Amid fear of Coronavirus and lockdown order in the state, yet-to-be identified youths who are fans of popular singer, Azeez Fashola also known as Naira Marley stormed the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba to show support and solidarise with…
Day: April 8, 2020
Man United must be ready for return to ‘normality’, says Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking at transfer targets during the lockdown and believes Manchester United are well-placed to exploit any knock-on effects of the coronavirus suspension. With training and matches halted in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19,…
Iran says coronavirus deaths near 4,000
Iran on Wednesday reported 121 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing its overall number of fatalities to 3,993. In the past 24 hours, 1,997 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected in Iran, state news agency IRNA quoted health…
John Prine: Bruce Springsteen leads tributes to late singer
The Grammy-winning songwriter died on Tuesday, aged 73, due to Covid-19 complications, his publicist confirmed. Prine had been in hospital in Nashville since last week with coronavirus symptoms, with his wife and manager, Fiona Whelan Prine, posting updates about his…
Ronaldinho released from Paraguayan prison and placed under house arrest after serving 32 days
After spending 32 days in Paraguayan prison, football legend Ronaldinho has been released and placed under house arrest. Ronaldinho will serve house arrest alongside his brother at the luxury Palmaroga hotel in Asuncion after reportedly paying a £1.3million bond. Ronaldinho…
Ahmed Advocates Bold Measures to Avert Economic Recession
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday said Nigeria would have to take tough measures to stop the country from slipping into an economic recession as a result of the harmful impact of COVID-19 on…
Coronavirus: Gbajabiamila, Lawan fault FG’s distribution of relief package to Nigerians
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and Senate president Ahmed Lawan have called for the review of the distribution of relief package during the coronavirus lockdown – The NASS leaders told the humanitarian affairs minister Sadiya Umar Farouq that the SIP fund is…
Five Civilians Die In Turkey Bomb Attack.
Five civilians were killed on Wednesday when their car was hit in a bomb attack in Turkey’s southeast, local officials said. The governor of Kurdish-majority Diyarbakir province said the attack was carried out in the early hours by “members of…
Naira to experience more pressure –Report
The naira will experience more pressure due to slump in the crude oil prices , as the economy grapples with challenges from coronavirus pandemic . Agusto & Co stated this in its April 2020 edition of its macro report ,…