June 17, 2020

Beijing cancels flights, shuts schools over new virus outbreak

Beijing Cancels Flights, Shuts Schools Over New Virus Outbreak

June 17, 2020 5:12 pm

Beijing’s airports cancelled two-thirds of all flights on Wednesday and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak and warned infections may rise.

The city reported 31 new cases while officials urged residents not to leave Beijing, with fears growing about a second wave of infections in China, which had largely brought the contagion under control since its emergence in Wuhan late last year.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been tested so far following the fresh outbreak, which is believed to have started in the sprawling Xinfadi wholesale food market.…

Floyd's brother tells UN 'black lives do not matter' in US

Floyd’s Brother Tells UN ‘Black Lives Do Not Matter’ In US

June 17, 2020 5:11 pm

George Floyd’s brother on Wednesday begged the United Nations to help African Americans because “black lives do not matter in the United States”, as the UN’s rights chief urged reparations for centuries of discrimination.

Philonise Floyd made an impassioned speech via video-link to an urgent United Nations Human Rights Council debate on “systemic racism” in the US and beyond.

Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the “gratuitous brutality” of Floyd’s death in police custody encapsulated racism that harmed millions of people of African descent.

She also urged countries to confront the legacy of slavery and …

Failed Coup: Turkey Detains 47 Soldiers

Turkey Deploys Troops Against Kurdish Rebels In Iraq

June 17, 2020 4:09 pm

Turkey launched an air and ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in a move likely to increase friction with the Baghdad government.

The defence ministry said “commandos” moved in, supported by drones and helicopters, following a bombardment with rocket launchers and artillery guns that hit more than 150 targets.

It said the operation, dubbed “Claw-Tiger”, came after a “recent upsurge in attacks on our police stations and military bases” near the Iraqi border.

Turkey carried out air strikes earlier this week that drew an angry response from Iraq, which labelled them “a violation of sovereignty”.

The …

Flirting with danger - Message apps add to China marital woes

Flirting With Danger: Message Apps Add To China Marital Woes

June 17, 2020 4:08 pm

Echo couldn’t figure out why her Shanghai businessman husband routinely came home well past midnight, straining their 10-year marriage — until she looked at his phone.

Flirtatious messages from other women revealed a pattern of affairs facilitated by WeChat, China’s top messaging app.

WeChat and other platforms have helped revolutionise inter-personal relations in China, but are also blamed for adding to growing strain on Chinese marriages by making it easier to flirt with potential new partners.

Divorce is rising in China due to a range of factors, causing a concerned government pass a law in May imposing a month-long …

Monarch Blasts Clerics For Paying Lip Service To Calls For Abolition Of Osu Caste

Monarch Blasts Clerics For Paying Lip Service To Calls For Abolition Of Osu Caste

June 17, 2020 2:11 pm

The Traditional Ruler of Ubulu Autonomous Community in Oru-west Local Government Area of Imo state, HRH Eze Victor Okeukwu has accused the Christian leaders in Igboland of paying mere lip service towards the abolition of the age-long Osu divide.

The monarch who is the chairman of Oru-west Council of Traditional Rulers spoke to Africa Daily News, New York on Tuesday at his palace.

Read Also: Another Imo Community Abolishes Osu Caste System

He alleged that the Christian leaders who speak against the practice in public are the same ones who advise their children not to marry from such lineage.

According

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FG Orders Marking Attendance Register For Striking Doctors

FG Orders Marking Attendance Register For Striking Doctors

June 17, 2020 2:10 pm

Nigeria’s government may have decided to wield the big stick against striking resident doctors after talks over their grievances deadlocked on Tuesday.

Government has ordered medical directors in all its hospitals to mark the attendance register for the doctors.

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire agonised over the fact that Nigeria is the first country in the world where doctors went on strike during a global pandemic.

“The health of Nigerians is very important at this crucial time. We are ready to protect the lives of Nigerians, we are not going to allow our hospitals to fallow.

