At 7 a.m. on a recent Saturday, Onomene Adene received a call from a man whose voice she did not recognise. The man said he knew her from church and asked for help getting a package to their pastor. She agreed to meet him at a bank near her home in the Nigerian city of Read More…
Day: 4 December 2020
#EndSARS attacks: FRSC receives tow truck, patrol vehicles in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command on Thursday said it had received a 70 tons tow truck and seven other vehicles, including six for patrol, from the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the Read More…
AfDB to support development of 5 SAPZs in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it plans to support the development of Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) on the continent. President of the bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina said this at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Africa Economic Zones Organisation (AEZO) held in Tangier, Morocco on Thursday. The meeting was held in a hybrid Read More…
NSE loses 0.25%, amid profit-taking on Tier 1 banks
Negative sentiments continued on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday with the market indices dropping further by 0.25 per cent, amid sell pressure on Tier 1 banks. Specifically, the NSE All-Share Index dropped 87.88 points or 0.25 per cent to close at 34,968.94 compared with 35,056.82 achieved on Wednesday. Accordingly, month-to-fate return declined to Read More…
Robert Rodriguez’s Superhero Netflix Movie ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Coming to Netflix in January 2021
Over fifteen years ago The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl was released in theatres. And in a Hollywood twist that not many expected, the sequel to Robert Rodrigeuz’s superhero adventure, We Can Be Heroes is coming to Netflix on New Year’s Day! We have everything you need to know about We Can Be Heroes, including the plot, full cast list, Read More…
Beauty pageant group urges end to discrimination against disabled persons
A group, Miss Health Beauty Pageant, the Aid Talent Show has urged Nigerians to put an end to discrimination and stigmatization of persons with disabilities. The CEO of the group, Nick Bebiem made the call on Thursday in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to mark “International Day for Persons Read More…
Chukwueze fires Villarreal past Sivasspor
The Nigeria winger scored the only goal of the game in the Yellow Submarine’s Europa League triumph Samuel Chukwueze scored the only goal of the game as Villarreal defeated Sivasspor 1-0 away in the Europa League on Thursday. The Nigeria wideman finished calmly with his left foot from close range in the 75th minute after Read More…
Lacazette and Arsenal give returning fans a show as Gunners warm up for Spurs in style
The striker scored as the Gunners beat Rapid Vienna 3-0 in the Europa League The Arsenal fans are back – and Alexandre Lacazette could be as well. The France striker has started the last two Premier League games on the bench for the Gunners, but he must now be at the forefront of Mikel Arteta’s Read More…