The joy of journalism is that you can afford to do the impossible. Given the fact that we do have many powerful sources as journalists, we can get into circles where mere mortals can only dream of. During the heyday…
Nigeria’s new COVID-19 cases now 4,787
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night said 146 new cases of COVID-19 have been added to the country’s daily tally bringing the total number to 4,787. The new figure emanates from 19 states and the Federal Capital…
Coronavirus: Ventilator fire blamed for Russia Covid-19 deaths
A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit. The blaze was apparently started by a short-circuit in a ventilator, Russian news agencies reported. The fire was quickly put out and 150…
Coronavirus: Musk defies orders and reopens Tesla’s California plant
Tesla has reopened its only US electric car plant in California, despite local orders against manufacturing. On Monday, the company’s chief executive Elon Musk tweeted that production had restarted and he would be “on the line with everyone else”. US…
Bryan Adams’ Instagram post draws rebukes from Chinese-Canadian organisation, social media users
A prominent Chinese-Canadian activist says she is shocked, disappointed and angry about an Instagram post from Canadian singer Bryan Adams’ official account that she and others say is racist. The post contains a snippet of Adams singing his hit song…
Trump walks out of press conference after altercation with female reporters
Donald Trump abruptly ended a press conference on coronavirus testing after a testy exchange with a female reporter of Asian descent who questioned why he advised her to ask China about the global death rate. He then sparred with a…
Agency intercepts truck with 30 Almajirai in Ogun
Operatives of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, on Monday, intercepted an IVECO truck loaded with 30 Hausa youths known as Almajirai. The spokesman for TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a statement. Akinbiyi said the truck with registration number Kano…
Amotekun: Lagos Assembly passes Neighbourhood Corps Bill
Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed into law a bill for the amendment of Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Law, 2019. The bill, read at the plenary after the third reading, was raised as “Business of the…