Month: January 2023

How World Cup Winner Lionel Messi Plans To Help Blind Ethiopians

ADEOLA YUSUF

World Cup winner Lionel Messi took to social media to announce he’s going to partner with assistive devices company OrCam to donate visual aids to visually impaired Ethiopians. According to BBC, visual impairment is a prevalent public health issue in the Horn of Africa nation. A study revealed 1.18% of the country’s population suffers from blindness. Known for its visual aid technology, OrCam said its innovation enhances “the lives of individuals who are blind, visually impaired, and have reading difficulties.” But the OrCam MyEye glass costs over $4,000, making it…

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Petrol Hits N400 Per Litre In Lagos, Nigerians Query ‘Media Silence’

ADEOLA YUSUF

“This conspiracy of silence on fuel scarcity & hike in price is legendary!” Reactions As Marketers, including NNPC stations, hike prices second time in less than 60 days   The prices of premium motor spirit (PMS) popular called petrol on Wednesday ballooned again to as high as N400 per litre In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, Platforms Africa reports. This came as Nigerians bemoaned what they called “conspiracy of silence” over the hike in petrol price for the second time in less than 60 days. The government is paying over N1…

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N13bn Drugs, Military Hardware Seized At Lagos Airport

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said it intercepted hard drugs, and military and police hardware at the cargo section of the airport. Addressing journalists at the command in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, the Customs Area Controller, Sambo Dangaladima, said 162 cartons of banned tramadol hydrochloride 225 and 250mg, military and police hardware were intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company. Explaining further, he said the drugs originated from India and Pakistan and were routed through Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia. Dangaladima said the drugs had an estimated…

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Ukraine’s Interior Minister, 17 Others Die In Helicopter Crash

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ukrainian Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy Yevhen Yenin and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yurii Lubkovych have died in an helicopter crash near the country’s capital, Kyiv on Wednesday. According to Ukrainian authorities, the total number of deaths are 18 including the country’s government officials and three children. This was made known by Ihor Klymenko, chief of Ukraine’s National Police as published in the local media. READ ALSO: Pele Named Secret Daughter In His Will 17 Yrs After She Died Heartbroken Digital Literacy: Polaris Bank Partners…

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Pele Named Secret Daughter In His Will 17 Yrs After She Died Heartbroken

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is “untold” story of Sandra, who was born in 1964, died 17 years ago, heartbroken that her father still refused to acknowledge her.   Football legend Pele denied that Sandra Regina was his daughter throughout her life, but it has now been revealed that he left her a share of his millions in his will. Sandra, who was born in 1964, died 17 years ago, heartbroken that her father still refused to acknowledge her. But all of his seven children, including her, were named in his will. READ ALSO:…

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Digital Literacy: Polaris Bank Partners NYSC, NerdzFactory 5,000 Corps Members’ Capacity Building

ADEOLA YUSUF

In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) drive, Polaris Bank in partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and NerdzFactory has commenced a high-impact capacity-building workshop on digital skills for 5,000 National Youth Service Corps members across 12 states in Nigeria. The Bank explained that her action is intended to equip young Nigerians with relevant work-ready digital skills which is focused on building the youth’s self-sustenance in innovation, creativity, digital skills, business acumen, and relevance in the 21st-century economy and workplace. According to Polaris Bank’s Group Head, Product &…

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Australian Runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett Smashes World Record With 150 Marathons In 150 Days

ADEOLA YUSUF

Five months after setting out from the tip of Australia, marathon runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett has reached the country’s southern edge. The 32-year-old on Monday finished her 6,300km (3,900 miles) journey – a marathon every day for 150 days. Ms Murray-Bartlett’s effort sets a new world record for the most consecutive daily marathons by a woman. READ ALSO: Pastor, Wife Die Trying To Rescue 13-Yr-Old Son From Drowning YAKUTSK: The World’s Coldest City Is Currently At -50 Degrees Celsius + PHOTOS Tears As Slain Lagos Lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, Laid To Rest…

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Pastor, Wife Die Trying To Rescue 13-Yr-Old Son From Drowning

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A pastor, Felisberto Sampaio and his wife, Inalda died as heroes while making an effort to save their 13-year-old son from drowning at Camaçari Beach in Paraíba, Brazil, last Tuesday. The teenage boy, Ian Sampaio was drowning and his parents jumped into the ocean to save him but they met their demise, according to Daily Mail. Felisberto, 43, and Inalda, 42, spotted their son Ian going underwater at the beach during their family’s vacation. READ ALSO: YAKUTSK: The World’s Coldest City Is Currently At -50 Degrees Celsius + PHOTOS Tears…

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YAKUTSK: The World’s Coldest City Is Currently At -50 Degrees Celsius + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

The world is experiencing extreme cold, but one city on the planet has experienced temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit). In Yakutsk, the coldest city on earth, temperatures have dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius this week as a result of an unusually prolonged cold wave.   Located 5,000 km (3,100 miles) east of Moscow on the permafrost of the Russian Far East, residents of the mining city often see the thermometer regularly drop well below minus 40. READ ALSO: Tears As Slain Lagos…

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Tears As Slain Lagos Lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, Laid To Rest + PHOTOS

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Bolanle Raheem was heavily pregnant with twins when shot dead in front of husband by Policemaan in Lagos + What Pastor said at her funeral service in Redeemed Church    Tears flowed freely on Tuesday in Lagos as Bolanle Raheem, the female lawyer who was shot dead by a police officer was laid to rest. Platforms Africa reports that the funeral service for Raheem took place at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Olive branch parish, Banana Island, Lagos. READ ALSO: My ‘Daughter Was Pregnant With Twins,’ Bolanle Raheem’s…

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