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Two students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijagun in Ogun State have died after they allegedly took a poisonous substance known as sniper. The identities of the deceased are still unknown. According to witnesses, the unfortunate duo died on Sunday night in a private hostel off campus. The female student, a 200 level student of Library and Information Science department, TASUED, had gone to visit the male student in his room. She purportedly decided to spent the night there as she didn’t return to her hostel that evening. Her concerned roommate decided to check on her at male’s…

More Nigerians will receive Moderna COVID-19 jabs after four million vaccines were received from United States government. The vaccination exercise will commence next week across the country, according to the coordinating agency, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The vaccines which arrived Nigeria on Sunday was received by officials of the United Nations (UN) on behalf of the Nigeria government at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Moderna vaccines are the second batch of vaccines to arrive the west African country after four million AstraZeneca vaccines were received in March under the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) arrangement.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that COVID-19 may not be the last pandemic that will plague the world. The WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, said this at the ninth General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Nigeria held in Port Harcourt. Mulombo noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has granted Nigeria and the global community an opportunity to improve immunisation, bolster the health sector especially diease surveillance. “COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a great lesson on preparedness. China donates 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria “It is not yet over. It…

Internal crises are festering within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Leaders of the two dominant political parties are at the centre of the turmoil. Last week at the Supreme Court, the minority judgment in the Eyitayo Jegede (PDP) versus Rotimi Akeredolu (APC) Ondo State governorship appeal opened the APC crisis. Three justices, led by Justice Mary Odili, submitted that it is illegal for a sitting governor to hold another office simultaneously, citing Section 180 of the 1999 Constitution. Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni is the APC Caretaker national chairman. Akeredolu…

Video-conferencing firm Zoom has agreed to pay $86m (£61.9m) to settle a class action privacy lawsuit in the United States. The lawsuit alleged that Zoom had invaded the privacy of millions of users by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. It also accused Zoom of misstating that it offers end-to-end encryption and for failing to prevent hackers from “zoombombing” sessions. The firm denied any wrongdoing, but has agreed to boost its security practices. The preliminary settlement, which also includes a provision that Zoom will give its staff specialised training in data handling and privacy, is still subject to…

The Lagos State Government has restated its commitment to control and prevent future encroachment and illegal occupation of any part of Lekki Coastal Road, which serves as alternate route to Lekki – Epe Road, just as it demolished thousands of shanties and kiosks on the road. This was announced by the Chairman of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), CSP Shola Jejeloye, after the removal of shanties and kiosks at Marwa Ghetto, Lekki, over the weekend. The team, led by the Chairman, Lagos State Taskforce had visited the ghetto two weeks before a 3-day removal notice was served…

Manchester City will end their pursuit of Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 27, if they sign England team-mate Jack Grealish, 25, from Aston Villa. (Manchester Evening News) Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez, 30, has been told he does not feature in manager Rafael Benitez’s plans at Everton and is free to leave if the club receives a suitable offer. (Liverpool Echo) Atletico Madrid have moved ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Inter Milan’s 23-year-old Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez, who is valued at around 90m euros (£76.8m). (Tuttosport – in Italian) Inter Milan have turned down Arsenal’s offer to include Spain full-back Hector Bellerin, 26, or France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 30, as part of any deal for Martinez. (Gazzetta…

In its commitment toward mitigating disaster risk in Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA is seeking for support and stronger collaboration with National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on the use of ICT Infrastructure and Digital platform with a view to ensuring timely and lifesaving search and rescue operations. This was discussed yesterday, when the Director General and Chief Executive Officer, NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE, received Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmad, in his office. Mallam Abdullahi congratulated the DG NEMA for his recent appointment, describing his task as onerous that requires sustained and strengthened partnerships…

Women’s 100m hurdle favourite, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico broke the Olympic record and came within 0.06 of the world record as she claimed Olympic gold. Camacho-Quinn who has racked up some impressive times this year made light work of the final, finishing in 12:37 and showing why she is the favourite. She claimed Puerto Rico’s first athletics gold medal at the Olympic Games and only their second all time after Monica Puig’s tennis gold from 2016. World record holder, Kendra Harrison of USA placed second in 12.52 while Jamaica’s Megan Tapper won bronze in 12:55. Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan was…

On Saturday, July 31st, housemates in the Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition held their first Saturday night house party. According to Big Brother, the theme for the party was ‘Rep your style’ and the contestants slayed in their party clothes. There were many interesting highlights of the party, especially when Liquorose left the party midway to cry in private. When Emmanuel asked why she was crying, she said she wasn’t sad, rather she was overjoyed that she made it to the house. BBNaija Shine Ya Eye: Arin reveals how she jailed ex-boyfriend over N2million There were dance battles…