October 2022

Breaking: Paul Pogba Hit By Coronavirus

Pogba Ruled Out Of Qatar 2022 World Cup After Injury

October 31, 2022 8:16 pm

Controversial Juventus midfielder and France national, Paul Pogba has been ruled out of France’s World Cup defence in the Qatar 2022 competition as it has been revealed that he needs more time to recover from a knee operation which he had recently taken.

Pogba who is currently  29 years old has not played for the Serie A side this season since re-joining from Manchester United in the summer because he has suffered from a knee injury in July and initially opted not to have surgery in a bid to be fit for the tournament.

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Arabic Inscription Will Not Be Removed From Naira – Sanusi

October 31, 2022 8:01 pm

The Former Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi, has assured Nigerians and other Islamic faithful that the Arabic inscription on the naira notes would not be removed from the newly redesigned currency.

Sanusi had also made the claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele had assured him that the Arabic inscription would not be removed from the redesigned notes.

Read Also: Children Will Curse Nigeria’s Leaders For Debts – Sanusi Lamido

It can be recalled that last week, the CBN had made an announcement that it has redesigned …

Air Peace To Halt Flights To South Africa Over Forex Scarcity

US Court Acquits Air Peace Boss, Fines Mayfield $4000

October 31, 2022 7:51 pm

Nigerian Commercial airliner, Air Peace and its chairman, Allen Oyema have finally found justice after three years of intense investigations which had also involved about five agencies of the American government and the subsequent legal fireworks that had come with it.

It had been revealed that the District Court in Atlanta, Georgia had finally exonerated the Chief Executive of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema of any business fraud which he had been accused of too.

Read Also: Air Peace To Halt Flights To South Africa Over Forex Scarcity

The court, which had initially discovered that there had been no loss …

2023 Why We Endorsed Tinubu - Afenifere Faction

2023: Why We Endorsed Tinubu – Afenifere Faction

October 31, 2022 6:27 am

A faction of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has explained that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidency offers the best opportunity to produce a government that will usher in a new Era of hope, peace, security, harmony, gainful employment for the multitude, economic development, social and political stability.

 The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Abagun Kole Omololu, disclosed this in a statement issued at the end of Tinubu’s visit to the Akure residence of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.

 The group affirmed that Nigeria must be established on the basis of democracy, true federalism and social justice.

 “Having taken cognisance of his …

Afegbua Tackles Atiku Over US Visit, Describes It As Shameful

Afegbua Tackles Atiku Over US Visit, Describes It As Shameful

October 31, 2022 6:22 am

Prince Kassim Afegbua who is a former commissioner of Information in Edo State, and the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation have clashed over the trending visit of Atiku Abubakar and former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the United States of America.

While Afegbua said it was a shame the PDP candidate was celebrating his visit at a time flood had sacked several communities in Nigeria, the campaign organisation said the foreign engagements would yield massive investment and jobs, if he is elected president in next year’s polls.

According to Afegbua: ‘At …

Naira Redesign Buhari Throws Full Wight Behind CBN

Naira Redesign: Buhari Throws Full Wight Behind CBN

October 31, 2022 6:05 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown his full weight behind the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to launch new designs of the naira denominations.

According to Buhari, Nigerians who are in possession of illicit money stashed in the soil would have problems with the new naira notes.

He, however, used the opportunity to assure that Nigerians would gain a lot when the redesigned new notes are launched.

Recall that the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele had announced the launch of the redesigned naira notes on Friday.

Read Also: Northern Group Faults CBN Move To Redesign Naira Notes

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Telehealth How Wearables Are Changing Healthcare Services

Telehealth: How Wearables Are Changing Healthcare Services

October 30, 2022 10:16 am

Healthcare just like many other industries in the modern world has been stung by the ‘tech’ bug. With advancements in biosensor technologies and improvements in health care services predicated artificial intelligence, there are now more sophisticated ways for medics to monitor patients. Telehealth, the use of digital information and communication technologies to render health care services is now possible with non-invasive wearables which produce accurate results. The potential of this technology to provide cheaper psychological data collection, interpretation, and visualization options for medics and researchers to monitor patients or track diseases.

Impressively, more digital health solutions are surfacing in markets …

Why Some People Are More Prone To Mosquito Bites

Why Some People Are More Prone To Mosquito Bites

October 30, 2022 9:58 am

Almost everyone has that one friend who is the first to get awfully itchy bug bites when they are having an outdoor hangout in the evening. Yeah, that friend who repeatedly stamps their feet in frustration and says, “there are mosquitoes here!” The reaction is often a collective “you’re exaggerating this’ stare from the other members of the clique. What you don’t know is, that friend of yours has some special attraction for mosquitoes and people like them have been collectively referred to as mosquito magnets by scientists.

A recently completed study carried out by researchers from Rockefeller University …

Russia Suspends Involvement In Ukraine Grain Deal

Russia Suspends Involvement In Ukraine Grain Deal

October 30, 2022 5:38 am

Russia on Saturday announced the suspension of its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed vital grain exports from Ukraine, blaming drone attacks on Russian ships in Crimea.

Russia made the announcement after its army accused Kyiv earlier Saturday of a ‘massive’ drone attack on its Black Sea fleet, which Ukraine labelled a ‘false pretext’ and the UN urged the deal’s preservation.

The Turkey and UN-brokered deal to unlock grain exports signed between Russia and Ukraine in July is critical to easing the global food crisis caused by the conflict.

The agreement already allowed more than nine million tonnes …

60 Killed In Seoul Halloween Party Stampede, 150 Injured

60 Killed In Seoul Halloween Party Stampede, 150 Injured

October 29, 2022 10:00 pm

Fifty-nine people and more have been confirmed dead in a massive crush which had occurred during a huge Halloween crowd stampede which had taken place in a popular nightlife area of South Korea’s capital. 

Yonhap news agency had also cited some of the emergency services who had revealed that 150 more had also been injured in Seoul’s Itaewon district.

Read Also: Spain Reacts To Death Of Over 30 In Port Harcourt Stampede

And some of the videos from the scene which had been captured by Africa Daily News, New York also show body bags on the streets, emergency workers performing …

Julius Berger Shuts Down Operations Over Terror Alert

Julius Berger Shuts Down Operations Over Terror Alert

October 29, 2022 9:51 pm

In lieu of the recent terorr alert given out by the United States of America, top construction giants, Julius Berger have on Saturday, shut down most of their operations in Abuja and its environs.

It can also be recalled that the United States and the United Kingdom had a few days ago, issued serious travel advisories over possible terror attacks in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT).

Read Also: UK Warns Of Possible Attack In FCT, Restricts Access Embassy

Following this, Julius Berger decided to shut down till further notice

The Federal Government had also assured residents of FCT and its environs …

Putin Set To Host Talks Between Rivals Azerbaijan, Armenia

Putin Set To Host Talks Between Rivals Azerbaijan, Armenia

October 29, 2022 6:12 am

The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks in Sochi on Monday between the leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan.

‘On the initiative of the Russian side, tripartite negotiations between… Putin, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be held on October 31 in Sochi,’ the Kremlin said in a statement.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in three decades.

Deadly clashes in September along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border have raised fears of a fresh all-out conflict.

Read Also: Ukraine Invasion: I Have No Regrets, Putin Declares

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