Author: Rashaad Harris

Over the course of the last week, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration(NASA) tried twice to launch their ambitious Artemis I mission to the moon, but failed on both occasions. The first failed attempt was on Monday when engineers detected two problems with the launcher- a hydrogen fuel leak and a temperature issue. One of the engines was just too hot for take off. Four days later, on Friday to be precise, they tried again and again engineers detected another fuel leak, hours before the launch and again it was cancelled. According to Mike Sarafin, the Manager of the Artemis…

Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo celebrated her 31st birthday on Monday in style. Mercy married Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa in a lavish on August 13 in Lagos. In an Instagram post, Mercy wrote “I got the best birthday gift ever. Y’all should pls help me thank my husband Blessed for me. Tell him I sent you. Thank you sweet. I love you.” She also posted a video clip of how her husband gave her the car, amidst tears of joy. The car is the new 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser 300, a car that was released just over a year ago and is…

Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable has bragged and declared that he is bigger than the organisers of The Headies. Portable boasted about his popularity during an Instagram live session on Monday — shortly after the conclusion of this year’s award ceremony. “I blow everywhere, my face show. Nowhere wey dem no dey hear zazuu. I blow pass who get headies,” he said. “Who create am? People wey dey the table wey dey share the award, I blow pass them. People wey una give award, I blow pass them this year and I go blow pass them forever. The singer also aimed…

Three young girls have reportedly drowned in a pond in Faskarau, Jae community in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa. It was gathered that the girls, Maryam Salisu(10 years), Bahayura Lawan(10 years) and Lawisa Sule(8 years) died in the pond on Monday after they decided to bath after washing their clothes. According to a statement by the Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), CSC Adamu Shehu, their remains were deposited at the Kaugama General Hospital. “The tragedy occurred at about 11 a.m., when the three girls went to a nearby pond about 300 metres away from…

The government of Qatar has refused President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to visit the Middle Eastern country. According to a document released by Sahara Reporters, the Arabian nation dismissed the request on grounds that the application came too late. Mr. Buhari was asked to apply again in 2023. The document read, “The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Regions Department) and with reference to the latter’s Note M 403/2022 dated 12/08/2022 informing that H.E Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has…

Britain’s Conservative party Monday announced Liz Truss as its new leader to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson and confront Britain’s deepest economic crisis in decades. The foreign secretary comfortably beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by about 57 to 43 percent after a gruelling summer-long contest decided by just over 170,000 Conservative members — a tiny sliver of Britain’s electorate. In a short victory speech at the announcement in a central London convention hall, Truss said it was an “honour” to be elected after undergoing “one of the longest job interviews in history”. “I campaigned as a Conservative,…

The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Uzor Orji Kalu has visited the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former Abia state governor said he is waiting for the campaigns to start. He said this in a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday. “Shortly after celebrating mass, I visited my brother and our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. We discussed our party and the progress made so far. We are enthusiastically waiting for the campaign kick off later this month. [wpvideo DT9Twzec]

A little girl and four other persons have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident in Anambra State. Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident which happened in Anambra Enugu-Agidi by Awka-Enugu Expressway in Anambra on Sunday night, was due to overspeeding and loss of control. “The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number. “According to eyewitness report, the truck driver was on speed, he lost control of the vehicle and rammed…

Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings to the news that operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters. Similar arrests have constantly being in the news and Nigerians are beginning to see a pattern, especially as despite the many arrests, the prevalence of internet fraudsters has only increased. The statement said the items recovered from them at the point of arrest include phones and laptops and seven vehicles of different brands. The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. The statement added that they…