Month: May 2020

Why Nigeria’s 85-year old top broadcaster stabbed wife of 50 years to death

Efe Wellington

  Efe Wellington Owerri, NIGERIA Reasons have been adduced by family members of a former Director-General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, Theophilus Okere, who allegedly stabbed his wife, Beatrice, to death early on Monday at Imerinwe community in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. Okere’s wife was a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo. The couple had been married for 50 years. A source in Imerienwe told the News Agency of Nigeria that the 85-year-old former IBC boss had been suffering from dementia. According to the source,…

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How America’s billionaires made $400bn additional fortunes during Coronavirus pandemic – Forbes

Tim Bauer

  The Net Worth Of America’s 600-Plus Billionaires Has Increased By More Than $400 Billion During The Pandemic, Forbes reports. America’s billionaires, the Forbes said in it latest report, saw their wealth increase by $434 billion during the course of the global pandemic, according to a new report, a staggering figure that coincided with upheaval to the global economy and more than 38 million Americans filing for unemployment. KEY FACTS “Per the report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies’ Program for Inequality, between March 18…

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WHO makes U-turn, commends Madagascar’s fight against COVID-19′

Efe Wellington

  Rajoelina reveals details of phone calls with WHO   ANKARA In a phone call, the head of the UN’s World Health Organization commended Madagascar’s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic, according to the nation’s president. President Andry Rajoelina took to Twitter to say he had a successful talk with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and that the WHO will sign a confidentiality clause on the formulation of Covid Organics (CVO) – an herbal beverage Rajoelina has claimed could prevent or cure the virus – and will support clinical observations in Africa. His…

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Why Lagos young banker committed suicide

Efe Wellington

  Shocking details of suicide note new generation bank’s staff dropped for father, girlfriend Another young man shares suicidal tweets after he lost his job   A young man identified as Kelvin Rhima has committed suicide at Modinatu Street in Ogba area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre. The lifeless body of Kevin who works with a new generation bank was found dangling from a ceiling fan in his mini apartment by neighbours at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. It was gathered that neighbours became worried on Tuesday evening…

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Uganda flags off mobile phone exports

Nkiru Mubinu

  Nkiru Mubinu Kampala, UGANDA East Africa country, Uganda, on Saturday flagged off the exportation of the first batch of locally made mobile phones, a minister announced. Evelyn Anite, state minister for finance, investment and privatization, said in a tweet on Saturday she witnessed the flag-off of mobile phones made by a Chinese-owned company. “This morning, I had the pleasure of flagging off the first batch of Ugandan made mobile phones manufactured by Uganda’s first phone manufacturing plant (SIMI Technologies) to Morocco,” Anite said. “This is a step towards reducing…

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Bickering as Muslims across East, West Africa observe 2020 Eid today

Taofeeqor Bin Abdul-Walid

  Nigeria differs with Senegal, Mali and The Gambia, declares observes Eid Sunday Taofeeqor Bin Abdul-Walid MOGADISHU, Somalia Muslims across East and West Africa are celebrating the post-Ramadan fete of Eid-ul-Fitr today (Saturday, May 23) despite a majority of Muslims nations observing the 30th day of fasting ahead of Eid on Sunday. In Somalia, Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowment, Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan announced today’s Eid late Friday after eight people came forward testifying they have sighted the new moon in the vicinities of Mogadishu, the capital. President Mohamed…

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COVID-19 cases in Africa near 100,000 mark

Tim Bauer

  WHO releases continent’s latest update on cases, recoveries, deaths   The cases of Coronavirus in Africa is approaching 100,000 mark. The World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, which gave this hint, stated that the number of coronavirus cases in the continent has risen to over 95,000 in the past 24 hours. The UN health agency gave the update on its official Twitter account on Thursday. According to the tweet, COVID-19 has killed 2,995 people in the continent, while 34,000 people have recovered from the…

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Ivermectin, anti-parasitic drug killed coronavirus within 2 days in lab: Australian scientists

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Amid a barrage of research on finding treatment for coronavirus, Australian scientists have found that a common anti-parasitic drug killed SARS-CoV-2 virus within 48 hours in lab settings, a report by National Herald read. Ivermectin is an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug that has also been shown to be effective in vitro against a broad range of viruses including HIV, dengue, influenza and zika virus. Published in the journal Antiviral Research, the study from Monash University showed that a single dose of Ivermectin could stop the coronavirus growing in cell culture…

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Almajarai: How mass movement of Northern youths to South will shape Nigeria’s 2023 polls – Afenifere leader, Adebanjo

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has warned that politicians angling for Nigeria’s 2023 elections are only raising hopes that cannot be realized, as there is not going to be any election by that time unless the country is restructured. In an interview with The SUN VINCENT KALU, the Afenifere leader also pointed out that COVID-19 has exposed the inadequacies of the nation. More importantly, he warned that the problem of almajiri could consume the country if urgent steps are not taken to take the youths off the streets and educate…

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AfDB: Food scarcity, extreme hunger imminent in Africa

Francis Gyamfi

  This is how it will affect you! Francis Gyamfi ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast Extreme hunger could kill far much more than COVID-19 in Africa if lockdowns persist without clearing the “choke-points” in the food supply chain to the vulnerable. The top economists at the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) who said this at a two-day webinar hosted by the Africa Development Institute, charged that countries in Africa must now, more than ever, develop and implement policies to enhance capacity to compete in the agriculture sector, processing, trade and industry. Noting that…

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