March 13, 2020

Relief For Trump As Brazil President Tests Negative

Relief For Trump As Brazil President Tests Negative

March 13, 2020 4:44 pm

US President Donald Trump can heave a sigh of some relief after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently had dinner with him, tested negative for coronavirus.

A post on his Facebook page on Friday debunked earlier media reports that a first test had been positive.

Bolsonaro and a large Brazilian entourage, including cabinet ministers, met with Trump and other senior U.S. officials last weekend at Mar-a-Lago. One of the party,

Bolsonaro’s communications secretary Fabio Wajngarten, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is in quarantine.

The entire delegation, including Bolsonaro, was subsequently tested. It is not yet known if the …

Pandemic Shuts Down Everest As Nepal Suspends All Permits

Pandemic Shuts Down Everest As Nepal Suspends All Permits

March 13, 2020 4:43 pm

Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains — including Everest — over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.

The Himalayan country, which has so far confirmed one coronavirus case, earns 4.4 million dollars a year from climbing permits while the losses to expedition organisers will be even higher.

As well as suspending all climbing permits, Nepal stopped issuing tourist visas on arrival, Yogesh Bhattarai, Minister for Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation told AFP.

“The government has decided to suspend all spring expeditions and scrap permits for the time being. The decision can be reviewed …

Sala Crash Pilot Lost Control, Flew Too Fast - UK Probe

Sala Crash Pilot Lost Control, Flew Too Fast: UK Probe

March 13, 2020 4:42 pm

Footballer Emiliano Sala was killed when the unlicensed pilot of his plane lost control and flew too fast as he tried to avoid bad weather, British aviation investigators said on Friday.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said in its final report into the January 21, 2019 crash that the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft suffered an in-flight break-up and plunged in to the water, north of Guernsey, upside down.

The AAIB also confirmed that pilot David Ibbotson, 59, was unlicensed to fly that particular aircraft and at night, when the tragedy occurred.

He was also operating an unlicensed commercial flight

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Football Braced For Financial Impact From Coronavirus Hit

Football Braced For Financial Impact From Coronavirus Hit

March 13, 2020 4:41 pm

Domestic club football across much of Europe has been halted completely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Germany following France, England and Scotland in suspending their competitions on Friday, while UEFA has postponed Champions League and Europa League games due to be played next week.

Numerous countries had been initially planning to carry on playing matches behind closed doors, following the example of several Champions League and Europa League games this midweek, but that was not to everyone’s liking.

“My opinion is that all competitions should be suspended. In China they have been more responsible than they have been …

Start Date For Italy’s Serie A Announced

Five More Serie A Players Test Positive For Coronavirus

March 13, 2020 4:40 pm

Four footballers from Sampdoria and one at Fiorentina have tested positive for coronavirus, the Italian clubs said on Friday.

Gambia defender Omar Colley, Sweden midfielder Albin Ekdal, Norway playmaker Morten Thorsby and former Italy Under-21 forward Antonio La Gumina as well as team-mate Manolo Gabbiadini are suffering from COVID-19.

“The state of their health is good and they are at home in Genoa,” a statement said.

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Former Southampton striker Gabbiadani’s case was confirmed by the outfit on Thursday for the virus.

Club doctor Amedeo Baldari has also tested positive.

Fiorentina’s Serbia forward …

Semenya Switches To 200m In Search Of More Olympics Glory

Semenya Switches To 200m In Search Of More Olympics Glory

March 13, 2020 4:39 pm

Star South African 800-metre athlete Caster Semenya said on Friday she hopes to compete in the 200m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

The 29-year-old is prohibited from defending her 800m Olympics title because she refuses to adhere to testosterone regulations set by governing body World Athletics.

Semenya, and other female athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD), are banned from competing in races between 400m and the mile unless they take testosterone-lowering medication.

She won the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics 800m titles and was the world champion over the distance in 2009, 2011 and 2017.

The South …

Coronavirus - UI Suspends Foreign Conferences, Trips

Coronavirus: Uni-Ibadan Suspends Foreign Conferences

March 13, 2020 3:42 pm

Authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI), has said a monitoring team which will ensure compliance on precautions to contain the spread of Coronavirus, also known as Covid 19, has been set up by the university.

The institution in a statement signed by the Director, University Health Service, Dr. Aderonke B. Ajav, a copy of which was obtained by DAILY POST on Friday, added that the monitoring team will go round to ensure compliance.

The institution in the statement dated, 12th March 2020, said that it has suspended till further notice all international conferences to be hosted by the school,

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Ohanaeze - Buhari Should Change His Economic Team

Ohanaeze: Buhari Should Change His Economic Team

March 13, 2020 3:42 pm

The apex Igbo socio-cultural youth organization, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has expressed concern on the dwindling oil price in the nation’s economy.

The Igbo group solicited for the engagement of competent hands to help President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government manage the economy, positing that the Economic Team constituted by Buhari has run short of ideas and would further ground the economy of Nigeria.

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OYC, in a press release signed by the President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary-General, Okwu Nnabuike on Friday, also begged South East Governors to channel their

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Bandits Massacre 11 Yansakai Security, Steal 1200 Cattle

Bandits Massacre 11 Yansakai Security, Steal 1200 Cattle

March 13, 2020 3:39 pm
Gunmen, suspected to be armed bandits, at the wee hours of Friday, stormed Katsira community, in Wanke district of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killed eleven members of a local security group, Yansakai, injuring many other people.

Eyewitness accounts said the armed bandits stormed the village and rustled over 1200 cattle and left the scene of the crime, saying that the Yansakai men decided to trail them to recover the rustled cattle.

Speaking further, the villagers said as the Yansakai men cornered the armed bandits, there was fire for fire operation between the armed bandits and the

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Sanusi Regains Freedom, Leaves Nasarawa With El-Rufai

Sanusi Regains Freedom, Leaves Nasarawa With El-Rufai

March 13, 2020 12:38 pm
Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has finally departed Awe area of Nasarawa State.

Sanusi left his “exile residence” in the same vehicle with the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on Friday.

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Recall that El-Rufai had earlier visited the deposed Emir where they had a closed-door meeting before heading for Jumaat together.

It was however, not clear where Sanusi was headed to as at the time of filing this report

Meanwhile an Abuja Federal High Court had earlier granted an interim order releasing Sanusi from detention.

Justice Anwuli Chikere granted

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FFK Reacts To Attack On President Buhari

Fani-Kayode Reacts To Attack On President Buhari In Kebbi

March 13, 2020 12:37 pm

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the alleged attempt attack on President Muhammadu Buhari by a young man in Kebbi State.

The incident happened at the Argungu International Agricultural show and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State.

As Buhari went around the arena, inspecting rice pyramids on display, and taking photographs with farmers, the young man rushed past the security and rushed towards the President but it was not clear what his intentions were.

Many who have seen the video, including the former Minister of Aviation, believe the young man was on a

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What Prompted The Recent Arrest Of Saudi Royals

What Prompted The Recent Arrest Of Saudi Royals

March 13, 2020 10:54 am

To many observers, the detentions appeared to be Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) latest effort to consolidate power by targeting two of the royal family’s most influential members, Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, the youngest brother of King Salman, and Mohammed bin Nayef, the former crown prince and interior minister.

The two senior royal family members were detained on Friday, according to

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