General Abdourahmane Tchiani, the leader of the Niger junta that took over the Nigerien government, has claimed that the military take over in his country saved Nigeria of an imminent disaster. Islamic scholars who met President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja on Friday met Tchiani on Saturday, August 12 to have talks in Niamey. According to Sheik Bala Lau, Chairman of Jam’atul Izalatu Bida Waikamatu Sunnah, Tchiani claimed the coup was well intended, adding that “they struck …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has ranked Nigeria as second highest-risk country where children are susceptible to the impact of climate change. In UNICEF’s “Children’s Climate Risk Index” ranking of 163 countries released on Friday, August 20, the UN agency ranked Central Africa Republic (CAR) the highest risk country, while Nigeria and Republic of Chad followed as second on the list. The report said Nigeria’s low rating was due to children’s high exposure to air pollution and coastal …
Bobrisky took to Instagram to mourn the death of Ibidun Ajayi-Ighodalo. He said he never met her but her death shook him to the extent that he burst into tears. He added that he regrets not meeting her before she passed on. Sharing a photo of Ibidun, he wrote: “I was just checking my timeline and I saw her pic again. I don’t know when I burst out tears. My house girl was scared wat could have happen …
The UK prime minister Boris Johnson has revealed his eyesight has been affected by the Coronavirus disease. Johnson contracted Coronavirus and was hospitalized in April, and spent several nights in intensive care battling the disease. Johnson told the daily Downing Street press briefing on Monday that he was “having to wear glasses for the first time in years” after suffering coronavirus. ‘I’m finding that I have to wear spectacles for the first time in years – because I …
Lesotho has recorded its first case of Coronavirus, making it the last African nation to report a positive case. Lesotho’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday May 13, that 81 COVID-19 tests conducted on May 9 on travellers from South Africa and Saudi Arabia came back with a positive case. The patient is a Lesotho national studying in Saudi Arabia. A statement released by the Southern African country’s ministry of health reads in part; “On 9 May 2020, the Ministry …