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Prince Harry, Meghan must pay for security – Trump
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved to live in California. They reportedly flew by private jet from Canada to Los Angeles before the border between the two countries closed because of
New Olympic date to be out this week
New dates for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will likely be revealed this week, organisers said Monday after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until next year. Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori told reporters they were weighing the pros and cons of a summer and spring Games and he expected a
Juventus shares surge after players’ take pay cut
Shares in Italian football giants Juventus surged Monday after the club’s decision to cut their players’ salaries in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Serie A champions announced on Saturday that they had cut their players’ and coach Maurizio Sarri’s salaries from March until June after all Italian sport was suspended. The club’s shares
COVID-19: Germany to evacuate citizens from Nigeria
Kayode Oyero The German Mission in Nigeria is planning to evacuate interested nationals from Nigeria, The PUNCH reports. This is not unconnected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in the country which hit 111 on Sunday, March 29. Some countries including France and Israel have evacuated some of their nationals from Nigeria with others such
BREAKING: COVID-19 cases top 700,000 globally
More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources. There have been at least 715,204 cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183 countries and territories. These are notably in the United
We’ll sustain power transmission despite COVID-19 – TCN workers
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Employees of the Transmission Company of Nigeria branch of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies on Sunday vowed to sustain the evacuation of electricity despite challenges posed by the spread of coronavirus. According to the President, TCN Branch of SSAEAC, Abidemi Dairo, the management of the transmission company has
Plane carrying coronavirus medical supplies crashes, kills eight
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja A plane believed to be conveying coronavirus medical supplies has crashed during takeoff. The aircraft, bound for Haneda, Japan, crashed at Manila International Airport in the Philippines, killing all the eight people on board, on Sunday. It had reportedly been chartered by the government and was carrying emergency supplies to the country
UI team predicts 312 COVID-19 cases by Friday
Oladimeji Ramon The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria will be at least 312 by Friday, April 3, the University of Ibadan Committee on COVID-19 Data Analysis and Management has predicted. As of 10.40pm on Saturday, March 28, Nigeria had recorded 97 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This was an increase of 27 cases from
Probe South-West explosions, Gani Adams tells FG
Dayo Ojerinde The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the three recent explosions which occurred in the South-West. He noted that the explosions were beyond ordinary blasts as claimed by the government. Adams in a statement on Sunday said the latest blast in Akure, the
Senators donate half salaries, to slash NASS 2020 budget
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The senators have agreed to donate half of their March salaries to the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country. They are however still consulting among themselves on the amount to cut from their own portion of the N128bn National Assembly budget approved for the year. Investigations by our correspondent
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