In Nigeria grasshoppers or Para are usually fried and eaten as food. These insects are mostly caught during rainy season. The grasshoppers are mostly cought in Maiduguri. Traders make serious profit selling grasshoppers. Do you know that according to Un food and Agricultural organisation, grasshoppers is rich with protein, vitamins, …
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The permanent Twitter suspension came a few hours after Reddit announced it was taking down the massively popular subreddit r/Donaldtrump. Other social platforms that have gone after Trump accounts in the days following the attack on the Capitol are Twitch and Snapchat (where his accounts have been disabled), Shopify (which …
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Some residents of Rigasa in Kaduna State have staged a protest against insecurity and demolition of their shops without prior notice or compensation by the state government. The protesters took to the streets in Rigasa under Igebi Local Government on Friday with placards chanting anti-government songs to express their displeasure …
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GAGDI ON FOREIGN OVERSIGHT DUTY, INSPECTS LST 100 WARSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN NAVY IN AJMAN STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATE. In pursuance of his legislative function to oversee activities of the Nigerian Navy, and his innate desire for a robust Navy and improved security of Nigerian waterways, the Chairman …
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#FixPolitics, an initiative designed to “structurally change and innovate politics” in Nigeria and Africa, is set to commence operations at its School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG). The #FixPolitics initiative was launched in February by Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, in collaboration with the Robert Bosch Academy. …
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Lehigh University, a private college in Pennsylvania, has revoked the honorary degree it awarded President Donald Trump more than 30 years ago. The decision was affirmed by the school’s Board of Trustees on Friday, the school said in a brief announcement. CNN asked the university for further comment, but did …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has told Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to “stop misleading the public with fake defections”. PDP accused the former Abia Governor of massaging “his dwindled ego” before the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level. Publicity Secretary, Fabian Nwankwo, …
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Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with the country accounting for about 20 per cent of global maternal deaths. Daily Trust, in this report, examines some of the factors responsible for this ugly trend. Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in several low-and-middle-income …
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Beautiful talented and celebrated Nigerian filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba, has celebrated her 41th birthday on Wednesday, January 8, Newsextra24 reports. The filmmaker and movie director shared a video of herself in work mode on Instagram to celebrate herself on her birthday. ‘YEEEEEEEEEEES!!! It’s my bai-daaaaayyy!! Thankful for all the messages of …
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Following recent controversies over alleged sexual misconduct, Daily Trust on Saturday looks at some of the most prominent cases, with public officials smack at the centre, in the last decade. FCMB boss, Mr Adam Nuhu and the paternity case This unfolding sex scandal involves the Managing Director of First City …
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