Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said two lawmakers – one member of the senate and one deputy – had died after becoming infected with the coronavirus. Eleven other deputies and 14 senators had also tested positive for the virus, Read more
Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA on Monday. “The club welcomes the implications of today’s ruling as Read more
President Donald Trump finally yielded to pressure and wore a face mask in public for the first time on Saturday as the US posted another daily record for coronavirus cases, while Disney World reopened in a state hit hard by Read more
A report by the Presidential Probe Panel has revealed details of how the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, allegedly used a cleric to launder funds abroad. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Read more
The scale of Covid-19’s impact on Emirates Airlines has been revealed for the first time with the carrier’s president saying they will “probably” have to cut up to 9,000 jobs. Emirates, according to the report, had 60,000 staff prior to Read more
The Lagos State Government has said that 2,191 COVID-19 patients who are located across communities have yet to submit themselves for treatment at the state care centres. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on Friday, Read more
The Nigerian-American Usman (17-1) looked the fresher with Masvidal (35-14) having taken the UFC 251 headline bout at just six days’ notice when Brazil’s Gilbert Burns (19-3) tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to travel. The Las Vegas-based UFC Read more
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, on July 7, eliminated 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in an ambush along Damboa- Maiduguri road. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement Read more
A 28-year-old COVID-19 patient has successfully put to bed at the State Hospital, Ijaye in Abeokuta. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, confirmed this on Wednesday while congratulating the health workers who took delivery of the patient’s baby Read more
Computer Professionals, Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), has said that Fifth Generation (5G) technology is safe and very viable to transform the economy. President, Chairman-in-Council, Prof. Charles Uwadia, who stated this, added that there are no adverse health implications with Read more