The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said with 120 confirmed new cases of COVID-9, the number of active cases in Nigeria now stands at 13,245. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The country had tested 1,601,396 people since the first confirmed case was announced on Feb. 27, 2020. The NCDC said that the country has so far registered 160,657 COVID-19 confirmed cases, with 120 new infections and no related deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. It disclosed that 685 people had been successfully treated and recovered between Saturday and Sunday. “Our discharges…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Sunday clashes between anti-coup protesters and security forces in Myanmar left at least 59 people killed and 129 injured according to hospital data, the Myanmar Now news agency reported on Monday. The actual toll is estimated to be even higher.The reports came from three hospitals — Yangon General, Hlaing Tharyar, and Thingangyun Sanpya — but doctors and rescue workers expect the final toll to be much higher, Myanmar Now stated. The largest demonstrations were reportedly held in Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, and Hpakan. On Sunday night, following the protests, martial law was declared in two of Yangon’s industrial townships – Hlaing…
The strongest sandstorm in ten years swept across Northern China on Monday, with authorities in Beijing issuing a “yellow alert” and warning of severely restricted visibility. Pollution in the Chinese capital reached a dangerous level after heavy winds brought in sand from the north-west of the country. The China Meteorological Administration announced the yellow alert on Monday morning, saying around 12 provinces were or would be affected. That makes the storm both the strongest sandstorm in ten years and the one covering the largest territory. According to Chinese media, Beijing airports had to cancel more than 400 flights. Spring is…
The Netherlands says on Monday that it has joined the list of countries suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection. The vaccine will not be used until at least March 29 as a precaution, the Dutch government said in a statement. The announcement will lead to delays in rolling out of shots in the Netherlands, which had pre-ordered 12 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Health authorities had scheduled around 290,000 AstraZeneca injections in the coming two weeks. The move, which follows a similar decision by Ireland earlier in the day,…
Facebook Inc, on Monday said it had started adding labels to posts that discussed the safety of the shots and would soon label all posts about the vaccines. The social media company, which has been criticised by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said in a blog post that measures were now in place to check that. It also said it was launching a tool in the U.S. to give people information about where to get COVID-19 vaccines and adding a COVID-19 information area to Instagram, its photo-sharing site. False claims and conspiracies about…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, have eliminated scores of the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Saturday in Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Yerima said the encounters, which took place around the fringes of the Tumbus of Lake Chad region also led to the destruction of terrorists’ gun trucks and recovery of large cache of arms and ammunition. He said that the combined troops of Sector 2 advanced and cleared Daban Massara and Ali Sherifti villages among other…
The Osun Police Command has said that the killing of six persons by unknown gunmen at a farming settlement on Sunday in Wasinmi village in Irewole local government area of Osun was not connected to herders-farmers crisis. The state police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement that intensive manhunt was underway for perpetrators of the criminal act. “The Osun State Police Command wishes to state categorically that the unfortunate attack on a family at a settlement in the outskirts of Wasinmi Village, Ikire, Osun State, today 14th March, 2021, is not connected with any clash between farmers and…
Ex-while leader of the Niger Delta militants, Asari Dokubo has dared the Nigerian government by proclaiming a Biafra state. Declaring himself as the leader of the new Biafra defacto Customary Government (BCG), as reported by The Sun on Sunday, Dokubo said he would constitute a provincial government. The Head of Information and Communication of the customary government, Uche Mefor announced in a statement that while George Onyibe will serve as Secretary, Emeka Esiri will be in charge of the legal matters. According to Mefor, the reason for the new government was based alleged injustice and marginalisation on the Igbos in…
Stephen Akintayo Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has paid N2.5 million as school fees for 50 students in Nigeria. The founder of the group, Dr Stephen Akintayo, while presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries on Sunday at Ikeja, Lagos, said that the payment would help cushion the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the parents of the beneficiaries. He said that the cheques were written in favour of the beneficiaries’ schools, adding that the fees would be paid directly to the schools’ account on behalf of the students. According to him, this is to ensure the money is used for…
By Muhammad Nasir A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Future Leaders, through Qatar Charity Foundation, has provided life sponsorship for no fewer than 166 orphans in Sokoto State. The Chairman of the state Zakkat and Endowment Commission, Muhammad Maidoki explained at Gandi village in Rabah local government area on Sunday, that the sponsorship was part of the NGO’s individual endowment to the needy. Maidoki said that no fewer than 100 orphans from the camp of Internally Displace Persons (IDP’s) in Gandi were selected, while others were orphans from Sokoto metropolis and its environs. “Each of the orphans selected was chosen by an…