The boss of a pharmacy chain in Beijing has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling counterfeit face masks at the height of China’s coronavirus epidemic. Li Dong, chairman of Beijing Jinghai Kangbaixin Medicine Co, and two of his associates were found guilty by a court in the city’s Chaoyang district on Friday, local […]
Some Ethiopian maids have been dumped outside the country’s embassy in Beirut by their employers who can no longer afford to pay their salaries, following the collapse of the Lebanese economy. The maids were left to sleep on the pavement of the country’s embassy following the ongoing economic crisis in Lebanon heightened by the Coronavirus pandemic, which […]
A woman shocked locals when she bought a coffin for her husband as a Fathers’ Day gift in Anambra state. The woman, who lives in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, presented the coffin to her husband on Sunday, June 21, being Fathers’ Day. According to reports, the woman had bought the […]
American rapper, Fabolous, and his longtime partner Emily Bustamante are expecting their third child together, a baby girl .The 42-year-old Brooklyn rapper took to Instagram on Monday morning , June 22, to share the happy news with his fans. He posted the baby’s sonogram and wrote: ‘Got the best gift ever for Father’s Day! #GirlDad.’ The […]
The long awaited Edo state primaries is finally here. The primary which is expected to hold today, has gathered enough attention, as aspirants and voters have long been anticipating. The committee set up to organise the All Progressives Congress’ primary election in Edo State, has rolled out guidelines for the polls. The Secretary of the […]
President of the Kogi State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Ibrahim Shaibu Atadoga, is dead. He died on Sunday after a brief illness. The Chief Information Officer of the state Ministry of Justice, Shaheed Saqeeeb, confirmed the death via phone call. “Yes it is true, but I have no further details as of now,” he […]
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday met with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the increasing security challenges in the country and made a case for drastic solutions. Lawan told State House correspondents after the meeting that he believed in providing more resources for the nation’s security agents and the need for the […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has accused the All Progressives Congress of importing thugs into the state ahead of the party’s primary and the September 19 governorship election in the state. The governor noted that while other political parties conducting primary elections in Edo State have notified the government of their readiness to comply […]
A top Italian doctor has claimed that the deadly Coronavirus is getting weaker and could die out on its own without a vaccine. Professor Matteo Bassetti said he is convinced the virus is “changing in severity” and patients are now surviving coronavirus infections that would have previously killed them. He described coronavirus as once an “aggressive […]
A 12-year-old boy who went viral with his song protesting police killings of African Americans in the US, has been signed by Warner Records. Keedron Bryant first posted his acapella gospel song titled “I Just Wanna Live” on his Instagram account on May 26, the day after another African American, George Floyd, was killed by […]