June 16, 2020

WHO issues new warning as Beijing records new cases

WHO Issues New Warning As Beijing Records New Cases

June 16, 2020 9:51 am
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has issued warning to countries as a fresh outbreak of more than 100 cases of coronavirus have been officially recorded in Beijing, China’s capital city.

As countries ease restrictions and lift bans on their borders, the WHO warned countries to stay on alert for a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections.

Read Also: Nigeria Records 403 New Cases Of Coronavirus As Toll Rises To 16,085

The UN health agency said the fresh outbreak is a cause of concern due to Beijing’s size and connectivity to other countries.

WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this during a

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Osinbajo’s committee hints on suspending NYSC for two years

Osinbajo’s Committee Hints On Suspending NYSC For Two Years

June 16, 2020 8:11 am

The Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) led by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp for two years.

The recommendation was made by the committee due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The committee, however, recommended that deployment of primary assignment will still go on despite suspension.

The report reads: “The immediate focus in the Education sector is to address the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and ensure social distancing measures at all levels of education.

“Practical steps will be taken to minimize disruption to learning and appropriate utilization

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List Of Top Ten Countries With Highest Cases As US, Brazil Lead

List Of Top Ten Countries With Highest Cases As US, Brazil Lead

June 16, 2020 8:10 am
More than 8 million people worldwide have been confirmed to have the coronavirus since the outbreak in China.

Some countries seem to be experiencing a second wave of the novel coronavirus, while others are recording less cases daily.

Although more than 3.8 million people have recovered around the world, at least 435,662 have died from COVID-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The US, Brazil and the UK have reported the most deaths with the highest confirmed cases.

As of Monday night, the US has more than 2.1m cases with 118,000 deaths, while Brazil in second position has

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Obaseki Disqualified By Someone With No Certificate – Wike Blasts APC

Obaseki Disqualified By Someone With No Certificate – Wike Blasts APC

June 16, 2020 8:10 am

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has reacted to the disqualification of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from contesting in the All Progressives Congress’ primaries slated for June 22.

In a tweet on Monday, Wike, mocked the APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, whom he did not mention by name but referred to with the certificate saga which sprang up days leading to Obaseki’s disqualification.

Read Also: Moves To Save Obaseki By Presidency Flops

This is coming less than 24 hours after Wike hosted Obaseki on Sunday in Port Harcourt.

Wike tweeted; “Obaseki was disqualified by someone who doesn’t have a

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Crisis In Aso Rock - Presidency Backs Buhari’s Aide Against Aisha

Crisis In Aso Rock: Presidency Backs Buhari’s Aide Against Aisha

June 16, 2020 6:02 am

The Presidency has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s Private Secretary and nephew, Yusuf Sabiu (aka Tunde), against Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari in the recent clash that occured at the Presidential Villa.

Appearing on Channels Television on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that Yusuf had a compelling reason to leave Abuja for Lagos.

Read Also: You Are Exposing Your Husband – Bamgbose Begs Aisha Buhari

Yusuf had broken the interstate travel restriction rule when he travelled to Lagos to see his family after his wife was delivered of a new

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Trump To Sign Police Reform Executive Order Today

Trump To Sign Police Reform Executive Order Today

June 16, 2020 6:01 am
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that seeks to improve how police officers treat African Americans and other people of colour.

This is coming after protests sparked across the country following the death of an African American man, George Floyd.

Earlier, Trump had faced criticism from Democrats for his response and handling of the protests.

Senior administration officials said the executive order will incentivize police departments to improve by tying federal approval of discretionary grants to good policing practices.

Read Also: Trump Postpones Rally Scheduled For ‘Juneteenth’ Holiday

Police departments will also employ the latest …

US Has Deep Internal Crisis – Putin reacts To Anti-Racism Protests

US Has Deep Internal Crisis – Putin Reacts To Anti-Racism Protests

June 16, 2020 6:01 am

Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Sunday spoke on the Black Lives Matter’s protests in the United States.

The US has in the past few weeks been overwhelmed by protests against racism.

This became necessary following the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a white police officer.

But Putin speaking in an interview with Russian Tv, ‘Rossiya-1’ said he supports the fight for black supremacy but condemns rioting.

Read Also: Russia Ready To Cooperate On Cutting Oil – Putin

According to him, “If this fight in the US for natural rights, legal rights, turns into mayhem and rioting, I

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English Premier League Resumes Tomorrow

English Premier League Resumes Tomorrow

June 16, 2020 5:54 am

The Premier League returns on Wednesday after 100 days in the deep freeze, with Liverpool on the brink of winning the title in a radically changed football universe.

The English top flight follows Germany’s Bundesliga and La Liga in Spain in rebooting their seasons after the coronavirus lockdown, aiming to cram 92 games into six weeks of breathless action.

Aston Villa kick off against Sheffield United, to be followed later on Wednesday by Manchester City v Arsenal, before a cascade of matches.

Despite vocal complaints from some clubs and stars including Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling, “Project Restart” has largely …

Gun Rights - U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Cases

Gun Rights: U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Cases

June 16, 2020 5:49 am

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a total of 10 different cases seeking to expand gun rights that had piled up at the court in recent months.

Two justices, conservatives Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, said they would have heard one of the cases, a dispute from New Jersey over that state’s concealed carry gun permits.

In the New Jersey case, the justices left in place a lower court ruling that threw out a lawsuit challenging the state’s law mandating that people who want to carry handguns in public must show they have a special reason before they can …

We Are Tired Of Advising Buhari Government – ACF

Femi Adesina Lacks Respect For Elders – Arewa Youths Blast Buhari’s Aide

June 16, 2020 5:48 am

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina over his comment against the Northern Elders’ Forum.

AYCF called on Adesina to stop what it termed insults and unguarded words against NEF’s convener, Prof. Ango Abdullahi.

Recall that Abdullahi had accused Buhari of failing in his responsibility of protecting people of the North, following several attacks by bandits and insurgents.

Read Also: Buhari Has Not Done Well In Past Five Years – Arewa Youths

The NEF convener had cried out that the North was at the mercy of criminals who are constantly terrorizing them.

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