Americans get N441,000 each as Trump signs historic $2.2trn financial stimulus bill
United States (US) President, Donald Trump, on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the country’s House of Representatives approved the bipartisan bill, which the Senate passed on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
US lab unveils portable 5-minute COVID-19 test
A US-based lab has unveiled a portable test that can tell if someone has COVID-19 in as little as five minutes, it said in a statement Friday. Abbott Laboratories said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given it emergency authorization to begin making the test available to healthcare providers as early as next […]
Oshiomhole tests negative for coronavirus
By Omeiza Ajayi The All Progressives Congress (APC) said its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has tested negative for the Coronavirus. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued Friday night by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu. He said: “The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole […]
Letter to my Christian Brothers
By Chekwube Adaba Dear Christians, Good day and happy Saturday to you all. Hope my letter is meeting you in good health? Hope the Coronavirus has not bitten you? We thank God for his mercies. Now straight to the point. My fellow Christians, please why do we allow ourselves to be fooled and hypnotized by […]
Corona criminals’ prey on Europe’s virus fears
From trafficking dodgy surgical masks to peddling counterfeit medicines and running internet scams, criminals are finding ways to profit from the coronavirus crisis, European police warn. With billions of people under lockdown in their homes and borders shut, police chiefs say criminals are finding it hard to make money out of “traditional” activities like burglary […]
Adokiye Amiesimaka relives great moments of 1980 Nations Cup victory
•What happened before and during the final •We were written off by the press •Recalls how he longed to keep his jersey in his debut but was denied By Onochie Anibeze, Jacob Ajom He was like a playmaker but operated from the left-wing of the AFCON-winning Green Eagles squad of 1980. His speed and dribbling […]
