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By Akanimo Sampson A new novel kind of religion is sprouting in the world, and might soon berth in Nigeria in a matter of time. It is already gaining ground in America, where it will spread to the rest of the world. It is a religion of UFO. UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. Wikipedia says it is the popular term for any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified. Most UFOs, according to it, are identified on investigation as conventional objects or phenomena. The term is widely used for claimed observations of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Already, a Rael-Science post says…

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State State has called for the immediate prosecution of the soldiers who allegedly raped a 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). Akeredolu, in a statement issued by Donald Ojogo, the Commissioner for Information on Saturday, described the alleged crime as “mindless” and “callous.” Already, the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Akure, Ondo State has arrested the soldiers who were involved in the alleged rape of a female student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The victim, who is a student of the Department of Religious and African Studies of the…

By Akanimo Sampson The search is on for cleaner alternatives to high sulfur fuel oil to power marine freight worldwide. The search has become necessary as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) enters a phase of curbing shipping industry emissions more robustly. In June, the Gas Fuel Sector Manager at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), George Plevrakis, had said ‘’at this point in time you could say Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most mature solution. It doesn’t solve the riddle of 2050, but it’s an improvement and it’s technically ready.’’ ABS is concerned with setting standards for safety and…

FC Barcelona and Argentina captain, Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) following his claim that Copa America was corrupt. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) on July 23, 2019 suspended Argentine star Lionel Messi for the next official match of the Argentine team and fined him with $ 1,500 for the expulsion in the Brazil 2019 Copa America third-place match against Chile, the organization said The 32-year-old forward Messi was sent off during Argentina’s 2-1 third-place play-off defeat of Chile and he later said the competition was fixed…

By Akanimo Sampson Science appears to be gradually inching towards discovery a secret code that would terminate the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. A Rael-Science post says scientists have created the first completely artificial protein switch that can work inside living cells to modify or even commandeer the cell’s complex internal circuitry. The switch is dubbed LOCKR, which stands for Latching, Orthogonal Cage/Key pRotein. Companion papers published July 24 in the journal Nature describe LOCKR’s design and demonstrate several practical applications of the technology. The work was conducted by bio-engineering teams led by David Baker at the UW Medicine…

By Akanimo Sampson One of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations, Malaria Consortium, says malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all deaths of children under five in Nigeria. The mission of the group which was established in 2003 is to improve lives in Africa and Asia through sustainable, evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote child and maternal health. According to the Publications Officer of the group, Lien Santeramans, patients in rural areas often struggle to access treatment, as health facilities are difficult for them…

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has called for prayers over the abduction of five pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, by suspected Fulani herdsmen. This is as the Ogun State police command has released names of the five abducted pastors of RCCG. Adeboye while preaching at the ongoing ministers’ conference holding at the Redemption Camp, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, called on members of the church to pray for their release. “As a father, how do you think I should feel to hear that five of my children have been kidnapped…

The 7th triennial conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council has birthed new helmsmen to man the union for the next three years. Mr. Amos Etuk was elected as the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council after polling 275 votes. Etuk of the Consolidated Chapel defeated his closest rival, Mr Joseph Robert who scored 156 votes at the union’s elections on Friday, August 2 at the NUJ Press Centre, Uyo. This is the second time Joseph Robert of the State Information Chapel has failed to clinch the chairmanship position…

By Akanimo Sampson Japan has become the first country in the world to officially give a stem-cell scientist the go-ahead to create animal embryos that contain human cells and transplant them into surrogate animals since a ban on the practice was overturned earlier this year. Hiromitsu Nakauchi, who leads teams at the University of Tokyo and Stanford University in California, plans to grow human cells in mouse and rat embryos and then transplant those embryos into surrogate animals. According to a Rael-Science post, Nakauchi’s ultimate goal is to produce animals with organs made of human cells that can, eventually, be…

Some masked gunmen, Friday, again raided a female hostel in the Town Campus of the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State till 6.30 a.m. Three days ago (Wednesday), the gunmen had raided another female hostel in the Town Campus of the university, dispossessing hand sets, money and other valubales from the students. An anonymous source said the gunmen arrived at the hostel at on Friday at 6 a.m. when most students were awake and operated till 6.30 a.m. collecting handsets, money and other valuables from the students. “They even collected hand sets from some porters, though the security men…