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A sad day to the footballing world as the we announce the demise of ATSU the Ghanian international footballer and former Newcastle United player. The recent devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey is the main cause of his untimely death. The body of the Ghanian international footballer was in search all these days but later found under rumble. Condolences to his family. RIP LEGEND

Starting tomorrow at 05:00 On the 27th, we will experience an Ephemeral event and the Earth will be farther from the Sun. We cannot see the phenomenon, but we can feel its effects. This will continue until March. It will be colder than ever and will affect flu, coughs, breathing difficulties and more. To boost your immunity, you need to take many vitamins and supplements to boost your immunity. The distance from Earth to the Sun is 5 light minutes or 90,000,000 km. The aphelion event is 152 million km away from the Sun, or 66% farther from the Sun. The air is getting colder and our bodies are not accustomed to this temperature, so the difference is significant. Whether it's cloudy or sunny, you should maintain your best health. Increased cold feels the same!!! - Please share this information with as many people as possible so that we can also make predictions... Well summarized. 

The long awaited battle between the king of England and the Spanish giant ended in draw with dramatic and intense display between both teams. Rashord is showing and living up to expectations this season as he turns himself to hard knot to the Barcelona defense but with luck on both sides, it was a tie. Raphinha plays his heart put on the pitch but the one and only Degea denied him of the credit he deserves from the match.

NECO Registrar said that 11,419 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractices as against 4,454 in 2021.     The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country. The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country.   The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2022 November/ December Senior School Certificate of Examination (SSCE) results, with 57% of candidates scoring five credits and above. The Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, made the official announcement of the results at the NECO headquarters in Minna on Thursday, saying that a total of 60,133 candidates registered for the examination. Wushishi noted that 33,914 candidates representing 57.36% got five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, announcing the release of the result on T...

  The Apex court of the federal republic of Nigeria has made a ruling to temporarily suspend the rulings against using old notes as a legal tender across the nation but it was shocking as president Buhari addresses the nation on what to do despite the rulings of the apex court of the nation.   That means the deadline for the old N500 and N1,000 notes remains February 10, 2023, despite the Supreme Court ruling temporarily suspending the deadline. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the continued use of old N200 notes as legal tender till April 10, extending the deadline for the note by 60 days. That means the deadline for the old N500 and N1,000 notes remains February 10, 2023, despite the Supreme Court ruling temporarily suspending the deadline. The old N200 notes will be used alongside the new N500 and N1,000 notes and other notes that were not changed. The President gave this directive during a nationwide address on Thursday morning amid the scarcity of the newly redesig...

Death toll 31,643 in Turkey, more than 5,714 in Syria At least eight people reported rescued on Monday Team seeks to free grandmother, mother and baby Rescue phase 'coming to a close', says U.N. in Syria Turkey, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Turkey pulled several children alive from collapsed buildings on Monday, a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew. In one city, rescuers were digging a tunnel to reach a grandmother, mother and daughter, all from one family, who appeared to have survived the 7.8 magnitude Feb. 6 quake and aftershock that have killed more than 37,000 in Turkey and Syria. But others were bracing for the inevitable scaling down of operations as low temperatures reduced the already slim chances of survival with some Polish rescuers announcing they would leave on Wednesday. In a sign of hope, a 13-year-old was pulled out alive after spending 182 h...

Without doubt, for the first time since 1999, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not hold its presidential campaign in Rivers State ahead of the February 25 poll. The Rivers chapter of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council confirmed on Monday that its candidate Atiku Abubakar would no longer hold the scheduled rally in Rivers, which has the highest voter population in the Southsouth and the Southeast. The chairman of Rivers PDP, Senator Lee Maeba, blamed the development on the crisis between the council and Rivers chapter of the PDP led by Governor Nyesom Wike. Maeba alleged that the volatile atmosphere created by the Governor’s foot soldiers, who he said had been made to view Atiku as the enemy of the state, led to the cancellation. He reeled out series of attacks against Atiku’s campaigners in the state insisting that events leading to the proposed campaign had indications it could end up in bloodshed. He further berated security agencies in t...

                      The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has denied stockpiling new naira notes ahead of the presidential election. Tinubu was reacting to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, alleging he was mopping up new naira notes for vote-buying. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mahmud Jega, Tinubu described the allegation as false. A statement by Jega reads: “We are not surprised that the PDP made a volte-face to conjure completely unfounded allegation against Tinubu. “Having realized that Atiku’s selfish, uncaring position has generated popular anger and resentment against him, it came up with this absurd claim that our candidate is mopping up new currency notes. We want to assure Nigerians that claim is utterly false.” The statement said Tinubu was speaking for the voiceless in his campaigns by calling for the extension of the naira sw...

It comes after the US on 4 February shot down a suspected spy balloon over its airspace - which China said was one of its weather balloons gone astray. Relations between the two countries have since deteriorated. In recent days, the US has also shot down a number of other unidentified objects. Questioned on Monday, Beijing said the US had made many airspace breaches. "It's not uncommon as well for the US to illegally enter the airspace of other countries," said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a regular press briefing. "Since last year alone, US balloons have illegally flown above China more than 10 times without any approval from Chinese authorities." "The first thing the US side should do is start with a clean slate, undergo some self-reflection, instead of smearing and accusing China," he added. He said Beijing had responded to the incursions in a "responsible and professional" manner. "If you want to know more about US high-...

