Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown

Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown

Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, which has killed more than 4,300 people in the country. Authorities had ordered most government agencies and all non-essential businesses to remain closed for a week after the Nowruz holiday ended on April […]
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Aside coronavirus: 10 Nigerian news you might have missed

Aside coronavirus: 10 Nigerian news you might have missed

ICPC probes N1.68 billion assets linked to Lagos Commissioner Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) is probing assets worth about N1. 68 billion allegedly linked to a Commissioner in Lagos State, Sunday Vanguard learnt last week. The probe was reportedly launched after the ICPC received a petition detailing assets allegedly linked to the Commissioner, a woman, […]

Churches deserted as Christians mark low key Easter in Oyo

Churches deserted as Christians mark low key Easter in Oyo

Churches were deserted in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday as Christian faithful celebrated the Easter in their homes in compliance with the state government’s directives to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that the state government had placed a restriction on gatherings as well as imposed […]

The Orbit: The poverty dole

The Orbit: The poverty dole

By Obi Nwakanma Many things that frequently happen in Nigeria, particularly under this administration, if they were to happen in other lands, often lead to the fall of governments. People rise up fearlessly and confront their elected leadership. But Nigerians have become too fatal and docile. Years of serial incompetence has alienated and traumatized the […]

Boris Johnson’s half-brother slams coronavirus care at 10 Downing St

Boris Johnson’s half-brother slams coronavirus care at 10 Downing St

The half-brother of Boris Johnson isn’t happy with the medical care — or rather the lack of it — that the British prime minister received at No. 10 Downing Street during the early days of his battle against the coronavirus. “From what I gather — and I wasn’t there — no one asked a doctor […]