China hails its ‘extremely extraordinary’ success curbing coronavirus ahead of WHO probe

China’s ruling Communist Party leaders have congratulated themselves on their “extremely extraordinary” success in handling the Covid-19 outbreak domestically, ahead of a World Health Organization probe into the disease’s origins. China faced a barrage of criticism at home and abroad over its initial handling of the virus, which emerged in the central city of Wuhan […]
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GoDaddy apologises for fake Christmas bonus email security test

US web company GoDaddy apologized Thursday after an email that promised employees a Christmas bonus in the midst of the economic crisis turned out to be a computer security test. “GoDaddy takes the security of our platform extremely seriously. We understand some employees were upset by the phishing attempt and felt it was insensitive, for […]

Tunisia extends 5-year-old state of emergency

The Tunisian presidency on Friday announced a six-month extension of the country’s state of emergency, in place since a 2015 attack on a presidential guard bus claimed by the Islamic State group. President Kais Saied “decided on the six-month extension of the nationwide state of emergency, from December 26, 2020, to June 23, 2021,” a […]

Matawalle signs N142.7bn Zamfara 2021 budget into law

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has signed the state’s 2021 budget of more than N142.7 billion into law, pledging to ensure accountability, and prove to the world that his administration was transparent. Matawalle assented to the bill on Friday in Gusau. According to him, the budget, which is IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) compliant, […]

France confirms first case of UK virus variant

France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said. The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK. The first French case — found in a citizen living […]

Russian historian sentenced to 12.5 years for butchering lover

A Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast was sentenced to 12-and-a-half-years in prison for murdering and dismembering his young lover last year. The Saint Petersburg trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in Russia, began in June after delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Oleg Sokolov, 64, had admitted murdering 24-year-old Anastasia […]

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Central Africa ahead of national polls

Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, as the country prepares for a general election and fighting continues between rebels and government forces. The news came after a rebel coalition called off a ceasefire and said it would resume its march on the capital […]

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 2.6mn mark — Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,597,090 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 61,432 while a total of 2,177,981 […]

Nigeria needs to be restructured to engender justice, equity and progress — Agunloye

By Dayo Johnson, Akure A Chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Dr Olu Agunloye has said that the nation needed to be retooled, restructured or re-engineered in a way to engender justice, equity and progress. Agunloye, a former Minister in a special message to Nigerians and his party members made available to vanguard in […]

Ned Nwoko: Need to end distractions about non-existent marriage

While DELTA FRESH VISION believes it is not out of place for the media to write about the private lives of celebrities, especially when such write-ups are of public interest, but this public interest must be properly defined in a way that does not offend the ethical demands of journalism which makes it imperative for Journalists to respect the right to privacy of celebrities. 

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