August 12, 2020

Putin Signs Law That Allows Him Stay In Power Until 2036

Russia’s Economy Shrinks By 8.5 Percent In Second Quarter

August 12, 2020 6:11 pm

Russia’s economy contracted by 8.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, the state statistics agency said Tuesday in its first assessment of the impact of the coronavirus and an oil crisis.

GDP fell in “all areas of the economy except agriculture” between April and June, the Rosstat agency said in a statement, with passenger transport down 79 percent and the services industry down 37.2 percent.

Rosstat’s figure for the second quarter was within the central bank’s forecast of between 8 and 10 percent, while the government had predicted a 9 percent reduction in economic activity.

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Germany Doubts Safety Of Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine

August 12, 2020 6:11 pm

German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people.

The skepticism was promptly debunked by Russia’s health minister Mikhail Murashko, who insisted the vaccine is safe.

President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.

Moscow’s decision to grant approval before final trials have been completed has raised concerns among some experts.

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WHO Keen To Review Russian Vaccine Trials

WHO Keen To Review Russian Vaccine Trials

August 12, 2020 4:04 pm

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was looking forward to reviewing clinical trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed in Russia.

President Vladimir Putin declared Russia the first country to approve a vaccine on Tuesday even though final stage testing involving more than 2,000 people was only due to start on Wednesday.

The WHO says 28 of more than 150 potential vaccines are currently being actively tested on humans, among which six have reached Phase 3, the final stage when candidate drugs are tested on large groups of people.

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Joe Biden Leads Donald Trump In Latest Poll

Donald Trump Predicts Grim Future If Joe Biden Wins

August 12, 2020 4:03 pm

U.S President Donald Trump has again expressed his doubts about Joe Biden’s capability in negotiating with China.

Few hours after Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Trump said the country will be overrun by China if Biden is voted president.

“China will own the United States if this election is lost by Donald Trump. If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States.

”You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth”, Trump said in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt.

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UN Offers Virtual Tours To Its Headquarters For A Fee

August 12, 2020 3:56 pm

Virtual tours to the UN Headquarters in New York are being offered to the general public amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said the UN Visitors Services on Tuesday.

By taking a virtual tour with one of the multilingual UN tour guides, participants will go on a live journey through the organisation’s history with a focus on the current work of its principal organs, learning how the United Nations addresses issues such as disarmament, peace and security, development, and human rights, said the UN Visitors Services in a press release.

Through this interactive experience, the online visitors will also be able to …

Bayern Boss Praises Messi Ahead Of Crunch Match With Barcelona

Bayern Boss Praises Messi Ahead Of Crunch Match With Barcelona

August 12, 2020 3:50 pm

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has expressed his big admiration for FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi ahead of their 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League duel.

The Argentina captain is playing against the Bavarians in a match which could however condemn the Catalans to a season without titles.

The sides meet in a knock-out quarter-final on Friday.

“I have a lot of respect for this player. He has something that possibly no one else on this planet has. He can decide a game on his own,” Rummenigge told reporters.

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International Youth Day

International Youth Day

August 12, 2020 3:46 pm

What’s the future of Nigeria youths? Nigeria is a country where the youths perpetually remain the leaders of tomorrow, while their grandfathers continue to rule them today and even tomorrow.

Ours is now a society, where the youths are very comfortable with little crumbs that fall off the table of politicians, rather than demanding for a better, just, and equitable society, where democracy dividends are provided by the government. They are very comfortable being sycophants to politicians who steal away their future.

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We Didn’t Mistakenly Transfer ₦573m Into Omale’s Account – FCMB

We Didn’t Mistakenly Transfer ₦573m Into Omale’s Account – FCMB

August 12, 2020 3:45 pm

First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has debunked reports that the sum of ₦573 million was mistakenly transferred into the account of Pastor Emmanuel Omale in error.

Pastor Omale is an associate of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.

The Managing Director of FCMB, Adam Nuru, was reported to have said the bank just discovered that N573 million was mistakenly posted into the church account of Pastor Omale while testifying before the Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets last Thursday.

The Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets (PCARA) had accused Magu …

Stop Interfering In Islamic Affairs, Shagari’s Grandson Tells Christians

Stop Interfering In Islamic Affairs, Shagari’s Grandson Tells Christians

August 12, 2020 3:42 pm

Bello Shagari, a grandson of a former Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari, has advised Christians not to meddle in matters concerning beliefs and practices of Islam.

Shagari stated this while reacting to the decision of an Upper Sharia Court in Kano State, which sentenced a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.

Sharif-Aminu, aged 22, was found guilty of committing blasphemy for a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March.

The singer’s family house was also burnt down by protesters who claimed his song was blasphemous as it praised an imam from the Tijaniya Muslim brotherhood to the extent …

UNILAG Council Followed Due Process To Remove VC – Babalakin

UNILAG VC Ogundipe Rubbishes Sack By Governing Council

August 12, 2020 1:34 pm

The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has rubbished the public notice on the sack of its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Odundipe.

The letter dated August 12, 2020, was signed by Oladejo Azeez, UNILAG Registrar.

Azeez is also the secretary to the governing council.

He announced that Ogundipe has been removed from office “with immediate effect.”

Interestingly, Ogundipe signed the rejoinder on behalf of the management.

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In a terse statement, the VC declared that the council’s decision “is untrue and a figment of his imagination.”

Ogundipe advised staff, students, parents, guardians and …

Why We Killed 43 Farmers - Boko Haram’s Leader

Blasphemy: Boko Haram’s Shekau Blasts Kano Death Sentencing

August 12, 2020 1:13 pm

The embattled leader of Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lid Da’awati Wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has released 11 minutes audio in which he faulted the death sentencing of a man accused of blasphemy in Kano State.

Yahaya Sherif Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in Kano State for insulting Prophet Muhammad in a song he shared on WhatsApp in March.

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“We heard about something sad happening in the state where people think they are Muslims, even though they are practicing disbelief,” Shekau stated.

“A singer opened …

Super Eagles Match-Fixing Allegation: Westerhof Defeats Bonfrere

Super Eagles Match-Fixing Allegation: Westerhof Defeats Bonfrere

August 12, 2020 12:46 pm

Dutchman Clemens Westerhof has emerged victorious in the defamation of character case filed against his former assistant in the Super Eagles, Johannes Bonfere.

The Rechtbank Gelderland Hight Court, Arnhem on Tuesday found Bonfere guilty of the charge brought against him by Westerhof.

Bonfrere was widely quoted by the Nigerian media of having said in an interview with Lagos-based sports radio station, Brila FM in April, that his former boss sold Nigeria’s 1994 FIFA World Cup Second Round match against Italy.

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Bonfrere was also quoted as having accused Westerhof of selling the match …

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