April 11, 2020

Maltreatment Of Nigerians - Why I like Sani Abacha – FFK

Maltreatment Of Nigerians: Why I like Sani Abacha – FFK

April 11, 2020 12:45 pm

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed reason he liked late Nigeria’s despotic leader, Gen. Sani Abacha, in view of the maltreatment of Nigerians in China.

He said he liked the despotic leader because he would have acted and sent Chinese out of the country in the midst of alleged inhuman treatment meted out to Nigerians in China.

Several reports had it that some Nigerians in China were being sent out of their houses and in hotels.

According to him, one thing he knew was that Abacha would not have taken this nonsense from the Chinese.

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Coronavirus Kills 24 In South Africa

Coronavirus Kills 24 In South Africa

April 11, 2020 8:03 am

South Africa’s Coronavirus death toll reached 24 on Friday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.

The country also reported 69 more infections, bringing the tally to 2003, Africa’s largest.

Mkhize addressing a press briefing in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Province said youngest death was 41.

He said most of the deceased were old people, many of them with pre-existing ailments.

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For some, the real cause of death may have been the pre-existing condition, he indicated.

Although COVID-19 cases keep rising, the country “is bucking the trend,” Mkhize said.

Since the national lockdown …

Easter - ‘It’s Season Of Hardship, Fear’ – Jonathan

Easter: ‘It’s Season Of Hardship, Fear’ – Jonathan

April 11, 2020 8:01 am
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lamented that Nigerians and the world in general are currently going through a season of hardship.

Jonathan said both Nigerians and the world were going through the season of hardship, fear and despair due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

In his Easter message to Nigerians, the former president urged citizens to remain steadfast in faith, boundless in hope and obstinate in love for God and humanity.

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A statement he signed reads: “I extend my best wishes to all Christian faithful in Nigeria and around the world

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IMF Appoints Okonjo-Iweala Into Advisory Group

IMF Appoints Okonjo-Iweala Into Advisory Group

April 11, 2020 6:08 am
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named by the IMF on Friday as a member of its External Advisory Group.

She is the only one from Africa in the 12-member group that included Mr Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia.

IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, named the team on Friday in a statement.

She said the advisory group will provide perspectives from around the globe on key developments and policy issues, especially as the world faces the economic challenges of COVID-19.

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“Even before the spread of COVID-19 and the dramatic health,

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Shi’ites Demand Immediate Release Of El-Zakzaky, Wife

Shi’ites Demand Immediate Release Of El-Zakzaky, Wife

April 11, 2020 6:07 am

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, has called for the immediate release of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and wife, Zeenat, from the Kaduna correctional facility.

In a statement issued by President, Media Forum of the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, on Saturday, he said, it became necessary to release El-Zakzaky and his wife due to the epidemic threatening the entire world.

DAILY POST reports that the Shi’ite leader and his wife have been held in a correctional centre since 2015.

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This followed a clash between the

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China Replies Nigeria - We Don't Discriminate

China Replies Nigeria: We Don’t Discriminate

April 11, 2020 6:06 am

The Chinese Government has replied Nigeria over accusation of maltreating Nigerians in China.

The government said it did not discriminate against nationals of any country but treats foreigners living in the country the same way as its citizens.

Series of videos emanating from social media suggested that Chinese authorities were maltreating Nigerians in their country.

A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on its Twitter handle @china_emb_ng on Friday, quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying that the Chinese government was averse to discrimination against foreigners.

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Photo News - Buhari Mocks VP Osinbajo

Photo Of The Day: Buhari Mocks VP Osinbajo

April 11, 2020 6:05 am
President Muhammadu Buhari likes cracking jokes and can hit you with his ribs cracker when you least expect.

Like in this photo with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Osinbajo because of the raging coronavirus pandemic wore a face mask, when he met President Buhari on Friday.

But Buhari would not let his VP go without asking him about the mask.

Osinbajo wore the mask during the briefing

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And last week the President was visibly amused watching Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed with her N95 Mask, as she gave a briefing on the financial situation.…

Delta Vigilantes Torture 26-year-old Man To Death

Lockdown: Robbers Lay Siege On Lagos, Ogun Communities

April 11, 2020 6:04 am

Several communities in Lagos and Ogun States are now living in fear following rising cases of robbery attacks.

The affected neighbourhoods in Lagos are: Ajao Estate, Abule Egba, Iju, Agege, Alimosho, Alagbado, among others, and Ayede, Ilepa, Ijoko, Ifo, Ibogun, Itori, GudFugba, Ayepe and Agbado communities in Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Areas of Ogun State.

It was learnt that residents of the affected communities have since formed vigilance groups to contain the rampaging robbers.

The attacks, according to sources, became prominent in the wake of the lockdown in the two states to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus.…

Coronavirus - IMF Approves $745 Million Loan For Tunisia

Coronavirus: IMF Approves $745 Million Loan For Tunisia

April 11, 2020 6:04 am
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday announced the approval of a 745-million-dollar loan to help Tunisia cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mitsuhiro Furusawa, the IMF deputy managing director said in a statement said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Tunisia hard and will worsen the country’s already elevated macroeconomic imbalances and will also create urgent fiscal and balance of payment needs.”

According to the IMF, the North African country’s economy is expected to contract by 4.3 percent in 2020, in what is speculated t be the worst recession since the country’s independence in 1956.

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Coronavirus Survives In The Air For Very Long

Coronavirus Survives In The Air For Very Long

April 11, 2020 6:03 am

A new study by a team of scientists at Beijing’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences has found that coronavirus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters) — twice the distance current guidelines say people should leave between themselves in public.

They reached the conclusion after examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients.

The preliminary results of the investigation by the researchers were published Friday in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

They add to a growing debate on how the disease is transmitted, with the scientists themselves cautioning …

No Match Is Worth Risking Life – FIFA President

No Match Is Worth Risking Life – FIFA President

April 11, 2020 6:03 am

The President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Gianni Infantino has said that it would be more than irresponsible to restart competitions too early amid the coronavirus pandemic, stating that no match is worth risking a life for.

Infantino, who made this known on Thursday through Royal Spanish Football Federation, RFEF, said that sports have been brought to a halt due to the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 95,500 people globally.

He said “As our main priority, our principles, the ones we employ in our competitions and also we invite everyone to follow, is that health comes …

Imo - Soldiers, Youths Clash Over Oil Companies

Imo: Soldiers, Youths Clash Over Oil Companies

April 11, 2020 6:01 am

Mgbala Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state has been thrown into tension following a clash between the military and the youths of the area.

The crisis was as a result of the alleged failure of some of the oil companies operating in the area to adhere to the agreements earlier reached with the community.

The youths claimed that the oil companies had destroyed the major roads in the community with their operations without repairing them.

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An indigene of the community who spoke to our correspondent in confidence

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