In Igbo cosmology of identity definition, a family of criminals does not stand for a family without good persons but a family where the hell criminals predominate and the good ones are unable to act to remedy the bad reputation of the family. This is idiomatically expressed in the Igbo saying: Ofu aka luta mmanu ozuo ora aka onu—“when one finger touches the palm oil it spreads to the rest.” That the Igbo as a...
A leading Saudi Arabia Human Rights advocate and political reform movement member, Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid, died on Friday in Prison while serving his Jailed Term. The scholar who was sentenced because of his activism had suffered a stroke on April 9. Dr. Abdullah had been in a coma in the intensive care unit at al-Shumaisi Hospital in Riyadh. He has suffered hypertension. Three months ago, Doctor told him that he needed heart surgery. However, prison...
The Jigawa Government has received a total of 524 Almajiri pupils evacuated by neighbouring Kano State. Receiving the pupils at Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Camp in Dutse, the state Gov. Muhammad Badaru said the pupils would undergo medical screening, before handover to their respective parents. Badaru said that accommodation and feeding arrangements had been made for the pupils until they would be declared safe to reunite with their parents. He said that the gesture was...
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Americans to “enjoy the sun” after unveiling a study that supposedly showed that the novel coronavirus dissipates more quickly with sunlight and at higher temperatures. “I hope people enjoy the sun, and if it has an impact that’s great,” Trump said during his daily coronavirus task force briefing. Bill Bryan, head of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, presented the information, saying the coronavirus reaches its half-life at...
The Rolling Stones gave their fans some satisfaction by releasing a new track “Living in a Ghost Town”, part-recorded during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. The song, powered by a Keith Richards’ riff and a chanted refrain, comes with a video showing deserted streets and subway stations in London, Los Angeles, Kyoto, and other cities. “So the Stones were in the studio recording some new material before the lockdown and there was one song we thought...
Like other parts of the world, Muslims faithful in Nigeria welcomed the holy month of Ramadan amid what has been described as a “different atmosphere”. Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Friday, April 24, 2020, as the first day of the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Thursday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new moon was sighted in...
Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting committee has announced that Friday, April 24 will be the first day of Ramadan as Thursday is the 30th of Sha’ban. The announcement was made after the committee’s meeting after Maghreb prayers to determine the beginning of Ramadan. Also, the United Arab Emirates moon-sighting committee announced on Thursday that Ramadan will start on Friday, April 24. The holy month of fasting observed by Muslims around the world lasts for 29 or 30...
The U.S. military believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is in “full control” of his country’s military and nuclear capabilities, in spite of reports that he is gravely ill. Pentagon Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Gen. John Hyten said he had no intelligence to “confirm or deny” reports of the leader’s health. “I assume that Kim Jong Un is still in full control of the Korean nuclear forces and Korean military forces,” Hyten told reporters. “I have...
Mass immunisation with a newly developed vaccine against the coronavirus disease could start in Switzerland in October, according to immunologist Martin Bachmann. The national regulatory body Swissmedic confirmed that it was in talks with scientists including Bachmann, who works at the Bern University Hospital. “The time schedule is extremely optimistic, but it is not totally far-fetched,” Swissmedic spokesman Lukas Jaggi told dpa this week. “Given the urgency of the coronavirus pandemic, we are talking about weeks, not...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has approved the appointment of fifty state development area councils secretaries. Press Secretary to the Governor Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou in a statement said the secretaries are to report to the office of the Head of Service on Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 to collect their appointment letters and documentation. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri said the appointments are based on merit, urging them to be loyal and dedicated to duty....
