Trump Calms Virus Fears After First Death On US Soil
US President Donald Trump moved to quell fears about the novel coronavirus after the first death on US soil was confirmed Saturday. The US fatality occurred in Washington State’s King county, which includes Seattle, a city of more than 700,000 people, said health officials. The victim was not immediately identified, but Trump told reporters that […]
PSG Ease Past Dijon Without Banned Neymar
Kylian Mbappe scored twice and grabbed an assist as runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain coasted to a 4-0 win over Dijon on Saturday despite the absence of the suspended Neymar. Pablo Sarabia struck the opener inside three minutes at the Parc des Princes, as PSG played without Neymar who was serving a one-match ban […]
Liverpool’s Unbeaten Premier League Run Ended By Watford
Liverpool’s 44-game run without defeat in the Premier League came to a crashing end as relegation-threatened Watford thrashed the European champions 3-0 on Saturday. Ismaila Sarr’s double and Troy Deeney’s strike 18 minutes from time ended Liverpool’s hopes of romping to a first league title in 30 years with an unbeaten season as they lost […]
Akpeyi Inspires Kaizer Chiefs to Soweto Derby Victory
Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi rewarded a gamble by Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp with several brilliant saves in a 1-0 Soweto derby victory over Orlando Pirates Saturday. An Akpeyi blunder contributed to Chiefs losing their last South African Premiership match two weeks ago and he was replaced by fans favourite Itumuleng Khune for a cup […]
Bayern To Punish Offensive Banner Culprits
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge vowed to “take all-out action” against the fans who unfurled a banner insulting Hoffenheim benefactor Dietmar Hopp during the Bundesliga leaders’ 6-0 victory on Saturday. The game in Hoffenheim finished in bizarre circumstances with both teams passing the ball between each other after a lengthy delay over an offensive banner […]
Important Message From US Surgeon General On Face Masks
Nigerians scared of getting infected with coronavirus and rushing to buy face masks, should no longer bother themselves. According to the U.S. Surgeon-General, the face mask is not meant for you, if you are healthy. It’s meant for those who have been infected by the virus and those who care for them. “Seriously people- STOP […]
Ohanaeze Accuses S’East Govs Of Frustrating Its Efforts
The pro-Igbo apex organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has accused some past and present southeast governors of not giving the body needed support to achieve its aims and objectives. The group said in the last four years only governors of Enugu and former governor of Imo State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Rochas Okorocha respectively have supported the organization. According […]
North Playing With Fire If Presidency Doesn’t Come South
Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has said that the North will be playing with fire if political power doesn’t rotate to the South in 2023. The Professor of Law told VINCENT KALU in this interview that the feud between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki and the National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole may cost […]
SA: Forced Sterilisation Of HIV+Women Is Cruel, Degrading
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has found that the practice of forced or coerced sterilisation for women living with HIV in South Africa’s public hospitals was “cruel, torturous or inhuman and degrading treatment”. “We think that forced and/or coerced sterilisation on women living with HIV is a violation of fundamental human rights. This to […]
Zimbabwe: Woes As Zesa Increases Electricity Tariffs
National power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has announced new electricity tariff increase to take effect from the 1st of March, piling more burdens on the already hard-pressed citizens. In a statement, Zesa subsidiary company, the Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company (ZETDC) said the increase were as a result of the exchange rate and inflation. […]
Libya’s Tripoli Govt To Quit UN Talks With Haftar Forces
Cairo — Libya’s Tripoli-based, U.N.-backed “national unity” government says that it has suspended talks with forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, following an attack by Haftar’s forces on the port of Tripoli Tuesday, which targeted a ship reportedly carrying weapons from Turkey. The shelling attack on a cargo ship in Tripoli harbor by […]
Rwanda: Mara Phone To Sell First Africa’s Smartphone
In a room, a team of workers, especially young women put electronics components on a motherboard as foreign expatriates supervise them. This room, the Components Manufacturing System (CMS) as it is called in technical terms, is where most of the work to make a phone takes place. Workers who operate at least eight hours per […]