The recent coronavirus outbreak once again puts the safety of international travel in the spotlight. Here Stephen Thomas, Health and Safety Business Partner at IOSH, highlights some key actions that organisations and individuals can take to manage health, safety and wellbeing while travelling: To effectively manage travel risk you need to ensure you have proportionate … Read more
Nigerian entertainer and strong critic of politics Charly Boy has blasted Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano whom he described as “loud, pompous and braggadocios”. This comes days after Obiano was honoured as a knight commander of the pontifical Order of St Gregory the Great (KCSG) at the Vatican by Pope Francis. Charly Boy in an Instagram … Read more
Nollywood practitioners have taken to the social media community to solicit funds for the lead character of the popular Soap opera, Tinsel, Victor Olaotan, who has been off the scene for a while. Olaotan was in 2016 involved in a car crash on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and was placed in a medically induced coma as he was … Read more
Captain Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona progressed into the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey by thrashing Leganes at the Nou Camp. Barca recovered from their first defeat under boss Quique Setien at Valencia on Saturday by advancing in a competition they have won a record 30 times. Antoine Griezmann and Clement Lenglet both … Read more
Operatives of Operation Puff Adder of the Bayelsa State Police Command have engaged notorious kidnappers in gun battle in Bayelsa. Following their superior gunpower, the operatives were said to have dislodged the kidnappers operating along Imiringi general area in Ogbia and rescued the wife of a popular businessman and a medical doctor. Vivian Okoye, the … Read more
The United Kingdom will finally have its Brexit at 11 pm on Friday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to deliver an emotional divorce address in a broadcast. According to snippets of the broadcast published by Mail Online, Johnson will insist that Brexit marks ‘not an end but a beginning”, as it begins a transition … Read more
Amazon shares shot higher Thursday after the internet colossus released quarterly earnings figures for the holiday quarter that trounced market expectations. Profit in the final three months of last year rose eight percent from a year ago to $3.3 billion as revenue as net sales grew 21 percent to $87.4 billion, according to the Seattle-based … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared a global emergency over the deadly coronavirus spreading from China, after the Asian giant reported its biggest single-day jump in the death toll. The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, which has now killed 170 people in China, … Read more
Manchester United confirmed on Thursday they had completed the signing of Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon. The 25-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract at Old Trafford with an option to extend for a further year. The long-anticipated deal, with an initial fee of around £47 million ($61.2 million), was finalised after Fernandes, who … Read more
Serbian tennis professional, Novak Djokovic, has sealed a spot.in the finals of the ongoing Australian Open after defeating long-time rival Roger Federer with a straight-set in one of the semi-final matches. The win moved him a step closer to retaining the Australian Open title. Djokovic was 4-1 and 0-4 down in the opening set before … Read more
The Channel Director, Africa Magic, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu on Thursday, disclosed that nominees for all the 28 categories in the 7th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) would be announced on Thursday, 6th February 2020. According to her, “The journey to selecting the nominees from over 2,000 entries received for this edition has been a long … Read more
Popular Nigerian singer Peruzzi Vibes has been accused of sexual molestation by a Nigerian female singer known as Daffy Blanco. The lady through her Instagram page disclosed that the DMW artist defrauded her of 15million naira. According to Blanco, she had contracted Peruzzi for a songwriting gig after a colleague referred him to her and … Read more
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has taken to Instagram to accuse her colleagues Uche Elendu and Oge Okoye of sleeping with married men, while sharing screenshots of her claims. Ogala shared a photo of Elendu and Okoye, asking her followers to be careful of them. According to the actress, her colleagues ‘specialise’ in sleeping around with … Read more
Apostle Chris Omashola of the Zionwealth Of Life Assembly in Lagos, Nigeria has claimed that God told him that Chioma Rowland is musician, David Adeleke (Davido’s) “heaven-ordained wife”. The Lekki-based pastor, who became famous when clips of his sexual encounter with a lady leaked online few years back, therefore advised ‘haters’ to desist from peddling … Read more
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp doesn’t feel as “though anything is done” despite his side reaching 70 points before the end of January and moving 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Mohamed Salah’s first-half penalty and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s second-half effort delivered a 23rd victory in 24 matches for the Reds at West … Read more
Christian Eriksen made his Inter Milan debut as they beat Fiorentina on Wednesday to reach the Italian cup semi-finals. The Denmark midfielder joined Inter from Tottenham for a fee of around £16.9m on Tuesday. He came on as a second-half substitute, replacing on-loan Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez. Antonio Candreva and Nicolo Barella got the … Read more
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City has reached their third successive Carabao Cup final despite losing 1-0 to city rival, Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. Man City eliminated the Reds on 3-2 aggregate and will be playing against Aston Villa in the Finals. The Citizens were leading 3-1 from the first leg at Old Trafford, the … Read more
Kobe Bryant death has taken a new turn with Prophet Nigel Gaisie, the General overseer of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, saying he saying he would resurrect the dead LA Lakers legend. The prophet while preaching and prophesying to his congregations said he is capable of raising Kobe Bryant and his daughter from the dead if … Read more
A married woman identified as Rabi has set herself ablaze over jealousy and rivalry in Gayawa area, Ungogo Local government area of Kano State. It was gathered that Rabi’s husband, Badamasi married another wife some times back and this didn’t go down well with Rabi leading to her action to set herself ablaze. The action … Read more
Britain’s economy, lifted by the country’s post-election political stability, risks fresh turbulence as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks tricky Brexit trade deals amid global threats that include the coronavirus. Recent positive British economic data offset weaker figures at the end of 2019, but this is not expected to have a lasting impact despite government promises … Read more