The world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S pilot programme was launched in Malawi on Tuesday. This makes Malawi the first of three countries in Africa in which the RTS,S vaccine will be made available to children up to two years of age. RTS,S is a scientific name given to the malaria vaccine and represents its composition; the ‘R’ stands for the ...

The silver brandy flask given to a first-class passenger on the Titanic shortly before it sank has sold for £76,000 (around $98,000) at auction. Helen Churchill Candee owned the flask, which was engraved with her family’s coat of arms and ominous motto, “Faithful but unfortunate.” When disaster struck, Churchill Candee gave the flask to her friend and fellow first-class passenger ...

Two Nigerians have been charged with fraud in the United States after being indicted by prosecutors for running a fraudulent bitcoin investment scheme The Nigerians, Onwuemerie Ogor Gift and Kelvin Usifoh, were charged by Oregon District Attorney’s Office with 11 counts of wire fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, according to a report. From ...

Nollywood legendary filmmaker, Eddie Ugbomah  can hardly talk, as we write..infact,early in the morning today,he gathered energy to make a touching appeal… “Please tell them to help me as i am in pains and may not wait for the surgery” He needs N5 million to get a surgery between now and next 10 days. Before now, entertainment journalist, Shaibu Husseini ...

Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, Mastercard, have announced they are giving away all-expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders and their plus ones. Open to all existing and new UBA Platinum Mastercard holders, this ...

Angola has become the first country to build a football stadium on water. The stadium was first opened over the weekend in Luanda and more than 1,000 fans attended. The beautiful stadium cost the country in excess of $20 million and was built for six months. It’s built in such a way that even if there’s heavy downpour, the water ...

Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Mohammad Abubakar and his daughter have regained their freedom from kidnappers’ den. Sources said they was released around 1:00 P.m. after N25 million ransom was allegedly paid to the kidnappers. Police Spokesperson, Kaduna State Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, was yet to respond to calls and text messages as at the time of ...

A Nigerian man has recently come out to express his strong reservations for some parents, after he witnessed their questionable actions at a common entrance examination center. According to the man identified as Asoh Chinedu, he recently took his neighbor’s son to the venue of his examination and during the exam, he found out that some of the parents who ...

Life imprisonment without an option of fine for kidnappers..that is solution from Senate On Monday the Senate passed the Conferment bill which seeks to prescribe punishment for the offenses of abduction, wrongful restraint and wrongful conferment for ransom. This bill which seeks to combat and prevent any form of kidnapping in Nigeria passed its third reading on the floor of ...

Chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Muhammad Abubakar and his daughter have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Confirming the incident in a statement, spokesman for the the Kaduna state police command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, says the gunmen who were dressed in military uniform intercepted two vehicles including a sports utility vehicle belonging ...