US President Donald Trump on Friday visited his younger brother Robert at a hospital in New York, where he is being treated for an undisclosed illness. The US leader, who was wearing a face mask upon arriving at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, entered through a back door and stayed about 45 minutes, according to an AFP […]
Read More30 guests to be allowed at post wedding sitdown reception More beauty treatments, small wedding receptions and live indoor performances will be able to resume in England from Saturday, as lockdown rules are eased. Bowling alleys, casinos and soft play centres will also be able to reopen, PM Boris Johnson has announced. It comes as […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones, the UN chief warned.Speaking at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) video conference on Wednesday on sustaining peace during the pandemic, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the “unprecedented challenges from COVID-19 clearly risk […]
Read MoreThe UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession. The economy shrank 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to close, while factory and construction output also fell. This pushed the […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump was escorted out of a news conference after Secret Service agents shot and wounded a man who claimed to be armed outside the White House. The Secret Service said the incident happened one block from the compound, when an officer fired on the suspect who had run “aggressively” towards him. An […]
Read MoreA musician in Kano State has been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad. The Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Hausawa Filin Hockey sentenced 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif to death by hanging. The judge, Aliyu Kani, gave the verdict on Monday after finding Mr Sharif guilty as charged. He was convicted […]
Read More.An MP has called for a “system change” after she was stopped by police while travelling in a car in east London. Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler accused the Met Police of racial profiling after the stop on Sunday. Labour MP Ms Butler told BBC Breakfast she had agreed to meet local police commanders […]
Read MoreFormer senator from Ogun state,Buruji Kashamu, has died of COVID-19. Ben Murray-Bruce who took toTwitter to break the news, said Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos.
Read MoreAt least 14 people were killed and 15 others were seriously injured Friday when an Indian passenger jet skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain, officials said. Air India Express said more than 190 passengers and crew were on board the plane, which left from Dubai and landed at Kozhikode airport in the […]
Read MoreFireworks as Buhari’s spokesman, #RevolutionNow lawyer clash on TV There was a mild drama on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday when the President’s most senior spokesman, Femi Adesina; and the National President of Revolutionary Lawyers Forum, Mr Tope Akinyode, exchanged words over the #RevolutionNow protests that took place in various parts of the country […]
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