MEXICO CITY –– No fewer than 23 people were killed and 70 others injured after a metro bridge collapsed in southern Mexico City Monday night, according to local authorities. Authorities said on social media that 49 of the injured have been rushed to hospital. In an interview with local TV station on Tuesday, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said that the accident occurred Monday when a concrete beam collapsed just as a subway train was...
Dr. Osagie Ehanire Nigeria’s Minister of Health says the country required over a trillion naira to effectively combat malaria in the country, noting that in 2021 alone, the country required more than N350 billion to fight the disease. The Minister disclosed this on Friday at a press conference in Abuja to commemorate the 2021 World Malaria Day with the theme “Zero Malaria”. World Health Organization (WHO) has said “it is noteworthy that Nigeria has recorded...
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on all counts against him in the killing of George Floyd, nearly one year after kneeling on Floyd’s neck in an incident that sparked global protests against police brutality. After less than 12 hours of deliberations, the jury returned guilty verdicts against Chauvin, finding him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd on May 25, 2020. Under Minnesota law, Chauvin can...
ABUJA — No fewer than 905 million COVID-19 shots have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data (OWID). The OWID, is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change and war. OWID, disclosed this on its official website handle on Tuesday. It added there was already a stark gap between vaccination programmes in different countries, with some yet to report a single dose. “Some countries...
BERLIN — World football ruling body FIFA has suspended the national federations of Pakistan and Chad with immediate effect. FIFA said on Wednesday the decision to suspend the Chadian football association (FTFA) was taken because of interference by the country’s government authorities in the federation’s affairs. “The suspension will be lifted once the relevant government decisions have been repealed and the FTFA and its management have confirmed to FIFA that the FTFA premises are again...
Days ahead of Easter and two weeks before Ramadan, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, cautioned against crowded indoor celebrations that would trigger a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections. WHO in a statement said, “In countries experiencing widespread community transmission of the virus, virtual meetings, postponing or reducing such gatherings should be seriously considered.” The statement further added, “Regardless of location, any religious service should be held outdoors wherever possible or be limited in...
ASABA — Nigeria is to host the ninth Near East and Africa Regional (NEAR) Congress of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) from March 24 to March 27, 2021, in Abuja, after 21 years. Dr. Minimim Oseji, the National President of, Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), disclosed this in a statement issued, on Sunday, in Asaba, and made it available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Oseji, who noted that the last time...
TOKYO — The U.S. dollar clung to small gains on Tuesday as caution reigned in currency markets, ahead of major central bank meetings. The meeting begins with a two-day Federal Reserve gathering due to start later in the global day. The greenback hovered just off its highest since June versus the yen and cemented a position around $1.19 per euro in muted trading. The firmer tone for the dollar came despite a retreat in U.S....
The first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees has been handed over to Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum by the Cameroonian Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji. The returnees were part of thousands of Nigerians, mostly from Borno, who since 2014, fled in batches to Minawao camp located in Mokolo, far north region of Cameroon following onslaught on their communities by Boko Haram insurgents. The repatriation was to implement the outcome of a tripartite...
A Parish court has declared Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s former president, guilty of the corruption charges against him. The court also found him guilty of “influence peddling”, sentencing him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. The 66-year-old who served as president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted on Monday for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved. According...
