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By Halimah Olamide A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Subair Enitan who attempted to set a new record for the longest hours of hand washing has found herself in the hospital with blistered hands. Enitan had reportedly set 50 hours for herself to wash with bear hands hoping to set a new record. Since the Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci broke the records on cook-a-thon earlier this year, many had attempted to seek global fame coming with new ideas on setting records. A video of Enitan lying on a hospital bed with her hands turned white and wrinkled…
By Kamil Opeyemi Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday said the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria has sustained a strong legacy left by its founding fathers 100 years. The Governor stated this when he received the Society’s delegation led by its national president, Dr. Rafiu Sanni, at the State House in Alausa as part of the ongoing consultations by the missionary group to celebrate its centenary anniversary. Sanwo-Olu said he was no stranger to the progressive ideals and guiding the activities of the Islamic movement within communities it had established its roots, noting that his personal contact with the Society…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday reappointed the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Mr. Mele Kyari into his position. This was just as the president reconstituted the board of the NNPC, appointing his boss at the Mobil Oil decades ago, Chief Pius Akinyelure as Non-Executive Chairman of the company. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the appointment is In compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021. The statement gave the full list of the new board as follows: (1) Chief…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the shortlisted players for the Women`s player for CAF award for 2023. A statement on the CAF website on Monday, said 10 players remain in the race for the prestigious individual honour. It said other categories included Interclub Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, National Team of the Year and Club of the Year, have five nominees each. “The ultimate winner of each category will be decided after votes from a voting panel consisting of CAF Technical Committee, media professionals from…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says the Supreme Court handled 1,271 cases including motions and appeals in the 2022/2023 Legal Year. Ariwoola said this at the opening of the 2023/2024 new legal year and the conferment of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 58 legal practitioners on Monday in Abuja. “Out of these, we heard 388 political appeals, 215 criminal appeals, and 464 civil appeals. “Similarly, the court considered a total number of 49 criminal motions, 153 civil motions, and 2 political motions. “Between September 30, 2022 and July 11, 2023, the…
The UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2, very similar to what has been circulating in pigs, has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Monday. Routine surveillance in general practitioner (GP) surgeries picked up the case after the person suffered a mild illness. The UKHSA said it is now carrying out contact tracing to prevent further spread of the virus. It is not known at this stage how transmissible the strain is or if there could be other cases in the UK. It is also too early to say if the strain could have…
By Kamil Opeyemi Major streets of Kano have erupted in protests on Monday as supporters of Governor Abba Kabir Yussuf trooped out to register displeasure with last week’s Appeal Court’s ruling which sacked the Governor. The protests which started as a peaceful one with hundreds of women groups protesting the judgment, later turned violent in some parts of the state capital as hundreds of street urchins were seen throwing dangerous objects and chanting anti-APC songs. The police had at the weekend warned against any form of protests in the city just as the police said its men arrested some people…
Cars pass by a billboard advertising COP28 at Sheikh Zayed highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 27, 2023. Representatives will gather at Expo City in Dubai, UAE, Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 for the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP28. The United Arab Emirates is ready for soaring temperatures that are feared to make parts of the Gulf uninhabitable by the end of the century, the oil power’s climate change minister told AFP. Long experience of the harsh desert summers has taught the country to live with temperatures that regularly flirt with 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees…
By Kamil Opeyemi The last may not have been heard of the Sunday of diversion of flight UNA 0504 to Asaba instead of its original destination Abuja as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has reportedly suspended the airline’s wet-leased planes. NPO Reports learnt that the NCAA has refused to accept the excuse given by the airlines management which cited poor weather as the reason for the diversion. Head of Corporate Communication of the airlines, Achilles Chud-Uchegbu, in a statement last Sunday had explained that the Pilot of the aircraft was properly briefed on the diversion adding that the cabin crew…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council in Kogi has called on the general public to hold the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the state responsible, if anything untoward happens to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office in Lokoja. The APC campaign council also called on security agencies to fortify security around INEC offices given the alarm raised by the SDP. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Director of Media and Publicity/Spokesperson for the APC campaign council, made the calls in a statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday night. The SDP had, in a statement issued on Sunday by its…