Deaths in US coronavirus hit 16,454 as British PM Boris Johnson leaves intensive care
General News
April 9, 2020
Deaths in US coronavirus hit 16,454 as British PM Boris Johnson leaves intensive care
Updates about coronavirus crisis in the United States of America, as at Thursday night of April 9, 2020 put the…
Coronavirus: the hidden personal grooming crisis
Features
April 9, 2020
Coronavirus: the hidden personal grooming crisis
It’s not pretty but it’s true. The first victim of the coronavirus has been personal grooming. With hairdressers, nail bars…
Spain PM says ‘fire’ coming under control as death rate drops
General News
April 9, 2020
Spain PM says ‘fire’ coming under control as death rate drops
The daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 683 in Spain on Thursday, after rising for two days, with…
Jobless claims surge past 16 million as coronavirus hammers US economy
Business
April 9, 2020
Jobless claims surge past 16 million as coronavirus hammers US economy
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits in the last three weeks has blown past 16 million, with weekly new claims…
Africa defends WHO, its head Tedros amid attacks by Trump
Africa
April 9, 2020
Africa defends WHO, its head Tedros amid attacks by Trump
Afrian leaders are defending the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its head, Ethiopean Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, following an attack on…
For the Record: The many twists to Trump’s war against WHO
Comments
April 9, 2020
For the Record: The many twists to Trump’s war against WHO
By Kemi Kasumu and agencies Suggestion that the West, particularly United States of America may not be in good state…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus data climbs to 276, deaths 6, recoveries 44
General News
April 9, 2020
Nigeria’s Coronavirus data climbs to 276, deaths 6, recoveries 44
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 22 new cases of Coronavirus codenamed COVID-19 thus jumping the cases…
BREAKING: Buhari grants Presidential pardon to 5 political ex-convicts, 2,600 inmates
General News
April 9, 2020
BREAKING: Buhari grants Presidential pardon to 5 political ex-convicts, 2,600 inmates
Details of other high profiles among the newly pardoned were yet to be obtained as at press time, but…
COVID-19: Muslim Coalition raises N500m for Nigerians at lockdown
Islam
April 9, 2020
COVID-19: Muslim Coalition raises N500m for Nigerians at lockdown
The Muslim Coalition Against COVID-19 Wednesday rose from a strategic meeting to chart the path of raising N500 million appeal…
WHO fires back at Trump, says U.S. funding ‘traditional bipartisan support’, as UN, AU, France back UN Agency against America
General News
April 9, 2020
WHO fires back at Trump, says U.S. funding ‘traditional bipartisan support’, as UN, AU, France back UN Agency against America
*WHO close to every nation, not “China-centric” – Trump told *It’s 100 days China reported “pneumonia with unknown cause” –…