Planets Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, came closer together than they have been in 400 years on Monday. As many across the globe marked their calendars ahead of the 21 December to experience the once in a lifetime occurrence. This great conjunction made a bright splash in the night...
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1-year Imprisonment awaits Lagos Residents who flout Covid-19 rules
Lagos state government has urged its residents to avoid being jailed for a year by complying with COVID-19 guidelines. The spike of COVID-19 cases in Lagos has given rise to the new measures taken by the Governor, Babajide Sanwolu. Residents of Lagos are expected to wear a face mask when outside their homes. The LASG...
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Canada continues its support of Palestinian refugees
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, announced Sunday that Canada will continue to provide support of up to $90 million over 3 years for Palestinian refugees through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This support will help respond to the rising needs of vulnerable...
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IQRA Foundation Redefines Learning for Children at Bariga
The IQRA Foundation, a non-profit in Nigeria focused on providing improved access to quality education for marginalized children in Nigeria, will be launching a community walk-in library at Bariga, Lagos next week. Established on the back of the school closure that denied access to millions of marginalized children, this walk-in community library will prevent...
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LASU’S best Graduating Student earns 5 million Naira, Scholarship
The Governor of Lagos State has offered employment to valedictorian, gifts him N5 Million as the best graduating student for finishing with the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.95 on a scale of 5.0. Oladimeji Shotunde, the best graduating student at the Lagos State University (LASU), also earned a post-graduate scholarship to any university in...
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Foreign Affairs Minister releases statement on the ongoing Human rights violations in Chechnya
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has expressed concern about the continual human rights violations and abuses in Chechnya, particularly against LGBTQ2 individuals. He issued the following statement today: “Two years ago, Canada, alongside 15 other members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism to...
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Canada to Modernize trading with Ukraine
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade spoke with Ihor Petrashko, Ukraine’s Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture concerning bilateral trade among both countries. The ministers spoke about the importance of cooperation and coordination to build a strong global economic recovery from COVID-19. They also discussed the...
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NFF Board Member Dies of Coronavirus
A member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Coordinator for the South-South zone of the body, Mr. Emmanuel Ibah, is dead. According to NewsOne Nigeria family sources confirmed to the NFF that Ibah, who was also Chairman of the Akwa Ibom Football Association, gave up the ghost on Tuesday morning...
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Omah Lay and Tems Released from Uganda Prison
Stanley Omah Didia popularly known as Omah Lay and Tems regained their freedom, following a ruling by Okumu Jude Muwone, Chief Magistrate Court of Makindye. Their release was made public by Bebe Cool, a Ugandan singer, on Tuesday. The Ugandan police had arrested on Sunday, December 13 both singers over their involvement in an unauthorized...
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Ugandan Cindy Sanyu calls Omah Lay and Tems Idiots
In the aftermath of what seems like a successful concert in Uganda, Omah Lay and Tems were arrested for breaching the Covid-19 lockdown rules in Uganda. The incident has sparked outrage among Nigerians on social media. As a result, many have visited the Instagram page of Ugandan starlet Cindy Sanyu in wrath after a video...
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U.S Racists Call for the Removal of black Santa Claus
There has been outrage in little rock Arkansas when a racist incident prompted a black family to consider moving because of Santa Claus This was because Kennedy’s whose home in Little Rock Arkansas in the subdivision of Lakewood received a letter signed by Santa detailing why they should not have a black Santa Claus. The...
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Canada to provide COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines in developing countries
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today announced a contribution of $230 million to procure COVID-19 treatments for developing countries in response to urgent priorities identified by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, launched by the World Health Organization and partners. This contribution will help to minimize deaths and severe illness from...