Pelé’ becomes a Portuguese-dictionary word meaning ‘unique’

NewsPoliticsSportsPelé’ becomes a Portuguese-dictionary word meaning ‘unique’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2023

The Michaelis dictionary has officially added “Pelé”, the nickname of the late football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, to its online edition to honour the football star. The publishers of the Michaelis dictionary broke the news on Wednesday, adding that the word will also be included in the next edition of the printed version of the Portuguese-language dictionary. The entry reads: “pe. lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or...

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Plateau: Reps member condemns attacks, killing of six of his constituents

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlateau: Reps member condemns attacks, killing of six of his constituents

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

Hon. Dachung Bagos, lawmaker representing Jos South/ Jos East at the lower chamber of the National Assembly has condemned renewed attacks and killing of six of his constituents in Farinlamba -Turu area  of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. Bagos in a press statement on Wednesday in Jos condemned the renewed attacks on communities in Plateau State by suspected herdsmen. The lawmaker described as sad, attacks on the affected community on Tuesday night during...

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Sudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

In a bid to evacuate Nigerians stranded in war torn Sudan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.2million for that purpose Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. Onyeama noted that the amount would be spent on the hiring of luxury buses that would transport the stranded Nigerians from Khartoum,...

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FG set to hand over 2nd Niger Bridge project, May 15

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG set to hand over 2nd Niger Bridge project, May 15

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that the 2nd Niger Bridge project is fully completed and is set to be handed over to the end users by May 15th 2023. Fashola disclosed this through the Minister of Information and Culture, Lia Mohammed shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers on Wednesday. He noted that besides the 2nd Niger Bridge, other national projects...

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Sudan in Crisis

AfricaBlogColumnsOpinionSudan in Crisis

PilotnewsApril 26, 2023

Amid protracted conflict in Sudan, the United States should work to lower the temperature amongst external actors, and support Sudanese citizens, who remain steadfast in their aspirations for a civilian-led government.   Sudan’s suffering deepens by the hour, as self-serving army and militia forces battle for supremacy in a struggle totally divorced from the aims of the 2018-2019 revolution, in which the people of Sudan bravely stood up to one of the world’s most brutal...

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Nigeria: Estimated 6.2 Million Children Unvaccinated – WHO

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria: Estimated 6.2 Million Children Unvaccinated – WHO

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 6.2million children are zero dose (unvaccinated), a consequence of the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 to 2021 in Nigeria. WHO also noted that the Africa Region estimates show that the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization services has driven up the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children, rising by 16% between 2019 and 2021 and pushing the cumulative total (2019–2021) to around...

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Actor Saint Von Colucci dies at 22 after 12 surgeries

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaActor Saint Von Colucci dies at 22 after 12 surgeries

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

Canadian Actor Saint Von Colucci has died at the age of 22 after undergoing 12 cosmetic surgeries to look like BTS singer, Jimin. According to Eric Blake, his publicist, Colucci died on Sunday at a South Korean hospital after complications from his most recent procedure. Reports have it that Von Colucci moved from Canada to South Korea in 2019 in pursuit of a career in entertainment, and went under the knife on Saturday, April 22,...

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Enugu Governor-Elect Peter Mbah Appoints 60-Man Transition Committee

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Governor-Elect Peter Mbah Appoints 60-Man Transition Committee

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2023

The Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, has revealed a 60-man transition committee ahead of May 29th handover. In a press release signed by the Head of the Peter Mbah Media Office, Dan Nwomeh said, “The Transition Committee will help articulate and fine-tune the incoming administration’s implementable and impactful development plan; they will streamline the State development plan in line with Mbah’s Social Charter with Ndi Enugu.” “The Charter aims at repositioning the state as...

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24 Years Old Man Strangles, Buries Friend In Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria24 Years Old Man Strangles, Buries Friend In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2023

The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a 24 years old man, Agbo Onuabuchi, a native of Ebonyi State, but resident in Ogidi town, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, for strangling to death and burying his male friend, Mr. Peter Ukekwe aged 44, in a shallow grave, at Amuri community in Nkanu West Local Government Area on Saturday 1st of April 2023. The Police official bulletin, signed by the Police Public Relations...

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Students’ Union mount pressure on Buhari to sign HND/B.Sc dichotomy bill

EducationNewsNigeriaStudents’ Union mount pressure on Buhari to sign HND/B.Sc dichotomy bill

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2023

The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has given President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to sign the bill seeking to end the disparity between Higher National Diploma, HND, and Bachelor of Science, B.Sc, holders. A bill that sought to erase the age-long inequality between degree holders and HND holders in the country was passed by the Senate in June 2021, but President Buhari has yet to give his assent. The president’s overdue silence on...

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