DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 626 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Climbs to 27,110

CoronavirusNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 626 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Climbs to 27,110

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 27,110. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC also said Nigeria reported 13 deaths,  bringing the total to 616 deaths in 35 states and the FCT The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. .The NCDC said that Lagos State  reported the highest number of cases with 193...

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Hushpuppy arraigned in US court, faces up to 20 years behind bars

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHushpuppy arraigned in US court, faces up to 20 years behind bars

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppy on Friday appeared in a United States court to face criminal charges, the US Justice Department announced. He was alleged to have conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a US law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League soccer club. The 37-year-old arrived in Chicago on Thursday evening after being expelled from...

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How Saudi Prince Called Buhari to Bring Him in Line with OPEC Cuts

NewsNigeriaOil & GasHow Saudi Prince Called Buhari to Bring Him in Line with OPEC Cuts

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Nigeria should pump about 1.37 million barrels of crude oil a day next month in order to meet its OPEC quota and compensate for past under-compliance. Saudi Arabia, de facto leader of the OPEC cartel, held a call with fellow member Nigeria as the organization strives to deliver production cuts aimed at bolstering global crude markets. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari discussed “ways of cooperation to enhance the stability”...

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China Threatens Retaliation Against Britain Over Hong Kong

ChinaWorld NewsChina Threatens Retaliation Against Britain Over Hong Kong

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after Britain promised Hong Kong residents a path to citizenship in the wake of a new, controversial national security law. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Britain was violating its previous commitments to China by promising to expand residency rights for hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong British passport holders. “The Chinese side strongly condemns this and reserves the right to make further responses,’’ Zhao said, according to...

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New Zealand’s Health Minister Resigns After Pandemic Missteps

CoronavirusWorld NewsNew Zealand’s Health Minister Resigns After Pandemic Missteps

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

New Zealand’s Health Minister has resigned, following a series of missteps during the COVID-19 pandemic. David Clark called a surprise news conference on Thursday, announcing he had stepped down from the role. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern demoted Clark in April after he was twice caught breaching the country’s coronavirus lockdown rules. He offered his resignation at the time; however Ardern said it would cause too much disruption. He also came under fire in recent weeks...

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Switzerland to Impose 10-day Quarantine on Arrivals

ConservationWorld NewsSwitzerland to Impose 10-day Quarantine on Arrivals

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Swiss government will impose a 10-day quarantine on arrivals from ‘high-risk’ countries from July 6, according to a statement by the Federal Council. The council said on Thursday that the quarantine requirement would be imposed due to the increase in new infections, “Since mid-June, the new coronavirus has experienced an upsurge in Switzerland after infected people entered the country from Schengen and non-Schengen states beyond Europe’s open borders zone. “Consequently, from July 6, anyone...

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Cross River Insists on Zero COVID-19 Infection

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCross River Insists on Zero COVID-19 Infection

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Cross River Government has insisted that it has no COVID-19 case, saying that it has nothing to gain by hiding cases of infections in the state. Gov. Ben Ayade made this disclosure while briefing with journalists and members of the state COVID-19 Response Team at the Government House, Calabar on Thursday. “If you have the virus and pretend not to have it, you will only have mass deaths in your state,” he said. He...

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Belgium Begins to Confront Its Brutal Colonial Past in Congo

EuropeLaw & JusticeBelgium Begins to Confront Its Brutal Colonial Past in Congo

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests in France and the United Kingdom have intensified the domestic debate over their countries’ past colonialism and present racism. Demonstrators, numbering in the thousands, have toppled memorials to historical figures associated with the slave trade and with colonial empires. In June, the protests spread to Belgium, with a crowd of about 10,000 in Brussels demonstrating against racism. On June 30, Belgian King Philippe, in a letter to Felix Tshisekedi, president of...

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Over 90 killed in Ethiopia in Wake of Popular Singer’s Death

EntertainmentPeopleOver 90 killed in Ethiopia in Wake of Popular Singer’s Death

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

More than 90 people were killed in Ethiopia after the violent death of a popular singer sparked unrest across the country, state media reported on Thursday. Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa was shot and killed in the capital Addis Ababa on Monday, with his supporters blaming security forces and “a political motive” for the crime. “Eighty-one people died in the restive Oromia Region during violent protests sparked by the shooting,’’ the regional head of police told...

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Gov. Ganduje Heads APC Campaign Council for Edo Poll

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Ganduje Heads APC Campaign Council for Edo Poll

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a 49-member National Campaign Council led by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state for the Sept. 19, governorship poll in Edo. This was contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena. “Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo will serve as Deputy Chairman, while Mr Abbas Braimoh will serve as Secretary of the 49-member APC National Campaign...

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