and 19. The UTME is a computer-based standardized examination …
Read More »Activist Sunday Igboho storms Osogbo for Yoruba Nation rally (photos)
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Saturday afternoon May 15, stormed Osogbo the capital of Osun State to demand the creation of Oduduwa nation. Igboho stormed the capital city with many of his supporters in his convoy.
Read More »Man found hanged beside a police station in Okota (photos)
A man was found hanged in front of a shop beside a police station in Okota. The topless man was found on Saturday Morning, May 15. Prior to his death, the man, said to be a bike rider, was reportedly seen in the area the night before, at about …
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