August 2020

Italy Plunges Into Recession As COVID-19 Bites

Italy Plunges Into Recession As COVID-19 Bites

August 31, 2020 5:30 pm

Italy posted a record economic contraction Monday as household spending and investment crashed during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, driving the eurozone’s third-largest economy deep into recession.

The country’s gross domestic product fell by 12.8 percent in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter and by 17.7 percent versus the same period last year, national statistics agency Istat said.

“The full estimate of the quarterly economic figures confirm the exceptional extent of the drop in GDP in the second quarter, due to the economic effects of the health emergency and the containment measures adopted,” Istat said.

The contraction was even …

Start Date For Italy’s Serie A Announced

Start Date For Italy’s Serie A Announced

August 31, 2020 2:12 pm

The 2020/2021 season of Italy’s top flight football league, Serie A will start on Sept. 19, the Italian football federation has said.

A news agency in Italy reported on Monday that all arrangements had been concluded for the the league’s resumption.

The last Serie A season ended on Aug. 2.

This was after it was interrupted for three months between March and June because of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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ECOWAS: President Akufo-Addo Laments Terror Attacks In Nigeria

Ghana: International Flights Resume September 1

August 31, 2020 2:10 pm

The Kotoka International Airport in Ghana will open for international flights from September 1.

It was shut about five months ago after the outbreak of coronavirus.

On Sunday, President Akufo-Addo said public health officials can now conduct rapid tests on passengers.

In his 16th address to the nation on the pandemic, Akufo-Addo said: “I am glad to announce that KIA will reopen and resume operations from Tuesday, September 1, 2020.”

Read Also: FG Reacts To Harassment Of Its Citizens In Ghana

The president confirmed that the decision and measures to be adhered to have been communicated to international airlines worldwide.…

Beirut Explosions Caused Up To $4.6bn Damages – World Bank

Beirut Explosions Caused Up To $4.6bn Damages – World Bank

August 31, 2020 11:31 am

The World Bank has estimated the value of physical damage caused by the Beirut explosions to be between $3.8 billion and $4.6 billion.

Nearly 200 were killed and thousands injured in the Lebanon city explosion.

Xinhua quoted an initial assessment led by the World Bank as saying that “The country will need international aid and private investment to recover.”

The assessment was in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU).

Read Also: Lebanon Army: Seven Still Missing After Beirut Blast

Damage caused to homes, businesses, hospitals, schools, and streets contributed up to $3.5 billion economic loss.…

Zamfara FRSC Officials Return ₦2.5m To Accident Victim

FRSC Set To Commence Enforcement Of Speed Limit Devices

August 31, 2020 11:29 am

The Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has again emphasised that over speeding, reckless driving and overloading are among the causes of road accidents in the country.

The Corps says it is poised to ensure the reduction of road crashes by 15% and fatalities from road crashes reduced by 20%.

This is according to the Zonal Commander FRSC Zone 12, ACM Umar Ibrahim who made the revelation while speaking with journalists in Bauchi.

Read Also: 25 VIOs, FRSC Officials Arrested In Lagos Over Fraud

The zonal commander stated that the Corps, over the years, noticed that the offence of overloading is …

Water Resources Bill Is Another RUGA Policy – YOV

Water Resources Bill Is Another RUGA Policy – YOV

August 31, 2020 11:27 am

Yoruba One Voice (YOV), a coalition of Southwest bodies, has condemned the Water Resources Bill.

The bill seeks to give the control of all water sources and river banks to the federal government.

YOV Director of Communication, Zacheaus Somorin, in a statement on Monday called it, “another RUGA policy”.

Somorin urged the National Assembly to reject the bill in the interest of the nation.

“This is another version of RUGA policy to appropriate and grab land for pastoralists”, he said.

