Day: June 1, 2022

AFCON Qualifiers: CAF Reinstates Sao Tome After Appeal

Ganiyu Amodu

Sao Tome and Principe have been reinstated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying competition after successfully appealing against their disqualification over a Covid-19 protocol. Sao Tome defeated Mauritius 4-3 on aggregate in a preliminary tie three months ago only to have the 1-0 first-leg win overturned when the losers appealed. Mauritius claimed Sao Time forward Luis Leal, who scored two of the four Sao Tomean goals in the tie, submitted an out-of-date PCR test and was not eligible to play. Their appeal succeeded and they were due…

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Votes, Not Social Media, Determine Election Winners — INEC To Youths

Ganiyu Amodu

As Nigerians prepare for the upcoming 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worry over the 20 million permanent voters’ cards still lying unclaimed in its vault. It also decried the poor participation of citizens in the ongoing continuous voters’ registration exercise. INEC’s Deputy Director, Voter Education, Mrs Mary Nkem, stated this at the launch of the PVC Bus Drive project, organised by a non-governmental organisation, the Advocacy for Civic Engagement, in Abuja on Wednesday. She, therefore, urged Nigerians, especially the youth demography to be actively involved…

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All 2022 Law Graduates At University of Calgary Are Nigerians – Dean

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

Dean of Law, University of Calgary, Canada, Professor Ian Holloway has declared with excitement that all the nine Law Graduates with LLM at University’s 2022 Convocation are Nigerians. Professor Holloway who disclosed this on Twitter, shared the names of all the students. ‘This is cool. We have 9 students graduation with their LLMs today. All are Nigerian! ⁦’ – Ian Holloway, Dean of Law, University of Calgary, Canada,” he wrote on Twitter. READ ALSO Meet Prof. Ighedo, Nigerian Who Broke S’Africa Varsity 148-Yr Maths Record Nigerian Teenager Listed as Distinguished…

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Don’t Eat Bush Meat, Govt Begs Nigerians As MonkeyPox Kills One, Infects 21

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned Nigerians to desist from consuming bush meat including rodents and others, following official confirmation that Monkey pox has killed one and infected 21 people in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed the monkeypox fatality and infection rate on May 29, 2022. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, gave the warning against bush meat consumption in a statement he personally signed. READ ALSO Panic As 15 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In…

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Couple Mistakenly Livestreams Sex Session via Zoom to Synagogue Members

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

A couple, who didn’t know that their camera was on, has live-streamed their steamy sex session via Zoom to a synagogue in Minneapolis, USA, for at least 45 minutes as people watched.. The middle-aged couple had joined a virtual synagogue hosted by the Twin Cities’ Temple Beth El in Minneapolis, USA, on May 14, when they decided to have sex, not realising their camera was still on. It has been reported the couple continued in the act until they saw a private chat begging them to stop. READ ALSO: My…

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US Denies Existence of Monkeypox-Spreading Secret Biolabs In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

Such reports are pure fabrication. There is zero merit to any allegations regarding the use of US-assisted Nigerian laboratories in the spread of Monkeypox.  Furthermore, there are no “US-controlled” laboratories in Nigeria   The United States has denied speculations that the US-controlled laboratories in Nigeria are being used to spread Monkeypox across the World. The embassy in a statement on Monday, titled, ‘U.S.-Nigeria collaboration on infectious disease threats’, explained that the collaborative work between Nigeria and the US has provided opportunities for technical assistance in capacity building, equipment, commodities/consumables, and funding…

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200 Riders Relocate To Ogun As Lagos Begins Clampdown On Okada

Abibat Babalola

Lagos unleashes 600 squad of armed Police, soldiers on Okada riders in final push to end activities,  Lagosians panic   Hundreds of commercial motorcycle riders popularly called Okada riders have relocated from Lagos to Mowe, Sango, Lafenwa-Ayobo, Agbado Crossing and other towns in neighbouring Ogun state as Lagos begins final clampdown on their activities. As the enforcement on the ban on commercial motorcycles in six local government areas of Lagos State and their local councils begins today, the Lagos State Government inaugurated Anti-Okada Squad to enforce the ban. Okada riders…

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Igbobi College 11 Year-Old Pupil Wins SystemSpecs National Essay Contest

Precious Ibekwe

How the genius won in the competition among 2,000 other entrants from 795 schools across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory 11-year-old Oluwaseun Samuel Temitayo-Ojo of Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos has emerged the winner of the 30th-anniversary edition of the annual SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition (CDEC). While Temitayo-Ojo won in the junior category, 15-year-old Ekemini Keziah Effiong-Robert of the African Church Model College, Agege, Lagos, emerged the winner in the senior category. The two led about 2,000 other entrants from 795 schools across all 36 states and…

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