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Nov

29

2020

Nigerian Gospel Singer, Sinach offers scholarship to Water Hawker

Entertainment, HealthEntertainment, Metro, Nigeria

A little boy has been offered scholarship by Nigerian Gospel singer, Sinach, after a video of the boy educating people on importance of water and energy went viral on the internet. In the video, the sachet water hawker could be seen trying to convince someone to buy water from him. As his marketing strategy, the boy would define water, list qualities of good water, and discuss importance of water while focusing on its energy giving feature. Being in an era of a dreaded global pandemic, he would also go ahead to discuss the role water plays in helping the body…

Oct

29

2020

By OHAFIATV

Mark Zuckerberg tells US Congress to upend the internet

Economy, News, PoliticsAmerica, Economy, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Metro, World News

Facebook supports rewriting Section 230, and it’s starting to lay out the changes it wants. That’s the big takeaway from a nearly four-hour grilling of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The point was quickly lost in a pre-election political scuffle — but in the coming months, it’ll be one of the most important things to watch. Yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a foundational internet law. The event was supposed to examine whether Section 230 protections — which protect web services and sites of all…

Oct

29

2020

By OHAFIATV

Official: 800,000 babies die due to poor breastfeeding annually

Health, NewsEducation, Health, Metro, Reviews

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, has disclosed that no fewer than 800,000 babies die of poor breastfeeding yearly across the globe. Oyebanji stated that poor breastfeeding was largely responsible for high infant mortality in Nigeria, which he said was being gradually checkmated due to the advent of exclusive breastfeeding and improved medical practices. Filani spoke in Ado Ekiti on Thursday at a press parley commemorating the 2020 edition of breastfeeding week in Ekiti State. The Commissioner said Ekiti was rated as having 55.4 percent compliance with the first six months exclusive breastfeeding in 2019, saying the…

Oct

13

2020

By OHAFIATV

End SARS: Kanye West joins campaign

Lifestyle, Politics#EndSARS, America, Kanye West, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

Music superstar, Kanye West, has added his voice to End SARS calls. Kanye declared his position on Monday via Twitter. The fashion mogul urged authorities to listen to the people. “I stand with my Nigerian brothers and sisters to end police brutality, the government must answer to the people’s cries #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria”, he tweeted. The campaign against the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has attracted global sympathies. Organisations including Black Lives Matter, and several international celebrities have shown solidarity with Nigerians. The Police have announced scrapping of the unit but protesters insist their demands have not been met. They want a thorough…

Jul

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

How police rescued Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram

PoliticsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria

Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Nigeria Police have rescued two soldiers kidnapped by Boko Haram. The elite police squad freed the Nigerian Army personnel from insurgents in Borno State. The terrorists killed their colleagues during an offensive on the patrolling troops. The Police Situation Report (SITREP) on the operation was released on Tuesday, according to PRNigeria. It noted that 2:30pm of July 13, 20120, “an Army Patrol Team was attacked by Boko Haram along Auno Road”. The sect killed two soldiers and kidnapped others. Two military gun trucks, AK 47 rifles and unspecified numbers of ammunition, were carted away.…