Monthly Archives: April 2020
Next year’s Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief
JAPAN
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control...
Stop sponsoring crime, Nigeria’s Military taskforce warns
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Military Taskforce, code named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has warned crime sponsors to stop the shady practice...
COVID-19 pandemic far from over- WHO
WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization says. At a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland...
Egypt extends state of emergency for three months
EGYPT
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of...
S. Africa shelves ”Freedom Day” celebration to test for COVID-19
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africans did not mark a national freedom day celebration on Monday.
Rather,...
Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers
MIDDLE EAST
From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a...
If you don’t like my views about Kyari you can simply go to hell...
NIGERIA
Nigerian vocal former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, has occupied the media space again, and this time, he spoke...
COVID-19: Guinea’s compulsory mask wearing order takes effect
GUINEA
A compulsory face mask order kicked into effect in Guinea over the weekend (April 18) as part of...
Mali counts votes held amid coronavirus pandemic
MALI
Vote counting began on Monday in Mali as polling stations closed in the final round of legislative elections...
68-year-old Nigerian delivers twins in Lagos hospital
NIGERIA
A 68-year-old Nigerian woman successfully delivered twins on her first pregnancy, the Lagos University Teaching hospital, LUTH, reported over...