Following the ravaging coronavirus pandemic and the dwindling Internal Generated Revenue of the institution, Fifty four workers of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital IUTH, Okada, Edo State, have been served sacked letters by the institution According to one of the sacked workers who spoke Anonymously he said out of 240 workers, almost 150 appointments were terminated. […]
The Lagos state police command have arrested two deserted soldiers in connection with the murder of a police sergeant. Bala Elkana, spokesperson of the state police command, says on May 16, detectives from Ilemba Hausa Police Station arrested one Kehinde Elijah “m” 45 years old of Ibiyeye Street, Whitehouse Bus Stop Okokomaiko. Elijah is said to […]
European countries gradually bubbling with activities again. most especially Germany, where previous restrictions enforced by the state-wide lock down measures are currently being relaxed. This is unsurprising as Germany’s been regarded as one of the countries that has dealt with the pandemic extremely well. As of 14 May 2020, 174,948 cases had been reported with […]
Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is being investigated by the club after a video emerged online where he is seen inhaling gas from a balloon, according to media reports on Sunday. The video circulated online showed the 28-year-old French striker appearing to inhale from the balloon and sitting back as his eyes close. The club said […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to state the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team brought in purportedly to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement released by its spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said its position is predicated on […]
The World Health Organization has said that spraying disinfectant on streets and open spaces does not eliminate coronavirus and even poses a health risk. Many countries including Nigeria embarked on massive fumigation of streets and open spaces shortly after the disease became a pandemic. In a document released , WHO said disinfecting open surfaces as […]
A 27-year-old Ghanaian man, Derrick Amponsah, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a 15-year-old student and biting her clitoris, leaving her to bleed profusely after the act. Ghanaian media reports that the incident took place at Manso Yawkrom in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region. Derrick was arraigned before the Bekwai Circuit […]
The United States on Sunday recorded 820 new coronavirus fatalities in the previous 24 hours, but the country’s total death count neared 90,000, a Johns Hopkins University tracker reported. The latest toll, marked at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Monday), was the lowest since 776 daily deaths were recorded on May 10, but the count ranged […]
A Somali governor and three bodyguards were killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group in the regional capital of Galkayo on Sunday, a security official said. The attacker rammed a scooter taxi into a car carrying Ahmed Muse Nur, the governor of the north-central Mudug province, and his security detail before […]
Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data Monday, with the world’s third-largest economy contracting by 0.9 percent in the first quarter as it wrestles with the fallout from the coronavirus. The drop in gross domestic product followed a 1.9-percent decline in the fourth quarter of 2019 as a tax hike […]