What transpired between soldiers, Delta policewoman's son before his death
The Nigerian Army has narrated what transpired between Christian Ehima, a 24-year-old undergraduate of Computer Science in the University of Benin; and soldiers at the Railway Checkpoint in Igbanke, Edo State. Nwachukwu also released video and audio evidence of the encounter between Christian, his mother and the soldiers. Mercy, an Assistant Superintendent of Police with the Delta State Police Command, had said that her son was tortured to death by the soldiers at the checkpoint. Nwachukwu also sent our correspondent audio and video recordings of what transpired between the soldiers, the victim and his mother. In the video, Christian was seen rolling on the red-coloured road, uttering incoherent words while his mother asked him what happened.
Source:Punch
December 18, 2021 21:25 UTC
Customs intercept container laden with guns at Tin Can port
Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Tin Can Island Command on Friday intercepted a container loaded with arms and ammunition, The PUNCH has learnt. The owner of the container reportedly said the consignment contained electronics but the suspicious Customs officials, upon close examination of the cartons, discovered that they were filled with guns. The Public Relations Officer of the Tin Can Customs Command, Uche Ejesieme, confirmed the discovery to The PUNCH on Saturday. “We quickly sealed it up and intimated the terminal operators to quickly move the container to our enforcement unit where we hope to conduct 100 per cent examination by Monday morning. By the time we conduct comprehensive information, we will be able to avail the media with the circumstances and possibly the suspects.
Source:Punch
December 18, 2021 17:36 UTC
Oyo emerges best state in digital technology development
Oyo State has emerged as the best state in Digital Technology Human Capital Development, Best State in Digital Technology Infrastructure Development, runner up in E-government Implementation and Overall best state in Digital Technology Development at the 9th regular meeting of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy (NCCDE). At the end of this session, Oyo State emerged the Best State in the Digital Technology Human Capacity Development category.”Akande further explained that some of Oyo State’s achievements in the area of ICT infrastructure development. Oyo State emerged as the Best State in Digital Technology Infrastructure development. His Excellency has always understood from the very beginning that digital technology development is crucial to achieving his roadmap for accelerated development in Oyo State. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Oyo emerges best state Oyo emerges best state
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 18, 2021 15:33 UTC
CBN Appoints Ahmad Abdullahi as Board Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc
FBN Holdings Plc Notifies of Dealings of 200m Volume of shares by Femi Otedola4. FBN Holdings Plc Drops First Registrars, Appoints Meristem Registrars as Replacement8. CBN Removes Boards of First Bank of Nigeria, FBN Holdings; Appoints New Chairmen - Apr 29, 2021 - Proshare News17. FBN Holdings Plc - IR Page on Proshare Markets - Proshare Research26. Annual Accounts - IR Page in Proshare - Proshare Research27.
Source:The Guardian
December 18, 2021 10:09 UTC
Will COVID-19 vaccines stand the test of Omicron?
In the short time since the emergence of Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant, many questions have arisen. Is it more transmissible, how bad are the symptoms, and most importantly, will the vaccines protect against it? Until more data are available, there are no firm answers, but many are optimistic that vaccines offer at least some protection. The rapid development of vaccines gave hope that the COVID-19 pandemic might soon be under control. These findings add to concerns that the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in most countries may not be effective against the Omicron variant.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 18, 2021 07:02 UTC
Tinubu silent as Akande, Adebanjo trade words over Lekki house
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has chosen silence as the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo; and former Interim APC National Chairman, Bisi Akande trade words over the sponsorship of Abebanjo’s Lekki house. Akande in his 559-page autobiography titled ‘My Participations’, launched in Lagos on December 9, 2021, had claimed that the 93-year-old Afenifere leader pestered Tinubu to build him (Adebanjo) a house in Lekki, where he now resides. Akande on Page 415 alleged, “One day, Sir Olaniwun (Ajayi) was launching a book at Muson Centre, Lagos. After the book presentation, Tinubu said I should not go and that he would like to see me. But I owe a duty to myself and to put the record straight for posterity about the big lie that Bola Tinubu built my house in Lekki for me.
Source:Punch
December 18, 2021 06:52 UTC
Covid vaccine for the elderly
My father who recently turned 80 years is about to travel to visit some of his children abroad. Kindly let me know if it is safe for him to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 Vaccine. Ibukun (by SMS)It has been confirmed that the Covid-19 Vaccine as well as the Booster doses are very safe for all age groups from 12 years to those in their 90s. Having said this, the usual preventive methods against the virus such as wearing of masks, hand washing and distance spacing still need to be practiced even after vaccination. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 18, 2021 06:32 UTC
Buhari regards his foreign trips more than Nigeria’s problems – Ubani
Ubani said this in reaction to the President’s ongoing trip to Turkey while there were calls for him to visit the North over the security challenges it faced. In an interview with our correspondent, Ubani said, “His international engagements are more important to him than what is happening here in Nigeria. The human rights lawyer, however, stated that Buhari was not living up to his campaign promises and presidential duties. Ubani added that Buhari’s trip to Turkey was not a good thing, considering the security challenges the country was faced with every day. We elected him to solve our problems including security, to protect lives and property, and to ensure that life makes meaning to us,” Ubani added.
