France President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party received a drubbing on Sunday in municipal elections, as the Greens celebrated victories in several big cities after a surge in support. Macron had hoped the elections would help anchor his young party in towns and cities across France, including Paris, ahead of an anticipated 2022 re-election bid. […]
More U.S. states and businesses on Monday rolled back plans to reopen their economies, citing surges in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, as the government’s top infectious disease specialist blamed the spikes on Americans ignoring public health guidelines. The rises in confirmed cases and hospitalizations have been most pronounced in Sun Belt states such as […]
Eight more people were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Monday. With the new figure, 573 persons have now died of COVID-19 in the country. However, not all states have recorded COVID-19 deaths according to the situation report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for June 28, 2020; Taraba and […]
Eight more people were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Monday. With the new figure, 573 persons have now died of COVID-19 in the country. However, not all states have recorded COVID-19 deaths according to the situation report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for June 28, 2020; Taraba and […]
The Federal High Court sitting in, Abuja has said that it would revoke the bail granted Senator Shehu Sani if he fails to appear in court on the next adjourned date. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Shehu Sani on two-count criminal charge, bordering on name-dropping and obtaining the sum of $25,000 from […]
…Motorists spend hours in gridlock Muritala Ayinla Motorists in Lagos groaned in several hours of gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as the Federal Government commenced repair work on Kara Bridge on Monday against the initial plan of fixing the bridge over the weekend. For hours motorists were held in gridlock that affected vehicular movement […]
Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Monday. “Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
The Federal Government has lifted the interstate movement put in place months back. It has also approved what it called “safe reopening” of schools nationwide in the next phase of the gradual easing of lockdown ordered to curtail further spread of COVID-19. However, only graduating students will resume. Similarly, it approved the safe resumption […]
Renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, Chief Bode Akindele, is dead. Chief Bode Akindele, the Parakoyi of Ibadan land and Chairman of Madandola Group, died in Lagos on Monday, aged 88 years. A close associate of the late Chief Bode Akindele, Oloye Lekan Alabi confirmed his death. Chief Bode Akindele’s philanthropy spans decades with a donation […]
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump over the assassination of a top Revolutionary Guards general and asked Interpol to issue a red notice. The US president is one of 36 people accused of murder and carrying out acts of terrorism following the drone strike that killed commander Qassem Soleimani, according to Tehran’s prosecutor. […]