Author: Rashaad Harris

Liverpool Manager, Jurgen Klopp has told the press that it is a thing of joy to watch Arsenal forward, Gabriel Jesus, play. Klopp who has had a nightmare start to the new campaign is set to face Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal on Sunday in the Premier League’s latest blockbuster clash. Liverpool beat Arsenal home and away last, doing so even in the Carabao Cup, but are not favourites to beat the Gunners this weekend. Asked in an interview about Gabriel Jesus, Klopp said: “He’s flying in this moment, that’s clear. If you’re not playing against them, It’s easy to enjoy what…

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Femi Fani-Kayode’s response to people calling him a hypocrite with no integrity, for joining the APC, a party he once so vehemently criticised, is to tell them to jump into the ocean. The former Aviation Minister said this on Friday evening. He posted a picture of his principal, Bola Tinubu and himself and captioned it thus: https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1578491892081238016?t=cigGV5oRbSPgTc21HM1Npw&s=19 “Playing old videos and press conferences of mine from 2015 criticising and condemning BAT will not help your candidate. We are in 2022 and not 2015. “I was on the other side then and today I am on this side. Old things have…

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Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters, also known as”Yahoo Boys” in Makurdi, Benue State. They were arrested on Friday, October 7, 2022, at their hideout in a hotel in Makurdi, Benue State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren said the suspects are Innocent Joy, Karean Bitto, Iwuji Trans Ugochukwu, Samuel Kpemyol, Tonny Ochekwu, and Jassey Jimmy. “Items recovered from them include laptops, IPads, iPhones, two cars, and various brands of electronic products,” he said. “They will soon be charged…

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Data released by Global Data Lab has shown that Labour Party’s Peter Obi performed better as Anambra State Governor than APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu did as Lagos State Governor. The data also compared Peter Obi against Raji Babatunde Fashola, Tinubu’s successor. Peter Obi was Anambra State Governor between 2007 and 2014 while Tinubu ruled Lagos from 1999 till 2007. According to the data, Peter Obi outperformed Bola Tinubu (and Fashola) in all 6 major growth indicators used to assess low-middle class countries. These indicators include: GNI, life expectancy, human development index, health index, educational index and income index. The charts…

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Dr. Fadji Zaouna Maina is the first scientist from Niger to work for NASA. Since she was ten years old, she has always wanted to fix the water problems in her village. She had studied the effects of climate change on water sustainability and forecasted future demands using computational models and supercomputers. Her study has shown that wildfires in California actually increase the amount of water that is available in the watersheds because the arid landscape affects the dynamics of the snowpack. She researches the possible effects of drought in the Sahel region of Africa and advocates for a comprehensive…

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Human rights activist, Mrs. Aisha Yesufu has reacted to the upcoming public holiday scheduled to hold on Monday. The lslamic holiday, Eid-ul-Mawlud, which is an event to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, is coming just a week after Nigeria marked her 62nd Independence Day celebration, which was another public holiday. Nigeria marks an awful amount of holidays, something that is not done in most western countries. Public holidays take billions worth of Naira of revenue, due to businesses not opening on such days. After Mr. Rauf Aregbesola announced on Thursday that Monday would be public holiday, Mrs. Yesufu asked…

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The President of the United States, Joe Biden has called for the laws regarding the possession of marijuana to be reviewed. Biden noted that he will pardon all prior offenses relating to possession of marijuana. In a Twitter thread posted on his official Twitter handle, Biden said those convicted of marijuana possession in the past will no longer be deprived of job opportunities. He called on Attorney General, Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of Health, Xavier Becerra to act accordingly. The tweet read, “As I’ve said before, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. “Today,…

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The Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC) has announced that some roads linking Northern Nigeria with the South should be avoided due to the flood in parts of Kogi State. According to the statement released by the Commission on Thursday, the flood has affected Kortonkarfi in Lokoja. The statement therefore asked those travelling to the South-West have been asked to take the Suleja-Bida-Mokwa road. Meanwhile, those travelling to the South East and South South regions are to follow through Nasarawa-Oweto Bridge-Adoka-Otupka axis. The statement which was titled PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT read, “This is to inform the general public, that owing to the flooding…

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The Federal Government has declared Monday public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday, admonished Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which Prophet Muhammad exemplified, adding that doing so would guarantee peace, security and harmony in the…

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