Student’s Death: Chrisland School Rules out Foul Play, as Parents Seek Justice Uchechukwu Nnaike The management of Chrisland Schools, Lagos has ruled out any foul play in the untimely death of one of its students, Whitney Adeniran, 12, who slumped during the school’s inter-house sports competition at Agege Stadium on Thursday February 9.The management stated that the deceased slumped in public view and not under any hidden circumstances whatsoever.“Our immediate response was to take advantage of proximity by identifying the nearest medical facility to take her to, where the doctor on duty administered oxygen and every aid possible on her,” it said.The school explained that Whitney was one of its day students, who opted not to participate in the inter-house sports match past for reasons the school was not very sure about.“However, on discretion, we respected her decision to err on the side of caution because on the 20th of January, it is in our records that she complained about a not to...

CBN Debunks Misleading Report, Says NSPMC Has Capacity to Produce New Banknotes James Emejo in Abuja, Nume Ekeghe in Lagos and John Shiklam in Kaduna Contrary to a misleading report, which misquoted the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, as attributing the current challenge in the distribution of the redesigned naira banknotes to a shortage of printing materials at the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) Plc, the apex bank has clarified that the printing company has the capacity and enough materials to produce the required indent of the Naira. The CBN’s position was further reinforced by the Managing Director/Chief Executive of NSPMC, Mr. Ahmed Halilu, who said adequate arrangements had been made to continuously produce the redesigned banknotes and other denominations in line with the CBN indent for 2023.Halilu, in a statement issued yesterday, also clarified that contrary to mischievous claims, De-La-Rue of the United Kingdom does no...

We’ll Ensure That New Naira Notes Circulate Nationwide – Central Bank Appeals To Nigeria The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said the report claimed to be quoting CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele as attributing the current challenge in the distribution of the newly redesigned Naira banknotes to a shortage of printing materials is false. In a statement issued on Saturday, CBN spokesman, Osita Nwasinobi, said the CBN governor did not make such statement during his presentation to the National Council of State at its meeting on Friday, February 10, 2023. Mr Nwasinobi said Emefiele only told the meeting that the NSPMC was working on printing all denominations of the Naira to meet the transaction needs of Nigerians. He said while the CBN appreciates the concerns shown by all stakeholders about the distribution of the new Naira notes, “We are alarmed at the extent to which vested interests are attempting to manipulate facts and pitch the public against the Bank.” Nwasinobi said the CBN remain...

It’s Fake News, CBN Debunks Claim It Lacks Capacity To Print More New Naira Notes   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as misleading, the report that claimed to be quoting CBN govemor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, as attributing the current challenge in the distribution of the newly redesigned Naira banknotes to a shortage of printing materials at the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Plc. In a statement issued on Saturday, CBN spokesman, Osita Nwasinobi, said at no time did the CBN governor made such statement during his presentation to the National Council of State at its meeting on Friday, February 10, 2023. Mr Nwasinobi said Emefiele only told the meeting that the NSPMC was working on printing all denominations of the Naira to meet the transaction needs of Nigerians. He said while the CBN appreciates the concerns shown by all stakeholders about the distribution of the new Naira notes, “we are alarmed at the extent to which vested interests are attempting to ma...

Peter Obi, supporters discomforting Lagosians – APC’s Onanuga One of the spokespersons for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has accused the supporters of the Labour Party, LP, of causing massive traffic jams on the Lekki-Epe expressway. Ad Onanuga also described it as an uncivilized way to campaign in Lagos State. He disclosed this in a post via his Twitter handle on Saturday. Recall that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, held campaign in Lagos on Saturday. The Tinubu, Shettima campaign spokesperson said that Obi chose to cause discomfort to Lagos residents. “Peter Obi and his supporters are doing a road walk in Lagos, causing massive traffic jam on the ever busy Lekki-Epe expressway. His rally is at TBS on the island. But he chose to cause discomfort to Lagosians. An uncivilized way to campaign in our city,” Onanuga tweeted.

'Like we woke up to hell': Over 11,000 dead in quake-battered Turkey, Syria; baby rescued after being born under rubble: Updates USA TODAY he death toll surpassed 11,000 people across Turkey and Syria early Wednesday as the frantic search for survivors from  two powerful earthquakes  and a series of violent aftershocks continued. The temblors on Monday toppled more than 6,000 buildings. In Turkey alone, more than 24,000 rescue workers from around the world were picking through mammoth heaps of debris seeking signs of life in a battle against time and pulling 8,000-plus people out of the rubble. Amid the overwhelming suffering and destruction there were moments of joy, such as the rescue of several survivors under rubble for more than a day in the hard-hit Hatay province of Turkey, and the discovery of a newborn clinging to life while still attached to his dead mother's umbilical cord in northwest Syria. But there was also a lot of despair and frustrati...