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The general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, clocked 79 Tuesday, March 2. Folu, his wife of more than 50 years, took to social media this afternoon to thank God for giving him to her as a husband. Her post reads, ”Adeboye, 79 years ago, God brought you into this world especially just for me. He knew I will need a Champion, a King, a Priest, a Prophet, a Gentleman and He made you for me. ”I’m thankful for the love you continually show me and I love you just as much. ”You are the husband…

Nigeria, Tuesday, took delivery of 3.94 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the much-awaited first batch of vaccines from the COVAX Facility to the country, a presidential aide said in Abuja. “Nigeria has just received the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine,” tweeted presidential aide Bashir Ahmad. With the delivery, Nigeria becomes the third West African country after Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire to receive the vaccine from the COVAX Facility. The 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in the capital, Abuja, ushered by top government officials at a short ceremony. It is the…

Zoom Video Communications (ZM)’s fourth-quarter results easily surpassed consensus estimates at the beginning of this year after market closed on Monday, Bloomberg said. Shares surged more than 10% in after-hours trading, adding to a gain of more than 9.6% during the regular trading day. Here were the main results from Zoom’s report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg and the company’s results in the same period last year: Revenue:$882.5 million vs. $811.04 million expected versus $188.25 million year-over-year Adjusted earnings per share:$1.22 vs. 79 cents expected versus 15 cents year-over-year In its fiscal fourth quarter, Zoom benefited from an…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian popular novelist, has lost her mother, Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie. The mother of the renowned Nigerian novelist died on Monday, March 1, in Awka, Anambra State. She was 78 years old. “It was very sudden and we are devastated,” a family spokesperson said according to Guardian. She is survived by her six children: Ijeoma, Uchenna, Chuks, Okechukwu, Chimamanda and Kenechukwu; as well as nine grandchildren, in-laws and many relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by her family. This comes just months after Chimamanda lost her father. A one-time Registrar of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Chimamanda’s mother…

Nigerian basketball player has become the tallest ever in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This is as a video showing him displaying his skills in the basketball turf went viral. Abiodun Adegoke, 18, is 7ft 9in and can slam dunk with his two feet on the ground. A four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal, who played at centre his entire career and used his 7ft 1in frame to dominate the scene for years.  The Nigerian is set to become the tallest ever competitor in the NBA after he went viral. A clip shared online shows the teenager working…

Despite slow spread of COVID-19 in some countries due to lockdowns and vaccination programmes, World Health Organization described as “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the virus will end in 2021.  Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, Dr Michael Ryan, WHO’s executive director of emergency services, said vaccinating the most vulnerable people, including healthcare workers, would help remove the “tragedy and fear” from the situation, and would help to ease pressure on hospitals, the “COVID-19 is very much in control.” “It will be very premature, and I think unrealistic, to think that we’re going to finish with this virus by…

In what appeared as a monkey business, Nigeria’s schoolgirls abducted few days ago by unknown bandits have arrived at and are holed in Zamfara State Government House, Gusau, the governor said in a tweet on Tuesday. Armed gang abducted 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary (GGSS) School, Jangebe in Zamfara State at around 1am local time on Friday, though seven escaped. “Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity,” Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle said on Twitter. “This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin…

Since the commencement of its operations on June 7, 2019, Ibom Air lifted its 500,000th passenger on Monday, March 1. George Uriesi, Chief Operating Officer Ibom Air, tweeted Monday, “We’re very pleased to record this key milestone of 500,000 passengers. Although we would have clocked this number around November of last year but for the three & a half months Covid-19 lockdown, still, it is an indication of steady customer uptake, & validation of our services. ”We are most thankful to our customers for believing in us and continuing to rely on our unique proposition of schedule reliability, on-time departures,…

France’s ex-President, Nicolas Sarkozy, was, Monday, March 1 found guilty of corruption and influence-peddling and sentenced to three years in prison with two of them suspended. The 66-year-old, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was accused of forging a “corruption pact” with his lawyer and a senior magistrate. Judges said there was “serious evidence” of collaboration between the three men to break the law. The case dates back to 2014 after investigators from the newly-created Parquet National Financier (National Financial Prosecutor’s Office) tapped Sarkozy and his lawyer, Thierry Herzog’s phones over allegations the former president had illegally received millions…

Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Nigeria’s Abia State, has dismissed the drunkard’s accusation garlanded him, trying to dismiss it a pinch of salt. Ikpeazu was responding to the derogatory comments by Kogi West Senator, Smart Adeyemi against him. Recall that Senator Smart Adeyemi representing Kogi West District had called Ikpeazu a ”Champagne drinking” governor. The lawmaker who made the remark while contributing to a motion on the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria on the floor of the Senate had said Abia State was being governed by drunkards. Adeyemi said while some governors were committed to the welfare and protection of…