History has a way of repeating itself. Mostly, because humanity has refused to learn from the events of the past. Watching a movie on GoTv African Magic Epic today, I observed how a young man, repeatedly professed love to a young lady, whose heart he broke many times, after getting her pregnant, severally. The intriguing, yet heartbreaking thing about the episode is the young lady’s obsession with love (lust) and fall for the young man’s deceit. She never learned from her mistakes, from the previous incidents. In the end, she ended up committing suicide. Valentine’s Day, otherwise known as the…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has continued to see a decline in COVID-19 cases globally, with a 17 per cent drop compared with last week. The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, in a speech posted on its website on Friday, stated that the number of deaths had also reduced. Ghebreyesus, speaking at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, said, “this is the fourth week of declining cases. “The number of deaths also fell for the second week in a row, with 88,000 new deaths reported last week – a terrible number, but a 10 per cent…
The newly appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Maj.-Gen. Samuel Adebayo on Friday, took over the leadership of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). The former CDI, Air Vice Marshal Muhammed Usman, had on February 8, handed over the leadership of the agency to his Deputy, Maj.-Gen. Gbolahan Oyefesobi, following his retirement from service. Oyefesobi, however, handed over to the new CDI on Friday at the agency’s headquarters. Adebayo, who thanked God and President Muhammadu Buhari for considering him worthy for the appointment, promised to sustain and build on the achievements of the agency under his predecessor. He was a former…
The Director-General of the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Gambo Aliyu says condoms are integral components in the preventive interventions essential for HIV response, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and unplanned pregnancies. Aliyu made this disclosure at a press conference to commemorate the International Condom Day, in Abuja on Friday. The International Condom Day is celebrated on February 12 of every year, to raise awareness and promote the use of condoms, as preventive elements against sexually transmitted diseases. Aliyu emphasised the need to use condoms in promoting healthy sexual activities among the people, adding that the mandate of…
President, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Mr Michael Weinstein, on Friday reaffirmed the commitment of the foundation to making condom affordable and placing its access on high priority list. Weinstein said this in a statement in Abuja by Mr Steve Aborisade, Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF. The president, who spoke in commemoration of the International Condom Day (ICD), noted that the day had been a platform for them to call on governments and health institutions to ensure that people had tools to protect themselves and loved ones. “This is especially important when we are still seeing 1.7 million new HIV infections…
Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed and his Benue state counterpart, Samuel Ortom have stretched their hands at each other’s throat over a statement credited to the former that the later had negative perception of the Fulani herdsmen. “The governor that is most wrong is the governor of Benue State, my brother, and colleague Governor Samuel Ortom. If you don’t accommodate other tribes, we are also accommodating your tribes in Bauchi and other places. We have so many Tiv people farming in Alkaleri, in Tafawa Balewa, farming in Bogoro LGAs; has anybody told them to go? “We have not because it’s their own inalienable…
The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has closed its case in the ongoing trial of Aisha Alkali Wakil, (alias “Mama Boko Haram,”), before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren on Friday said the prosecution closed its case after calling the last two witnesses, Geoffrey Okolorie(PW3) and Bashir Abubakar (PW4). Okolorie, a staff of the Digital Forensic Unit of the EFCC, Abuja office, while giving evidence told the court that his unit received a letter alongside five mobile phones belonging to…
The Kaduna zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court sitting in Kaduna. A statement by the spokesperson of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren on Friday that the convict was arraigned on 26th September, 2018 on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N3,308.500. The convict was said to have defrauded one Chigbo Nwafor, owner of Nwafor & Sons Nigeria Limited of the said sum under the guise of helping the victim purchase some bags of salt,…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state on Friday, approved the appointment of Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), as Chancellor of the new Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti. Mr Yinka Oyebode, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement in Ado Ekiti said other members of the governing council of the university were also appointed. They include: Chief Afolabi Ojuawo as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Prof Kola Oladunjoye Member, Mr S. I. Folorunso, Member and Otunba Kunle Ajayi, Member. The rest are: Mrs Jumoke Adamolekun, Member, Mrs Moni Afuye, Member, Dr Segun Aina, Member…
Donald Trump’s defense lawyers will make their case on Friday why the former president is not guilty of inciting last month’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, as the Senate races toward a final vote in his impeachment trial as soon as Saturday. Trump’s lawyer David Schoen said the defense team would take “three to four hours” on Friday to lay out its arguments against convicting Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot, which sent lawmakers scrambling for safety and resulted in the deaths of five people, including a police officer. Schoen did not discuss the defense strategy, but Trump’s…