Apple is one step closer to making its long-rumored foldable iPhone a reality. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has reportedly asked manufacturer Foxconn to create two prototype shells to test out potential future iPhone designs. The two designs will be…
Why Israel is leading the world with COVID-19 vaccinations
Every day, the online research publication Our World In Data releases information about vaccine doses being administered across the globe. And every day, one country emerges as a world leader: Israel. For example, when the University of Oxford-based organization released…
DR Congo pardons two men over President Kabila assassination
Two men convicted over the assassination of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Laurent Kabila 20 years ago have been pardoned. Although Mr Kabila was shot by his bodyguard, two of his senior officials, Col Eddy Kapend and Georges Leta,…
*Lagos market leader missing after observing juma’at (Tribune)*Suspected kidnappers’ den uncovered in Lagos, school uniforms, socks recovered (Punch)
Lagos market leader missing after observing juma’at (Tribune) The family of a market leader, Aderonke Sikirat Anifowose, has declared her missing since Friday, January 1st. Until her disappearance, the woman was said to be the Iyaloja of Oworonsoki in Lagos…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload increases by 1,544, total now 97,478
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,544 new infections of COVID-19 Friday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 97,478 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
I think our kids are dulling o, do you? – Peju Akande
I met a pretty little girl of about six years old over the weekend and in the space of 30 mins, she had told me everything I needed to know about her. She told me, without being queried, what her…
*FG warns public over Lagos airport road flyover (Punch)*Bed Occupancy Level In Lagos COVID-19 Care Centres Increases To 51% (Independent)
FG warns public over Lagos airport road flyover (Punch) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday advised the public to stay off the Airport Road Flyover in Lagos which was dangerously burnt by fire,…
J9C Annual Lecture holds Saturday, examines role of youths in nation-building
The annual public lecture of January 9th Collective (J9C), a socio-cultural group devoted to good governance and development in the society, holds tomorrow, Saturday January 9. However, due to the COVID-19 challenge, this year’s edition with the theme: “Evolved Generation,…
Lalong accuses striking LG workers of blackmail
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has accused striking local government workers in the state of a plan to blackmail and smear the image of his administration by waging a campaign of calumny against the government over the non-implementation of…
NIMC registration amid COVID-19 irresponsible, says Afenifere
Afenifere has described the ongoing registration of Sim cards in the midst of the strong second wave of COVID-19 as the most irresponsible act of governance on display in the history of this unfortunate country. It says it shows total…