June 23, 2020

Ex-Trump Adviser, Bannon Arrested Over Fraudulent Online Scheme

‘I Don’t Kid’: Trump Says He Wasn’t Joking About Slowing Virus Testing

June 23, 2020 5:34 pm

President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that he was serious when he revealed that he had directed his administration to slow coronavirus testing in the United States — shattering the defenses of senior White House aides who argued Trump’s remarks were made in jest.

“I don’t kid. Let me just tell you. Let me make it clear,” Trump told reporters, when pressed on whether his comments at a campaign event Saturday in Tulsa, Okla., were intended as a joke.

“We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. We test better than anybody in the world. Our tests …

Street 'Like Chewing Gum' As Major Quake Hits Southern Mexico

Street ‘Like Chewing Gum’ As Major Quake Hits Southern Mexico

June 23, 2020 5:24 pm

MEXICO CITY, June 23 (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the coast of southern Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least one person, buckling paved roads, and sending people fleeing their homes into the streets.

One person died in the state of Oaxaca, Governor Alejandro Murat said, after the quake hit the Pacific coastal state mid-morning.

Mexico’s civil protection agency recommended that residents move away from the coastline to avoid a possible tsunami. Videos on social media showed the ocean’s water receding in Oaxaca, a mountainous state that is …

South Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100,000

South Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100,000

June 23, 2020 4:22 pm
South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590.

According to the latest official update released on Tuesday, the ministry recorded 61 more deaths to the national death toll which now stood at 1,991.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said; “The mortality rate was two per cent while the number of recoveries stood at 53,444, translating to a recovery rate of 52.6 percent’’.

It took South Africa 14 days to double the number of confirmed cases from 50,000 to 101,590, compared with 94 days during which the number of cases doubled and rose to 50,000 from March …

Ondo Resident Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike Amid COVID-19

Ondo Resident Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike Amid COVID-19

June 23, 2020 4:21 pm

Resident doctors of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, UNIMEDTH, Ondo State on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike.

The industrial action is coming amid the rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

According to the doctors, during a press conference held in Akure, the state capital, the action became imperative following the non-payment of their salaries ranging from three to six months by the state government.

Recall that on May 8, 2020, the doctors had protested the non-payment of their salaries with a threat to embark on strike.

The doctors say many of their colleagues can no longer

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Germany Announces Fresh Lockdown As COVID-19 Infections Soar

Germany Announces Fresh Lockdown As COVID-19 Infections Soar

June 23, 2020 4:13 pm

Germany has announced a fresh coronavirus lockdown in its most populous state after an explosion in infections.

More than 1,500 people have tested positive for the virus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck.

Thousands have been put under a quarantine to try to halt the outbreak.

The infections were all linked to an abattoir.

The new measures come amid fears of a second COVID-19 wave.

Germany’s R number – the rate at which the disease is transmitted – has soared in recent days.

Armin Laschet, the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia state, said people in Guetersloh county should only have contact …

MTN Subscribers Send 3.71 Billion Free SMS

MTN Subscribers Send 3.71 Billion Free SMS

June 23, 2020 2:22 pm

Ferdi Moolman, the MTN Nigeria CEO said that the network had provided 3.71 billion free Short Message Service (SMS) for its subscribers nationwide.

Moolman said the initiative was implemented to ensure that all MTN’s customers were be able to access loved ones, support systems and information, during the lockdown.

Read Also: COVID-19: MTN Orders Staff To Work From Home

The free service will end this month.

“As of June 19, 2020, the network has provided 3.71 billion free SMS to no fewer than 51 million subscribers across every state of the Nigerian Federation.

“This means 75 per cent of all

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Okonjo-Iweala Breaks Silence On #EndSARS Protests

Okonjo-Iweala Commends ECOWAS For Endorsing Her WTO’s DG Candidacy

June 23, 2020 2:17 pm
Nigeria’s Former Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for endorsing her for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

ECOWAS head, Mahamadou Issoufou, had announced the endorsement on Monday.

