Rihanna, Jay-Z, Jack Donate To Coronavirus Relief Funds
American musicians, Rihanna, Jay-Z, and co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey through their foundations have teamed up to launch a coronavirus relief fund. Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall, and JAY-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation announced the initiative with funds totaling over $6.2 million. The funds will continue to go towards protecting and serving marginalized populations, helping the […]
The Thievery And Dishonesty Of Nigerian Politicians
The insensitive, callous and dishonourable natures of Nigerian politicians towards the Nigerian masses are in deed things that raise a cause to any sane person. The rate at which they loot public treasury with so much impunity and impoverishing the Nigerian masses is utterly preposterous! Stealing the common patrimony of our country for their personal […]
Apple Launches New iPhone For The Budget-Minded
Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new entry-level iPhone, aiming to appeal to consumers facing a suddenly bleak economic backdrop. The updated iPhone SE will start at $399, or less than half the price of its flagship devices, and be available for order as of Friday in more than 40 markets. Apple made the announcement in […]
IEA Predicts Worst Year In The History’ Of Oil Sector
The coronavirus outbreak will slash global oil demand in 2020 to erase a decade of growth and set up “the worst year in the history” of the sector, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday. Demand is projected to plummet by a record 9.3 million barrels per day (mbd) for the year as a whole, […]
New Zealand PM Takes Pay Cut As Virus Hits Economy
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Wednesday she will take a 20 percent pay cut in a symbolic act of solidarity with people struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic. Ardern said her personal salary, those of her fellow ministers and of top public servants would be slashed by a fifth for six months. The […]
South Koreans Support Moon In Pandemic Poll
South Korean voters turned out in force Wednesday to back President Moon Jae-in’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic, putting on compulsory face masks and gloves to give his Democratic party a parliamentary majority according to exit polls. South Korea was among the first countries with a major virus outbreak to hold a national election since […]
Nigerian To-Be Brides Reveal How Lockdown Affected Them
A Lagos would-be-bride, Yetunde Alaka, has described the lockdown imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari as a blessing in disguise. Miss Alaka had her wedding scheduled for 5 April, but it was put off because of the coronavirus lockdown. The postponement let her into a secret: her would-be-husband was already married to another woman. ”I had […]
ASUU Takes Up COVID-19 Challenge, Produces Sanitisers
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lived up to the challenge of COVID-19, by producing sanitisers. The association donated some packs of the product on Tuesday to the Imo state government. Chairman of the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Committee, Prof. Maurice Iwu received the gift on behalf of Governor Hope Uzodinma. Iwu said […]
Merkel To Re-Open Schools After Coronavirus Lockdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Premiers of its 16 states have agreed to reopen schools from May 4, after the coronavirus lockdown. Merkel is expected to make a formal announcement later on Wednesday, to declare that pupils who are due to graduate, those who have exams in the coming year and the oldest primary school […]
‘I’m Happy You Recovered From Virus’, Buhari To Boris
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, following his discharge from hospital over Coronavirus. In a congratulatory letter dated April 14, 2020 to Mr Johnson, Buhari said he received “with great relief the news of your discharge from hospital after being successfully treated for COVID-19.” Expressing delight on behalf of his […]
Why FG Won’t Evacuate All Nigerians Abroad – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has admitted that the country cannot evacuate all Nigerians abroad, who might be willing to return home because of the COVID-19 outbreak. According to him, the country does not have the capacity or resources to do so. The Ministry on April 2, 2020, had directed all its missions […]
Shehu Sani Reacts As Trump Halts WHO Funding
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has reacted as US President, Donald Trump, instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). NAN recalls that President Trump had on Tuesday said he had instructed his administration to halt funding to the WHO. According to Trump, WHO had “failed in […]