Taiwan is protesting its exclusion from the World Health Organisation’s annual two-day meeting which opened on Monday. Taiwan and dozens of friendly countries have urged the WHO to invite the island nation to the online meeting to discuss its containment of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), which is seen as a success story. “It’s a loss for the WHO that the Taiwan model won’t be able to be shared at such an important meeting,’’ Health and...
The alliance of countries that have responded to Australia’s call to launch an independent investigation into what had caused the COVID-19 pandemic has grown to 116, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday. Payne first called for a global investigation into the pandemic’s onset late in April, after Australian Interior Minister Peter Dutton urged China to release information about the novel coronavirus. “I think what it illustrates is a broad view that given the...
China says it will send a delegation to Israel after its ambassador to Tel Aviv, Du Wei, was found dead in his home on Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday. “They are sending a delegation to help with the arrangements of sending the body back to China,’’ Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat told dpa. He would not confirm a report in the Israeli Haaretz daily that the delegation would examine the circumstances of the...
ADAMAWA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has warned political office holders to desist from diverting palliatives meant for vulnerable in the society as the next batch of distribution will soon kick off in the state. The Governor gave the warning on Monday in the Government House, Yola during a meeting with Commissioners, members of the State Assembly, and chairmen local government councils who are among members of the state Distribution Committee of palliatives. Fintiri who...
Access Bank Coalition Against COVID-19 on Monday donated medical equipment to Adamawa state government to support the efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. The consignment includes 100 each of beds, mattresses, pillows, bedside tables, drawers, lockers, bedsheets, and three ventilators. Presenting the items at Specialist Hospital, Yola, the Manager of Access Bank, Yola branch, Malam Danjuma Mustafa said the items were meant to help the state in the fight against...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Adamawa state command says it has arrested 166 suspects and seized 619.081kg of illicit drugs worth millions of naira in different parts of the state from January to May. The state commandant of the agency Idris Mohammed Bello made this known Monday while parading some suspects and seized drugs to newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Yola, Adamawa state. Bello said the command has adopted a systematic approach...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of movement restrictions in the country by two weeks. With this, the ban on interstate movement and dusk to dawn curfew will be extended by 14 days. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday. The approved extension will be effective from 12 midnight today (May 18 to June 1). “Ladies and...
Staging football matches without spectators must only be a short-term fix during the COVID-19 pandemic as the prolonged absence of fans could damage the game, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says. The German Bundesliga became the first major football league to resume since the novel coronavirus outbreak shut down sports earlier this year. The Bundesliga return behind closed doors is now being closely watched by other leagues. “Will it survive long term? Will it damage...
China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Monday announced. The money is not only earmarked for health measures, but also for development aid for affected countries. Xi said in a message to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) annual conference. Xi urged other countries to increase their funding to the WHO. “The WHO should lead the global response,’’ he...
All well-meaning people everywhere in the Southern part of Nigeria have watched in horror as what has been described as the purported or planned invasion of the southern part of Nigeria by Fulani cattle herders continues to manifest. This trend needs some critical re-examination and analysis. Can anyone who really puts on a neutral cap on his head consider a group of confused youth who willingly stack themselves in crowded cargo trailers headed to...
