Prof. Okello Oculi, a political scientist, has urged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to decide on what political morality they intend to follow. Oculi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja. He said that African leaders should either choose between morality based on…
World football governing body, FIFA, has revealed that an official Song for the 2023 U20 World Cup will be launched on May 12. This was disclosed via a statement on FIFA website. Part of the statement reads, “Ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023, which kicks off on 20 May, FIFA…
Prince Mohammed Al Saud, the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, has assured Nigeria of support in its economic reform programmes. The Crown Prince gave the assurance during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in…
A record 514 children attending elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan died by suicide in 2022, topping the previous high of 499 seen in 2020, government data showed Tuesday, with the upward trend apparently fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. Suicides among females also increased for the third straight year, rising 67 from the…
The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has fined TikTok £12.7m for failing to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The investigation found that the video-sharing site allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use the platform without parental consent, which violated its…
A 17-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS2) student of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Oghenerukevwe Patrick Esemitodje, will represent Nigeria at this year’s Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) and International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO). The two events are scheduled for May 2023 and July 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda and Chiba, Japan respectively. The managing director NTIC, Mr…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has distributed 163 motorcycles to health workers for effective converge of routine immunisation against child killer diseases in the state. The UNICEF Chief of Kano Field Office, Mr Rahama Mohammed-Farah, said this at the launch of Coordination Centre for Routine Immunisation, an incinerator and distribution of the motorcycles on Monday…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted contracts worth N24.20 billion to provide free internet broadband services in 75 public places, including 20 airports, universities, and markets throughout the country. Professor Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, announced this after the federal executive council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at…
Israel’s military intends to retaliate “significantly” and swiftly against Iran after the latter fired around 180 missiles at Israel’s territory, but it is still weighing what form this reprisal will take, according to a source briefed on the matter. Israel is currently examining a range of options to strike back at Iran, and it is…
England began life after Gareth Southgate in convincing fashion on Saturday, outclassing Ireland 2-0 in the Nations League with goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish giving interim manager Lee Carsley a debut win. Carsley, who will oversee two games this month with a view to staying on through the autumn, represented Ireland as a…
