Nigerians in China have accused the House of Representatives of trivialising the ordeal of over 60 citizens stranded in the city of Wuhan, which had been hit by coronavirus. While faulting the 20,000 Yuan (about N1m) donated to the stranded persons by the Nigerian Ambassador to China, Ahmed Jidda, they expressed gratitude to the government … Read more
An advance team of international experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for Beijing to help investigate China’s coronavirus epidemic, which authorities said on Monday had now claimed 908 lives on the mainland. The outbreak has caused great disruptions in the country turning the usual busy cities to virtual ghost towns over … Read more
An Egyptian researcher and activist Patrick George Zaki has been arrested at Cairo’s international airport upon his arrival from Italy, in a move that raised alarm and prompted condemnation by human rights groups. Zaki had been in Bologna since August 2019 for his postgraduate studies and returned to Egypt’s capital for a brief family visit … Read more
…….Surprises the Oscars with a performance of ‘Lose Yourself’ American rap legend, Marshall Mathers popularly known as Eminem made a surprise appearance on stage at the 2020 Oscars. Ekohotblog Understands that this was Eminem’s first performance at the Oscars. He was reportedly set to perform at the 2003 ceremony but refused the offer as the Academy wanted … Read more
The 92nd Academy Awards, better known as Oscar, was held on Sunday night in Los Angeles with Parasite and its director Bong Joon-ho winning Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, and Best Director. Netflix made out with just two awards at the 2020 Oscar Awards despite having 24 nominations. The streaming company won Best … Read more
Holding candles and writing condolences as monks chanted prayers, hundreds of Thais held an evening vigil Sunday for the 30 victims of an “unprecedented” mass shooting carried out by a soldier. Sharpshooters killed the gunman on Sunday morning after a 17-hour ordeal, including a night of firefights and terrifying dashes for mall exits by shoppers … Read more
Lions mauled to death a 21-year old woman on a South African private game reserve where she worked and lived, police said Saturday. The woman, identified as Swans Van Wyke, was attacked on Thursday afternoon “while performing her duties” on the reserve in the northern-most province of Limpopo, police said. It is unclear whether she … Read more
A Thai soldier who gunned down at least 20 people in a deadly rampage and hid in a mall overnight was shot dead by commandos on Sunday, ending a near-17-hour ordeal which left dozens wounded and stunned the country. It was unclear how many people remained trapped inside the Terminal 21 mall in Nakhon Ratchasima … Read more
……….Criticized Nancy Pelosi For Posting A Threat To US Angelina Jolie’s dad, Jon Voight, who is also a Hollywood veteran, has expressed his support for US President Donald Trump, describing him as “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln”. Voight in a video published 6 February, also criticised House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accusing her of posing … Read more
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended a JPMorgan Chase event in Miami, where Harry gave a speech. The event is their first joint public engagement they have taken part in since quitting as working members of Britain’s royal family, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left Britain in a shock … Read more
The United States on Friday offered up to $100 million to China and other impacted countries to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this in a statement “This commitment — along with the hundreds of millions generously donated by the American private sector — demonstrates strong US leadership in response to … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Friday that China is doing a ‘very professional job’ fighting against coronavirus. The virus has spread to about two dozen countries since first being identified in December, prompting the World Health Organisation to declare a global emergency. Read Also: Four Events To Attend in Lagos This Weekend Countries around the … Read more
The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), on Thursday, signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa. Recognizing tremendous growth opportunities, USAID and UBA are collaborating to advance Prosper Africa’s goal of substantially increasing two-way trade … Read more
A Chinese doctor who was among the first to raise a public alarm about the deadly new coronavirus outbreak died of the infection early on Friday (China time), his hospital announced. Opthalmologist Li Wenliang passed away from the infection at 2:58 am, Wuhan Central Hospital said in a post on its verified account on Chinese … Read more
Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who tried to warn others about the Wuhan coronavirus died on Thursday from the disease, according to Chinese state media, Global Times. Li, a 34-year-old doctor working in Wuhan, raised the alarm about the virus on December 30, but was silenced by local police. According to CNN, he was one of … Read more
Former Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, will be honoured with a state funeral on February 11, the government said Thursday. Moi died on February 4 aged 95. “The former president will be accorded a state funeral with full civilian and military ceremonial honours,” … Read more
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is facing more than 100 lawsuits from disgruntled employees at the telecoms unit of his poverty-busting microfinance Grameen Bank, lawyers said Thursday. The cases filed against him and other senior managers in a Dhaka court relate to claims from Grameen Telecom employees for a share of profits, their lawyer Jafrul … Read more
A total of 1,153 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Wednesday, Chinese health authorities said on Thursday. Wednesday saw 261 people walk out of the hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report. See Also: US Astronaut Returns To Earth … Read more
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch touched down at 0912 GMT on the Kazakh steppe after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian … Read more
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth on Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch touched down on the Kazakh steppe at 0912 GMT after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian … Read more