2020 Wimbledon Canceled Due To Coronavirus Concerns
Tennis’ most famous tournament is the latest marquee sporting event impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 Wimbledon tournament, which was scheduled for June 29-July 12, was canceled Wednesday: Wimbledon@Wimbledon It is with great regret that the AELTC has today decided that The Championships 2020 will be cancelled due to public health concerns linked to […]
No Respite For UK, Coronavirus Takes 563 Lives In One Day
There is no respite for the United Kingdom (UK) as the deadly Coronavirus killed 563 people in less than 24 hours, taking total death toll to 2,352. According to the Department of Health, 29,474 people have tested positive for the virus, up 4,324 since Tuesday. Just yesterday health officials were talking about “green shoots” amid signs […]
Families Mourn As US Drone Attacks In Somalia Continue
It was a dark warm Sunday night and the Kusow family was gathered outside their home on the edge of Jilib, a small farming town in southern Somalia. The family of five was having dinner outside their tin-roof house. In the distance, they could hear neighbours listening to the evening news bulletin on radios and the […]
World Risks Food Crisis In Wake Of Coronavirus
The world risks facing a food shortage if authorities fail to manage the continuing coronavirus outbreak properly, the heads of three global agencies have warned. As governments around the world are trying to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by putting their populations in lockdown, international trade and food supply chains suffered a severe slowdown. Panic-buying […]
Meet The First Polio Doctor, Dame Jean Macnamara
Although Google has made it known that it will not be up to its usual April Fools’ Day shenanigans today, the company’s homepage has chosen to celebrate the life of Dame Jean Macnamara. Today would have been her 121st birthday. Dame Jean Macnamara was a tireless polio researcher and Google is honouring her with a […]
NERC Orders Discos To Suspend Electricity Increase
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday, ordered the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) to suspend forthwith the planned electricity tariff increase scheduled to take effect today. The directive to the Discos dated March 31, 2020 was signed by the NERC Chairman, Mr. James Momoh, and Commissioner Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye. NERC had disclosed […]
Inter Wants Victor Moses Back In Milan
Inter Milan has informed Chelsea-owned wing-back, Victor Moses that he should return to Italy next week, according to reports. The print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport said the seven players Inter granted leave to will return in the middle of next week. Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young, Diego Godin, Christian Eriksen, Brozovic and Handanovic are the […]
Spain Loses 849 Patients To Coronavirus In 24 hours
Spain has hit a new record with 849 COVID-19 death cases in 24 hours on Tuesday. According to the Express UK, the latest figures came a day after the country’s coronavirus death toll fell slightly, raising hopes the epidemic could be climaxing. Spain has now registered the second most deaths (9,053) from COVID-19, only behind […]
COVID-19 Lockdown: Poor Masses And Their Empty Stomachs
President Muhamamdu Buhari addressed the nation on 29 March and mapped out the plans of the government to curb the Coronavirus in Nigeria. With over 800,000 reported cases and almost 40,000 deaths worldwide, measures must surely be taken by every government to curb the spread of COVID-19, and the President’s proclamation did not come as […]
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Jump To 151 With 12 New Cases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 12 new cases of Coronavirus, with total number of cases in the country rising to 151. According to NCDC, the new cases were discovered in Osun, Edo and in Ekiti States respectively. NCDC made the disclosure in a tweet via its verified Twitter account. “Twelve new cases of […]
Committee Seeks Life Insurance For Health Workers
Prof Titus Ibekwe, Chairman National Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development of the Nigerian Medical Association has advocated for life insurance cover for frontline health workers in the fight against coronavirus. Ibekwe made the call on Wednesday in Abuja. He described the medical teams as endangered species adding that there was an urgent […]
Japan Begins Clinical Trials Of Anti-Flu Drug Avigan
Clinical trials have begun in Japan to test the effectiveness of the anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with coronavirus. The trials followed reports of promising results in China. The drug shortened the recovery time for China’s coronavirus patients. Read Also: Japan, South Korea Condemns North Korea’s Missile Launch A company spokesman said on Wednesday: […]