Category: News
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Juventus cut players’ salaries amidst virus pandemic
Shares in Italian football giants Juventus surged Monday after the club’s decision to cut their players’ salaries in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Serie A champions announced on Saturday that they had cut their players’ and coach Maurizio Sarri’s salaries from March until June after all Italian sport was suspended. READ ALSO: COVID-19 cases…
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COVID-19 cases hits 700,000 globally
More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Buhari declares curfew in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun There have been at least 715,204 cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183…
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BREAKING: Buhari declares curfew in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun
The President,Muhammadu Buhari, has declared curfew in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State. He said the restriction was to curb the community transmission of COVID-19 in the states where it is prevalent. Details later
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FAKE NEWS ALERT: FG is notpaying Nigerians N30,000 for ‘coronavirus relief’
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says the report that Nigerians with bank verification number (BVN) will be given N30,000 as relief fund is false. The report, which went viral on Friday, said Adesina issued a statement to that effect. READ ALSO: Dangote tests negative for coronavirus, to build 600-bed isolation center in Kano The said amount was…
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Dangote tests negative for coronavirus, to build 600-bed isolation center in Kano
Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman, says he has tested negative for coronavirus. The world’s richest was thought to have been exposed to the virus after he came in contact with Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who has tested positive. In a tweet on Sunday, Dangote announced that he took test as a…
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U.S. coronavirus cases could reach millions, top health official says
A top public health official, Anthony Fauci, on Sunday said U.S. would likely end up with millions of coronavirus cases. Fauci, who made the statement while speaking on CNN, cautioned that the death toll in the U.S. could top 100,000, but he was however, hesitant to make projections. There are already more than 124,000 cases…
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Covid-19: FCTA enforcement team arrests pastor, closes churches, pharmacy
The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA), Ministerial Enforcement Team on Covid-19 Restrictions, on Sunday arrested the General Overseer of Jesus Reign Family Church, Pastor U Uden for violating order on places of worship. READ ALSO: Syria reports first Covid-19 death as government limits movement The team also closed some churches for violating the restriction order…
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Syria reports first Covid-19 death as government limits movement
Syria’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported its first death due to Covid-19. The ministry added that a woman died immediately after she was admitted to hospital where a test confirmed she had been infected with the novel coronavirus. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Stop misleading faithfuls, Adamawa Muslim Council warn clerics Meanwhile, the Syrian Government banned movement between…
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COVID-19: Stop misleading faithfuls, Adamawa Muslim Council warn clerics
The Adamawa Muslim Council has warned some Islamic clerics in the state to stop misleading people over the dreaded COVID- 19 disease. The Chairman of the council, Malam Gambo Jika, gave the warning at the end of the council’s leadership extraordinary meeting held on Sunday in Yola. Jika urged Muslim faithfuls to disregard such clerics…
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President Buhari to make nationwide broadcast tonight at 7pm
President Muhammadu Buhari will finally broadcast to the nation on Sunday evening, his spokesman has said. The broadcast, scheduled for 7pm, will be on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), according to Femi Adesina. READ ALSO: Edo State Government, Group Team Up Against Coronavirus He asked all television, radio and other…