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COVID-19: ‘Shut down Aso Rock’ – Nigerians react to Abba Kyari’s alleged Coronavirus’ test

Amid the continued spread of Coronavirus, some Nigerians have called for the shutting down of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock.The call was made in reaction to reports that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tested positive for COVID-19.Kyari had recently travelled to Germany where he met with officials of Siemens in Munich on…

History, Rules & Significant Football Players

Football, also called association football or soccer, game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area surrounding…

Aso Rock Presidential Villa

PROFILE OF MUHAMMADU BUHARI Muhammadu Buhari is the new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Muhammadu Buhari  was born on 17 December 1942 in Daura Katsina State.  Buhari is  a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army who was Head of State of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power…

Basketball Definition, History, Rules, Players, & Facts

Basketball, game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket.The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861–1939) on or about…

World Cup History & Winners

World Cup, formally FIFA World Cup, in football (soccer), quadrennial tournament that determines the sport’s world champion. It is likely the most popular sporting event in the world, drawing billions of television viewers every tournament.The first competition for the cup was organized in 1930 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and was won…

U.S. Senate: Senators

Skip Content    116th CongressSenator’s Name (Party-State)StatePartyClass Alexander, Lamar (R-TN)TennesseeRepublican2Class II Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI)WisconsinDemocrat1Class I Barrasso, John (R-WY)WyomingRepublican1Class I Bennet, Michael F. (D-CO)ColoradoDemocrat3Class III Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)TennesseeRepublican1Class I Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT)ConnecticutDemocrat3Class III Blunt, Roy (R-MO)MissouriRepublican3Class III Booker, Cory A. (D-NJ)New JerseyDemocrat2Class II Boozman, John (R-AR)ArkansasRepublican3Class III Braun, Mike (R-IN)IndianaRepublican1Class I Brown, Sherrod (D-OH)OhioDemocrat1Class I Burr,…

Court Terms and their Meanings

tribunal – an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial businesscourt, judicaturecourt of justice, court of law, lawcourt, court – a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the lawsassembly – a group of persons who are gathered together for a…