The federal government has threatened to sanction officials of any electricity distribution companies (DisCos) who sell prepaid meters to customers. Ahmed Zakari, special adviser to the president on infrastructure who said this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday December 2, said the prepaid meters are meant to be provided to customers at no cost. Zakari also revealed that there is […]
Keke Palmer took to Instagram to share photos of her face as she disclosed her struggle with acne. The actress, who has been quite vocal about her acne struggles, has spots and pimples on her face in the photos she shared to Instagram. She explained that she has done everything right; drank a lot of […]
The United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination. Britain’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe to be rolled out. The first […]
A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked rule changes ordered by President Donald Trump making it harder for people to get skilled-worker visas. The US Chamber of Commerce, the Bay Area Council and others had sued the Department of Homeland Security arguing that the changes rushed new restrictions through without a proper public review process. […]
THE head of the White House “Operation Warp Speed ” Moncef Slaoui said on Sunday that some Americans will begin receiving the vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as December 11. A panel of outside experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to meet on December 10 to discuss Pfizer’s application for […]
The Edo State Government has said it will begin the revalidation exercise for pensioners in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state on December 3. The Permanent Secretary/Chairman of the Edo State Pensions Bureau, Mr Saylor Juwobor, said the exercise would hold across the three senatorial zones of Edo State from December 2 to […]
Former Presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has countered a Twitter user who insinuated that there are no longer virgins in Nigeria. Reno Omokri had shared a tweet in which he advised youths to save their virginity for their husband or wife. He wrote; Dear youths, Your virginity is a One Time Password. Save it for the only […]
A young South African architect, Buhlaluse Skosana has committed suicide shortly after putting up a disturbing Facebook post about her alleged boyfriend. Skosana took to Facebook on Monday, November 30, to write about how the man came into her life and ”destroyed it.” “Came in to my life, unprovoked, destroyed it, complicated my entire existence.. […]
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, is dead. Usman died on Tuesday night at a hospital in Zaria after a brief illness. He died at the age of 63. The President of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Illitrus Ahmadu, confirmed his death to The PUNCH on Wednesday morning. […]
American rapper, Lil Yase has been shot dead in California. The “Top Dog” rapper whose real name is Mark Antonyyo Alexander was shot and killed over the weekend. He was 26. Officials say he was at the Iron Horse Parkway near the East Dublin BART Station when he was shot early Saturday morning, November 28. Police […]