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Ever heard the saying “empower a woman, empower a nation”? On Friday, October 02, 2020, Coca-Cola in line with its commitment to women empowerment, graduated 612 women from a one-month intensive vocational training tagged “Catalyst for Change”. The training which was conducted in partnership with the Karis and Eleos Foundation was designed to aid economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Cleanup Day, celebrated globally on September 19, 2020, saw diverse people come together to combat the solid waste problem through numerous community cleanup activities. To mark this day, Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited partnered with two local NGOs – African Cleanup Initiative and Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC), on cleanup activities across Lagos and Ibadan.
Congratulations are in order for veteran Nollywood actor, Anayo Modestus Onyekwere popularly known as Kanayo O Kanayo on his latest achievement as a professional lawyer. According to the talented actor, he did not give up on his dreams of becoming a lawyer since he graduated in the 90’s.
The Federal Government has directed the reopening of all airports in Nigeria for domestic flights. Speaking on Monday during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced that private airports and airstrips were now opened for commercial flights.
Naomi Osaka staged a brilliant comeback to defeat Victoria Azarenka and win her third grand slam title at the US Open. Azarenka picked up where she left off in her semi-final victory over Serena Williams and swept through the first set in just 27 minutes.
Arsenal made a flying start to the new Premier League season as Gabriel Magalhaes grabbed a debut goal and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a stunner in Saturday’s 3-0 win at Fulham. Just 48 days after last season’s delayed conclusion, the Premier League is back and Arsenal hit the ground running with the kind of confident display that has become their hallmark since Mikel Arteta took charge.
Naomi Osaka will go in search of her second US Open crown when she meets Victoria Azarenka at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Saturday on SuperSport Tennis Africa (09:00 WAT). Osaka defeated 28th seed Jennifer Brady 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3 to book her place in a second US Open final. The Japanese star defeated Serena Williams in the 2018 final and Azarenka overcame the 23-time Grand Slam singles title champion to set up a meeting with Osaka in New York.
After spending three years in prison, the fraud case of actress Toyin Abraham’s ex lover, Seun Egbegbe has finally being remembered. New reports say the Federal High Court in Lagos will on October 6 hear no-case submissions in the alleged fraud case involving Seun Egbegbe.
Mikel Obi’s Twins are set to go to School for the First Time Popular Nigerian Super Eagles star John Mikel Obi has celebrated his beautiful daughters with alluring words on social media. The former Chelsea defensive midfielder who is currently signed to Stoke City after making a switch this summer, posted via his Instagram on Tuesday being September 8 shared an adorable photo of his beautiful daughters. According to Mikel, his daughters are his world and he’s super proud to be their father.
Football’s G.O.A.T Cristiano Ronaldo has once again silenced critics in spectacular fashion, scoring a brace past European Powerhouse Sweden on Tuesday night, taking his international tally to 101 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo became only the second male footballer to score 100 goals for his country as he netted a sublime free-kick for Portugal against Sweden on Tuesday night. He is the first European to reach the incredible landmark, and is closing in on the all-time record of 109 set by Iran legend Ali Daei after taking his tally to 101 goals moments later.
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Saturday said the re-opening of churches led to a decrease in Coronavirus infections across the nation. Oyedepo, at the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer, used Lagos and Ogun States as a case study for his statement, saying that COVID-19 had continued to decline due to re-opening of churches.
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who disclosed this, said the amount represented 84 per cent of the N36.3bn public funds and donations received by the Federal Government to tackle the pandemic. It has been revealed that the Federal Government has spent N30.5 billion on efforts to curtail COVID-19 between April and July this year.
Photos have emerged from President Buhari’s 22-year-old daughter, Hanan and Turad Sha’aban’s pre-wedding event which took place on Thursday September 3. LIB reports that the main wedding will take place today September 4, 2020, at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Wednesday revealed that he and his family recently battled the coronavirus, describing the ordeal as a “kick in the gut” as he expressed gratitude that they’ve all since come out on the other side.
Ghana’s minister of information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has sent a six-page reply to Nigeria, over allegations of hostilities to Nigeria and harassment of Nigerians. Last Friday, Nigeria rolled out a litany of harassment and hostilities perpetrated by Ghana against Nigerian affairs and Nigerians and declared it will no longer permit future malicious acts.
Lagos state is set to re-open schools in September after months of closure. The Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known during the regular briefing on the state’s COVID-19 status. The governor, said that tertiary institutions in the state will re-open from September 14.