Guber Aspirant Apologises For Attending Akindele’s Party
Following the arrest of popular actress, Funke Akindele, former Lagos Governorship aspirant, Babatunde Gbadamosi has also apologised for attending the house party organized by the Nollywood star organized for her husband, JJC Skillz, violating the Lagos State Government’s order, which barred a public gathering of more 20 people. The actress hosted the in-house party at […]
African Countries Await 500 Ventilators From Jack Ma
Jack Ma, Chinese business magnate, on Monday announced the second donation of medical equipment to 54 countries in Africa. Ma, the wealthiest person in China as of March 2020, with a net worth of $42.3 billion, made the announcement via his verified Twitter handle. According to Ma, the second donation will include 500 ventilators, 200,000 […]
Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Amplifying’ Poverty In UK
The coronavirus pandemic is increasing poverty in Britain, where levels are already high after a decade of austerity triggered by the global financial crisis, according to experts. Official data shows that more than 14 million people in the UK are classed as living in poverty, or nearly one-quarter of the population. Some 4.2 million children […]
Ex-Honduras President Disgraced By FIFAgate Dies Aged 76
Honduran ex-president Rafael Callejas, who pleaded guilty in the United States for his part in the sweeping FIFAgate football corruption scandal, died Saturday aged 76, his family said. Callejas passed away of a heart attack in a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, his family said. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved husband, father […]
Australia Police To Probe Cruise Ship Virus Deaths
Australian police on Sunday launched a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Sydney and 10 later died of the illness. The government last month allowed 2,700 passengers to walk off the Carnival Australia-owned Ruby Princess and travel to their homes around the country — despite a […]
Glimmer Of Hope In Europe As US Braces For Toughest Week
European nations hardest hit by the new coronavirus on Sunday reported encouraging signs in their fight against the deadly pandemic sweeping the globe, as the United States braced for a tough week ahead. Italy reported its lowest daily toll in two weeks, a possible indication the tide may be turning in the deadliest disaster the […]
Bodies Are Being Left In The Streets In Ecuador
(CNN The streets of Ecuador’s western city of Guayaquil are deserted, with few residents in sight — and a few dead, as bodies are being left in the streets of this overwhelmed place. The coronavirus pandemic is overloading the public services in the country’s most populous city to a point of collapse. Hospitals have no beds left […]
Man Shot Dead In Philippines For Flouting Lockdown
A 63-year-old man was shot dead in the Philippines after threatening village officials and police with a scythe at a coronavirus checkpoint, police said on Saturday. The man is believed to have been drunk when he threatened village officials and police manning the checkpoint in the town of Nasipit in the southern province of Agusan del Norte on […]
Rebels, Soldier Killed In Kashmir Gun Battles – Army
Nine rebels and an Indian soldier have been killed in two separate gun battles in the disputed Kashmir region, an Indian army official has said. Indian soldiers killed five suspected fighters along the highly militarised de facto front line in Keran sector on Sunday as an armed group infiltrated from the Pakistani side of Kashmir […]
Can Healthcare In Poor Nations Withstand Coronavirus?
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are calling on creditor nations to provide debt relief to the world’s poorest nations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The United States and Federal Reserve have pledged, so far, to inject around $6 trillion into the US economy. But poorer nations don’t have the same financial firepower of the […]
China Human Rights Lawyer Released After Five Years
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer has been released from prison after almost five years behind bars, his wife said on Sunday. Wang Quanzhang, 44, was first arrested in 2015 in a sweeping crackdown on more than 200 lawyers and government critics in China as President Xi Jinping tightened his grip on power. Read Also: […]
Libya: Coronavirus Outbreak ‘Catastrophic’ For Migrants
An outbreak of the coronavirus in Libya could be “truly catastrophic” for the internally displaced people (IDP) and close to 700,000 refugees and migrants in the war-torn country, the United Nations migration agency has warned. Libya has so far reported 17 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including one death. It has enforced a nationwide […]