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Gold deposits have been discovered along the Abuja, Nasarawa axis through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project being undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, disclosed this while playing host to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, in Abuja. The minister in […]
Billions of years ago, Mars had rivers and seas on its surface, but they have all disappeared since then. The planet may have been left dry after its crust irreversibly sucked up most of that ancient water. Many studies have suggested that Mars lost its water at the same time as it lost its atmosphere, […]
Apprehension continued to mount in Kano as three persons were confirmed dead and 284 others were hospitalised after drinking from ‘ground water’ scooped near Dandolo Cemetery in Gwale Local Government Area of the metropolis. Prior to the confirmation, an outbreak had been reportedly killing scores of persons in the city in the past two […]
At least two people protesting last month’s military coup were reported shot and killed by Myanmar security forces Tuesday after a morning of peaceful marches. Security forces have killed scores of their countrymen in recent days, and the U.N. has put the death toll at 149 since the Feb. 1 coup that toppled Aung […]
The Kano State Government has arrested 200 street beggars and Almajiri children for allegedly violating the Law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure in Kano on Monday. The word ‘Almajiri’ refers to the children of the non formal Quranic schools […]
The governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) will meet on Wednesday to discuss issues related to petrol subsidy and COVID-19 vaccines. The governors made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Head, Media and Public Affairs […]
Property owners and other residents in Boji-Boji Owa, in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta, have appealed to the state government to help in improving the state of roads in some parts of the area. The Chairman, Landlords/Landladies Association of Asiwe Street, Mr Adebayo Obiazikwor, made the appeal while speaking to newsmen […]
The Federal Government has described the reported formation of Biafra Customary Government by Asari Dokubo as a “theatre of the absurd by a joker seeking attention’’. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on the development in Lagos on Monday, the Minister of Information, and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the President, Muhammadu […]
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards. Just as joyously, dozens of creators largely sidelined for a year due to the pandemic got to make music again. The Grammys on Sunday broke through the Zoom trap that has bedeviled other awards shows with a surprisingly intimate evening that, at […]
Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun has won his first-ever Grammy Award. The win is coming through his duet with Beyonce on the song, ‘Brown Skin Girl’ off the 2019 album, ‘The Lion King.’ The collaborative effort, which also featured Beyonce’s first child, Blue Ivy Carter, won the Best Music Video category. The announcement was made at […]
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