Serena Williams has become the latest Grand Slam champion to withdraw from the Miami Open, joining Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Williams pulled out of the tournament on Sunday, citing recent oral surgery, per Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald. The 39-year-old has won the event a record eight times, with her most Read More…
Month: March 2021
Lagos govt claims COVID-19 vaccination success
The Lagos State Government has noted that the COVID vaccination exercise that commenced five days ago was successful with an impressive and encouraging turnout of residents. A release signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the Ministry of Health, Mr. Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, clarified that the vaccination takes place on weekdays only i.e. Monday – Read More…
The Tender Mercy of God
TEXT: Lamentations 3:22Luke 1:39-80 The prelude to Jesus’ coming is worth spending a little more time on. Because it fulfills so many prophecies. And because it is the greatest thing to have ever happened to mankind. GOD CAME DOWN TO EARTH. Take a moment and allow that to sink in. GOD. CAME. DOWN. TO. EARTH. Read More…
No, Kanye West Is Not The Richest Black Person In America—And Here’s Why
Reports that the celebrity is worth nearly $7 billion are based on the magical thinking around sales that don’t yet exist. This is why he’s currently worth less than one third of that. On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that Kanye West is the richest Black person in America, worth as much as $6.6 billion. The Read More…
Investment in automotive design panacea for unemployment — NADDC
The Director-General, National Aumotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu, says investment in automotive design is the panacea for unemployment in Nigeria. Aliyu disclosed this on Saturday in Owerri during the closing ceremony of a two-week training in automotive design organised by the council in collaboration with Coscharis Technologies Ltd. He said that Read More…
International spectators to be barred from Olympics in Japan
International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer’s Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organisers said on Saturday, crushing many fans’ hopes and setting the stage for a drastically scaled-back event. Some 600,000 Olympic tickets purchased by overseas residents will be refunded, as will another 300,000 Paralympic tickets, Toshiro Muto, Read More…
Which Way Nigeria?
This house is falling, so say many people about the Nigerian project. They point at many indices which signal the psychological dismemberment of the notion of nationhood from every direction of the Nigerian compass. Strife here, discord there, killings everywhere. Such situations propel men and women of goodwill to put heads together in an attempt Read More…
Iheanacho scores first Premier League hat-trick as Leicester City decimate Sheffield United
Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes produced a second-half masterclass against the Blades with the Nigeria international beating Aaron Ramsdale thrice Kelechi Iheanacho has recorded his first hat-trick in the Premier League after striking thrice in Leicester City’s 5-0 obliteration of Sheffield United on Sunday. Having bowed 2-0 to Southampton in their last time out – a result Read More…
[TWEETS] Burna Boy, WizKid win Grammy Awards at the 63rd
Burna Boy has won a Grammy for Best Global Music Album for Twice As Tall at the Premiere Ceremony of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards. This marks his first career GRAMMY win. He is the first winner of the recently renamed category, formerly known as Best World Music Album. Their album bested fellow nominees Antibalas, Bebel Read More…
Telcos withdraw shortcodes for bank transfers from Monday
An unresolved squabble between banks and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) over accumulated service debt may cause consumers to stop enjoying the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes otherwise known as shortcodes from Monday, 15th March. In a press statement issued by the MNOs under the umbrella of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators Read More…