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Trump angers China by warning US may seek damages over COVID-19
US President Donald Trump suggested he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus pandemic which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread around the world, prompting a furious response from Beijing on Tuesday. Beijing and Washington have clashed repeatedly over the outbreak as tensions have soared between the world’s two biggest economic …
Airline lays off 5,000 staff over COVID-19 crisis
Scandinavian airline SAS said Tuesday it would lay off up to 5,000 employees as the new coronavirus pandemic has wiped out demand for air travel which would not return to normal for “some years”. The 5,000 jobs represent about 40 percent of SAS’ workforce, chief executive Rickard Gustafson told news agency TT. “Given the current …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics may be cancelled – IOC
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president said in comments published Tuesday. The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021, but Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori …
COVID-19: Fayemi slashes salaries of political office holders by 50%
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has directed that salaries of all political appointees in the state be slashed by 50 per cent with immediate effect. Fayemi said savings from the pay cut would be channelled into the execution and completion of developmental projects in the state as hitherto planned. A …
UPDATED: BP records $4.4bn quarterly loss as oil prices crash
British energy giant BP on Tuesday said it slumped into a $4.4-billion net loss in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand for oil, triggering a price crash. “Our industry has been hit by supply and demand shocks on a scale never seen before,” BP’s new chief executive Bernard Looney said in an earnings statement, having …
Churches, mosques remain closed despite partial lockdown – Buhari
Kayode Oyero The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says religious centres in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States remain closed despite the “gradual easing” of lockdown in the three states beginning from Monday next week. He made this known on Monday night during an address to the nation. The President stated that there would be …
Two children among Ekiti COVID-19 patients, says commissioner
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said on Monday that two children were among the four persons who tested positive for COVID-19 in the state at the weekend. They are among the four contacts of the 45-year-old medical doctor who contracted the disease from a patient, who is now …
Kenny Martin’s N7.74bn alleged fraud case gets fresh date
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The trial of Kenny Martins who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged N7.74bn Police Equipment Fund fraud may have to be rescheduled from Tuesday (today) to another date. EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr Tony Orilade, stated this in a statement on Monday. Justice Modupe …
Partial lockdown: Continue to work from home if you can – Sanwo-Olu
Kayode Oyero Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised the working population in the state to take advantage of working from home even as the partial lockdown of the state begins Monday, May 4, 2020. The PUNCH had reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday evening ordered “gradual easing” of lockdown …
Cross River: Gunmen kidnap ex-PDP gov aspirant, others
Ada Wodu, Calabar Gunmen have kidnapped a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Princess Filia Henshaw, and five others in Calabar. It was gathered that the gunmen abducted Henshaw late Sunday at her residence near Hawkins Street in the Calabar South LGA. A family member, who spoke to our …
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