March 2020

Sanusi Paying Price For Calling Jonathan Corrupt - Eedris

Sanusi Paying Price For Calling Jonathan Corrupt – Eedris

March 10, 2020 3:48 am

Veteran singer, Eedris Abdulkareem has mocked Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over his dethronemnet by the Kano state government.

Following Sanusi’s dethronement, the Kano state government immediately named one of the sons of late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, Aminu Ado Bayero as the 15th Fulani Emir of the state.

Reacting to the development, Abdulkareem making reference to bribery allegations against Ganduje, described Sanusi’s situation as unfortunate and a proof of real corruption in Nigeria.

Read Also: Sanusi Whisked Off Kano State Amid Tight Security

He further stated that Sanusi was paying the price for championing the propaganda that Former President …

Google To Train 20,000 Women Across Africa

Google To Train 20,000 Women Across Africa

March 10, 2020 3:47 am
Mrs Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, Head, Brand and Reputation, Google Sub Sahara Africa, said the company would train 20,000 women across Africa in 2020 as part of its commitment to African women.

She stated this at a ‘Women Will’ event organised in partnership with Google to mark the 2020 International Women’s Day on Monday in Lagos.

Women Will is a Google initiative to create opportunities for women in Africa.

Aderemi-Makinde said 5,000 women would be trained in 17 cities across Africa, including Abeokuta, Abuja, Ado Ekiti, Ibadan, Yaba, Uyo and five other cities in Nigeria.

She said through the programme, Google would …

Coronavirus Pummels US Stocks, Worst Day On Wall Street

Coronavirus Pummels US Stocks, Worst Day On Wall Street

March 10, 2020 3:47 am
US stocks suffered their biggest one-day loss since the 2008 financial crisis on Monday as recession worries loomed large in the wake of tumbling oil prices and ongoing coronavirus fears.

The combination of factors prompted investor panic on the anniversary of the U.S. stock market’s longest-ever bull run.

All three major U.S. stock averages plunged sharply at the opening bell, triggering trading halts put in place in the wake of 1987’s “Black Monday” crash. The Dow plummeted a record 2,000 points out of the starting gate on the day marking the current bull market’s 11th year.

During the session, the …

Biden’s Campaign Boosted By Booker Ahead Of Primary

Biden’s Campaign Boosted By Booker Ahead Of Primary

March 10, 2020 3:46 am
US Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden received another boost on Monday when former presidential hopeful and the senator from New Jersey Cory Booker endorsed him.

The former US vice-president is hoping to deliver a knockout blow to rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday as six states vote.

At a campaign event in Flint, Michigan, alongside Biden, Booker, who ended his own White House bid in January, said that “it should be obvious” why he is backing the former vice president, who, he said, could heal a “wounded nation.”

Booker’s endorsement – one day after another onetime candidate, Senator Kamala Harris of …

What You Need To Know About Kano’s New Emir, Bayero

What You Need To Know About Kano’s New Emir, Bayero

March 10, 2020 3:46 am

With the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by the Kano State Government on Monday, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero was announced as the new Emir of the ancient city.

Not many people know who Bayero is. The new Emir was born in 1961 and he is the 15th Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan.

Bayero is from Kano State and is the second son of Ado Bayero, the 13th Emir of Kano. the new monarch attended Kofar Kudu Primary School and preceded to Government Secondary School, Birnin Kudu. He studied Mass Communication from Bayero University, …

NFL Players Given More Time Over Key Contract Vote

NFL Players Given More Time Over Key Contract Vote

March 9, 2020 4:51 pm

NFL players have been given an additional 48 hours to complete voting on a new 10-year contract offer that includes expanded playoffs and an additional regular season game, the players’ union said Monday.

“Every vote matters, and we encourage all players to review the materials sent via email in order to make an informed decision,” the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) said in a statement.

Voting, which got under way last week, was due to close just before midnight on Thursday.

But the NFLPA said Monday the ballot boxes would now remain open until 11.59pm on Saturday following a vote of …

How The Coronavirus Has Hit Global Sport

How The Coronavirus Has Hit Global Sport

March 9, 2020 4:50 pm

AFP looks at the effects on sport of the coronavirus, which by 1100 GMT on Monday had killed over 3,800 people while infecting more than 110,000 in over 100 countries.

FOOTBALL

— In Italy, the hardest-hit European country with 366 deaths from COVID-19, Serie A descended into controversy when Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora called for the league season to be put on hold.

Italian Footballers’ Association president Damiano Tommasi tweeted that “stopping football is the most useful thing for our country right now. The teams to cheer are playing in our hospitals, in emergency rooms.”

However, five Serie A …

North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

March 9, 2020 4:49 pm

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, the second such weapons test in a week amid a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States.

Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities in the more than a year since a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump broke down in Hanoi.

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes from the United Nations Security Council, US, South Korea and others.

The North “appeared to have carried out joint firing drills involving …

Trump Congratulates Self On Coronavirus Response

March 9, 2020 4:48 pm

Donald Trump is doing bang-up work fighting the coronavirus — just ask him. “We’ve done a fantastic job,” he said on Saturday, before confirmed US cases of the virus soared to more than 550.

A botched response or a related economic slump could damage his reelection hopes, so the US President appears to be intensely focused on downplaying the problem and publicly congratulating himself. Over the last few weeks, he’s forecast infections on US soil will drop to zero, hoped for a “miracle” to drive the virus away, and predicted warm weather will kill it off. He keeps praising himself
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Govt’ll Compensate Victims Of Airport Project – Umahi

Govt’ll Compensate Victims Of Airport Project – Umahi

March 9, 2020 4:47 pm

Ebonyi Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday, has assured the people whose buildings, farms and economic trees were demolished to pave way for the construction of a cargo airport in Ezza North and South local government areas  that they would be adequately compensated.

The governor who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, said his administration would not allow the affected persons and families to suffer.

Ugbala gave the assurance  when he led some officials of the state and politicians to inspect work at the airport site.

He said the state government in conjunction with …

Kanu Tackles Ohanaeze Over SOS Letter To IGP

Kanu Tackles Ohanaeze Over SOS Letter To IGP

March 9, 2020 4:23 pm

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has  criticised the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, for writing a letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, asking him to call Fulani herdsmen publicly displaying arm in Awka, Anambra State to order.

In a Radio Biafra broadcast, yesterday, Kanu described the letter as a shame to the people of South East.

The IPOB leader described Nwodo’s letter as belated saying he had warned him of what happened in Awka and Enugu and urged  Ohanaeze to embrace IPOB as the best tool to defend …

Terrorism Goes To School

Terrorism Goes To School

March 9, 2020 4:23 pm

I made up my mind long ago that I have had enough education; that is, I was not going to return to school anymore. It was not that I could not do without a doctorate but because I could hardly afford the bill now that I had started raising a family. I felt it was wiser to take a bow and sacrifice my chances in order to give my children the best education as much as I could. Ever since, that has been my singular devotion and I thank God things are falling in pleasant places.

Moreover, some artisan made …

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