Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers Thursday as a new virus troubled a mushrooming swath of the globe. With the illness pushing its way into a sixth continent and the number of sick and […]

It’s official, China has banned the consumption of wild animals More than 2,700 people have died as a result of the novel COVID-19, with another 81,000 cases confirmed across the globe. And now, China’s government has officially banned the trade and consumption of wildlife in their ongoing efforts against COVID-19 epidemic that has taken over […]

Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has apprehended three persons for indulging in the manufacturing and distribution of adulterated honey. The coordinator of NAFDAC in Kano office, Shaba Muhammad on Wednesday told journalists that the suspects were arrested from their operational base located at Abubakar Rimi Market […]

Shares in Aston Martin tanked Thursday after James Bond’s favourite carmaker said net losses nearly doubled last year on weak global demand — and warned over the potential impact of coronavirus. Losses after tax accelerated to £113.2 million ($147 million, 135 million euros) in 2019, Aston said in a results statement. That compared with a […]

Premier League leaders Liverpool made a pre-tax profit of £42 million ($54 million) last year despite a record £223 million investment on players, figures showed on Thursday. While that top line is well below the record £125 million profit for the year ending May 2018, the rewards are being felt on the pitch, with the […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday revealed there was a secret plan to use a double to make public appearances for him, while insisting he vetoed it — and that he is the real Putin. Putin’s comments showed that a conspiracy theory widespread on the internet that the Russian strongman has been impersonated over the […]

Pope Francis cancelled a scheduled appearance at mass in Rome on Thursday because of “a mild ailment”, the Vatican said, the day after he appeared to be suffering a cold. “Due to a mild ailment, he preferred to stay in the vicinity of Saint Martha’s,” the guest house at the Vatican where the 83-year old […]

The Governor of Cross River State Ben Ayade has dedicated the month of February to deliver Free Eye Care to people living in Akampa Local Government Area.

Estonia reported its first coronavirus case on Thursday, a day after the man returned to the Baltic nation of just 1.3 million people from his homeland Iran. “The person, a permanent resident of Estonia who is not a citizen, arrived in Estonia on Wednesday evening,” Social Affairs Minister Tanel Kiik told public broadcaster ERR. He […]

Kenyan authorities have cleared 239 passengers who arrived at the capital’s main international airport on Wednesday aboard a China Southern Airlines flight. All the passengers were screened on board and allowed to enter the country moments after the aircraft landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The ministry of health said the passengers were […]