COVID-19 – Depression, anxiety rose 25% in first year – WHO
COVID-19 = A new mental health report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown that depression and anxiety went up by more than 25 per cent in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic alone. The report, which was published by the WHO Friday, “provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil societies and others, […]
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Addax Petroleum exits Nigeria, transfers assets to NNPC
Addax – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Tuesday announced it has signed a settlement and exit agreement with Sinopec’s Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) to exit its four major oil mining blocks in the country. With this agreement, according to NNPC Limited, Addax has ceased to be the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) contractor for the […]
Ethiopia, Tigray reach agreement to end hostilities
Ethiopia – “The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as the systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament,” VOA quoted African Union’s lead mediator and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo as saying. The Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Wednesday reached an agreement […]
Triple H announces retirement – will never wrestle again
Triple H officially announced his retirement from the in-ring competition late on Friday night. Triple H, whose real name is Paul Levesque revealed his decision in a snippet of his interview with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith for Stephen A’s World and said that he has a defibrillator in his chest and won’t wrestle again. This […]
Osimhen can conquer the world – Napoli boss
Osimhen – Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has revealed that he is in awe of the huge talent that Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen possesses and the future the striker can have in the game. Spalletti compared the 23-year-old to Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly but stated that if Koulibaly was ‘scary’ then Osimhen is ‘stratospheric.’ Spalletti […]
Lampard hails Iwobi for ‘all-round’ performance against Leeds United
Lampard – Newly-appointed Everton manager Frank Lampard has showered praise on Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi for his performance in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Leeds United. Iwobi completed all 90 minutes for the Toffees against Marcelo Bielsa’s side, the first time the Nigerian international has played from start to finish since December 2021. Lampard reveals Iwobi […]