Why PDP Factional Chairman Was Suspended – Kashamu
Abeokuta – Senator Buruji Kashamu has given reasons why his faction has suspended its chairman, Engr Bayo Adedayo as the head of the People’s Democratic Party, Ogun State. Kashamu who is the paymaster of the Bayo Adedayo led exco revealed in a statement signed by himself that the PDP Chairman wants to sell the party […]
Trump Eyes Reopening US Economy Amid ‘King’ Powers
President Donald Trump was accused Tuesday of seeking king-like powers ahead of unveiling a task force for reopening the US economy despite fears in hard-hit states that he will rush the decision. Facing a tough reelection in November, the Republican president is eager to get the world’s biggest economy back on its feet as quickly […]
Global Stocks Climb As China Data Beats Expectations
Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as better-than-expected Chinese trade data lifted some of the economic gloom wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. Oil prices fell, despite US President Donald Trump claiming that producers were mulling a global daily output cut of 20 million barrels. The dollar dropped against main rivals, helping to push gold above $1,700 […]
Auschwitz Online: Raising Holocaust Awareness
Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former Nazi German death camp on a Twitter account that has become a powerful tool in Holocaust education. A recent post to the account, which has a million followers, featured a photo of a baby girl […]
With Dire Recession In View, World On Edge Over Lockdowns
The world’s governments on Tuesday grappled with how and when to lift sweeping coronavirus lockdowns that have saved lives but crippled their economies, as experts warned of a dire once-in-a-century global recession. The deadly pandemic has already killed more than 120,000 people and infected close to two million worldwide since it first emerged in China […]
Iraq Suspends Reuters Over Report On Coronavirus Cases
The Iraqi government has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story claiming the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country was higher than the number officially reported. The Iraqi media regulator said it was revoking Reuters’ licence for three months and handing them a fine of 25 million […]
Chinese Face Masks Will Kill You, Don’t Wear It – Kanu
The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has cautioned people of the southeast against using face masks imported from China. Kanu alleged that face masks produced and imported from China are contaminated, hence the south should be avoided. The IPOB leader made the claim in his latest broadcast on Radio […]
COVID-19: Over 111 Africans Test Positive In China
Over 111 Africans have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China. According to Chinese newspaper, Xinhua News Agency, 111 Africans tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday in China’s southern city of Guangzhou. Reacting to the development, the Executive Vice Mayor of Guangzhou, Chen Zhiying, confirmed to reporters that out of the 111 COVID-19 cases, 19 […]
Lagos Residents Decry Lockdown Extension
Some residents of Isolo in Lagos State, on Tuesday, expressed dissatisfaction with the extension of the Federal Government’s lockdown of the state, claiming that it had increased hunger and insecurity. The residents said that although the extension was well-intended, it had not been easy for many Lagos residents. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a national broadcast […]
UK Death Toll Hits 12,000, England Leads Casualty Figures
The UK Coronavirus death toll on Tuesday pushed past the 12,000 barrier after 744 more people died in England alone. At least 40 frontline NHS staff have also been reported dead from COVID-19 in the UK. Among the latest deaths is a 65-year-old nurse who contracted the disease while treating patients. Read Also: 116 Discharged […]
Caverton Helicopters Pilots Granted Bail
A Chief Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday granted bail to two pilots of Caverton Helicopters, Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari. The pilots were accused by the State Government of contravening the Executive Order of Governor Nyesom Wike, issued to check the spread of coronavirus in the State. The Court also granted […]
Hungary: Nigerian Student Arrested For Raping Sex Worker
A 22-year-old Nigerian student has been arrested in Budapest, the Hungary’s capital after a sex worker accused him of rape. According to the police statement, a woman made a complaint on Saturday that she was raped in an apartment in District 7. The woman told the detectives that she had met the man on a […]