Covid 19: Food items arriving in Imo — Uzodinma
By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday said that food items for the less privileged have started arriving into the state, as part of the palliatives for covid-19 pandemic. The Commissioner for Social Welfare and Sanitation, Elias Emedom, made this known to newsmen in Owerri. When Vanguard asked him, […]
Trump threatens to stop funding WHO as virus ravages nations globally
President Trump lashed out on Tuesday at the World Health Organization, choosing a new political enemy to attack and threatening to withhold funding from a premier health institution even as a deadly virus ravages nations around the globe. “We’re going to put a hold on money spent to the W.H.O., we’re going to put a very powerful […]
R. Kelly loses bid to leave jail amid coronavirus pandemic
R. Kelly will have to stay trapped in the lockup while he awaits trials on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and child pornography, a judge ruled Tuesday. The 53-year-old R&B icon filed requests with federal judges in the Windy City and Brooklyn to spring him from Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, arguing that both his age […]
Reps minority caucus to Buhari, FG: You’re selective in disbursement of palliative funds, others
Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government of discriminating against some States in the disbursement of palliative funds and other essential materials meant to cushion the effect of coronavirus pandemic in the country.
PHOTOS: Wuhan travel ban finally lifted after 76 days of coronavirus lockdown
People living in Wuhan have finally been able to leave 76 days after draconian measures were imposed to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Anyone who has a ‘green’ QR code on a smartphone health app is now allowed to exit the city that once was the Covid-19 epicentre for the first time since 23 January. Pictures […]
Kenya’s parliament cancels sitting after virus travel ban
A recall of Kenya’s parliament scheduled for Wednesday in the capital, Nairobi, has been cancelled. Lower house Speaker Justin Muturi told local media that the sitting was cancelled after President Uhuru Kenyatta imposed a travel ban on movement in and out of Nairobi. Nairobi and areas in the coastal region have been identified as coronavirus […]
