‘Test every suspected case’ of COVID-19 ―WHO
The World Health Organization called Monday for countries to test every suspected case of COVID-19, as the rest of the world registered more cases and deaths in the pandemic than China. “You cannot fight a fire blindfolded,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva, saying the WHO recommended that countries “Test, test, test. […]
Breaking: FBI arrests 13 Nigerians over $30m cyber fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested thirteen Nigerians (7 Yoruba’s, 6 Igbo), over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the United States.
Greenland confirms first case of coronavirus
Greenland announced its first case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, as the autonomous Danish Arctic territory brought in restrictions to protect residents from the pandemic. “The first case of the new coronavirus has now been confirmed in Greenland,” according to a local government statement, citing the island’s health service. The infected patient lives in […]
Pangolin sales plunge in Gabon over coronavirus fears
Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon’s capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the small, scaly mammals behind boar legs and porcupine carcasses. Trading the endangered animal, considered to be the most poached in the world, is illegal in the West African country. But that’s not why the merchants […]
Breaking: JAMB releases first day results
Results of the 312,000 candidates that sat for Saturday’s 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide have been released, says Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Russian Constitutional Court approves Putin reform plan
Russia’s Constitutional Court on Monday approved amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin to the country’s basic law, giving him the option of serving two further terms in office. The Constitutional Court published the ruling on its website and immediately sent the ruling to Putin, who could now stay in power until 2036. The court issued […]
