August 1, 2020

Pentagon Awards Glaxo $342m Contract For COVID Vaccines

Pentagon Awards Glaxo $342m Contract For COVID Vaccines

August 1, 2020 4:02 pm

The Pentagon on Thursday announced a $342 million contract has been awarded to British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to deliver “mass quantities of COVID-19 vaccines” to US troops.

It said GSK was the only company to make a bid for the contract, which will consist of supporting “military locations and personnel throughout the continental US and outside the continental US.”

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The work will be carried out in North Carolina “with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2021,” the Pentagon said.

The US Army will supervise execution of the project.

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Microsoft In Talks With Bytedance To Buy TikTok

Microsoft In Talks With Bytedance To Buy TikTok

August 1, 2020 3:39 pm

Microsoft Corp. is exploring an acquisition of TikTok in the U.S., as President Donald Trump threatens to ban its operation.

Bloomberg reported that the deal would give the software company, a popular social-media service a soft landing and relieve U.S. government pressure on the Chinese owner of the video-sharing app.

The Trump administration has been weighing whether to direct China-based ByteDance Ltd. to divest its stake in TikTok’s U.S. operations, according to several people familiar with the issue.

The U.S. has been investigating potential national security risks due to the Chinese company’s control of the app.

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UAE Commences First Arab Nuclear Plant

UAE Commences First Arab Nuclear Plant

August 1, 2020 3:39 pm

The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced the startup of its Barakah nuclear power plant, scoring another first for the Arab world.

The announcement, coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, comes hot on the heels of the UAE’s launch of the Arab world’s first probe to Mars.

“UAE first nuclear reactor at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has achieved first criticality and successfully started up,” tweeted Hamad Alkaabi, the country’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

“This is a historic milestone for the nation with a vision set to deliver a new form of clean energy …

Let’s Restructure Nigeria Now - Afenifere

No Inch Of Yoruba Land Will Be Ceded To FG And China – Afenifere

August 1, 2020 3:38 pm

The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, on Friday declared that no inch of Yoruba land will be ceded to creditors of the Federal Government should there be reasons for its creditors to make such demands.

Afenifere was reacting to reports that the Federal Government had signed an agreement with the Chinese government, which contains a clause that compels Nigeria to waive its immunity for itself or its property in case of a breach of the agreement.

In a statement by its spokesman, Mr Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere described the disclosure that a clause in a loan agreement signed by the President Muhammadu …

Halt Unnecessary Reactions To Daura’s Personal View - NPP To Ndigbo

Halt Unnecessary Reactions To Daura’s Personal View – NPP To Ndigbo

August 1, 2020 3:37 pm

The Nigeria Presidential Project (NPP) 2023 yesterday urged the people of the Ndigbo to stop decimating energy in reacting to a personal opinion of Mamman Daura on the next Nigerian President come 2023.

NPP, a nonpolitical party campaigning a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023, said Daura’s support of merit against zoning/rotation of Nigeria Presidential candidate position by political parties, were his personal view and not that of political parties.

In a statement issued in Enugu by the NPP 2023 Director, Media/Publicity, Tony Nwachukwu, the group said Ndigbo “should halt unnecessary reactions to Mamman Daura personal view,” on the …

COVID doctor Stella Immanuel makes new claim as Demon Buster

COVID Doctor Stella Immanuel Makes New Claim As Demon Buster

August 1, 2020 1:54 pm

Dr Stella Immanuel, the Texas-based doctor, who claimed she has cured COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, has made another claim as a ‘demon buster’.

‘I’m a demon buster. Yes, demons sleep with people. Yes, if you pray for them they get better,’ she told the Houston Chronicle.

Immanuel, 55, had also hit headlines for claiming that gynaecological problems like cysts and endometriosis are caused by people having sex in their dreams with demons and witches.

She also claimed people are being injected with alien DNA and believes the Magic 8-Ball toy is in fact a scheme to get children used to …

Pakistan To Probe Blasphemy Trial Killing Of US Citizen

Pakistan To Probe Blasphemy Trial Killing Of US Citizen

August 1, 2020 1:52 pm

Pakistan has formed a special team to investigate the killing of a Pakistani-American, who was shot dead inside a courtroom during his controversial blasphemy trial.

“A special team has been constituted to investigate the case,” the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday after the U.S. State Department called for justice for the American citizen.

The intellectually disabled Pakistani-American man, Tahir Naseem, was shot on Wednesday in the north-western city of Peshawar as a hearing on blasphemy charges against him was underway.

Tahir who is from Illinois, had been in a Pakistani jail since 2018 on blasphemy charges after he claimed to …

Nwankwo Kanu - What football fans are saying about ‘Papillo’ at 44

Nwankwo Kanu: What Football Fans Are Saying About ‘Papillo’ At 44

August 1, 2020 1:45 pm

Football fans in Ebonyi on Saturday celebrated the birthday of former Super Eagles Skipper Kanu Nwankwo who turned 44.

Kanu, fondly called Papillo by football fans, had 86 caps for Nigeria, scoring 13 goals in a flourished career that lasted from 1994 to 2010.

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Kanu, who is a recipient of the Member of Order of the Nigeria (OON) award, is a FIFA U-17 world cup winner, an Olympic Games gold medalist and has been engaged in philanthropy since retiring from active football.

Emeka Ikegwu, an Aide to Ebonyi Commissioner …

Gov Emmanuel opens new PDP secretariat in Akwa Ibom

Gov Emmanuel Opens New PDP Secretariat In Akwa Ibom

August 1, 2020 1:44 pm
Governor Udom Emmanuel has commissioned a new headquarters for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Akwa Ibom state.

The commissioning came a day after, Obong Hon. Udo Loyalty Ekpenyong emerged as the new Chairman for the state.

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Ekpeyong’s election took place at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.

 

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Buhari reacts to Akpata’s election as NBA president

Buhari Reacts To Akpata’s Election As NBA President

August 1, 2020 10:35 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Olumide Akpata on his election as the President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

He wished him success in the new position of leading Nigerian lawyers to chart a path of professional development and fulfillment.

Buhari’s message was contained in a statement on Saturday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina.

The Nigerian leader noted that Akpata, a lawyer of over two decades, has held several strategic positions in the legal association.

He expressed confidence that his vast experience in litigation and corporate world, as well as engagement with government at different levels, will benefit the Bar and …

Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific Airways Offers Older Pilots Voluntary Retirement

August 1, 2020 10:35 am

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it will offer an early voluntary retirement scheme to its Hong Kong-based pilots, who are approaching retirement age.

It said this is in a continued effort to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline said in an email to Reuters on Saturday it is looking at different ways to reduce costs in the medium term, given reduced passenger demand with no immediate signs of improvement.

The retirement plan was first reported in local media.

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Cathay has already taken short-term measures including executive pay …

The Need For Ndi Igbo To Hold Their Leaders Accountable

The Need For Ndi Igbo To Hold Their Leaders Accountable

August 1, 2020 10:14 am

The traditional and classical culture of the Ndigbo reveal a fascinating approach to the issue of political leadership unlike many of their neighbors in Southern Nigeria.

Citing the popular mantra “Igbo enweghi Eze” (Igbos know no king), most of the time Igbos make a fundamental mistake in choosing their leaders. They look for a he or she that had been a governor, minister, senator, legislator, etc, and empower him or her further. But they do not check if that former central bank governor, or adviser to the president of Nigeria, ever felt at home and at ease with fellow Igbos, …

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