Read Also: Herdsmen: Water Resources Bill Is Ruga In Disguise – Ortom

Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has spoken against …

Lack Of Doctors: Cleaners Do Medical Jobs In Adamawa Hospitals

Lack Of Doctors: Cleaners Do Medical Jobs In Adamawa Hospitals

August 31, 2020 11:26 am

Shortage of Doctors, nurses, midwives and some other technical personnel has created a situation in Adamawa State in which cleaners and ward attendants now do some duties meant for such professional staff.

Executive Chairman of the state Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Suleiman Bashir, who stated this in an interview published by the state-owned SCOPE Newspaper, said the situation prompted Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to lift embargo on employment in the health sector.

Read Also: Doctors’ Exodus Looms As International Flights Resume This Week

Suleiman Bashir said, ” What happens in the health sector currently is that we have so

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I Prophesy That Trump’ll Win US Election – Dr Immanuel

I Prophesy That Trump’ll Win US Election – Dr Immanuel

August 31, 2020 10:27 am

Dr Stella Immanuel, the controversial woman who took the world by storm in July when she claimed that Hydroxychloroquine is the potential cure for Coronavirus, has said it has been prophesied that President Donald Trump will win forthcoming US presidential poll.

Immanuel has been dubbed a die-hard fan of Trump, which was why her claims that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the coronavirus, were punctured.

The world moved against her as fake. She was branded as simply playing the Trump’s card, who had once touted hydroxychloroquine as cure for Coronavirus.

Read Also: COVID-19:

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Barcelona President Messi's Father And Manager To Meet Barcelona President

Messi’s Father And Manager To Meet Barcelona President

August 31, 2020 10:25 am

A meeting is planned between Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu and Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi.

According to Spanish sports paper, Marca, the meeting is scheduled for sometimes this week.

News about the meeting comes just as the iconic forward hardened his exit decision by shunning the club’s pre-season training.

But the paper is skeptical about the outcome, because both sides are so deeply entrenched in their current positions.

The newspaper reported that Messi could be penalised by the club he had spent 19 years of his career, for missing the coronavirus tests done on Sunday.

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Tordue Salem: NUJ Condemns Killing Of Vanguard Reporter

Oyo NUJ Boycotts Femi Fani-kayode’s Press Conference

August 31, 2020 10:04 am

The Oyo State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ademola Babalola, has directed all journalists in the state, to boycott any press called by Chief Femi Fani Kayode, in continuation of his tour to PDP controlled states.

He made this known on Monday while featuring on a live radio programme, in Ibadan, Oyo State capital

This is coming days after Fani-Kayode had insulted Eyo Charles, a journalist with Daily Trust newspaper, for asking him a question.

Eyo had asked the former minister who was bankrolling him in his tour …

There'll Be Chaos In Nigeria If We Release List Of Looters - IMC

There’ll Be Chaos In Nigeria If We Release List Of Looters – IMC

August 31, 2020 10:03 am

The Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said that if it releases the list of those involved in looting the commission, the country will break.

The IMC has also accused members of the National Assembly of plotting to stall the forensic audit ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Executive Director in charge of Projects at the NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, who made the allegation while speaking to Vanguard in Abuja, said that Nigeria would be shocked if the commission releases the names and calibre of persons involved in contract scam in 2017 and 2019 …

Fani-Kayode Will Lead Nigeria One Day - CAN Chairman

Fani-Kayode Will Lead Nigeria One Day – CAN Chairman

August 31, 2020 10:03 am

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Lagos state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) made some prophecies to Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode that he would someday rule Nigeria if he remained humble.

Apostle Bamgbola made the pronouncement in Lagos on Sunday, August, 30, at the occasion of Bishop Isaac Idahosa’s celebration of 31 years in ministry.

Read Also: Fani-Kayode Vs Daily Trust: Presidency Mocks Ex-Minister

Fani-Kayode, who has been in the news recently for insulting a journalist, swiftly went on his knees to claim the pronouncement.

The Ministers subsequently joined hands to pray for …

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