Day: November 28, 2022

Boy, 13, Fathers Child With 9-Year-Old Cousin

Aoko Benjamin

DNA tests conducted by the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Zimbabwe have revealed a 13-year-old boy is responsible for impregnating his nine-year-old cousin, who has made international headlines. Media reports indicate the girl, from Tsholotsho District in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North province, has since given birth to a baby girl at the United Bulawayo Hospital through Caesarean section. READ ALSO: Lafia Varsity Opens Up On Report Student Impregnated Lecturer Hospital Shuts Down As “Ghosts” Rape Nurses, Patients 84 Year-Old Grandfather Rapes Eight Year-Old Girl Story Of Betty, World’s…

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No NIN, No Train, Nigeria Gives New Condition For Boarding

Aliyu Aliyu

“If you don’t have a NIN you are not going to board our train. It is as simple as that,” the Minister of Transportation Mua’zu Sambo has said. Sambo, while inspecting the test running the train route between the Abuja and Kaduna said operations would resume within seven days from Nov. 27 with new requirements to board the train. The minister said that this was to enable passengers to get used to the new requirements for enjoying the train La.aservice. He said: ”The issue of whether the train will start…

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Lafia Varsity Opens Up On Report Student Impregnated Lecturer

Aliyu Aliyu

The Federal University Lafia, (FULafia) in Nasarawa state has labelled reports that one of its male undergraduate students has impregnated his female as fake   The Federal University Lafia, (FULafia) Nasarawa state has debunked as fake news reports that one of its male undergraduate students has impregnated his female lecturer. The Head, Information and Public Relations Department of the university, Abubakar Ibrahim debunked it in a statement on Wednesday. “The attention of the Management of Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) has been drawn to a story which has gone viral…

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BREAKING: Gov. Adeleke Fires 12,000 Workers, 4 Monarchs, SIEC’s Chair

Gbenga Adeoti

Barely 24 hours after he assumed office, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has sacked a total of 12,000 workers and ordered the dethronement of three monarchs. The Governor has equally announced the sack of the State’s Independent Electoral Commission’s Chairman, Segun Oladitan and his members. The Governor also nullified the appointment of 30 Permanent Secretaries and suspended the chairman and members of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC). The affected monarchs include Akinrun of Ikinrun Oba Yinusa Akadiri; Aree of Ire Oba Ademola Oluponle and Owa of Igbajo, Oba Gboyega…

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NIPCO, NGML, LFZDC Ink Multi-Million Dollars Gas Deals

Tade Salako

Nigerian Government gas utilisation policy has received a boost as the NIPCO Gas Limited (Consortium) signed a tripartite agreement with the NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) and Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC) to build pipeline infrastructure and supply gas to industries in the Lekki area of Lagos. Platforms Africa reports that the gas pipeline, which is expected to be completed in the next six months, is planned to supply gas to industries in and around the Lekki Free Zone and feed a 24 Mega Watts (MW) power plant in…

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Landslide Kills 14 People Attending A Funeral In Cameroon

Ganiyu Amodu

A landslide during a funeral ceremony in Cameroon’s capital has killed at least 14 people, the regional governor said, as rescuers continued the search for dozens of others who remain missing. The disaster occurred on Sunday as people gathered on a football pitch at the base of a 20-metre-high soil embankment in Yaounde. Witnesses told the Reuters news agency that the embankment collapsed on top of dozens of people. “At the scene we counted 10 bodies, but before our arrival four bodies already had been taken away,” said Paul Bea,…

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World Cup 2022: Iran Complain To Fifa Over Flag Change On Social Media By US

Ganiyu Amodu

Iran’s football federation has complained to Fifa after the Islamic Republic emblem was removed from its flag in social media posts by the United States team. Before their World Cup meeting on Tuesday, the US removed the Allah symbol in graphics posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The US said they decided not to use Iran’s official flag to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights”, amid mass anti-government protests in the country. The protests in Iran, met with a fierce crackdown, have been sparked…

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Elon Musk To Launch Gold, Grey, Blue Verification Badges On Twitter

Ganiyu Amodu

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Elon Musk announced on Friday that there would be a launch of different coloured verification badges to distinguish between accounts. Musk also said that all verified individual accounts would have the same blue check, but some would be able to show secondary colours, AFP reports. “Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week,” Musk tweeted. “Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check…

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US Bans Sales Of Tech Equipment Of Chinese Huawei, ZTE Over Security Concerns

Ganiyu Amodu

The United States has said it will ban the sales of communications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. It also restricted the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security, according to BBC on Saturday. The US five-member Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has unanimously resolved to adopt new rules that will block the importation or sale of certain technology products that pose security risks to US critical infrastructure. READ ALSO: Adeleke Takes Over, Freezes Govt Accounts, Reverses State Name…

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