Ayade: C.R.S Governor Reopen Worship Centres
AYADE SAYS, CHURCH, MOSQUES AND OTHER WORSHIP CENTRE TO RESUME ACTIVITIES ON 24 MAY 2020 His Excellency, Sir Ben Ayade KSJI, the Governor of Cross River State, is very grateful to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Pastors, Christians of various denominations, and the entire Muslim community for their support and cooperation […]
Man sentenced to death Via Zoom call
A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to death via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, one of just two known cases where a capital punishment verdict has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a 37-year-old Malaysian, was told on Friday he would be hanged for masterminding a 2011 heroin transaction, […]
Ighalo Ranked Second Richest African Footballer
Ex Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo, has been ranked second-richest African footballer aged 30 and below in the English Premier League. The raking by The Sunday Times, placed Mohammad Salah of Egypt as the richest U-30 African player in the EPL. With a net worth of £114m, Gareth Bale rated as the richest sports star aged 30 and […]
Pastor Who Claims Could Cure COVID-19 Dies From Virus
Pastor Frankline Ndifor the general oversea of kingship ministries who was also a candidate in the central African state’s last presidential election is dead. According to Voice of America (VOA) news, Cameroon police used force to gain access to the pastor’s residence in the economic capital of Douala, as some of his supporters blocked entrances, […]
Funke Akindele, husband sentenced to 14 days community service
Funke Akindele, Nigerian nollywood actress and producer, and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello (popularly known as JJC Skillz) was on Monday, sentenced to a 14-day community service each, by Chief magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa of Ogba Magistrate Court, Lagos State. The spouse who was recently charged to the court for violating the ‘Stay At Home’ order placed […]
COVID-19: Nose Mask Defaulters to Pay Fine
Covid-19 has become the talk in every locality and people are working in different ways to prevent the spread of the dreadful virus. Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Monday ordered the seizure of vehicles, whose passengers refuse to wear nose masks. The governor, who also ordered that defaulters are to pay N300,000 […]
Flamingos (Nigeria U17 girls) trash Guinea 5-1
Nigeria’s U-17 girls, Flamingos were imperious as they trounced their counterparts from Guinea 5-1 at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Saturday to reach the final round of African qualifying series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. No surprises were expected following Flamingos’ 6-1 demolition of the Guineans on their home ground in Conakry […]
Juventus defender Contacts corona-virus
Corona Virus: Juventus and Italy defender Daniele Rugani told fans ‘don’t worry, I’m fine’ on Wednesday after becoming the first Serie A footballer to test positive for the new coronavirus. The 25-year-old “is currently asymptomatic,” the Italian champions said, but the Turin-based club are “currently activating all the isolation procedures required by law, including those […]
STRIKE: ASUU Begins Warning Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on a two-week warning strike with effect from Monday. The strike was declared by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of ASUU which ended its meeting in Enugu on Monday. The President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the strike in Enugu. The strike follows the decision of […]
Adesanya retains title after winning Yoel Romero
Israel Adesanya has defended his UFC middleweight title with a dull unanimous decision over Yoel Romero in the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the penultimate fight, Zhang Weili defended her UFC strawweight championship with a spectacularly brutal split-decision victory over former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. After Weili and Jedrzejczyk put on one […]