CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper has shared a picture showing him feeding his son whom he welcomed via surrogacy. Taking to Instagram, Cooper stated that his sexual orientation never made him ever think having a child would be possible. He wrote: “I want to share with you some joyful news. On Monday, I became a father….
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has asked the federal government to relax the curfew imposed in Kano state following reports of mysterious deaths in the state. Ganduje made the appeal while inaugurating a panel of experts led by the president of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria Musa Borodo, to support the state task force technical committee. The…
Tony Allen who is the former drummer, composer, and songwriter of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has passed on. Allen died in Paris, France, on Thursday, April 30. He was born in Lagos in 1940 and was regarded as one of the founders of Afrobeat. Fela once stated that “Without Tony Allen, there would be…
The Professor Ango Abdullahi-led Northern Elders Forum on Thursday accused states of allegedly playing politics with the coronavirus that is currently ravaging the world. The NEF noted in particular that the states were playing politics with the numbers of suspects tested for COVID-19 in order to attract more funds from both the Federal Government and…
Due to severe hunger for days, Ms Kitsao was forced to boil stones in the name of cooking to make her hungry children think a meal is being prepared as she has nothing to feed them on. She said that initially, the children would be tricked and go to sleep on empty stomachs but they…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has dismissed a report that its Interim Management Committee (IMC) led by Prof. Keme Ponder, squandered N200bn on fake contracts in the past two months. Describing the report as classical fake news, NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said the commission did not pay such money for genuine contracts…
Kano State recorded 118 coronavirus cases in two days, The PUNCH reports. According to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the state recorded 38 cases on Wednesday and 80 on Thursday. The NCDC also said the state had recorded a total of Kano 219 cases with three deaths. The increase in cases came three…
The Police in Katsina State said on Thursday evening that they have arrested three persons for allegedly insulting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Governor Aminu Masari on social media. The police titled the statement ‘Conspiracy and intentional insult against the President and Governor of Katsina state by one Lawal Izala and two…
The founder of DAAR Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, his daughter-in-law, and six members of his family have tested positive for coronavirus. This came three days after his son and Chairman of the board of the company, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, also tested positive for the virus. According to ait.live, a test conducted by the Nigeria Centre…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres. Ehanire made the appeal at the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. He said as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control aimed to test two million people in the next three…