A Ugandan man identified as Mugole Omusaja has died in a fatal accident a few days after his wedding introduction ceremony. According to a friend, he was killed in the accident alongside one other person on Thursday, December 10. It was gathered that the deceased was set to wed and the introduction ceremony was held at…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has not suspended the ongoing industrial action. The Chairman, ASUU University of Jos, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Friday. Maigoro explained that the union hasn’t signed any agreements with the Federal Government of Nigeria to call off the strike as…
Lil Wayne has been sued by his former manager Ronald Sweeney for more than $20 million over past earnings. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Lil Wayne hired Sweeney in 2005 to help him negotiate his contract with Birdman’s Cash Money over their years-long legal dispute, which was ultimately settled back in 2018 with…
Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Nsofor is dead. The 85-year-old diplomat passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Maryland in the US. A native of Imo state, Nsofor’s appointment in 2017 sparked off controversy owing to his age. The senate rejected his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari, hinging its decision on the…
On Thursday, December 10, Nigeria recorded its highest number of COVID-19 infections in five months. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 675 new cases across 15 states, with the fatality toll rising to 1,190. Before yesterday, the last time the daily count exceeded 675 was on July 1, when 790 new infections were…
20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be received in Nigeria, the Federal government has disclosed. Faisal Shuaib, executive secretary, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, broke the news at the presidential task force on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said Nigeria is a member of COVAX, an international coalition, under the…
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (also known as Winners Chapel), David Oyedepo, has stated that COVID-19 is not real but rather a lie from the pit of hell. He made this assertion during a sermon on the second day of this year’s Shiloh, an annual gathering of members of the Living…
Philip Sharp, 60, who starred in TV documentaries about his lifestyle, has died. Philip, a rabbi, was born in Stanmore, north London, but his work as a missionary took him across the world. He was living in Kenya at the time of his death. He was discovered by a relative in Kenya. He is believed to have…
Nigerian singer, Olatosi Adekolu Oluwaseun has died after a brief illness. Oluwaseun, who was in his mid-20s, died on Thursday morning, December 10 at Obasanjo Hospital, Ojuore, Ota, Ogun State. According to his family, he will be buried today December 11. Oluwaseun who is a younger brother to music promoter Yusuf (DANKU )Adepitan, featured Davido,…
Unidentified gunmen have abducted a Consultant Cardiologist with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Vincent Uhegbu Maduka. Dr. Maduka was abducted by the gunmen around 9 pm on Thursday, December 11, outside his home at Eta Agbo layout in Calabar. Confirming the incident, the state chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Innocent Abang, said that…