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       BY OYEKAN OLUWATOBI North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next.  Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon a nearly five-year-long self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range and nuclear weapons. With peace talks with the US stalled, North Korea has doubled-down on leader Kim Jong Un’s vow to modernize the regime’s armed forces, flexing Pyongyang’s military muscles despite biting international sanctions. South Korea said that North Korea appeared to be following a “similar pattern” to 2017 when tensions were last at breaking-point on the peninsula warning Pyongyang could soon restart nuclear and intercontinental missile tests. North Korea “has come close to destroying the moratorium declaration”, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said in ...

By Abdulrasaq kehinde Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported 75 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The NCDC announced on Saturday morning, through its verified website, that with the new statistics, the country's caseload reached 252,912 on Friday, and the death toll remained at 3,134 since the pandemic began. In addition, the country had 228 recoveries within the same time period, according to the agency. According to daily planet, 228,632 Nigerians have been successfully treated and released across the country. The following is a breakdown of the current COVID-19 data by state: Lagos-22, FCT-13, Rivers-8, Oyo-7, Yobe-7, Osun-6, Delta-3, Kaduna-3, Nasarawa-2, and Kano-1, according to the NCDC.

 By Tosin Ajayi Popular Nollywood actress and mother of two, Iyabo Ojo, went down memory lane, revealing her experience especially her anxiety as a single mother after her divorce with her ex-husband. Posted on her Instagram page, was an old picture of her kids and herself which was taken years back. The actress stated this on her Instagram page that she had no direction and was confused at first on how to start the journey alone. The popular actress was once married to Mr. Ojo before their divorce three years after marriage. She has been faced with responsibilities of taking care of her children since then. She wrote, “This year, I began my journey as a single mum with no direction. I was afraid, sometimes depressed, confused, and I always had a lot of anxiety. I felt like a failure, a loser. I felt I wasn’t good enough, I felt little, I didn’t really know how to fit in or even start. How was I even going to pull through? I never thought of making it in life. I just wanted my ...

United States of America  By Morawo Zainab Ramon Abass Olorunwa, aka Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022, Valentine's Day, according to the United State Department of Justice. According to an online medium, Neusroom, the 37 year old Nigerian social media influencer will know his fate come February 14, Valentine's Day, after almost spending two years in detention in Dubai.   Hushpuppi  was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in June last year after local police raided his Dubai apartment. According to the Dubai police, nearly $41 million in cash, 13 luxury cars valued at around $6.8 million, and phones and computer evidence containing more than 100,000 fraud files and the addresses of nearly two millions possible victim were found during the raid. The FBI's investigation postulated that Hushpuppi finances his wealthy lifestyles through crime such as transnational network that facilitates computer intrusions, money laundering, fraudulent schemes and targ...

 Bayelsa  By Abdulrasaq kehinde  A 38- year old man, Baridap Needman, replaced his deceased wife with his daughter on his matrimonial bed and impregnated his daughter in Bayelsa State at the Yenizue- Gene Suburb of Yenagoa.  Baridap Needman was arrested by police operatives in Bayelsa State, the state capital, following a formal complaint from the State Gender Advocacy Group, Gender Response Initiative Team GRIT led by Dise ogbise.  According to Dise Ogbise and Mrs. Mary Accrah Pekeowei, the government was tipped off by a concerned neighbor, who noticed that the victim was five months pregnant and the father was responsible for the pregnancy.  It was learned that the arrested man started violating his daughter when she was seven years by fingering her.  It was further gathered that while the 14- year - old girl was sleeping with her father on the bed, the two younger brothers were made to sleep on the floor.  The 14- year - old girl, a junior seco...

Tolulope Olatunji     Giannis Infantino   President of the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA), Giannis Infantino has revealed the rationale behind organising FIFA World Cup every two years. Infantino gave the clarification at an 'extraordinary' session of the Council of Europe - a trans-national body dedicated to the support of human rights. He explained the countries outside Europe needed greater access to national football competitions to prevent drastic consequences. “If we think about rest of world, and the vast majority of Europe, then we have to think about what football brings. Football is about opportunity, about hope, about the national teams. We cannot say to the rest of world give us your money, but watch us on TV. We need to include them." Infantino stated The 51-year-old Swiss  laid emphasis on how the two-year World Cup plan will benefit Africa, as it could stop African migrants from finding “death in the sea”. “We need to find ways...