March 2020

Mikel Gets Kicked Out Of Trabzonspor For Refusing To Play

Mikel Gets Kicked Out Of Trabzonspor For Refusing To Play

March 18, 2020 5:23 am
Former captain John Obi Mikel parted ways with Turkish club, Trabzonspor, on Tuesday.

Goal.com reported that the Turkish Super Lig club has announced the departure of Mikel “by mutual consent” and that the midfielder also gave up his remaining wages.

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The reason for his departure is linked to Mikel’s recent action of criticizing the Turkish Football authorities for not suspending the Super Lig season despite the coronavirus epidemic across Europen and refusing to play in their recent matches.

Mikel joined the Black Sea Storm club as a free agent …

Shame On Buhari For Fot Shutting Out Italy, China – FFK

Shame On Buhari For Not Shutting Out Italy, China – FFK

March 18, 2020 5:22 am
Nigeria’s ex-Aviation chief, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is angry with President Muhammadu Buhari for opening the nation’s borders to Italians, Iranians, Chinese and others greatly affected by the deadly Coronavirus pandemic.

According to Fani-Kayode, not only did Buhari refused to formally address the people and offer them hope on the COVID19, hut had let the Italians and others enter the nation without restriction.

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He said tweeted: “Not only do you refuse to formally address our people &offer them hope on the Covid 19 plague but you have also refused

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We Want Exoneration Of Ken Saro-Wiwa, 8 Others – MOSOP

We Want Exoneration Of Ken Saro-Wiwa, 8 Others – MOSOP

March 18, 2020 5:22 am
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has again called for exoneration of the nine innocent Ogoni activists killed on November 10, 1995.

In an interview with Voice of America”s James Butty in Washington DC, President of MOSOP Fegalo Nsuke said one critical aspect of the Ogoni problems that must be addressed was the exoneration of the nine Ogoni activists executed by the Nigerian government on November 10, 1995.

Nsuke said the innocence of the executed Ogoni activists had been well established and that it was only proper to exonerate them from the crimes which they …

APC Crisis - Nyesom Wike Goes Ballistic On Hope Uzodinma

APC Crisis: Nyesom Wike Goes Ballistic On Hope Uzodinma

March 18, 2020 5:21 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike blasted the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for alleging that the PDP is responsible for the plot to remove Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.

“Many of us, leaders of the party, are aware that those clamouring for the chairman’s removal are working with the PDP to destabilise the party,” Uzodinma told reporters on Saturday.

In an interview at the Government House Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike said the comments credited to Senator Hope Uzodinma are baseless, untrue and unfortunate.

“I read that Senator Hope Uzodinma said that

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ASUU: Our Public Universities Are Still Unsafe For Reopening

Strike Action: ASUU, FG Reach Concrete Proposals

March 18, 2020 5:21 am
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has reached concrete proposals with the Federal Government on the ongoing warning strike embarked upon by the union.

Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in Abuja while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed-door reconciliatory meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

The meeting which began by 3 p.m ended at about 11 p.m on Tuesday.

ASUU began the warning strike on March 9, 2020, after disagreement with the Federal Government over issues of revitalization of universities, earned academic allowance.

Others are visitation panel, mainstreaming and most importantly …

NYSC Suspends On-Going Orientation Course, Shuts Camps

NYSC Suspends On-Going Orientation Course, Shuts Camps

March 18, 2020 5:21 am

The management of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC has suspended the ongoing orientation exercise in all camps nationwide.

In a statement released by the scheme on Wednesday, it said the action was to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The statement also noted that corps members would now proceed to their places of primary assignment.

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“Sequel to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which led to the cancellation of the national sports festival, management of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme wishes to announce the suspension of

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East-West Road - FG Orders Contractors Back To Site

East-West Road: FG Orders Contractors Back To Site

March 18, 2020 5:20 am

The Federal Government has ordered the contractors handling the construction of the East-West road sections 1 to 4 to return to site within the next one week for the speedy completion of the project.

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio handed down the order at a tripartite meeting with officials of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund and contractors handling the construction of the roads.

According to Senator Akpabio, in a press statement signed by Anietie Ekong, the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and made …

Coronavirus Could Create Bed Shortage In US Hospitals

Coronavirus Could Create Bed Shortage In US Hospitals

March 17, 2020 5:07 pm

Beds, ventilators and masks soon could all be in short supply in US hospitals rocked by the novel coronavirus, with doctors worrying they may have to start choosing which patients to treat.

“You have seen empty shelves in grocery stores,” and the stress created by the lack of toilet paper, said Thomas Tsai, a surgeon and assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health.

“Imagine that same panic if hospitals became empty of protecting gears for physicians, and ventilators. That’s the mental image I think about” if the crisis deepens, the hospital doctor told AFP.

“A lot depends on what …

French World Cup Winner Matuidi Catches Coronavirus

French World Cup Winner Matuidi Catches Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 5:07 pm

France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi has tested positive for coronavirus but is currently asymptomatic, his club Juventus confirmed on Tuesday.

“Matuidi has undergone medical tests that have revealed his positivity to the Coronavirus-COVID-19,” the Italian champions said in a statement.

Juve added 32-year-old Matuidi, who lifted the World Cup in 2018, is currently “in voluntary home isolation”.

The midfielder’s club teammate Daniele Rugani was the first top-flight footballer to be diagnosed with coronavirus last Wednesday, sending the entire team into quarantine.

Read Also: Coronavirus: Italy, Iran Record 470 Deaths In 24 Hours

The 25-year-old Italian was also asymptomatic and …

China Expels Several US Journalists In Biggest Crackdown

China Expels Several US Journalists In Biggest Crackdown

March 17, 2020 5:06 pm

China on Wednesday expelled American journalists at the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal in the Communist government’s most severe move against foreign media in recent memory.

The foreign ministry said in a statement the measure was in retaliation for Washington’s decision to cut the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Chinese state-run media on American soil.

The announcement comes as the two countries are feuding over the deadly coronavirus pandemic, with President Donald Trump defiantly calling it the “Chinese virus” and a senior official in Beijing promoting conspiracy theories of US involvement.…

US And China Trade Barbs Over Coronavirus

US And China Trade Barbs Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 5:05 pm

US President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on calling the coronavirus spreading rapidly across the world the “Chinese Virus,” despite protests from Beijing.

“It did come from China, so I think it’s very accurate,” Trump told a news conference, defending tweets in which he used the label for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump indicated that another motive was payback for what he said was China’s disinformation campaign blaming the US military for the virus.

“China was putting out information which was false,” he said.

“I didn’t appreciate the fact that China was saying that our military gave it to them. Our …

After Head Start On Coronavirus, Africa Begins Clampdown

After Head Start On Coronavirus, Africa Begins Clampdown

March 17, 2020 5:04 pm

African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.

Here is a snapshot of the situation on a continent plagued by weak health systems and shortages of doctors and hospital beds, but where many countries have top-level expertise in fighting contagious disease.

– Slow to arrive, but now spreading –

The first case in Africa was recorded in Egypt on February 14, and by early March there were only two more cases in Algeria and Nigeria.

Experts initially …

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