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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named Nigeria’s two-term former Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a Special Envoy for its newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.

Lagos State has recorded another death from the COVID-19, taking total deaths to 19

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Alh. Buhari Siriddawa, describing it as ”not only a loss to the people of Sokoto state, but also the entire country” In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, Buhari acknowledged Siriddawa’s indefatigable commitment to peace during his eventful life on earth. The President said: “I received the news of Siriddawa’s demise with great shock, and I will say without any fear of contradiction that he was one of the greatest religious leaders of our…

A police officer in Somalia’s capital has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian while enforcing coronavirus restrictions, according to officials

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a form of punishment, the country’s supreme court has announced.

More than 20,000 people have now died with coronavirus in UK hospitals, the Department of Health has announced

By Seun Bisuga Millions of Nigerians hold a wrong perception about the relationship that existed between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the late Mallam Abba Kyari up to the extent that many still strongly believe that Mallam Kyari took Prof. Osinbajo’s role in the meeting that held with Siemens in Germany. I understand that some people are defiant to new knowledge but it’s important never to disapprove of the facts, it’s like telling kids that Santa Claus is a ruse, they just won’t believe you until they outgrow it. Let’s start from the very end. Why did Abba Kyari go…

When last we checked in with Kanye West, the mercurial hip-hop superstar-turned-footwear magnate, I was tiptoeing through a parking lot crop circle composed of hundreds of pairs of his Yeezy sneakers. “I’m not a numbers guy,” he explained ten months ago. “To ask me to somehow translate this to numbers is to ask your grandmother exactly what the recipe of the cake was.” There’s only one number that West cares about. A billion, as in dollars. And he cares a lot. When we featured West on the cover of Forbes last summer, delving into his incredible success with Yeezy, he seemed pleased at first.…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole “Ojó a bákú làá d’ère, èèyàn ò sunwòn láàyè.” (It is after one’s death that people build monument in one’s honour, even when vilified while alive) Let me express my condolences to the immediate and extended family of Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed away on Friday 17th of April, 2020. Also, to his friends and associates, especially President Muhammadu Buhari, who has lost a “loyal friend and compatriot” (according to him), the people of Borno state and Nigeria (afterall, he was our Chief of Staff). May Allah forgive his shortcomings. In the last one week,…

Speculation continues about dictator’s condition after reports of heart surgery and absence from important events China has sent a team of medical experts to North Korea to check on Kim Jong-un’s health, according to three people familiar with the situation. The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean ruler. It was not immediately clear what the trip by the Chinese team signalled in terms of Kim’s health. A delegation led by a senior member of the Chinese Communist party’s international liaison department left Beijing for North Korea on Thursday,…