Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
COVID-19: Gov Emmanuel lifts lockdown order for two days
….As he extends lockdown by 1 week By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state has again directed that the ongoing lockdown order aimed at curtailing the spread of COvid-19 pandemic be carefully lifted on Friday and Saturday this week to enable residents re-stock foodstuffs and any prescribed medications. The governor also […]
Brazil’s president sacks health minister amid COVID-19 crisis
Brazil’s Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Thursday he had been sacked by President Jair Bolsonaro, after weeks of clashes between the two over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mandetta made the announcement on Twitter following a meeting with Bolsonaro at the presidential palace in the capital Brasilia. Their relationship had deteriorated since […]
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Panic as hoodlums reign in Lagos
*As security agents protest, abandon duty posts *Over 800 hoodlums arrested in Lagos— Police By Mike Ebonugwo, Evelyn Usman, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Esther Onyegbula There was panic in some areas of Lagos State, on Thursday, following reports of by hoodlums and cultists on residents. The hoodlums, who initially carried out their nefarious activities at night, […]
COVID-19 kills Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son in UK
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son, Menegian, has died of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. Noo Saro-Wiwa announced the death of her brother, who she said had other underlying health conditions. Gian, has he was fondly called died on Monday. Noo, described Gian has the “smartest” of the Saro Wiwas. She said on her Facebook page: “We said […]
Drug smugglers hide £1m worth of cocaine in UK face mask consignment
British customs officers have seized 14 kg of cocaine worth over one million pounds that smugglers had hidden in a consignment of face masks in the UK customs zone of the Channel Tunnel. The cocaine, wrapped in 15 packages, was found in boxes full of face masks when a Polish-registered van bound for Britain was […]
Coronavirus: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu backs Trump on stand against China and Bill Gates
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday threw his weight behind United States President Donald Trump, over his stand on China’s activities to the spread of coronavirus in the world. Mazi Kanu berated all the people and organization that are criticizing President Trump over […]
JUST IN: Sule extends lockdown by 10 days, curfew still enforce in Karu
By David Odama GOVERNOR Abdullahi Sule has announced an extension of the lockdown by 10 days in the state while the curfew imposed in Karu is still enforced. The governor said human and vehicular movements and total lockdown in Karu Local Government Area of the state would remain enforced except Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10:00 […]
COVID-19: Northern Nigeria has weakest overall health infrastructure ― Gates Foundation
The Chief Executive Officer of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mark Suzman, has alarmed that Northern Nigeria has the weakest overall health infrastructure in the country and is prone to facing health challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gates Foundation also announced an additional $150 million grant funding for the rapid procurement of essential medical […]
Coronavirus cases in Africa rise to over 16,800 ― WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 16,800. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Thursday. “Number of COVID-19 cases on the African continent rise to over 16,800, with 3,271 […]
France says things ‘happened we don’t know about’ in China coronavirus handling
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said there were grey areas in China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and that things “happened that we don’t know about”, speaking in an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday. “Let’s not be so naive as to say it’s been much better at handling this,” he said of China’s management […]