Source:Punch
December 18, 2021 06:01 UTC
COVID-19: Firms Introduce Virus-reduction device | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Shycocan Corporation in partnership with Nestar Corporate Services Limited has launched the Shycocan Virus Attenuation Device in Nigeria. It’s one of the tested devices for safety, which neither uses nor emits radiation, chemicals, ozone, and any toxic material. The Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of Nestar Corporate Services Ltd., Mrs. Nneoma Oji, said: “The world is facing one of the most challenging and uncertain times ever experienced in decades. The impact has been felt on daily lives, livelihoods and businesses across the globe. A balance of the best of science as well as technology along with social responsibility and the determination to fight is needed at all fronts.
Source:The Guardian
December 18, 2021 04:03 UTC
Oyinkansola’s Centre to teach Africans emotional stability | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Founder, Emotions City, Africa’s Leading Emotional Intelligence Centre, Oyinkansola Alabi, has launched an Emotional Quotient (EQ) House for Africa, which is a hub to help people, especially Africans in Diaspora, to maintain emotional stability. According to her: “I created the EQ House of African because I believe Africans must save Africans. We would teach emotional intelligence as well as any other thing pertaining to life and everything else people are interested in learning. We teach Emotional Intelligence (EI) because it is the oxygen of human relationships. She said it is free as it is her form of emotional corporate social responsibility (CSR) to Africans.
Source:The Guardian
December 18, 2021 03:59 UTC
Cross River Table Tennis Association Launches Grassroots Development Program
The Cross River State Table Tennis Association (CRSTTA) today announces a two-day talent search program at UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar to find young, talented players in the state. It is the second Edim Inok Table Tennis Championship organized by the federation in partnership with the Cross River Paper Commission. “In 1981, I represented this state in Port Harcourt in table tennis and badminton, and in Oluyole ’79. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes.
Source:The Guardian
December 18, 2021 03:57 UTC
What part of the human body can use an upgrade
The human body might be a work of perfection to some but not everyone agrees with this assertion. For many, the human body has its flaws and while some can be addressed, some cannot be addressed or mitigated. For this week’s edition of WhatsApp Conversation, we discusses the part of the body that could use an upgrade. Tosin AwoniyiThe designed part of the human body that I can use as an upgrade is my ‘Spine’. Favour SuliamonYou have no idea how awful the human body is.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 18, 2021 02:47 UTC
Is walking barefoot bad for your child?
WALKING barefoot might be something many people only do at home. Kids also receive feedback from the ground when they walk barefoot, and it improves their awareness of their body in space. But as a child gets older, we shove their feet into shoes all day long even though walking barefoot in the house is relatively safe. Walking barefoot more closely restores our natural walking pattern, also known as our gait. Also, the act of walking barefoot can strain your bones and muscles.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 18, 2021 02:02 UTC
2023: Akande’s book not an attempt to pressure Buhari to support Tinubu
The South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA 2023) says the book recently authored by All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bisi Akande, was not done in a bid to pressure the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to support Tinubu’s reported 2023 presidential bid. Several critics had alleged that the book was released ahead of the 2023 elections to pressure Buhari to redeem himself by supporting Tinubu’s presidential ambition. If you are talking of developmental politics and politics of principle, then Chief Akande is one of the champions. He said Tinubu, therefore, did not need any book to boost his chances.
Source:Punch
December 18, 2021 00:40 UTC
EFCC arraigns Fani-Kayode for forging medical reports to evade trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arraigned a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, for allegedly forging medical reports to evade trial. The anti-corruption agency claimed that Fani-Kayode procured one Dr Ogieva Oziegbe to issue fake medical reports, which he allegedly tendered in before the Federal High Court in his ongoing money laundering trial. Fani-Kayode, however, pleaded not guilty to the 12 countsFollowing the defendant’s not guilty plea, counsel for EFCC, S.I. Balogun noted that Fani-Kayode had deposited his international passport to the Federal High Court as part of the terms of his bail. “The defendant shall execute a bond in the sum of five million Naira and file an undertaking that he shall attend all proceedings in this case.
Source:Punch
December 17, 2021 20:13 UTC