Sweden bans Iran flights over coronavirus
Sweden’s transport authority Monday halted direct flights to and from Iran on the advice of health officials who said Tehran was “not in control” of the outbreak of the new coronavirus on its soil. The Swedish Transport Agency announced it was temporarily suspending the flight permits of Iran Air — currently the only airline flying […]
Part-time business: Good or bad?
The conventional advice for those working in the corporate world and want to create another source of income is this: ‘Start a part-time business and make extra money’. Although starting a part-time business seems like good advice, it is actually bad advice.
Buhari to bandits: You can’t be lucky always
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has warned the criminal elements especially the bandits attacking innocent people that they cannot be lucky always.
LCC, SEC partner to build capacity
For effective sales skill, the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Simply Exponential Consult Limited, a leading social enterprise poised to build capacity in individuals and business is set to give expository insight on how you can standout in sales skills through an amazing seminar that comes up March 5, 2020 at LCCI Exhibition Centre, Lagos.
Haiti’s president names new prime minister to tackle crisis
Haiti’s president Jovenel Moise on Monday named a new prime minister to tackle the country’s worsening socio-political and security crisis. “Following consultations with different sectors, I have decided on Joute Joseph as new prime minister,” Moise said on his official Twitter account. “He is tasked with forming, as soon as possible, a government of transparency […]
Assembly recommendation: You can join Amotekun if you’ve spent 20 years in Lagos, speak Yoruba
Only indigenes, or residents that have spent 20 years in the area and can speak the native language, will be members of the Amotekun corps.
Latvia reports its first coronavirus case — Ministry
Latvia said on Monday it had confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus. “The health ministry confirms that the first patient has been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Latvia,” the health ministry said in a statement. It gave no further details. vanguard
US Supreme Court to review Obamacare law
The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to once again review former president Barack Obama’s signature health care law, the target of repeated political and legal challenges over the past decade. The top court, which had upheld the law in 2012 and 2015, will examine a suit brought by Democrats seeking to counter lower court […]
Bayelsa: Sacked deputy governor-elect wants to commit suicide – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Monday the sacked Bayelsa State Deputy Governor-elect, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, is on the verge of committing suicide. Sylva, who disclosed this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, described the Supreme Court judgement on the Bayelsa governorship election as unfair. The apex court had on February […]
Trump says ‘very safe’ to hold campaign rallies despite coronavirus spread
United States (US) President, Donald Trump, insisted Monday that campaign rallies do not put his supporters at risk of catching or spreading the coronavirus, and insisted the country was well prepared for the disease. “I think it’s very safe,” to continue holding frequent rallies across the country, Trump said when questioned in the Oval Office. […]
IYC kicks against CTC for amnesty office, welcomes probe
By Jimitota Onoyume Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called on the federal government to search thoroughly for credible persons to constitute the Presidential Amnesty office Management committee, saying it is opposed to the appointment of a caretaker committee to run the place. National President of the body, Mr Eric Omare made the call yesterday in […]
