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The Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria, Farouk Salim, has cautioned builders against using low-quality construction materials. The SON boss, who was represented by the Head of Products Registration, Joseph Ugbaja, gave the warning at the just concluded Building, Construction and Machinery Expo with the theme “Building Standards and Sustainable Structures”, in Lagos. Salim noted that the theme of the expo coincided with the efforts being made by… Read the full article here

Experts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology have warned against engaging in oral sex during the menstrual period, describing it as unsafe and could lead to multifaceted infections. According to them, such practice could lead to upper respiratory tract infections, hepatitis B and C, Sexually Transmitted Infections, mouth and throat infections. While some online platforms have claimed that the practice is safe, the experts warned that not everything on the internet was… Read the full article here

South America football governing organisation, CONMEBOL, has honoured Argentine superstar footballer, Lionel Messi, with the ‘Baton of Football’. A life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup was also made in his honour. The footballer shared photos from the event on his Instagram page on Monday. He wrote, “Thanks to #conmebol for this tribute and to #sole_pastorutti for that beautiful moment. It was very special and emotional.” Messi led Argentina to… Read the full article here

Benin singer Angelique Kidjo won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, one of Europe’s top music prizes on Tuesday along with Britain’s Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, and Estonian composer Arvo Part. The five-times Grammy winner, described by the organisers of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize as “one of the greatest singer-songwriters in international music”, sings in native Fon and Yoruba languages as well as in French and English. Dubbed “Africa’s… Read the full article here

Retiring Ireland legend Johnny Sexton is “likely” to miss the remainder of the season with Leinster through injury.Sexton, who captained Ireland to a historic Six Nations Grand Slam victory this year, limped out of the decisive match against England in Dublin with a groin complaint. Ahead of Leinster’s Heineken Champions Cup match against Ulster, head coach Leo Cullen issued an update on the player’s condition.World CupAll Blacks batter Ireland 46-14 to reach World Cup semis19/10/2019 AT… Read the full article here

Disney’s next generation storytelling and consumer experiences division, which had been exploring how the company could enter the so-called metaverse, has been eliminated according to The Wall Street Journal. The team is thought to have been made up of around 50 employees, and was exploring how Disney could use its existing intellectual property in what former CEO Bob Chapek called “the next great storytelling frontier.”The division was announced internally last FebruaryDisney… Read the full article here

European equities advanced on Tuesday as investors turned cautiously optimistic that the worst of the recent banking crisis was over.The Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index, which includes the region’s biggest lenders, rose 1.5 per cent. Commerzbank led gainers, up 2.6 per cent.The moves bolstered broader share indices, with the benchmark Stoxx 600 up 0.4 per cent and Germany’s Dax up 0.6 per cent.US bank stocks finished higher overnight in New York as investors welcomed news that US… Read the full article here

Right before the exchange platform Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have been accused of regulatory violations by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), almost a billion dollars in crypto reportedly left the platform’s wallets. According to the Thanefield Capital data research, a few hours before the Binance CFTC indictment, which occurred at 3 pm UTC on Monday, March 27, an unusually large amount was withdrawn across centralized exchanges. In 12 hours preceding… Read the full article here

Red rose bouquets for all! Bachelor Nation couples’ road to their happily ever after doesn’t always look the same, but these couples found The One in 2023. The season 21 Bachelor Nick Viall may not have found his forever love on the ABC series in 2017, but he did get another try at his happy ending with Natalie Joy to kick off 2023. The “Viall Files” podcast host previously proposed to Vanessa Grimaldi after his Bachelor season. The twosome called it quits in… Read the full article here

The Oyo State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday in Ibadan called on Governor Seyi Makinde to consolidate his first-term achievements in his second term. The union gave the advice in a congratulatory message to the governor signed by its chairman, Oladimeji Raji, and Secretary, Salami Olukayode. It urged Mr Makinde to regard his re-election as a reflection of peoples’ opinion, adding that it was equally a result of his numerous enduring people-oriented policies… Read the full article here