August 6, 2020

‘Vaccine Nationalism’ Cannot Beat COVID-19, Says WHO

‘Vaccine Nationalism’ Cannot Beat COVID-19, Says WHO

August 6, 2020 6:16 pm

The World Health Organisation on Thursday warned against “vaccine nationalism,” saying vaccine-hogging richer countries would not be safe coronavirus havens if poor nations remained exposed.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be in wealthier nations’ interests to ensure that any vaccines eventually produced to protect against the new coronavirus were shared globally.

“Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us,” Tedros told the Aspen Security Forum in the United States, via video-link from the WHO’s headquarters in Geneva.

“For the world to recover faster, it has to recover together, because it’s a globalised world: the economies …

China Sentences Canadian To Death Over Drug Charge

China Sentences Canadian To Death Over Drug Charge

August 6, 2020 6:14 pm

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Thursday in a ruling that could further inflame tensions between China and Canada.

The Guangzhou Intermediate Court said in a statement it had handed Xu Weihong a death sentence for manufacturing drugs, and said all his personal property would be confiscated.

According to China’s state-run Global Times, Xu had bought raw materials and tools for drug production in October 2016 and worked with an accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, to make ketamine.

The drugs were made in Wen’s home and stored in Xu’s residence in Guangzhou, with public security officers seizing over …

Putin Court jails young Russians for ‘plotting to overthrow Putin’

Court Jails Young Russians For ‘Plotting To Overthrow Putin’

August 6, 2020 3:43 pm

Three young activists have been sentenced to long jail terms for plotting to overthrow President Vladimir Putin in a case that has sparked protests and allegations of police overreach.

The young activists identified as Ruslan Kostylenkov, Pyotr Karamzin, and Vyacheslav Kryukov were sentenced by a Moscow court on Thursday.

The activists were arrested and detained since 2018 after they were accused of belonging to an anarchist cell called the “New Greatness” that was plotting an uprising against the government.

However, the group’s supporters said the case was fabricated by the FSB security service and that agents infiltrated the group, financed …

31.3m Americans receive jobless benefits, 1.2m new

31.3m Americans Receive Jobless Benefits, 1.2m New

August 6, 2020 3:42 pm
Nearly 1.2 million Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs.

The Labor Department’s report Thursday marked the 20th straight week that at least 1 million people have sought jobless aid.

All told, the Labor Department said Thursday that 31.3 million people are receiving some form of unemployment benefits, though the figure may be inflated by double-counting by states.

Before the pandemic hit hard in March, the number of Americans seeking unemployment checks had never surpassed 700,000 in a week, not even during the Great Recession of 2007-2009.

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Fake Dollars Recovered From Syndicate In Ogun

Fake Dollars Recovered From Syndicate In Ogun

August 6, 2020 3:41 pm

Two members of a syndicate who specialized in duping unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money under the pretence of ‘washing dollars’ for them have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command.

The two suspects; Chika Kasarachi and Ifeanyi Okechuckwu were arrested following a complaint by one Omeh Chidebere Ishoke who reported at Sango police station that he was accosted by the suspects who lured him to their hideout at Koleosho Street.

The suspect also collected his MP3 mini speaker valued at N68,000 but no dollar was given to him at the end.

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NDDC Probe Mere Ruse, Says Niger Delta Group

August 6, 2020 1:27 pm

A Niger Delta advocacy group, the Citizens Quest for Truth Initiative(CQTI) has dismissed the National Assembly’s probe of the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as a mere ruse.

The group argued that the lawmakers cannot midwife the desired transformation in the commission, insisting that the outcome of the probe had been premediated.

In a statement signed in Abuja by its President and Publicity Secretary, Chief Obiaruko Ndukwe and Mr Francis Ndimkoha, respectively, the advocacy group added that no meaningful probe can be carried out by same persons who have been directly or remotely involved in the …

Mass Sack: Pilots, Engineers Threaten To Withdraw Services

Mass Sack: Pilots, Engineers Threaten To Withdraw Services

August 6, 2020 12:55 pm
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), has issued a two-week ultimatum to airlines, who have sacked or plan to sack their pilots and engineers under the guise of COVID-19, to reverse the decision.

Its President, Mr Abednego Galadinma, at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos, said pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers had resolved to withdraw their services to all airlines if colleagues were sacked.

There had been a spate of terminations of the contract of pilots and engineers across various airlines, all linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 170 pilots have been sacked from Bristow Helicopters …

100-Year-Old Crocodile 'King Buka' Dies In Captivity (Photos)

100-Year-Old Crocodile ‘King Buka’ Dies In Captivity (Photos)

August 6, 2020 12:54 pm

A 100-year-old, one-tonne crocodile named King Buka has died in captivity, leaving his partner Bonnie devastated.

The 5.3-metre crocodile was living on a cane farm in North Queensland before he was relocated to Koorana Crocodile Farm near Rockhampton in 1984.

King Buka was moved to a wildlife sanctuary after the farm closed down during COVID-19 but his health rapidly deteriorated over the past four months.

John Lever from Koorana Crocodile Farm said King Buka, who was named after a region in Papua New Guinea, lived an active lifestyle on the farm.

He fathered many crocodiles and continued to do so …

Accept Repentant Boko Haram Fighters Or They Go Back - Garba Shehu

Accept Repentant Boko Haram Fighters Or They Go Back – Garba Shehu

August 6, 2020 12:53 pm

The Presidency on Wednesday asked Nigerians not to reject repentant Boko Haram fighters unless they want the terrorists to take up arms and resume terrorism from which they’ve repented.

The presidency also dismissed as untrue, the insinuation that the current administration had been absorbing repentant Boko Haram terrorists into the Nigerian military.

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Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said in a statement that none of the 601 former Boko Haram members who voluntarily laid down their arms and had recently graduated from …

Disquiet In EFCC Over Elevation Of Junior Officers Above Superiors

Disquiet In EFCC Over Elevation Of Junior Officers Above Superiors

August 6, 2020 12:52 pm

Some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been deployed to head zones and units where qualified senior officers are.

Mohammed Umar, a deputy commissioner of police and acting chairman of the commission, approved the postings that have left some officials demoralised, according to sources.

In a memo seen by TheCable, Umar redeployed a total of 37 officers, 20 of whom were listed as heads of various zones and units while others listed as second in command.

The ranks of some of the newly deployed officers are principal detective superintendent (PDS), deputy chief detective superintendent (DCDS), chief …

Police Arrest Naira Marley Over Abuja Concert

Police Arrest Naira Marley Over Abuja Concert

August 6, 2020 12:52 pm

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested music star, Azeez Fashola, Popularly known as Naira Marley for contravening guidelines set by Federal Government to reduce the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

Africa Daily News, New York exclusively gathered that Marley was arrested in Lagos today and is currently in Custody. It will be recalled that Marley was airlifted to Abuja by a charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for the concert amidst a ban put in place against flight operation in the country.

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The development contravened the government’s …

WAEC Denies Fire Outbreak At Headquarters

WAEC Denies Fire Outbreak At Headquarters

August 6, 2020 10:44 am

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked reports that its head office in Abuja was engulfed by fire.

WAEC made the clarification in a statement on its Twitter page.

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It urged the public to disregard the reports in circulation as it was the handiwork of mischief-makers.

It said, “We hereby categorically state that there was no fire incident in any of our offices.

“The publication is false and it is the handiwork of mischief-makers who are out to misinform, mislead and confuse the candidates and members of the public.

“We wish to

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