Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the avian influenza virus – which is also known as H5N1 – has had an “extremely high” mortality rate among the several hundred people known to have been infected with it to date. To date, no human-to-human …
Read More »Nigerians should express their feelings over hardship in a responsible and mature manner – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to express their grievances over hardship in the country in a responsible and mature way. Shettima who said this at the 29th pre-Ramadan lecture organised by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Muslim Alumni, said the current administration would have adopted an easier …
Read More »Arsenal prepared to release popular defender as Napoli express interest: report
Arsenal are prepared to release Takehiro Tomiyasu this January, reports suggest, with Napoli understood to be keen on signing the Japan international. The versatile defender has played 19 times in all competitions this season and was a regular for Mikel Arteta before sustaining an injury in early December. He netted …
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Read More »Nigerians Express Concerns As Veteran Actor, Mr. Ibu Marks Birthday In Hospital Bed (Video)
Nigerians have expressed concern over the health of veteran actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, following a video of the actor in a hospital bed on his 63rd birthday. Naija News reports that the comic actor shared a video of himself via Instagram on Tuesday, surrounded by family …
Read More »On the midnight express train across Turkey
‘Whatever you want to pay me for, you can have,” a masseur named Karim tells me with a laugh, as we face each other in Ankara’s Tarihi Karacabey Hamami, one of the Turkish capital’s oldest bath houses. We’re both wearing just a small towel, and Karim also wears a grin. …
Read More »In the tracks of the Orient Express: my train ride from London to Istanbul
One of the fruits of getting on a train is that it makes me want to chat. So instead of gazing at Kent as we proceed to Paris from London, I talk to my neighbour. Martha grew up in San Francisco, studied in Oregon, and puts syrup on everything. When …
Read More »Olamide, Iyanya, Dotun, others express shock over news of Nigerian rapper, Mohbad’s death
Nigerians have taken to social media to express their shock over the sudden death of Nigerian singer/rapper, Mohbad. The former Marlian Music signee, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, died at the age of 27 on Tuesday, September 12. Nigerians including several celebrities like Olamide Iyanya, Dotun and …
Read More »??If you want to express yourself, go to Rome, London, US. Nigeria doesn?t like you?? – James Brown berates suspected gay men arrested in Delta state for organising a same-sex wedding
Cross Dresser, James Brown, has berated the suspected gay men arrested in Delta state for holding a gay wedding. In a video posted on his Instagram page, James who came into the limelight after he was arrested for allegedly attending a gay party in Lagos in 2018, said the …
Read More »Rail route of the month: the Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France
Martigny enjoys a beautiful setting where the waters of the River Dranse tumble down to join the Rhône in Switzerland’s Valais canton. The town is a natural way station for travellers following the classic Grand St Bernard route south into Italy. The chic set stop off in Martigny en route …
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