Japan’s Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world’s highest-paid female athlete after raking in 37.4 million Dollars over the last year. The 22-year-old two-time Grand Slam champion amassed the sum from prize money and endorsements, the most ever … Continue reading Japan’s Naomi Osaka Becomes World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete
The President, Muhammadu Buhari , abruptly lost connection on Thursday while addressing a United Nations event. The virtual meeting tagged “High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond”, was at the instance of the United … Continue reading Technical Hitch Disrupts Buhari’s Speech at UN Event
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said the Federal Ministry of Health has shortlisted for further investigations, three Nigerian drugs, which have the potential to cure COVID-19 or treat its symptoms. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on … Continue reading FG Can’t Cope with Increasing Coronavirus Cases – Minister
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is expected to step back as the president of African Development Bank after the board supported an independent probe as requested by the U.S. The U.S. treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin rejected an internal investigation that cleared Adesina … Continue reading Adesina Steps Aside as AfDB president for Fresh Probe
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three stations over the broadcast of invariable content on COVID-19 and also sanctioned 28 others for other violations against the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The Acting Director-General of NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, made this … Continue reading Violations: NBC Fines Three Stations, Sanctions 28 Others
Joe Biden attacked US President, Donald Trump, as an “absolute fool” Tuesday for belittling his election rival over recently wearing a mask, an issue that has become a partisan flashpoint during the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic Party’s presumptive 2020 presidential … Continue reading Biden Calls Trump ‘Absolute Fool’ for Mocking Mask Use
Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021, a top researcher said on Monday. More than 100 candidate vaccines are currently in various stages … Continue reading Thailand Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Trials on Monkeys
Spain on Monday urged foreign tourists to return from July as one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils returning to school. The world’s second-most visited nation closed its doors and beaches in March … Continue reading Spain Urges Foreign Tourists to Return From July
Pandemic-hit Fiji Airways fired more than half its workforce Monday, as travel restrictions put the islands’ vital tourism sector in deep freeze and reduced the national carrier’s revenue to “virtually zero”. Chief executive Andre Viljoen said that after “exhausting all … Continue reading COVID-19: Fiji Airways Cuts Workforce By Half
Balbir Singh, who won three Olympic hockey golds for India and became one of his country’s biggest sporting heroes, has died at the age of 95, his family said Monday. Singh was in teams that won the Olympic title in … Continue reading India’s Olympic Athlete, Singh, Dies at 95
