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Peter Tabichi: Kenyan teacher in the race for $1m award Peter Tabichi, a Maths and Physics teacher at Keriko Secondary School, Pwani Village, Nakuru, Kenya, has emerged the only African among the top 10 finalists for the $1million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019. The other nine teachers on the list are Vladimer Apkhazava, a […]

United States and China trade negotiators reach tentative deals The United States and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending a seven-month trade war, Reuters has reported. The world’s two largest economies have slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds […]

Osinbajo greets the crowd at the OYES cadet passing out parade in Osogbo, Osun on Saturday 15 `SeptemberBy Victor Adeoti Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday inaugurated 20,000 unemployed youths into Osun Youth Empowernment Scheme (OYES). Osinbajo, while perfoming the inauguration at the Osogbo City Stadium, urged the new employees to be committed and dedicated […]

Strike: Doctors at work as health workers continue strike. No fewer than 7,000 persons, from diffrent communities of Etsako West, Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of Edo, received free treatment provided by a United Kingdom based Medical Doctor, Dr Benedict Ifsuokor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the free medical […]

Buhari mourns Nigeria’s Ambassador to Qatar, Wase By Ismaila Chafe  President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Qatar, Mr. Abdullahi Bawa Wase.  The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. […]Read More

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores 500th career goal playing for LA Galaxy Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic made history on Saturday, scoring his 500th career goal in stunning fashion but it wasn’t enough to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a win over Toronto FC. The 36-year-old Ibrahimovic has always had a flair for the dramatic and he […]

Osinbajo greets the crowd at the OYES cadets’ passing out parade in Osogbo on Saturday 15 `September Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the special guest of Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the passing out parade of the 4th batch of cadets for the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme. The ceremony was held at the Osogbo City Stadium […]

Canadian Olympic champion Beckie Scott Quits WADA panel over RUSADA Olympic champion Beckie Scott resigned from the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) committee which recommended ending Russia’s drug suspension on Saturday as the global watchdog defended its handling of the case. Scott, one of six members of WADA’s compliance review committee, stepped down a day after it […]Read More

Victoria Beckham, hubby David and the children: Her fashion label VB comes to London A decade after she launched her fashion labe in New York, Victoria Beckham will exhibit at London Fashion Week for the first time on Sunday. It will be a triumphant homecoming of sorts for a now widely-respected designer and entrepreneur. The […]

Winds from Typhoon Mangkhut already lashing Hongkong Typhoon Mangkhut killed at least 25 people in the Philippines as it smashed homes and left behind torrents of floodwater, and is now on course to plough into China’s coast. The massive storm, considered this year’s strongest, left key agricultural areas on Luzon island underwater as its fierce […]

Army officers The Nigerian Army, including the Air Force, are partnering with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for better coordination and effective management of disasters. The Director General of the agency, Mr. Mustapha Maihaja, said it was important to assess the level of readiness in disaster management in view of the challenges in the […]