The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has described the death of one of its Executive Committee members, Mr Chidi Okenwa, as shocking and devastating. A statement from NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, quoted NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, paying tributes to Okenwa. According to the statement, Okenwa was part of a meeting of the NFF Executive Committee held via video conferencing penultimate Friday. It was that same day that Okenwa celebrated his 50th birthday. “This is...
The Orsumoghu Community, an agrarian locality in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra has elected Chief Elochukwu Mbanefo as its new traditional ruler, 35 years after the demise of the last ruler. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the last traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Wilfred Okafor, Igwe Ozuruoha I of Orsumoghu, ruled for eight years before his death in 1985. The newly-elected monarch, Igwe Mbanefo, a pharmacist and industrialist, was unanimously elected by...
Action star Tom Cruise is working on a movie shot in outer space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has said. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter. “We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make @NASA’s ambitious plans a reality,” Bridenstine added. He gave no details but the tweet followed a report in Hollywood...
Evacuation of the first batch of stranded Nigerians in the United States earlier scheduled for Sunday has been brought back to Saturday. Also changed is the flight number from ET 509 announced on Sunday to ET 8509 by the same carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York announced the changes in a statement issued on behalf of the Nigerian Missions in the U.S., on Tuesday. In a notice on Sunday, the consulate...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 148 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2950. The NCDC also said that six new patients had been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 98. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Tuesday night said that the 148 new cases were recorded from 16 states. “43-Lagos,...
And I would affirm; that if the massacre of 30,000 Igbo indigenes were not enough to go to war, then the world can as well legalize genocide as a periodic sporting competition. And I would tell you, Igbos would bring home the winning trophy. As a matter of editorial principle, I avoid writing rejoinders; in life however, our actions are not just driven by values, but are sometimes triggered by unanticipated circumstances. So when Dr....
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Tuesday donated two ambulances and 200 pieces of Infrared thermometers to the Taraba Government to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Alhaji Yerima Ishuwa, the Director Audit at the commission, who lead the team, presented the items in Jalingo to Alhaji Haruna Manu, the State’s Deputy Governor. Ishuwa noted that the NEDC was committed to assisting the north east zone in tackling the challenges posed by...
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has opened an 18-bed capacity isolation centre for testing and treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UPTH, Prof. Henry Ugboma, disclosed this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the centre in Port Harcourt. According to him, the hospital is concerned with the increasing number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country. “Based on this, UPTH, with the support of the Federal Government,...
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that the country’s top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, would testify before the Senate, giving lawmakers the chance to ask questions on the federal government’s response to the new coronavirus. Trump disclosed this to reporters outside the White House before he departed for Arizona, where he will visit a medical equipment facility. “Doctor Fauci will be testifying in front of the Senate, and he looks forward to doing...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the release of a traditional ruler, Chief Abdullahi Magaji, abducted by gunmen on April 30. Magaji, a second-class traditional ruler, is the Aron Akye of Ugah community in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State. The Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Mr Nansel Ramhan, confirmed the release of the monarch in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Tuesday. Ramhan said...
