A Nigerian man simply identified as John bought a Mercedes-Benz G-class for a South African man to apologise after impregnating his wife. Daily Live, a South-African news website, quoted John as saying that the husband of his pregnant girlfriend immediately forgave him on receiving the car. “I know what I did is wrong but I feel better he has accepted my gift. He accepted that his wife, my girlfriend, is pregnant and will soon give birth to my son. He was angry at first but when I presented the car to him his anger vanished,” John explained.
ENGLAND BEAT SPAIN TO WIN U17 WORLD CUP FINAL
Manchester City starlet Phil Foden scored twice as England came from behind to crush Spain 5-2 in the Under 17 World Cup final on Sunday. Victory added to England’s growing list of youth honours – they have won the Under 20 World Cup and European Under 19 championship this year – and was revenge for losing the Under 17 European Championship final to Spain in May. On top of Foden’s second half brace, Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster scored his seventh goal of the tournament and Morgan Gibbs-White and Marc Guehi also pierced the normally solid Spanish defence at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata.
FG CONFIRMS SIX FRESH CASES OF MONKEYPOX AS DISEASE HITS ABUJA
The Federal Government has confirmed six fresh cases of monkey pox including one in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the announcement in his office in Abuja on Friday, according to a statement by the Director of Media, Mrs. Boade Akinola. Ehanire said apart from Abuja, there are two new cases of the disease in Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom states and one in Enugu. This brings the total number of confirmed monkey pox cases to nine.
TROOPS INTERCEPT BOKO HARAM SUICIDE BOMB SQUAD, NEUTRALIZE FIVE
Troops intercepted Boko Haram suicide bomb squad on Friday and neutralized five terrorists at different locations in Borno north, Nigerian Army said on Saturday. The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement noted that the intercepted bomb at Ngalle village where one terrorist was neutralized “could have been intended for troops or innocent and peace loving villagers.” Usman said a huge Improvised Explosive Device cylinder was recovered from the terrorists. “Other items recovered include an AK-47 rifle magazine, a motorcycle and some spare parts.”
STAY AWAY FROM CRIME, EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN COUNSELS STUDENTS
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has counseled Nigerian students to stay away from kidnapping, robbery and other social vices that portray the academic community in bad light. The former resident gave the advice while presenting his remarks as the Special Guest of Honour at the 4th convocation of Baze University in Abuja. He said, “It is important to note that the negative activities of some of our youths are portraying the academic environment in bad light.
JAW WAR 2017
War they said it is, but believe me it is more than a war. War with no physical weapon but looks physical with words crazy enough to create new red blood cells in the Human bone marrow. The much anticipated inter Hall and interfaculty literary and debate Jaw war competition would commence from early November 2017. Inter hall category would comprise of two rounds each while interfaculty would only be a single round. The Jaw war rally was held on the 29th October 2017 and It promises to be a promising event.
HSE WORKSHOP
The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society Student Chapter in conjunction with the Faculty of Science on Friday 27th of October held a workshop on Health Safety and Environment. The programme had resource persons from Deeprimex Global Resources. The event which was scheduled to hold at 2 pm at the Faculty lecture theatre began at 3:30 pm at the Seminar Room of the Department of Geology due to hitches in power. The workshop covered lecture as well as practical sessions for students that attended. Alumni were present to give credence to the programme. However, turnout of Fassaites was very low and the major populace were students of Geology department.
