Posted by Samuel on Sun 13th Oct, 2019 – A new brand of shoes which have been dubbed ‘Jesus shoes’ has been launched and it is causing quite a stir. Have you ever imagined what it felt like when Jesus walked on water? While you may never have that surreal experience, an American creative firm…
Carlsberg is working on beer bottles made of paper By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Oct 10, 2019.
New York (CNN Business) – Carlsberg is getting closer to its goal of selling beer in paper bottles. On Thursday, the Danish beer company revealed two new recyclable prototypes of the sustainably-sourced wood fiber bottle it hopes to eventually bring to market. One version is lined with a thin film of recycled PET plastic to…
Exclusive: Pro-Turkish forces cut off main road to Kurdish city of Kobani By Nick Paton Walsh, Ghazi Balkiz, Scott McWhinnie and Mohammad Hasan, CNN Updated Oct 13, 2019.
Ain Issa, Syria (CNN) – Pro-Turkish forces cut off the main road between the east and west of Syrian Kurdish territory Sunday, effectively cutting off the main city of Kobani. The move cuts off the main highway — and perhaps only route — to Kobani, where US troops are based. CNN witnessed Turkish military armored…
Activists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex By Alice McCool, for CNN Oct 12, 2019.
Kampala, Uganda (CNN) – The Ugandan government’s plan to reintroduce a bill that could impose the death penalty for homosexuality is being met with defiance from the LGBTQ community in the East African nation, activists told CNN. Ugandan Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo, in an interview with local media Thursday, said present laws criminalizing gay sex…
Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, leaving at least two dead By Chie Kobayashi, Yoko Wakatsuki and Carly Walsh, CNN Oct 12, 2019.
Tokyo (CNN) – Typhoon Hagibis made landfall Saturday night local time, as the country braces for hurricane-force winds that has killed two people and injured 33. The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the typhoon made landfall just before 7 p.m. local time on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. The agency called for the public…
Afenifere describes Buhari’s N10.3trn 2020 budget as a joke
– The N10.3trn national budget for the year 2020 presented by President Muhammadu Buhari before the National Assembly has been condemned by Afenifere – The pan-Yoruba socio-political group described the national budget as a joke of a document – According to the group, the country is in trouble if a quarter of that amount is…
Herdsmen in Oyo reject state’s anti-grazing bill
– The debates on the proposed Grazing Regulations Bill 2019 in Oyo state is still on – Herders in the state say the bill is a ploy to mete out punishment on them – The herders, however, promised to be of good behaviour and fish out criminal elements in their midst GINNA CROCHET Herdsmen in…
Nigerian Army captures 10 senior Boko Haram commanders
– A sting operation by troops of the 26 taskforce brigade leads to the arrest of some key Boko Haram commanders – A spokesperson for the Nigerian Army , Col Aminu Iliyasu, says many of those arrested have been identified to have operated combat vehicles during the infamous Boko Haram attack on Gwoza in 2014…
Thinking With You…Buhari As An Old Unrepentant Ruthless Despot By Bayo Oluwasanmi
How long are we going to endure with abnormal patience the ragtag northern despots known for their demented faculty of foresight? We need leaders with connected brains! Visions make leaders passionate, thorns keep them authentic Great footage is the key to any good documentary. It is impossible to make historical films without it. Wole Soyinka’s…
6 Cancer Myths Debunked
On October 12, 2019. By Sola Ogundipe Karen E. Knudsen, Ph.D., enterprise director at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health, oversees cancer care and cancer research at all SKCC sites in the Greater Philadelphia region. She debunks six of the commonest cancer myths. Excerpts: *No one in my family has ever had cancer,…
Scientists Discover Immune Cell that may Stop Breast Cancer
On October 12, 2019. By Sola Ogundipe Breast cancer patients have been given hope after scientists found an immune cell which may stop the disease returning. •Women poised to defeat Breast cancer… In a world-first discovery, researchers have spotted ‘gamma delta T cells’ in human breast tissue. They believe the cell, released by the immune…
Did Nigerian Singer, ‘Sky B’ Fake His Own Death To Gain Publicity? Check Out What He Has To Say
Posted by Samuel on Sat 12th Oct, 2019 – Veteran Nigerian singer, Sky B has reacted to the insinuations that he faked his death so as to gain publicity. During the week, rap artiste, Sky B, was reported to have died in Owerri, Imo State. Sky B, who has been in the music industry since…
