Sudan Finalises Settlement With US Families Over bombing
Sudan‘s Ministry of Justice says it has finalised a settlement deal with the families of 17 United States sailors killed in an attack on a US Navy warship at a port in Yemen in the year 2000. The agreement is seen as the latest move by Sudan’s transitional government aimed at removing the country from a […]
Atiku Shreds Buhari’s Cabinet, Says It’s Incompetent
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed President Buhari’s cabinet as incompetent, “lacking in qualified hands”. In a language that betrays a deep contempt, Atiku dismissed the team for its inability to “think outside the box”. Atiku passed the verdict in a long essay circulated today on how Nigeria and Africa can surmount the effects of […]
Coronavirus: Nigerian UNI Invents Disinfection Machine
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi has invented a disinfection machine to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Prof. Muhammad Abdulazeez, Vice-Chancellor of the University disclosed this while speaking at the unveiling of the machine in Bauchi on Tuesday. He explained that the invention of the machine was in line with […]
Measles: In Ebola’s Shadow, A Quiet Killer Is In The DRC
Mongala Province, DRC – Three months ago, Alphonsina Ekima emerged from the narrow jungle path leading to her village in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to find a huddle of people gathered around her house. Confused, she asked her neighbours what was happening. No one replied. Eventually, somebody broke the news. Her […]
List Of Those Who Qualify For Coronavirus Testing
So far, countries across the African continent and further afield have implemented varying testing strategies in their countries, with a no one-size-fits-all approach used universally. While comparisons across countries are being made, most countries have been challenged in their testing capacity and the approach adopted for the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing was done according to resources. […]
62-Year-Old UK Returnee Is 2nd COVID-19 Patient In Rivers
The identity of the second Coronavirus case recorded in Rivers State is a 62-year-old returnee from UK who is also a retiree. Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike disclosed this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday, explaining said that the victim came from the UK on March 21 but spent a month […]
Sex Workers Lament As Brothels Are Shut In Rivers
Sex workers in many parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, are groaning over temporal shutdown in obedience to Governor Nyesom Wike‘s order that club houses and beer parlours be closed to check the spread of Coronavirus. In a notice pasted and signed by management of one of the hotels, Cool Breeze Hotel, it said the business would […]
World Health Day: WHO Pays Tribute To Health Workers
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has paid tribute to all healthcare workers battling the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world. The UN’s health agency paid the tribute on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO to commemorate the World Health Day. The World Health Day is a global health awareness […]
WhatsApp Limits Message-Forwarding To Tackle Fake News
WhatsApp has announced it is imposing a strict new limit on message forwarding to slow the dissemination of fake news, especially misinformation about coronavirus pandemic. The Facebook-owned chat app announced on Tuesday that “frequently forwarded” messages, which it defines as messages that have already been forwarded on five times, will be limited so users can […]
Will Pastor Chris Be Arrested For Spreading Falsehood?
In Nigeria, to infract the law and escape retribution be a cleric or a politician under the sanctuary of the government of the day. Pastors and imams emanate and fecundate fake news and hate speech without scruples because of some seeming ‘’self-immunity’’ effectuated by the sensitivity of religion here. Clerics in the country defy the […]
Libya Records First Coronavirus Recovery
Few weeks after Libya recorded its first coronavirus case, the country has had its first recovery as well. The National Centre for Disease Control of Libya’s UN-backed government announced the development after the infected patient tested negative twice. “We officially announce the recovery of the first case of the new coronavirus after two samples tested […]
India Set To Export Anti-Malaria Drug, Hydroxychloroquine
India said on Tuesday that its stocks of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were enough to meet the export commitments. After the U.S regulator approved limited use of malaria drugs for the virus, private companies had been contracted in a bid to help countries badly affected by novel coronavirus pandemic. Ministry of External Affairs spokesman, […]