Belarus reported Friday its first coronavirus case, an Iranian student who arrived in the country from Azerbaijan last week. The health ministry said the patient was in a “satisfactory” condition. People the student had been in contact with since their arrival on February 22 had been placed in quarantine in the hospital for infectious diseasesRead More The post

Lithuania confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus in a woman who returned from Italy, the government said on Friday. The 39-year-old, who returned from Verona, has been isolated in hospital in the Baltic state’s northern city of Siauliai and has mild symptoms. Her family members are being monitored. ALSO READ: Lagos records Nigeria’sRead More The

Guineans will be called to vote Sunday on whether to adopt a new constitution, after months of protests sparked by charges that it is a trick by President Alpha Conde to stay in power. The government says the draft constitution will, among other things, codify gender equality and ban female circumcision and under-age marriage inRead More The post

Ianis Hagi believes Steven Gerrard should get all the Braga bragging rights after masterminding Rangers’ route to the Europa League last 16. The Romania ace paid tribute to his manager’s tactics after the Light Blues stunned the high-flying Portuguese side home and away. Gerrard explained after Wednesday’s 1-0 win at the Estadio Municipal how heRead

It has all the hallmarks of an only-in-Los Angeles, United States crime: A thief stole a hearse — with a body inside — then went on a wild ride, ending with a chase and a crash on a busy freeway. Authorities say they found the body undisturbed inside a casket Thursday morning and took JamesRead More The post American

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Angola’s former first son Jose Filomeno dos Santos has spent hours contemplating the marble floor and wood-panelled walls of Luanda’s Supreme Court where he has been on trial since December. The 42-year-old child of Jose Eduardo dos Santos could soon hear whether he is guilty of stealing millions of dollars from Angola’s sovereign wealth fund,Read More The

Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented decision to halt the umrah pilgrimage amid the global outbreak of a new virus could prevent millions of Muslims from undertaking a major religious rite that many spend years saving up for. Unlike the hajj pilgrimage, which takes place once a year and is required for all Muslims who are able toRead More The post

A cruise ship heading to the Dominican Republic to disembark hundreds of passengers after a 14-day tour was turned away on Thursday because officials feared eight of those aboard showed potential symptoms of the COVID-19 illness caused by the coronavirus, officials announced. A joint statement by the Public Health Ministry and Port Authority said theRead More The

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, Thursday, disclosed that Federal Government will soon ban barite importation into the country. This was made known by Adegbite at a one-day Stakeholders Forum on Local Barite Development in Nigeria’ held in Abuja, where he lamented continued importation of bariteRead

WHEN former governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, launched tablet of knowledge popularly known as Opon Imo, the device was received with enthusiasm by students, teachers and parents believing that it will bring the needed revolution in the education sector, especially in the state. The post 6yrs after Inauguration: Opon-Imo device disappears

The National Symphony Orchestra cancelled the five remaining performances in Japan of its Asian tour because of a new virus epidemic. The orchestra originally was to play eight concerts in its first international tour with music director Gianandrea Noseda. On Feb. 4, the NSO called off shows in Beijing on March 13 and 14 andRead More The post

Statesmen in Akwa Ibom State have called on the National Assembly and other independent bodies in Nigeria to look into unbudgeted emergency expenditures in the country, which according to them have resulted in the depletion of the national reserves. They urged the National Assembly to brace up to its oversight requirement in order to answer […] Akwa

The first case of coronavirus in Northern Ireland has been confirmed, the Public Health Agency has said. Chief medical officer Dr. Michael McBride said the adult had travelled from northern Italy via Dublin. He said the patient had contacted a GP and had taken steps to self-isolate. The patient is a woman and she travelledRead More The post

Electricity stakeholders, Thursday, asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to exercise caution in its planned review of the electricity tariff in the country. They are of the view that the review should be gradual after certain conditions have been fulfilled. The stakeholders said power supply would have to be improved and metres provided for […] Electricity

An airstrike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016. The deaths were a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces that hasRead More The

Former Manchester United stars, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves have hailed former Nigeria international, Odion Ighalo over his performance in the Europa League clash against Club Brugge last night. Ighalo netted his first goal for the Red Devils in their 5-0 bashing of Club Brugge. Ferdinand congratulated Ighalo for his first competitive goal […] Europa

15 of the final 16 teams in this season’s Europa League were determined on Thursday night. They are: Basel, Copenhagen, Getafe, Inter Milan, Basaksehir, LASK, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester United, Olympiacos, Rangers, Roma, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Wolves and Wolfsburg. The final last-32 fixture between Salzburg and Frankfurt, was called off because of weather problems. The draw […] Europa