May 2020

FFK Blasts Wigwe - You Gave FG N1bn To Sack Hundreds

FFK Blasts Wigwe: You Gave FG ₦1bn To Sack Hundreds

May 3, 2020 2:44 pm
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has berated the Managing Director of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe for sacking hundreds of staff after giving the Federal Government ₦1 billion to fight Coronavirus.

Access Bank had given the Federal Government ₦1 billion to wage war against Coronavirus.

But the bank, few days ago laid off lots of staff, citing economic downturn arising from Coronavirus lockdown as the reason.

The bank also cut the salaries of staff of the bank, as part of measures to stay afloat.

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Fani-Kayode, reacting to the development said it …

Survivors Of Nigeria's 'Baby Factories' Share Their Stories

Survivors Of Nigeria’s Baby Factories Share Their Stories

May 3, 2020 2:40 pm
As 16-year-old Miriam* stepped out of her tent to fetch water near the Madinatu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state in January last year, a middle-aged woman she knew as “Aunty Kiki” approached her.

She asked Miriam if she was interested in moving to the city of Enugu to work as a housemaid for a monthly salary.

Miriam, who is now 17, wasted no time in accepting the offer and began to prepare for her trip to the east the following day.

She told her 17-year-old cousin, Roda*, about it and advised her to approach Aunty

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UK Government Debt Surpass £2 Trillion For First Time

Doctors Prepared To Announce My Death’ – Boris Johnson

May 3, 2020 2:39 pm

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death as he battled the coronavirus disease after testing positive.

The Prime Minister made his first public appearance on Monday after fully recovering from the disease he battled for nearly a month.

Speaking with the Sun UK, Boris said he was in a life-or-death struggle against the virus, adding that he depended on litres and litres of oxygen to survive.

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According to him, doctors already made arrangements on how to announce his death if things went

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U.S. Deepens Charge Against China’s Wuhan Lab

U.S. Deepens Charge Against China’s Wuhan Lab

May 3, 2020 2:32 pm

The United States has doubled down on its accusation that China’s Wuhan lab unleashed the disruptive coronavirus into the world.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” that the virus originated in the lab.

“There is enormous evidence that this is where it began,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Read Also: China Says That All Wuhan Virus Patients Discharged

But while highly critical of China’s handling of the matter, Pompeo declined to say whether he thought the virus had been intentionally released.

President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of China’s role in …

Iran Set To Reopen Mosques In Low-Risk Areas

Iran Set To Reopen Mosques In Low-Risk Areas

May 3, 2020 2:30 pm

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 47 people died of the virus over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily count in 55 days.

He told a news conference he hoped “the trend will continue in the upcoming days”.

President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised statement on Sunday that 132 counties, about one-third of the country’s administrative divisions, will “reopen their mosques as of tomorrow”.

“Social distancing is more

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Police Detain Clarence Peters For Kodak's Death

Police Detain Clarence Peters For Kodak’s Death

May 3, 2020 2:30 pm

Music director and producer Clarence Peters is currently being detained by Lagos police over the death of popular dancer, Love Divines known as Kodak.

This happened after reports emerged that the popular dancer died at Peters’ house on Wednesday while charging her iPhone.

It was reported that the dancer was barefooted and sat near the door of the residence while operating the plugged phone when the incident happened.

Read Also: Policeman Who Killed Female Colleague In Rivers Dismissed

According to reports, she suffered chest burns when the phone fell on her body and died before they got to the hospital.…

Pregnant Woman Dies Of COVID-19 In Abeokuta hospital

Pregnant Woman Dies Of COVID-19 In Abeokuta hospital

May 3, 2020 2:29 pm
The Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman in the facility as a result of contracting coronavirus.

The Head of Clinical Services (HCS) of the hospital, Dr. Fidelis Ojeblenu, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta.

The hospital was thrown into confusion on Saturday, as people in and around the area took to their heels on hearing the news.

Ojeblenu said that two patients, a man, and the expectant mother, had tested positive to COVID-19 at the hospital.

Read Also: Nigeria Records 220 New Cases Of Coronavirus, 2,388 Total

He stated …

Joe Biden Wins Democratic Primary In Kansas

Joe Biden Wins Democratic Primary In Kansas

May 3, 2020 2:28 pm
Joe Biden has won a Democratic presidential primary in Kansas conducted wholly by mail because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Joe Biden had been likely to prevail in Saturday’s vote and get a majority of the state’s delegates to take forward to the Democrats’ national nominating commission.

He took 77% of the vote.

The US presidential vote and congressional elections are scheduled to take place on 3 November. The Republican party is expected to propose Donald Trump for a second term.

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Earlier, Biden has become the presumptive Democratic nominee due to his …

Nigerian Professor Iwu Claims To Have Cure For COVID-19

Nigerian Professor Iwu Claims To Have Cure For COVID-19

May 3, 2020 1:05 pm

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Institute of Nigeria, Maurice Iwu who is a Professor of Pharmacognosy has made claims of finding a compound that can slow down the growth of the COVID-19 virus and increase the rate of recovery in patients.

Maurice Iwu made this known on Monday as he led his team of researchers to brief the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu and his Health counterpart, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja.

He said the institute identified and patented the possible COVID 19 treatment in 2015 and now needs …

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Makes $50b Loss In Q1

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Makes $50b Loss In Q1

May 3, 2020 6:56 am

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a record $49.75 billion first-quarter net loss on Saturday at the annual general meeting.

The loss reflected huge unrealised losses on common stock holdings such as Bank of America Corp and Apple Inc during the market meltdown.

While quarterly operating profit rose 6%, several larger businesses including the BNSF railroad posted declines.

Berkshire said some of its more than 90 businesses are facing “severe” negative effects from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Read Also: Warren Indicator Points To Imminent Wall Street Crash

Buffett also let Berkshire’s cash stake soar to $137.3 …

Kidnapped Oyo Islamic Cleric’s Twins Regain Freedom

Kidnapped Oyo Islamic Cleric’s Twins Regain Freedom

May 3, 2020 6:56 am
Twins of popular Oyo Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold have been released barely 8 days after they were abducted.

This is coming days after the abductors demanded for £100,000 which is equivalent to N55 million for the release of the children.

The twins, a boy and a girl who are children of Sheikh Taofeeq Akewugbagold were kidnapped by gunmen in Ibadan, the state capital of Oyo state about a week ago.

According to Akewugbagold, the twins were released to their father beside a bush this morning around 5:30am.

Read Also: Islamic Cleric Begs For Release Of His Kidnapped Twins

He …

Amid Coronavirus Spike - Ganduje Relaxes Lockdown In Kano

Amid Coronavirus Spike: Ganduje Relaxes Lockdown In Kano

May 3, 2020 6:55 am

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has relaxed the presidential lockdown in Kano despite Coronavirus spike in the ancient City.

The governor announced a 12-hour free period per week lockdown, saying that all the major markets would remain closed except some selected supermarkets.

He said only Yankaba Market where perishable items were sold, and Yan Lemo Market, where fruits were sold, would be allowed to operate for 12 hours on Mondays and Thursdays between 10am to 4pm.

The governor warned that attendants of the markets would strictly observe the COVID-19 protocols, emphasising that the use of face-mask would be absolutely necessary in the …

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