WHO Clears Air On Coronavirus Re-Infection
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that there is no evidence that people who recovered from Coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be re-infected. In a “Scientific Brief” released from its headquarters in Geneva on Saturday and posted on its website, WHO warned against propagating the idea of COVID-19′ immunity passport.’ “Some governments have suggested that the […]
Venezuelan Oil Price Falls Below $10
The price of Venezuelan oil has fallen to below $10 a barrel — its lowest level in more than two decades, the government said. The oil ministry said the price between Monday and Friday was 70.62 Chinese yuan — $9.90 a barrel — a level that has not been seen since 1998 when it was […]
Why Chief Of Staff Position Under Buhari Govt Is Powerful
The Chief of Staff (CoS) portfolio under the current Nigeria’s presidency is unarguably the most powerful in recent history. The office gained prominence when Muhammadu Buhari became President after three attempts – 2003, 2007, 2011. In 2015, Buhari appointed Abba Kyari, a man he recently disclosed was his friend of 42 years. When Kyari was alive, he […]
‘Say No To Your Rich Owners’ – Keane To Top EPL Players
Players at the Premier League’s top clubs should “stick to their guns” and resist pressure to take pay cuts during the COVID-19 shutdown, ex-Manchester United captain, Roy Keane said on Friday. Professional soccer in England has been suspended since March 13 due to the pandemic and some Premier League clubs have furloughed non-playing staff under […]
Kanye West Officially Attains Billionaire Status
American rapper and business mogul, Kanye West has now been named a Billionaire by Forbes, making him the second American rapper to reach that status after Jay-Z. According to Forbes, Kanye West’s brand, Yeezy, which he owns in its’ entirety and falls under the Adidas umbrella, helped push him over the $1 billion mark. The publication […]
Lagos Shortlists 10 Firms For Fourth Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Government has shortlisted 10 firms out of the 32 eligible companies that responded to the call for Expression of Interest (EOI) and applied for construction of the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge. This disclosure was contained in a joint statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and […]
Breaking: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Flogging
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform programme launched by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups. But they […]
Workers Protest Against Lockdown At Polish-German Border
Hundreds of people who live in Poland and work in Germany protested on Friday evening in the southwestern Polish border town of Zgorzelec against a mandatory coronavirus quarantine for those who cross the border. Poland was one of the first European Union states to close borders due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. It […]
Don’t Rush To Restart La Liga, Bale Warns
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says there should be no rush to restart La Liga during the coronavirus lockdown as the Spanish football federation plans tests and a return to training. Testing players is being discussed with a view to completing the Liga season and thereby avoiding financial disaster, a source cose to La Liga […]
Pompeo Says China May Have Known Of Virus In November
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo charged Thursday that China may have known of the new coronavirus as early as November, renewing accusations that Beijing has not been transparent. “You’ll recall that the first cases of this were known by the Chinese government maybe as early as November, but certainly by mid-December,” Pompeo said in […]
Muslims Start Ramadan Under Lockdown
Muslims across the world began marking the holy month of Ramadan under unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns on Friday as the US added another half a trillion dollars to an economic support package and Europe groped towards its own huge rescue plan. The virus has upended life around the planet as nations try to stop the spread […]
Tea, Beer, Garlic: How World Copes With Lockdown
In the US it was toilet paper, in Mexico it’s beer and in France, predictably, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns. The winner for most bizarre shortage of 2020 is Afghanistan, where a rumour about a mustachioed newborn advising the purchase of black tea sent people […]