Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 9th June 2020
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Gov. Obaseki Grants PDP Approval To Use Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium For Guber Primary
FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO BENIN – The Edo State government has granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) approval to use the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium for its governorship primary. Chris Osa Nehikhare, Edo State Publicity Secretary of PDP, who disclosed this in a statement, said, “The party is pleased to announce that His Excellency, Governor Godwin Obaseki, has …
BREAKING: Nigeria Hits 12,801 COVID-19 Cases
Nigeria’s COVID-19 infection figures grew further to reach 12, 800 on Monday after 315 new cases were reported across the country, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC, via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, reported the 315 new cases from various states as follows: Lagos- 128 FCT-34 Rivers- 32 Edo- 28 Oyo- …
Most Stocks On Wall Street Rise Again On Hopes For Economy
Most stocks are rising on Wall Street as markets continue to ride the high supplied by Friday’s surprisingly encouraging report on the U.S. jobs market. The S&P 500 was up 0.4 per cent in morning trading on Monday, bringing it back within 5.3 per cent of its record set in February, as optimism strengthens that …
COVID-19: Nestlé Supports Enugu State With Palliatives Worth N32m
Nestlé Nigeria Plc, on Monday, donated nutritious food and beverages worth N32 million to support individuals and families most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Enugu State. The items donated included: cartoons of Milo, Golden morn, Maggi, and Nestlé Purelife bottled water among others. Presenting the items in Enugu, Managing Director/CEO of the company, Mauricio …
Arsenal To Battle Tottenham For Norwich City full Back Max Aarons
Arsenal are set to battle it out with North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to sign Norwich City full-back Max Aarons, according to Goal.com. However, despite the Gunners’ interest in the promising young full-back, reports suggest Arsenal are not willing to stump up the £30 million asking price for Aarons. At just 20-years-old Aarons has been …
Impossible To Play US Open With Extreme Coronavirus Protocols – Djokovic
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has said participating in the US Open would be an impossible task due to the “extreme” coronavirus protocols in place for the tournament at Flushing Meadows, New York. The US Open, scheduled to begin on August 31, will be the first Grand Slam to be played after the COVID-19 pandemic …
Airtel Africa Celebrates 10 Years Milestone With 110m Customers
Airtel Africa, a telecommunications provider in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, celebrates its 10-year anniversary in June, the company said in a statement on Monday.The company said in the statement that over the past decade it had supported social transformation across the continent by enabling millions of people to access data services.Speaking on the achievements …
Ogun Will Go Tough On Rapists, Says Abiodun
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Monday said that his administration would stop at nothing to punish cases of sexual violence and allied offences. Abiodun said this when he received in his office an anti- sexual and gender-based rally led by his wife, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun. The governor assured the team that all cases that …
Two Top Libyan Oilfields To Export Again After Five-Month Halt
Libya is to export crude produced at two of its largest oilfields again after they had been halted for five months, as the North African country’s conflict-ravaged output limps toward a revival. The National Oil Corporation lifted a so-called force majeure measure on crude exports from its Sharara field, the nation’s largest, as well as …
COVID-19: Virus Worsening Globally Despite Improvement In Europe, WHO Chief Warns
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving. At a press briefing on Monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that about 75 per cent of cases reported to the UN health agency on Sunday came from 10 countries in the …
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