“The health of Nigerians …

D’banj Demands ₦100m From Lady Who Accused Him Of Rape

D’banj Demands ₦100m From Lady Who Accused Him Of Rape

June 17, 2020 1:10 pm

Popular Nigerian musician, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, otherwise known as D’banj, has asked the lady who accused him of rape to pay a sum of ₦100m within 48 hours or face legal action.

D’banj made the demands in response to  allegation by one Miss Seyitan that the singer raped her in an hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos two years ago.

Read Also: Naira Marley Explodes As Executive Jets Chairman Calls Him ‘Useless’

On his Instagram page, D’banj in the pre-litigation letter signed by his lawyer, Mike Ezekhome (SAN) and addressed to Miss Babatayo’s lawyer, Ojoge, Omileye and Partners, also demanded …

Katsina Lives Matter - Protest In Buhari’s State Over Killings, Banditry

Katsina Lives Matter: Protest In Buhari’s State Over Killings, Banditry

June 17, 2020 1:09 pm

Hundreds of youths in Katsina State, on Tuesday staged peaceful protest over the increasing banditry, killings and kidnappings.

The protest was organised by the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG).

The Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, addressed the protestors.

Read Also: Police Harvest Bodies Of Bandits In Katsina Forest

The youths had planned to converge on the Katsina Emir’s Palace, but their plan was scuttled by security agents, who blocked all roads leading to the palace.

However, they passed through Kofar-Durbi to GRA carrying placards with different inscriptions.

Some of them read: “stop …

Ekiti Govt Finally Resolves Obas’ Dispute Over LG Allocation

Ekiti APC Ask Fayose To Account For ₦10 Bn Airport Project Allocation

June 17, 2020 1:08 pm

The All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ekiti State has advised the opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) to face its internal wrangling and woes rather than insulting the good people of the state with its incongruously written comments.

The APC, in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, noted that the opposition PDP or any of its distraught members has no moral right to comment on the ongoing cargo airport project currently being executed by the APC controlled administration.

Read Also: We’ll Take Over Ekiti In 2022 – PDP Boasts

The statement, signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of …

Eze Ndi Igbo Reacts To Gruesome Murder, Burning Of Doctor In Zamfara

Eze Ndi Igbo Reacts To Gruesome Murder, Burning Of Doctor In Zamfara

June 17, 2020 11:16 am

The gruesome killing and setting ablaze of a medical doctor in Gusau, Dr. Enoch Okpara has taken another twist as the Igbo community in the state has demanded immediate arrest of perpetrators of the dastard act.

Our correspondent gathered that the Igbo community in the state has been mounting pressures on the security agencies in the state to fish out the evildoers from their hiding places, saying that there seems to be no adequate security of lives and property in the state.

According to chief Egbuna Obijiaku, the Eze Ndi Igbo in Zamfara State who reacted swiftly said that the …

Dexamethasone - WHO Reacts As British Govt Announces COVID-19 Drug

Dexamethasone: WHO Reacts As British Govt Announces COVID-19 Drug

June 17, 2020 10:27 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reacted to the British government’s announcement of a cheap and widely available drug that saves patients seriously down with COVID-19.

Recall that British Prime Minister on Tuesday said UK researchers identified a new drug, which is effective and has reduced COVID-19 deaths risk.

The drug identified as Dexamethasone has reduced death risk for patients in ventilators by one-third and oxygen by one fifth.

Reacting, WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement late on Tuesday, that the UN health agency’s clinical guidance would be updated to reflect how and when the drug should …

Lack Of Doctors: Cleaners Do Medical Jobs In Adamawa Hospitals

COVID-19: Lagos Hospitals, Isolation Centres Filled Up – Doctors

June 17, 2020 10:25 am
The Lagos branches of the Nigerian Medical Association and the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria said the decision to treat COVID-19 patients at home was tough but has to be taken.

The Chairman of Lagos AGPMPN, Dr Tunji Akintade, that the decision to treat mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients was taken because all the government hospitals and isolation centres in the state were filled up.

Read Also: Lagos Govt Announces Discharge Of 24 Coronavirus Patients

According to The Punch, Akintade said: “The state government is overwhelmed, the country is overwhelmed, all the government hospitals and isolation …

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