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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has suspended the reopening of worship centres till further notice. The governor who is also the Incident Commander said the Lagos State Government will continue to monitor the situation. He said the decision to suspend the reopening of worship centres was informed by increase in the number of cases recorded in the state. “Due to the continuous increase of #COVID19 cases in our state, we have rescinded till further notice our earlier decision to open churches and mosques for worship. “We are now fully in the phase of personal responsibility regarding this pandemic,” he said.…

President Donald Trump’s niece is set to publish an unflattering tell-all memoir about him. So who is she and why has she come forward now? On 28 July, Mary Trump is due to release Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, Simon & Schuster announced on Monday. The book will hit the shelves just weeks before the Republican National Convention, when her uncle will accept the party’s nomination for his re-election bid in November. The memoir will reportedly reveal how she supplied the New York Times with confidential documents to print a sprawling…

Controversial Nigerian musician, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley has blasted the chief executive of Executive Jets Services Limited, Dr Sam Iwuajoku for describing him and his crew as useless people. He claimed that the pilot that flew him and his crew in a private jet to Abuja is a big fan of his music. In a series of tweets, he said, “They asked for our names on the jet though and your pilot is a Marlian and everybody there is a Marlian too. He proceeded to punch some holes in the claim of Dr Iwuajoku who claimed…

A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus. UK experts say the low-dose steroid treatment is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus. It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus. Researchers estimate that if the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Monday admitted delay in the payment of the allowances of frontline health workers involved in the management of the pandemic. The SGF, who spoke at a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Public Account, also explained that the PTF was not involved in the management of funds donated by the private sector and did not receive any cash donation from foreign donors. He said the delay in the payment of the health workers was as a result of the discovery…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obaseki disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday on his way out of the Presidential Villa. He also dismissed allegations that his credentials were not original. In a tweet on Tuesday, he said, I have officially resigned my membership of the All Progressives Congress after meeting with the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. “We shall continue the battle to protect the interest of Edo people and sustain good governance in the state,” he said. Adopt Obaseki as candidate, Clark tells PDP…

Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a clash with Chinese forces in Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The Indian army said “senior military officials of the two sides are meeting to defuse the situation”, adding that both sides suffered casualties. China responded by calling on India not to take unilateral actions or stir up trouble, the Reuters agency reported. China has also accused India of crossing the border and attacking Chinese soldiers, the AFP agency said. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was quoted as saying that India had crossed the border, “provoking and attacking Chinese personnel, resulting…

A popular Turkish historical TV drama, Dirilis Ertugrul (Ertugrul’s Resurrection) – often described as the Muslim Game of Thrones – has been all the rage in Pakistan since the state broadcaster began airing a dubbed version in April. The show’s immense popularity has generated contrasting opinions in Pakistan. Some feel it’s a threat to local culture and promotes violence, while others support it for glorifying Muslim heroes. But it’s not just celebrities and analysts who are commenting on the show – the country’s politicians are also actively involved in the debate. Dirilis ertugrul popularity by most viewership countries wise???? Pakistan…

Dr Sam Iwuajoku, chairman and chief executive of Executive Jets Services Limited, has described Naira Marley and his crew as “bunch of useless people”, claiming he was conned. The Nigerian musician and his crew flew Executive Jets Services airline to Abuja flouting the COVID-19 guidelines by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. According to the Iwuajoku, Naira Marley shares same names with Honourable Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, which was the name on the manifest sent to him. Reacting to the suspension of his airline by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Iwuajoku said, “We hereby apologize for the above…

North Korea has blown up its joint liaison office with the South near the border town of Kaesong, South Korean officials say. The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action against the South. The site, which is in the North’s territory, was opened in 2018 to help the two Koreas to communicate. The liaison office has been empty since January due to Covid-19 restrictions. Tensions between North and South Korea have been escalating for weeks, prompted by defector groups in the south sending propaganda into the north. The North Korean leader’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, threatened…