Following the earth tremor that shook some parts of Abuja at dawn of Friday, many Nigerians have reacted to the development, with some calling on God for help. While the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar called on the Abuja residents to be calm, those living in Maitama and Utako areas said they all felt the tremor. The Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria’s Federal capital territory, Abuja, has confirmed the reports of the earth tremor in Abuja. Although the agency said it could have come from the movement of the earth or that it could be by the blasting of rocks or mining in the area, it however urged residents to stay calm and hide under tables if inside the house or stay away from buildings if outdoor. The Senate President, Dr. Saraki who took to his twitter handle to confirm the development said, “We have all been feeling the earth tremors in Abuja and surrounding areas over the last 48 hours. I know that many p...
SpaceX billed Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as on "an endless road trip past Mars" when it launched in February. However, the car and its pilot have now reached their farthest point from the sun before swinging back into orbit. The Roadster has reached its first apogee from the sun according to the Where is Roadster? website, run by Ben Pearson, and as reported by technology news site Ars Technica. While the Cape Canaveral launch of Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy - the most powerful in the world - was a big success, the red sports car overshot its touted mark for Mars. Its orbit will bring it close to Mars - and to Earth - in two years' time, with it being at its closest to Earth at 51.7m km (32m miles) on 6 November 2020. Rather than entering Mars' orbit, the Tesla looks to be on a long-term path towards the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The websit...
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has charged his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop shifting blames and take responsibility for the problems facing Nigeria. Okorocha said though APC inherited the challenges, it must ensure that they were fixed. He stated that Nigerians voted APC into power to fix their challenges and not to complain. Speaking with State House Correspondents in Abuja, the governor assured that the pains Nigerians are going through was only momentarily. According to Okorocha, “As APC, we are responsible for everything happening in Nigeria. We are responsible for the good, the bad, the ugly but we are promising Nigerians that we shall fix it. “We share the pains of Nigerians; every human being must feel it. We also feel what they are going through but we are asking for a little patience. “Let us do things the right way and do it once and for all. I am sure that by next year, you will begin to see changes, ...
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