June 28, 2020

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Near 2.5 Million

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Near 2.5 Million

June 28, 2020 2:02 pm

Global cases of COVID-19 exceeded 10 million on Sunday, according to a count maintained by Johns Hopkins University, a measure of the power and spread of a pandemic that has caused vast human suffering, devastated the world’s economy and still threatens vulnerable populations in rich and poor nations alike.

 

In America, states around the country continued to report new daily highs in confirmed cases with 44,792 announced Saturday, as the total number of infections in the United States approached 2.5 million.

Read Also: Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 500,000

Here are some significant developments:

  • A record surge in new
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Bill Gates Condemns America’s Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

Bill Gates Condemns America’s Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

June 28, 2020 12:58 pm

The U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “embarrassing” compared to other countries, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in an interview with CNN.

He added that the outlook was “more bleak” than he would have expected.

The U.S. has recorded in the last two days close to 90,000 cases of the virus to have a cumulative total of 2,593,477 cases.

The death toll is now 128,132.

America is matched only by Brazil in the grim statistics: about 80,000 cases in 48 hours, a cumulative total of 1,313,667 cases and death toll 57,070.

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Trump Denies Briefing About Russian Kill Bounties On US troops

Trump Denies Briefing About Russian Kill Bounties On US troops

June 28, 2020 12:56 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he wasn’t briefed by U.S. intelligence on a report that Russian agents offered bounties to Afghan militants to kill U.S. soldiers.

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He posted the denial on Twitter:

“Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians, as reported through an “anonymous source” by the Fake News @nytimes

“Everybody is denying it & there have not been many attacks on us,” Mr. Trump said.

“Nobody’s been tougher on Russia …

Consumers Forum Threatens DISCOs Over Tariff Increment

Consumers Forum Threatens DISCOs Over Tariff Increment

June 28, 2020 12:55 pm

The All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum, a body fighting for the right of electricity consumers, has warned the Ikeja Electric and other Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to reverse their decision to increase electricity tariff from July 1, 2020 or be ready to be dragged to court.

The body asked DISCOs to implement the order of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) which ordered them to repealed the estimated billing and replace it with capping order, the templates for the maximum kwh a customer without meter in R2S, R2T and C1 should be charged which they disregard or otherwise be ready

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Aisha Buhari And Power Play In Aso Rock

Aisha Buhari And Power Play In Aso Rock

June 28, 2020 12:09 pm

Aso Rock is the seat of power in Nigeria, and just like every other seat of government in the world, there are always power plays and schemings around there.

Given the recent development in Aso Rock, it’s now undeniable that there’s a serious unhealthy power play in Nigeria’s seat of government between the First Lady Aisha Buhari and a group of very strong individuals who wield so much power and influence,and who are hitherto known as the “CABAL” in the Nigerian political circle.

Ordinarily, the FirstLady shouldn’t be the one at the epicenter of the power play, but the case …

Police Take Over Shehu Sani’s Street As Neigbour Dies Of COVID-19

Police Take Over Sani’s Street As Neigbour Dies Of COVID-19

June 28, 2020 12:09 pm
A popular businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Shehu Usman, has died of suspected COVID-19 in Kaduna State on Saturday.

Sources told DAILY POST on Sunday that the deceased died on his way to the hospital after he developed symptoms of COVID-19.

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The remains of the deceased who lived on Ahmad Pategi Street, By Muazu Abbas, Ungwuan Sariki Kaduna had been taken over by the police on orders of the state government to avoid further spread.

The street has been taken over and Police are turning back sympathizers from

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Shen Jilan China’s Longest-Serving Lawmaker Dies At 91

Shen Jilan China’s Longest-Serving Lawmaker Dies At 91

June 28, 2020 12:08 pm

Shen Jilan, China’s longest-serving national lawmaker and recipient of the Medal of the Republic, passed away Sunday morning.

Provincial publicity department said the 91-year old Shen died in the city of Changzhi, north China’s Shanxi Province.

Born in 1929, Shen hailed from a remote village in the mountains of Taihang, a revolutionary base of the Communist Party of China in Shanxi.

She served for all 13 terms of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, since its establishment in 1954.

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Shen actively safeguarded women’s labor rights and …

Ajimobi Buried At Oluyole Residence Amid Tight Security

Ajimobi Buried At Oluyole Residence Amid Tight Security

June 28, 2020 12:08 pm
Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has been buried.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Ajimobi who died on Thursday was buried some minutes after 10am.

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The remains was buried amid tight security.

Our correspondent reports that a prayer is to be offered at 12 pm at his Mosque, Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque in Oke Ado, Ibadan.

Details shortly.

 

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK…

Black Lives Matter Protest Turns Deadly In US State Of Kentucky

Black Lives Matter Protest Turns Deadly In US State Of Kentucky

June 28, 2020 10:34 am

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a Black Lives Matter rally in the US state of Kentucky, police said.

The incident Saturday took place at Jefferson Square Park in the center of Louisville where protestors have gathered for weeks over the killing of African American woman Breonna Taylor.

Her death in March helped fuel a campaign against racism and police brutality in the United States that has since spread across the globe.

Read Also: Third Black Lives Matter Protester Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Louisville Metro Police Department said officers were called to the park at …

Why Family Members Of Smokers Are At Higher Risk – FCCPC

Why Family Members Of Smokers Are At Higher Risk – FCCPC

June 28, 2020 10:33 am

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said family members and people around cigarette smokers stand higher risks of lung diseases than the smokers themselves.

The FCCPC Director-General, Mr Babatunde Irukera, who spoke at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday, said science has confirmed that secondary smokers stand higher risks.

He said his commission would protect the interests of such people, especially minors, in its enforcement of the National Tobacco Control Act.

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The FCCPC DG said the commission was sensitive to the plight …

Why Chinese restaurant in Lagos remained shut – Babatunde Irukera

Why Chinese Restaurant In Lagos Remained Shut – FCCPC

June 28, 2020 10:32 am
The Director-General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, said the Chinese restaurant known for exclusive and discriminatory service in Lagos remained shut.

Babatunde Irukera explained the continued closure of the Chinese restaurant when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja.

Irukera said if a place was shut down in the manner it was shut, there was process to follow for it to be re-opened for business.

Read Also: Chinese Restaurant Condemns Closure, Says Govt Lied

He stated that though the owners of the restaurant had started the process but could not …

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