Nigerians React As APC Dumps Obaseki Out Of Governorship Race
Some Nigerians took to social media on Friday to air their opinion on the disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki from the governorship primary election in Edo State. Obaseki was declared ineligible by the screening committee inaugurated by Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of APC and former godfather of the embattled governor. Obaseki was disqualified alongside two other aspirants […]
Edo 2020: APC Screening Committee Clears Ize Iyamu, Kicks Obaseki
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu eligible to contest the party’s primary scheduled for June 22, 2020. Ize Iyamu was cleared alongside two other aspirants, Dr. Pius Odubu and Mr. Osaro Obazee. The party’s screening committee led by Professor Jonathan Ayuba announced this on Friday in Abuja. The screening committee […]
COVID-19: Infected Mothers Can Breastfeed – WHO
New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separated from their babies, the World Health Organization said Friday, stressing that the benefits outweighed the risks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference that the UN health agency had thoroughly investigated the risks of women transmitting the new […]
Ukraine’s First Lady Contracts Coronavirus
Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tested positive for coronavirus while her husband and their two children tested negative. Zelenska, 42, revealed this via her Facebook page on Friday. She, however, noted that she felt fine and was self-isolating. Read Also: Trump’s Team Miscalculates Badly On Ukraine Topic She said, “Today I’ve […]
Thunder Strikes 18 Kidnappers Dead In Cameroon
The Adamawa Police Command has said the alleged killing of 18 suspected kidnappers by a thunderstorm did not happen in the state. According to a statement signed by the spokesman of the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Saturday in Yola, the incident happened in neighbouring Republic of Cameroon. The police command is reacting […]
Twitter Deletes Chinese ‘State-Linked’ Disinformation Network
Twitter said Friday it had deleted more than 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government disinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sought to discredit the United States. The revelation came as fellow American tech company, video messaging app Zoom, said it acceded to Beijing’s demands that it close accounts of US and […]
Two-Thirds Of Sponsors Unsure About 2021 Olympics: Poll
Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020’s corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey. In the poll published late Thursday by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, 65 percent of the sponsors surveyed said they had not made up their minds about whether […]
New Zealand Removes Statue Of Controversial Colonist
The New Zealand city of Hamilton on Friday tore down a statue of the colonial military commander after whom it was named, joining a growing list of places worldwide that are reckoning with their past. A crane hoisted the bronze sculpture of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton from the town square after requests from local […]
Trump Rejects Calls To Drop Confederate Base Names
US President Donald Trump says he will “not even consider” renaming military bases named for Confederate generals. He tweeted that the facilities were part of “a Great American heritage”. Mr Trump’s remarks follow reports that top military officials were open to changes amid nationwide soul-searching after the death of George Floyd. For many, symbols of […]
Virus Lawsuits Hit Govts As Markets Rebound From Second-Wave Fears
Governments faced some of the first legal action Friday over their handling of the coronavirus as global markets began to rebound from losses fuelled by fears of a second wave of the pandemic. The recovery in stocks came despite fresh evidence of the scale of the economic damage caused by lockdowns, with the British economy […]
NAF Immortalises Rev. Sister Who Died In Abule Ado Explosion
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has immortalised Late Reverend Sister Henrietta Alokha, the former principal of Bethlehem Girl’s College, who died in the Abule Ado explosion. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Earlier, on March 15, Alokha died while rescuing her students […]
PlayStation 5: Sony Gives First Look At The PS5 Console And Games
Sony has given gamers a first look at the design of its next console as well as some of the titles it will play. The PlayStation 5 has a black core surrounded by curved white edging, and a blue glow. Two follow-ups to bestselling PS4 releases were among the standout games announcements – Spider-Man: Miles […]