North Korea’s Kim Issues Warning On Coronavirus Influx
North Korean state media on Wednesday showed leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting of a top committee issuing warnings about the coronavirus and a looming typhoon, following international speculation over his state of health. Kim’s comments come amid conjecture over his condition after South Korea’s spy agency said he had delegated some authority to […]
Chloroquine Potent For COVID-19 Prevention, Says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday, declared that chloroquine prevents the dreaded coronavirus. Its Director General, Prof. Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye, during an online interactive session with journalists said: “We realise that chloroquine can be used in the early stage of the COVID-19 infection as prophylactic treatment. Science does not […]
Pence Warns US Voters: ‘You Won’t Be Safe’ Under Joe Biden
US vice president Mike Pence took center stage at the Republican convention Wednesday to warn voters they “won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America” — casting Donald Trump as their protector against the “radical” left. Pence was the keynote speaker in a parade of Trump acolytes who sought to uplift the president as an economic […]
Trump Wants Biden To Take ‘Drug Test’ Before First Debate
United States President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will call for a “drug test” for himself and Joe Biden before the first presidential debate, but did not offer any evidence for his suspicions about his Democratic opponent. Trump said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that he was intrigued by Biden’s improved performance during […]
Search For Bodies As Afghan Floods Kill More Than 160
Rescue workers were searching Thursday for bodies in the debris of collapsed houses after flash floods fuelled by torrential rains killed at least 162 people in Afghanistan. At least 100 people died in the city of Charikar north of Kabul when flooding overnight on Tuesday caused hundreds of buildings to collapse. Abdul Ghayor, a labourer […]
1.9 Million Nigerians Living With HIV/AIDs – Expert
A paediatric nurse and HIV counsellor, Mrs. Roseline Solarin has revealed that no fewer than 1.9 million Nigerians are living with HIV/AIDs. Mrs. Solarin while citing UNAIDS and National Agency for the Control of AIDS statistics said the surge in HIV/AIDS was common among people within the ages of 15 and 49. She added that […]
Jacob Blake Shooting: NBA Postpones Playoff Games In Protest
The U.S. National Basketball Association, NBA postponed all three scheduled playoff games on Wednesday after Milwaukee Bucks players boycotted Game 5 of their series against the Orlando Magic. The boycott was to protest the police shooting of 29 year-old African American Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. After the Bucks announced their boycott, the Milwaukee Brewers also […]
Gombe: Inuwa, Dankwambo Trade Accusations On Project
Former governor of Gombe State Ibrahim Dankwambo on Wednesday laid the responsibility to complete the abandoned Gombe Mega Park project at the doorstep of current Governor Inuwa Yahaya. He said rather than “framing excuses for his inadequacies, the governor should seek tutorials on good governance from him. Dankwambo who spoke via a telephone interview with […]
Attack On Journalist: FFK Was Under Spell – Bamgbose
National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, Olusegun Bamgbose, has claimed that former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode was under a spiritual attack when he verbally assaulted Eyo Charles, a reporter with Daily Trust in Calabar, Cross River State. Bamgbose also pleaded with the Nigeria Union of Journalists and Nigerians in general to forgive the […]
Boko Haram Slaughtered 75 People In One Night – Ndume
Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno South, has disclosed that Boko Haram slaughtered 75 elderly people in his hometown of Gwoza area of the state. Ndume claimed that Boko Haram dragged the elders to the town’s abattoir and slaughtered them like animals. The lawmaker disclosed this during a stakeholders’ Senate Committee on Special Duties and the […]
Flustered Serena Williams Crashes Out Of Open Tour
An out-of-gas Serena Williams crashed out of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, losing in three sets to 13th seeded Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in New York. The 23-time Grand Slam winner finished with a whimper at the end of the two-hour, 17-minute match as Sakkari clinched the victory with a backhand […]
Teenager Arrested Over Deaths In Protest-Hit US City
A teenager was arrested on murder charges Wednesday after two people were shot dead during anti-police protests in the US city of Kenosha, as President Donald Trump said he was sending in additional federal forces. Violent clashes have erupted in the Midwestern city since police shot a black man point-blank as many as seven times […]