Issoufou acknowledged, “the strong academic and professional background of Dr Okonjo-lweala and her very large experience in national affairs as Nigeria’s Finance Minister (2003-2006 and 2011-2015) and Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister briefly in 2006″.

The tenure of the new WTO DG will be between 2021 – 2025.

Read Also: Okonjo Remains Nigeria’s Candidate For WTO Headship, FG Insists

Reacting on

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Igbo Youths Condemn Killings In Orlu Zone, Tasks Uzodimma

Ohanaeze Youths Denies Filing ₦50bn Lawsuit Against Buhari

June 23, 2020 12:25 pm

Ohanaeze Ndigbo youths council worldwide on Tuesday distanced itself from a lawsuit against President Mohammadu Buhari as was rumoured in most parts of the country.

The group denied the move in a statement signed by its President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

Read Also: Fasoranti, Clarke, Nwodo, Others Slam ₦50bn Suit On Buhari

 

The statement reads in part: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide on the directives of Igbo Elders, Traditional and Religious leaders, Critical Stakeholders among others have disowned the lawsuit filed against President Muhammadu Buhari, over alleged wrongdoing and marginalization of Igbos in appointments made by

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Eco - Buhari Delivers Nigeria’s Position On Regional Currency

Eco: Buhari Delivers Nigeria’s Position On Regional Currency

June 23, 2020 12:22 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday cautioned that the ambition for ECOWAS regional currency could be in ‘serious jeopardy,’ unless member states complied with agreed processes of reaching the collective goal.

President Buhari also expressed concern over the decision of francophone countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to replace the CFA Franc with Eco ahead of the rest of member states.

Read Also: 2020 ECOWAS Single Currency Takeoff Shaky – Ahmed

The President delivered Nigeria’s position on the new regional currency at a virtual extraordinary meeting of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of …

Ondo Nurses Protest Unprofessional Handling Of COVID-19

Ondo Nurses Protest Unprofessional Handling Of COVID-19

June 23, 2020 12:16 pm

Activities at the Mother and Child Hospital in Akure, the Ondo State capital was partially grounded on Tuesday following a peaceful protest by nurses at the medical facility.

According to the nurses, the spike in the cases of COVID-19 among health workers without efforts by government to carry out contact tracing of infected persons is worrisome.

The nurses who were chanting solidarity songs displayed placards with various inscription such as “Nurses’ lives matter,” “Don’t you think I am worth being protected?” “Who is next?” “NCDC, urgent attention needed now.”

DAILY POST gathered that workers at the State Neuropsychiatric hospital, Akure …

Gov Sanwo-Olu Orders Civil Servants To Resume Monday

Fraud: Lagos Sacks LAWMA Contractors, Keeps Mum On Prosecution

June 23, 2020 12:15 pm
Lagos State Government has terminated the contracts of some operators with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority.

The government said the operators violated some terms of their agreement.

The contractors, many of whom are politicians, allegedly inflated the wage bills of the street sweepers and supervisors under them.

According to Punch, the Lagos State Government pays the contractors over N560m monthly.

Read Also: Lagos Begins Non-Destructive Integrity Test On Public-School Buildings

However, a preliminary report of an ongoing audit of the agency revealed that a huge chunk of the money was going to ghost workers and non-existent contractors.

The Centre …

13 Imo Lawmakers Test Positive For COVID-19

13 Imo Lawmakers Test Positive For COVID-19

June 23, 2020 9:15 am

Thirteen members of the Imo State House of Assembly have tested positive for coronavirus.

The lawmakers have immediately gone into isolation at different centres in the state.

Read Also: COVID-19 Test Result Of Imo Lawmakers Reportedly Released

The Chairman of the State Task Force Team on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu announced this on Tuesday during a press briefing.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that members of the Assembly were instructed days ago to undergo COVID-19 test after a member tested positive for coronavirus.

Governor Hope Uzodinma had directed members to go for compulsory test at Evaright Diagnostic Centre Owerri …

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