Israel’s Schools Struggle With Reopening Amid Virus Pandemic
June 24, 2020
5:08 pm
June 24, 2020
Iran Says it’s Ready For Talks If U.S. Apologises Over Nuclear Pact
June 24, 2020
5:07 pm
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The confrontation between arch foes Tehran and Washington has worsened since 2018, when U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy.
Iran has refused to hold any talks with the United States, which is trying to force Tehran
Australian Fugitive Found Hiding In Ship’s Air-Conditioning Vent
June 24, 2020
4:06 pm
A suspect in an Australian sexual assault case has been apprehended with a weapon and a stash of cash, after he tried to flee the country by hiding in the air-conditioning vent of a ship.
While this may sound like something from an action movie, Australian authorities say the drama unfolded in real life over the weekend.
On Saturday morning, a cargo ship headed for the harbor city of Newcastle, New South Wales, came across a yacht that had encountered difficulties in the water off the coast of Yamba, …
Killers Of Bernadette Tohuoh-Tohouo Raped Her, 2 Cousins Remanded
June 24, 2020
4:05 pm
Indictments read at a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, showed that the two cousins alleged to have murdered and robbed the Hungarian Bernadette Tohouo- Tohouo 44, also raped her.
Bernadette was the wife of Cameroonian, Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo, the managing director of Maersk Nigeria Limited.
She was killed in the couple’s Ikoyi home last year.
The indictment also revealed the gruesome details of the attempted murder of Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo.
The accused stabbed Gildas several times on the neck, head and back with a knife and dagger, causing him bodily harm.
They also hit him in the head several times with …
Amotekun Arrests 42 Cows Over Alleged Destruction Of Farmlands In Ondo
June 24, 2020
2:56 pm
News Investigators/ The Ondo State Command of the regional Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 42 cows over alleged destruction of farmlands around Alagbaka Extension in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
State Commander, Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, made this known while conducting journalists round the affected farmlands.
Mr. Adeleye explained that the cows were arrested after series of complaints by owners of the farmlands in the area.
According to him, more than eight separate farmlands with crops such as maize and cassava were completely destroyed by herdsmen who usually grazed their cows around the affected area
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No COVID-19 Case In Cross River – Govt Counters NCDC
June 24, 2020
2:55 pm
The Chairman of the COVID-19 Taskforce in Cross River State, Dr Betta Edu, has insisted that there is no COVID-19 case recorded in the state.
Recall that the NCDC’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu on Monday said that no state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free.
Ihekweazu said that a state can only talk about being coronavirus free, when it is testing adequately.
But, Edu during a press briefing with journalists in Calabar said that the state does not have any case, but advised residents to take all safety measures serious to safeguard their lives against the virus.
Army Blasted For Arresting Soldier Over Comments On Buratai, Service Chiefs
June 24, 2020
12:43 pm
Timi Frank, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Nigerian Army to immediately release Lance Corporal Martins.
Martins was arrested after making a video that criticized the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and other security chiefs.
The soldier was reportedly picked up by senior military officers, who said they were acting on “orders from above.”
In a viral video, the soldier condemned Buratai, Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin and other military heads over the incessant killings in Nigeria.
He lambasted them for ordering the detention of soldiers, …
Johnson & Johnson To Pay $2.1bn Over Cancer-Causing Talcum Powder
June 24, 2020
12:42 pm
A US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages.
The decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals cut by more than half the $4.4 billion a jury had awarded 22 people in 2018. The court agreed that some of the plaintiffs should not have been included in the case as they were from outside the state.
But the Tuesday decision upheld the awarding of damages for the company “knowingly selling products that contained asbestos to consumers.”
“Because defendants are large, …
NYSC Begins Registration Of Batch A, Warns Members On Date Of Birth
June 24, 2020
12:41 pm
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has commenced its online registration for prospective corps members.
The registration is for Batch A orientation course.
A check on NYSC’s official portal by Africa Daily News, New York showed that the registration process will run till 29 of June, 2020.
However, the scheme also warned prospective corps members against changing their date of birth.
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In a series of tweets, NYSC warned that corps members can’t change their date of birth after service.
The tweets titled “IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL PROSPECTIVE CORPS
FFK: Aisha Buhari Is The Only Light In Aso Rock; Buhari Under A Spell
June 24, 2020
9:38 am
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the Presidential Villa is shrouded in darkness and President Muhammadu Buhari placed under a spell.
He said this in a tweet on Wednesday.
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The former minister of aviation said Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, is the only ray of light in the Villa.
In his words:
…There is only one ray of light in the Villa & that ray of light is @aishambuhari. Outside of that the place is shrouded in darkness. To those that have
European Football Clubs Hit By Coronavirus, Valuation Plunges
June 24, 2020
9:09 am
European football clubs could take a 20 to 25 percent hit to their enterprise values (EV) because of the “unprecedented crisis” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A study conducted by KPMG revealed this, taking into account players’ devaluation as well as the performance of the largest listed teams in recent months.
It then compared this with KPMG’s data collected earlier in the year.
“… KPMG’s forecast of the devaluation of the football sector at the top end of the market is between 20 percent and 25 percent, when compared with our …
Ondo Deputy Accuses Akeredolu Of Bribing Lawmakers To Impeach Him
June 24, 2020
9:08 am
Embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has alleged that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is inducing members of the state House of Assembly to impeach him.
Mr Ajayi made the allegation in a statement on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Tope Okeowo.
He said the governor wants to “impeach him through illegal and unconstitutional means. The illegal impeachment move would be carried out through financial inducement of members of the Ondo State House of Assembly.”
The deputy governor said he is ready to battle the “kangaroo and infamous move from the desperate and drowning governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, …
