Pastor Chucks Edmond, on Wednesday stressed the need for adequate investment in the character moulding of children at their early stages of life to promote good behaviour in the society. Edmond, the Senior Pastor of Ambassadors Ark International Church (AIC), gave the advice an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Month: August 2021
COVID-19: WHO counsels Nigerians on the need to build on gains achieved by vaccination
The World Health Organization (WHO), has asked Nigeria to double down on the COVID-19 prevention measures and build on the fragile gains achieved given that less than two percent of the total population had been fully vaccinated. The WHO country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, told a press briefing on Tuesday, in Abuja. […]
Northern Nigeria: UN establishes task force to address food insecurity
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres says the organisation has established a task force in collaboration with other aid organisations to address food insecurity in Northern Nigeria. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, disclosed this in a briefing to Correspondents at the UN headquarters on Tuesday in New York. The UN correspondent […]
China tech giant Xiaomi aims at global smartphone top spot
Chinese technology giant Xiaomi has said it plans to be the world’s biggest smartphone maker within three years. The comments by the Beijing-based firm’s boss come after it recently overtook Apple to become the second largest mobile brand. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics currently holds the number one spot. Xiaomi’s founder and chief executive […]
TikTok named as the most downloaded app of 2020
TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by Facebook to make the global top five of downloads. In its home country, TikTok’s owner ByteDance also […]
NSE President urges youths to focus on education
The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr Babagana Mohammed, on Monday urged Nigerian youths to focus on their education to have a better future. Mohammed gave the advice at the opening ceremony of the 2021 NSE National Engineering Games holding at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. He told the News […]
US woman files lawsuit against Prince Andrew alleging sexual abuse
Virginia Roberts Giuffre has filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for alleged sexual abuse, according to federal court documents filed Monday. Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, has previously said publicly that she was forced to perform sex acts with Britain’s Prince Andrew, telling the BBC in 2019 that she was trafficked […]
COAS launches welfare flight for troops
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has inaugurated welfare flight for troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) who are proceeding on pass to and fro the theatre of operations. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday, said the inaugural flight was part of COAS’ efforts to […]