‘Another baby girl’: Zuckerberg, wife expecting second child BY NEWS AGENCY Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan, 32, are expecting their second baby. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Zuckerberg announced that the couple is expecting another baby girl, two years after the birth of daughter Maxima in 2015. “Priscilla and I are happy to share we’re expecting another baby girl,” he wrote. “After our difficult experience having Max, we weren’t sure what to expect or whether we’d be able to have another child. When Priscilla and I first found out she was pregnant again, our first hope…
Author: Mr Abiodun Borisade
INTERNATIONALBlack Box From Crashed Indonesia Lion Air Found One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. “We found one of the black boxes,” Soerjanto Tjahjono told AFP. “We don’t know yet whether it’s the FDR (flight data recorder) or CVR (cockpit voice recorder).” The devices record information about the speed, altitude and direction of the plane as well as flight crew conversations. They could be a key piece of evidence…
Breakfast With Governor Kayode Fayemi A Reporter’s Diary By Akogun Tai Oguntayo It was just few minutes past 7:00 this morning when I received a call from the former National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Dr Wale Okediran saying: “Akogun, sorry for waking you up. Please can you join me at the hotel right now so that you can accompany me to the Governor?” Without thinking twice, I answered extemporaneously: ” On my way sir!”. Are you laughing? Please don’t! Tell me, who will turn down such an early morning rare honour by an august visitor to…
In Africa, TANZANIA seem to be getting it right in terms of the economy and leadership by example. Tanzania is fast becoming the cleanest countries in Africa because of his exemplary lifestyles. He goes out to clear refuse at random. Often with his family. President John Kpome Magufuli of Tanzania was a former school teacher, industrial chemist and ex-minister of works. He is the son of a peasant farmer. He’s from a humble background. He’s been channeling Tanzania’s monetary sources to more important ventures. Not long after assuming office, he took drastic measures to boost government coffers, which includes: A.…
I eventually saw the leaked sex video of the Lekki Pastor and his ex. I had to go watch on Youtube. At first my verdict was very harsh,very very harsh. But again I reflected deeply. Its not in my place to rejoice when people fall, that would be very overtly mundane and crassly pedestrian. I am stuck in between pitying the pastor and being overtly sorry for him. The dude was just all smiles,while the stupid lady was on cloud 9. I mean the girl was in Lalaland,while the dude was visibly on earth smiling craftily. Na wa o. …
Fayemi and his “Never Again” Mantra for Ekiti By Segun Dipe “Ekiti has been through a horrible wilderness experience in the past four years. Our reputation as a people has been sullied and we have become the butt of jokes due to the crass ineptitude, loquacious ignorance, and ravenous corruption masquerading as governance in our State during this past administration…” Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor of Ekiti State while delivering his inauguration speech on Tuesday 16 October 2018. It is very difficult to get through rough times in life, especially when one has left hope and started feeling forlorn…
Association of Nigerian Authors: The monthly reading event of Ekiti State chapter of ANA had indeed a Special Guest Reader for the month of October. Her Excellency Erelu Bisi Fayemi drew exceeding maximum venue capacity audience from virtually the four corners of Nigeria’s scholar world. Osofisan, Okediran, Soremekun, Olu Obafemi, others…. On review were 3 of her publications, consideration was also given to a few of her notably poems. In harmony with the “new thinking” of Ekiti as relates too restoring not only a few (but many) of Ekiti eroded values over the past 4 years resultant of bad governance…
Dear Lagosians, it’s 4months now, we requested for the N297m projects nominated by Sen SOLOMON Olamilekan Adeola in 2017 budget for the people of his constituents he has failed to respond to Tracka. Every citizens has the right to know how public funds are spent. #AskQuestions #GetInvolved
Osun PDP governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, arraigned for impersonation. •Granted bail. •International Passport seized. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the September 22 election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has been arraigned for impersonation. Mr Adeleke was arraigned on Wednesday at a Federal High Court in Abuja on a four-count charge for alleged examination malpractice. He was arraigned by the police for presenting himself as a student of Ojo-aron community grammar school in his state in 2017. He has denied the allegation and alleged political withchunt. He was brought to court with four other accused, including the school principal…
Dogs could be trained to detect malaria in humans by sniffing their socks, new research suggests. Scientists believe the findings of the new study, the first in which animals have demonstrated the ability to identify a parasitic infection, could potentially lead to the first rapid and non-invasive test for the disease. Researchers hope sniffer dogs could be trained to stop malaria spreading across borders and help those suffering from the condition receive earlier treatment. “While our findings are at an early stage, in principle we have shown that dogs could be trained to detect malaria infected people by their odour…
