The Ethiopian government has levelled an allegation against the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, saying that he has been supporting and trying to procure arms and diplomatic backing for Tigray state’s dominant political party, which is fighting federal forces. This latest allegation against Tedros who…
Popular South African rapper, AKA has slammed those doubting whether or not he has gotten infected with the novel coronavirus, after he revealed his COVID-19 test result. The revelation has got fans talking again, as a few hours after he announced that he has tested positive to the novel coronavirus,…
A 34-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, of No. 70 Alfadarai in Zaria, also a mother of 13, gave birth to a set of quadruplets at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State. The even was said to have happened on Friday, June 5th, 2020. Sulaiman told the News Agency of…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently participating in a virtual United Nations High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond. Buhari is participating at the virtual invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The High-Level virtual Event is jointly hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
The World Health Organization said Monday it had “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference that the decision came after the publication last…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning against people using untested remedies for coronavirus. According to the report by BBC, the WHO said Africans deserve access to medicines that have gone through proper trials even if they are derived from traditional treatments. Its statement comes as Madagascar’s president…
Donald Trump has revealed that he has instructed his staff to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organisation over what he perceived as poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The US President said the World Health Organisation had “failed in its basic duty and it must be held accountable”…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said countries across the world must take a comprehensive approach to fight the coronavirus pandemic by isolating, testing and tracing as many cases as possible. WHO’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a media briefing on Wednesday, said: “To suppress and control the epidemic,…
Japan’s Olympic minister says the Tokyo 2020 Games could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak, BBC reports. In a response to a question in Japan’s parliament, Seiko Hashimoto said Tokyo’s contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “calls for the…
China’s wealthiest man and one of the world’s billionaires, Jack Ma, had donated $14million to scientists to help develop vaccines to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus that has killed at least 170 people and sickened over 7,700. Jack Ma who is the founder of e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba, donated…