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China responsible for ozone-depleting emissions – Study

China responsible for ozone-depleting emissions – Study

May 23, 2019 7:00 am

China is to blame for much of the increase in illegal ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since 2013, according to a study published by the journal Nature on Thursday, with domestic companies accused of violating a global production ban.

About 40-60 per cent of the global rise in the prohibited ozone-destroying refrigerant trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) since 2013 could be attributed to the industrial provinces of Shandong and Hebei in northern China, researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Britain’s University of Bristol said.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment did not respond immediately to a request for comment on Thursday.
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Fire ruins BRT bus in Lagos

Fire ruins BRT bus in Lagos

May 22, 2019 10:45 am

A Bus Rapid Transport bus was on Wednesday burnt beyond recognition on third mainland bridge in Lagos State.

The incident which resulted in a heavy traffic gridlock on the bridge had officials of the Lagos fire service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) at the scene to put out the fire and also manage the traffic.

It was gathered that the bus caught fire just after Adeniji Adele axis of the bridge while heading towards Iyana-Oworo.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, via its Twitter handle confirmed that the fire started around 9:30 …

BREAKING: Driver kills four pupils, injure 10 in Anambra

BREAKING: Driver kills four pupils, injure 10 in Anambra

May 22, 2019 7:35 am

Four pupils of Ugwube primary school of Ugwube, Oba, Idemili South local government area in Anambra state, have been reportedly crushed to death by a driver along Oba/Nnewi old road.

The deceased were said to be on their way home after school hours when the driver, alleged to have suffered a brake failure, rammed into them.

The Nation gathered that four of the pupils died on the spot while over 10 of them sustained various degrees of injuries.

An eye witness said the driver of the vehicle was coming from Onitsha axis on a high speed when he suddenly had …

Mike Okonkwo football competition draws 72 teams

Mike Okonkwo football competition draws 72 teams

May 21, 2019 9:36 pm

Organisers of the Mike Okonkwo football competition have revealed that 72 teams are participating in the 17th edition of the championship, which kicked off at the NIS pitch of the National Stadium, Lagos at the weekend.

The grassroots football tournament, which is organised by the Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), will end on August 31. It has 64 male and eight female teams competing for honours in the championship.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the championship, LOC chairman, Malachy Ndubuzor said the tournament is being used  to spread the gospel to youths and also give them the platform to exhibit …

Floods: Lagos urges calm as heavy rains pound city

Floods: Lagos urges calm as heavy rains pound city

May 21, 2019 12:33 am

Flooded streets, grinding traffic jam, homes with roofs blown off, uprooted trees and stuck vehicles.

Lagosians were struggling all yesterday to cope with the aftermath of an early morning downpour that drenched the city and its outskirts.

The storm that accompanied the downpour pulled down telecommunication masts, electricity poles and trees, some of which fell across major roads to further compound the traffic jam.

The state government urged residents to remain calm.

From Ikeja to Ikorodu; Marina to Apapa, Mainland and highbrow Ikoyi to Victoria Island as well as other parts of the city, motorists were stuck in the traffic
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WAEC releases 2019 WASSCE results, withholds 180, 205

Teacher docked for allegedly giving WAEC answers to student

May 20, 2019 11:09 am

A 24 -year-old teacher, Oluwaseun Adegoke, who allegedly sent West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) answer booklet on the internet to a student, on Monday appeared in Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The police charged Adegoke, who live in Orile-Agege, Lagos, is charged with unlawfully assisting a candidate in the course of an examination.

The Police Prosecutor, Insp Innocent Odugbo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 17 at a private school in Agege, Lagos,

He said that the defendant scanned a WAEC answer booklet of a student while the examination was still on and sent it …

OPM’s free specialist hospital: succour to Nigerian masses

OPM’s free specialist hospital: succour to Nigerian masses

May 20, 2019 10:31 am

A joint report on maternal mortality by the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF, World Bank and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that Nigeria has approximately 58,000 maternal deaths, accounting for 19 per cent globally.

This means that at least 800 women die in every 100,000 live births and to address the high maternal mortality rates, the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, in July 2017 inaugurated a 34-member Taskforce to accelerate reduction of maternal mortality in Nigeria.

The high maternal mortality rate in Nigeria as revealed by the reports of the world renowned agencies became a source of …

Dangote, world’s 11th greatest leader - US journal

Dangote, world’s 11th greatest leader – US journal

May 19, 2019 10:48 pm

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has been ranked 11th in the club of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders for this year.

The rating was announced by Fortune, a multinational business magazine based in New York City, United States. It focuses mainly on privately-run businesses and how their promoters have used them to impact their society positively.

The magazine, which had its maiden edition published in February 1930, said the world’s greatest leaders (both men and women) are transforming the world and inspiring others to do so in business, government, philanthropy and the arts.

It said: “These thinkers, speakers and doers …

Jihadists kill Nigerian soldier, injure others in Mali

Jihadists kill Nigerian soldier, injure others in Mali

May 19, 2019 9:45 pm

A Nigerian soldier was killed and another compatriot was injured in two attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials said on Sunday.

Gunmen attacked the UN troops in Timbuktu in the north of the country, where several groups of militants are active, according to Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.

The Nigerian peacekeepers attacked have not been identified.

A further three UN soldiers from Chad were injured in Tessalit in the northern Kidal region near the border with Algeria when their vehicle drove over an explosive device.

The UN chief, Antonio Guterres expressed his “heartfelt …

Beauty or Character, which one attracts men most in women?

Beauty or Character, which one attracts men most in women?

May 19, 2019 9:21 pm

The world, certainly would be a boring place without ladies, women make life more colourful, and very attractive, and this is evident in the way men often times lust, love and ceaselessly chase them. A woman compliments a man, and just as there are many different men so the things that attract them in women, equally differ.

Africa Daily News, New York, took out time to find out from quite a number of Nigerian eligible bachelors, if it is beauty or good character that they usually fancy more in women. Among them include; Mr Ojo Johnson, a Lagos based …

Disaster: Five die in Honduras plane crash

Disaster: Five die in Honduras plane crash

May 19, 2019 8:02 am

Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatan island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras.

Officials gave conflicting accounts of the victims’ nationalities.

Read Also: Jet crash between Las Vegas, Monterrey in Mexico kill 14

Armed forces spokesman Jose Domingo Meza said four of the victims were from the United States and the fifth victim’s nationality had yet to be determined.

Local emergency services initially said the victims included four Canadians and another victim of unknown nationality.

Local authorities did not immediately offer …

Etim Esin: My struggles, rejections make me stronger

Etim Esin: My struggles, rejections make me stronger

May 19, 2019 12:01 am

No footballer of African descent has a story like that of Etim John Esin. At only 25, the Akwa Ibom bundle of skill a.k.a ‘Maradona’ had experienced fatal earthquake in Turkey, bloody gunshot, rape case that truncated his career, and messy drug problem. 
“No footballer in Africa has that kind of story. Twice I stared at death, I was set up and severally rejected by people close to me and battled depression, yet I’m still standing tall,” Etim blurted out without regret. Etim touched on his struggles and rejections, his passion, still, for football, his affluent family and background, his …

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