Gag Order: Trump Set To Sign Executive Order On Social Media Firms
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday aimed at social media companies, according to a White House official. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that Trump is signing the order “pertaining to social media,” but she did not provide details. Read Also: COVID-19: ‘He’s An Absolute Fool’ – Joe Biden Fires Back […]
Medical Experts Warn Against Mega Doses Of Vitamin D
Twenty-one experts have warned that while Vitamin D is “essential for good health”, it can also be dangerous in mega doses. The experts from the UK, Ireland and the U.S. gave the warning in a paper published in the British Medical Journal earlier this month. Vitamin D is especially good for bones and muscles and […]
Trevor Noah Mocks Trump As Death Toll Tops 100,000
TV show host and convener of the Daily Show, Trevor Noah mocked U.S President Donald Trump’s coronavirus achievements after death toll crossed the 100,000 mark. Read Also: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey replies Donald Trump, Zuckerberg In a satirical video, Noah shared clips of Trump and other officials commending him for successfully confining the virus. The United […]
Oil Price Crashes Drastically Again
Oil prices slid for a second consecutive session on Thursday as the U.S. industry data showed a steep and surprising build-up in crude stockpiles. This has further dampened hopes of a smooth demand recovery as the world begins to ease its way out of coronavirus lockdowns. The decline extended losses from Wednesday on uncertainty about […]
South Korea Cuts Interest Rates To Record Low
South Korea’s central bank cut interest rates to a record low on Thursday as it warned the coronavirus pandemic would be worse for Asia’s fourth-largest economy than the 2008 global financial crisis. The Bank of Korea’s board voted unanimously to cut its policy rate (KROCRT=ECI) by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per […]
China Snubs Trump, Approves Proposal For Hong Kong Security Law
Chinese lawmakers have approved a proposal for sweeping new national security legislation in Hong Kong, defying a threat by US President Donald Trump. The U.S. leader has vowed to respond strongly to the law that democracy advocates claim will curb essential freedoms in the city. The National People’s Congress, China’s security legislature, approved the draft […]
Gunmen Abduct CAN Chairman, Demand ₦20m
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of Bishop Joseph Masin, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), by gunmen in Lafia. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bola Longe, confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. Longe said the bishop was abducted by the […]
Sports Minister Inaugurates 12-Man Committee On Edo 2020
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has inaugurated a 12 -member committee. The committee will ensure COVID-19-compliant infrastructure and protocols for the 20th National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020”. The virtual inauguration by Dare in Abuja is a follow-up to the extraordinary National Council on Sports meeting on May 18, which […]
Lagos BRT Operators Gives Date For Resumption
The operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Primero Transport Services Ltd. said that its services will resume on Friday. This development followed talks with the Lagos State Government over the withdrawal of its services. Earlier, the BRT operator had withdrawn its services over losses due to COVID-19 new transport guidelines that mandated it […]
Melvin Ejiogu’s Bestseller Soon To Be In Hollywood
Since its publication and release the book ‘The Greatest Reality Show’ has caught a lot of public attention. Little wonder it has been declared a genre bestseller in many countries and is now intended for a major Hollywood movie adaptation. The author Engineer Melvin Ejiogu who newly broke into the literary space defied all odds […]
Bob And Doug, The Best Friends On Historic SpaceX-NASA Mission
Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the astronauts set to launch into orbit on a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, are both former military pilots, both recruited by NASA in 2000, and both married to fellow astronauts. With their crew cuts, cool demeanor, short and precise sentences, they have all the traditional hallmarks of the men of NASA. […]
Tunisian Football To Restart In August Behind Closed Doors
The Tunisian football championship will resume its season, in August behind closed doors, the Tunisian football federation said Wednesday. Play was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Closed-door training will restart at the beginning of June, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) told AFP. No further details were available on the schedule of matches […]