May 27 is traditionally the children’s holiday in Nigeria. First established by the United Nations in 1964, the day remains important in the lives of many Nigerian kids. On this day every year, children are granted a holiday while several social activities are centred on them. Excused from school, most kids converge at stadiums and […]
Six women were murdered and two more were injured by alleged gang members at a women’s prison near the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, the National Penitentiary Institute said on Sunday. The Killers broke through gates and the roof of a building at the women’s prison in Tamara. When they gained entrance into the prison, they went […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday May 25, announced that it has suspended the use of hydroxychloroquine in solidarity trial for the treatment of COVID-19. The drug trial was suspended on grounds of safety concern following a report published by Lancet, which revealed that more people are dying from the use of hydroxychloroquine to combat COVID-19. WHO […]
Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said on Sunday that he observed the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at his State House residence because of the raging COVID-19 pandemic. He explained that his decision was in compliance with the measures put in place by the PTF which prohibited mass gatherings. Buhari was joined at the prayers by […]
Dencia has launched an attack on Burna Boy and his girlfriend, British rapper Stefflon Don. Taking to Twitter, the Cameroonian-born singer and beauty entrepreneur called Burna his Boy ‘one of the biggest haters in the industry’ and accused the Odogwu singer and girlfriend Stefflon Don of bullying ‘everyone.’ She wrote: ‘Burna Boy is one of the biggest […]
Espanyol and Leganes fans, holding current season tickets, will be handed free passes for the entire 2020-2021 campaign to compensate for missing matches due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the two La Liga clubs said on Tuesday. The Spanish top-flight is set to resume in June after being provisionally suspended in March […]
La Liga president Javier Tebas said Sunday he hopes the resumed season will start on June 11 with the Seville derby, “one game for all of Spain”. Tebas told Movistar Plus television. “It is possible that on Thursday, June 11, we could have the first Liga game,” “We would like it to be the Seville […]
Bayern Munich took a huge step towards an eighth straight German Bundesliga on Tuesday as a sublime Joshua Kimmich chip gave them a 1-0 win at nearest rivals Borussia Dortmund, moving them seven points clear at the top with just six games left. Kimmich’s brilliant goal came just before half-time in this encounter played behind […]
The UK prime minister Boris Johnson has revealed his eyesight has been affected by the Coronavirus disease. Johnson contracted Coronavirus and was hospitalized in April, and spent several nights in intensive care battling the disease. Johnson told the daily Downing Street press briefing on Monday that he was “having to wear glasses for the first […]
A transgender woman in France has won election in her local commune to become the country’s first openly transgender mayor. The council in Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes in northeastern France chose Marie Cau as its new mayor on Saturday. The 55-year-old ran on a platform of ecological sustainability and building the local economy. Speaking to the AFP news […]