For many singles and even some married couples, love and social distancing don’t really mix, but for arewa women the COVID-19 lockdown has given them a rare opportunity to reconnect with their husbands, by pampering them with love and exploring ways to keep their marital romance alive, especially during the Ramadan Fasting and Sallah Known for their beauty as well as their incredible wears, Arewa (Northern) women who are often perceived as conservatives and reserved, may have busted that myth as they took the opportunity of the confinement occasioned by the novel Coronavirus pandemic to lighten the sparkles around their…
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The software platform that removes key biometric data from photos and videos continues to protect industries and individuals. On April 24, 2020, with massive uncertainty circling the market, Israeli startup D-ID raised over $13.5 Million as part of its Round A fundraising. Led by AXA Venture Partners, investors in the round included Pitango Venture Capital, Y-Combinator, AI Alliance, Hyundai Motor Company, OMRON Ventures, Maverick Ventures (U.S.), Mindset Ventures and Redds Capital. D-ID plans to direct the funds to grow its sales and marketing activities, as well as continue to invest in R&D. “Raising this level of investor interest during a…
Nations, in the words of AL-Gore, a former Vice President in the United States of America (USA), succeed or fail and define their essential character by the way they challenge the unknown and cope with fear. And much depends on the quality of their leadership. If leaders exploit public fears to herd people in directions they might not otherwise choose, then fear itself can quickly become a self perpetuating and freewheeling force that drains national will and weakens national character, diverting attention from real threats deserving of healthy and appropriate fear and sowing confusion about the essential choices that every…
In line with the newly endorsed protocols by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO] designed to lift barriers to crew changes, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA] has designated Seafarers and Dockworkers as essential workers who should be exempted from travel restrictions. The exemptions are contained in a new guideline developed and published by the Agency to support essential services in Nigeria’s shipping sector. The guideline states that the jobs of dockworkers at the country’s seaports, terminals, and jetties are essential to the national economy and, therefore, dockworkers should be granted passage…
By Beauty John, LAFIA Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has commissioned a Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer Based Test ( CBT) centre with a 2,000 capacity exam hall in Lafia, as part of the activities outlined for the celebration of his one year in office. The event took place in Lafia today ( 27th May 2020). It is owned by the state government. Speaking at the commissioning , the governor explained that he decided to complete the project initiated by the immediate past governor, Umaru Tanko Almakura, because of his believe and support for education and the…
U.S. President Donald Trump, on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate or close down” social media platforms. The threat came a day after microblogging service provider, Twitter, labelled his tweet on voting by mail as misleading. “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen. “We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that happen again. “Just like we can’t let large-scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country. It would be a…
NAIROBI – Kenya’s government is facing growing criticism over quarantine centres it set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, with witnesses saying some are squalid and expose residents to the risk of contracting COVID-19. Since mid-March, the government has enforced a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for anyone who flies into the country or has direct contact with someone infected and lives in an area where self-isolation is not allowed. Those who can pay spend the quarantine in an upmarket hotel. Others are placed in government-run facilities established in buildings such as schools or universities. Demonstrations have broken out…
Olori Janet Afolabi, Queen of Apomu land has given face masks and cartons of noodles to indigent children in Apomu community. The packages were well distributed to the children in their various suburbs and this received a great commendation by their parents and the entire community. Olori Janet who assured the gift package is not a one off exercise, that it will be done intermittently, explained she decided to reach out because of the plight of these children especially at this season of COVID – 19. Packs of indomie noodles and face masks donated by Olori Janet Afolabi of Apomu land…
The Presidency has declared as untrue and fake news, a media report that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the cancellation of 150 memos and appointments signed by his former Chief of Staff, late Abba Kyari. The declaration is contained in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity on Tuesday night in Abuja. The presidential aide urged Nigerians to ignore the media report as those behind it did not wish the nation well. The statement read in part: “The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to media reports alleging that President…
By Segun Oye, IBADAN Nigeria has recorded 16 fresh covid-19 deaths and 276 new confirmed cases. This was announced on Tuesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. According to the centre, the total confirmed cases in Nigeria have risen to 8,344 while the total death is now 249. Prompt News reports that a total of 2,385 patients have however been discharged. “276 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-161Rivers-36Edo-27Kaduna-19Nasarawa-10Oyo-6Kano-4Delta-3Ebonyi-3Gombe-2Ogun-1Ondo-1Borno-1Abia-1Bauchi-1 “8344 cases of #COVID19 in NigeriaDischarged: 2385, Deaths: 249,” @NCDCgov tweeted Tuesday night. #TakeResponsibility. TakeResponsibility.