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Anthony Joshua ranks second-richest sportsperson in UK
Sodiq Oyeleke World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been ranked the second-richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom. In the ranking done by The Sunday Times, Gareth Bale was rated the richest young sports star. However, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton was ranked the richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom with a net worth of £224 million. …
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COVID-19 may be here to stay, WHO warns
The coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization has warned, as the global death toll from the disease nears 300,000. There were also gloomy forecasts from the US Federal Reserve, which said prolonged shutdowns to stem the spread …
Kwara fires driver, queries top officials over evacuation viral video
Samson Folarin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Wednesday directed the sack of a government driver that unilaterally attended to an unkempt person who was evacuated with a COVID-19 ambulance in Ilorin. He also directed that query be given to top officials of the state Ministry of Health for failing to act with necessary caution …
Lockdown: Protesters reopen mosques in Guinea
Anti-lockdown protesters in Guinea on Wednesday forced open a handful of mosques that had been shut for weeks, according to witnesses, demonstrators, and a local official. It came a day after seven people were killed in clashes with police during protests against roadblocks set up during the pandemic and frequent power cuts in the impoverished …
Burundi orders top WHO official to leave country
Burundi has ordered the expulsion of the country’s top World Health Organisation representative and three other experts coordinating the coronavirus response, the foreign ministry said in a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday. In a letter dated May 12 and addressed to WHO’s Africa headquarters, the foreign ministry said the four officials “are declared persona …
Insurgency: NAF to deploy more troops in Borno – Air chief
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force will deploy more forces to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to strengthen the ongoing fight against insurgency. Abubakar made this known during a working visit to the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole on Wednesday. He also inaugurated some projects …
Customs impound COVID-19 vehicle with smuggled poultry products
Anna Okon The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has intercepted a vehicle with COVID-19 sticker used for smuggling frozen chicken into the country. The unit in a statement said it also intercepted other contraband goods worth N12.7bn between January and April. Customs Area Controller of the unit, Usman Yahaya, who …
Govs ask NASS to step down Infectious Diseases Bill
John Alechenu, Abuja The Nigerian Governors Forum has asked the National Assembly to step down the Infectious Disease Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders. It also set up a three-member committee made up of governors Aminu Masari (Katsina), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Simon Lalong (Plateau) to meet with the leadership of the National …
OPS faults exclusion from Ajaokuta steel revival panel
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja The organised private sector has faulted its exclusion by the Federal Government from the Ajaokuta Presidential Project Implementation Team. The panel is to oversee the process of revamping and completing the Ajeakuta Steel Company Limited. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, inaugurated the committee in Abuja on …
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