Donald Trump Loses Young Brother

The President of the United State of America, Donald Trump, lost his younger brother, Robert. The White House made this announcement in a statement on Saturday. Robert, 71, died a day after the American president paid him an emotional visit on his hospital bed in New York. The statement reads as follows; “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. “He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. “His…

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COVID-19: The World Records More Than 1 million Cases & 50, 000 Deaths In 5-days

A million new cases of coronavirus were confirmed across the globe in 5 days, a milestone that not just reflects the pathogen’s devastating spread but also the upscale in testing. On Sunday, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 cases across the world have crossed 20 million thresholds. The tally shot to over 21 million as of Thursday night, accordind to information from Worldometers. The average number of daily new cases over the past five days was nearly 200, 000, higher than ever, even as the average weekly number of…

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COVID-19: Cases Rose To 48, 116 With 373 Infections & 10 Deaths In Nigeria

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus infections is now above 48, 000. On Thursday’s , 373 infections was recorded in the country and this bring the toll to 48, 116. Nigeria has continued to report less than 500 daily coronavirus infections for the past three weeks. But despite the continued decline in the daily figure of confirmed coronavirus infections, there has been a troubling uptick in mystery cases that health experts believe could upset plans of a full opening of public activities across the…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Recorded 453 Infections With No Fatality On Wednesday

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, a total of 453 coronavirus cases with zero COVID-19 related death was recorded in Nigeria . That brings the toll to 47,743, infections recorded in the country. Since no death was recorded in the past 24 hours, the fatality remains at 956, the figure reached on Tuesday after six death were reported. Nigeria has continued to report less than 500 daily coronavirus infections for about two weeks. The NCDC said out of a total of 47,743 infected persons so…

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COVID-19: 24 Countries With No Death Record Since Pandemic

Seven months since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus with more than 20 million people infected across the world, according to data from Worldometer. The coronavirus having emanated from a local Wuhan market in China last December had spread to over 200 countries and has claimed over 750,000 lives. The virus had broken in all seven continents, save for the Antarctica which has a population of between 1,000 and 5,000 depending on the season. Despite the outbreak with at least a confirmed case of the virus in several countries, 24…

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COVID-19: Russia Claim To Have Vaccine Registered As 20 Million Infections & 736,000 Deaths Are Recorded Worldwide

There have now been more than 20 million cases of coronavirus worldwide and at least 736,000 deaths. As the virus continues to spread, experts say exploring the relationship between vaccines and asymptomatic carriers — that is, people who have the virus but are not affected — may be key to getting it under control. New research suggests people who got vaccines to prevent other ailments may be less likely to suffer from Covid-19. Meanwhile, Russia claims to have registered a vaccine, though the country has released no scientific data on…

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Sharia Law: Musician To Die By Hanging Over A Song Alleged To Be Against Prophet Muhammad

-Sayo Johnson An upper Sharia court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area of the state said Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 22, was guilty of committing blasphemy for a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March. Mr Sharif-Aminu did not deny the charges. Judge Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani said he could appeal against the verdict. States across Muslim-majority northern Nigeria use both secular law and Sharia law, which does not apply to non-Muslims. Only one of the death sentences passed by Nigeria’s Sharia courts has been carried out since they were reintroduced in…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Another Low With 290 Cases & 5 Fatalities

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday, Nigeria reported another low incidence of the novel coronavirus; as 290 new infections was recorded, being the second lowest daily figure since June 8. Five deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll of COVID-19 related deaths to 950. The given figure on Monday is slightly higher than the 288 daily cases recorded a week ago. Nigeria continue to record cases below 500 for the past two weeks; this may signify that the country’s epidemiological curve…

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OBJ v. Buruji Kashamu: “mourn me the way you like” Obasanjo says, as he defends controversial condolence letter

-Adewale Adetoyese A former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has responded to the criticisms that have trailed his controversial condolence message on the passing of Buruji Kashamu, a former senator and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that Obasanjo in his response to the criticism told newsmen on Sunday, that it was okay for people to mourn every death but that the living, including himself, must draw the right lessons from the lives of those who have died. He said it is…

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COVID-19: More than 97,000 Children Tested Positive With More Than 5m Cases In The United States

The United States has now reported more than 5 million cases of Covid-19. To put that in perspective, it took the United States 99 days to reach 1 million cases, but it only 17 days for cases to rise from 4 million to 5 million. While that is not the only dire statistic; more than 97,000 children tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, according to a new medical report. That amounts to a 40% increase in child cases across the states and cities that were…

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