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Trump vows not to watch U.S. Soccer after national anthem decision

Jun 14, 2020 topnews

The American president isn’t impressed with the sport’s governing body’s call and claims he won’t be tuning in to the game any longer Donald Trump has taken a shot at U.S. Soccer, claiming he won’t be watching the game anymore following a decision not to force players to stand for the national anthem. America has been rocked by protests after the death of George Floyd with footballers around the world adding their voices to the Black Lives Matter movement. U.S. Soccer themselves have taken a surprisingly strong stance and announced…

Cavani And Thiago Silva To Leave PSG In August

Jun 14, 2020 topnews

The pair have made more than 600 combined appearances for the club, winning countless domestic trophies during their time in Paris Edinson Cavani and club captain Thiago Silva will both leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer, director of football Leonardo has confirmed. The pair are both out of contract at the end of June but will remain with the club until the season is fully completed with the Champions League, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue all still to be resolved. Between them, they have made more than 600…

COVID-19: Man Gains Over 100kg Within 5 Months Of Lockdown

Jun 14, 2020 topnews

A 26-year-old man in Wuhan has gained 224 pounds in the space of five months while staying at home to avoid COVID-19, according to the doctors. Mr Zhou had to be rushed to hospital by an ambulance earlier this month after falling critically ill because of the sudden increase in his weight. Mr Zhou, a worker at an internet cafe, stopped leaving home when the city went into lockdown in late January. His family members said he was struggling to move due to his weight. Footage and images released by…

You did not recover N7.9 billion from me, Okorocha tells EFCC

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

Rochas Okorocha, former Imo State Governor, has replied the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), saying that the Commission never recovered N7.9 billion or another money from him. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, yesterday, he maintained that it only seized the account belonging to the Imo State Government at the twilight of his administration in 2019. The Port Harcourt Zonal head of the Commission, Mr. Usman Imam, had on Thursday claimed that the anti-graft agency had seized and recovered the above mentioned amount from…

22 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Rivers as NMA laments lack of PPEs

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

In the fight against COVID-19, the Nigerian Medical Association in Rivers State has lamented the lack of Personal Protective Equipment for their members in frontline duty in the state. The association also disclosed that 22 of its members, and 60 other health workers in the state, had tested positive for coronavirus, calling on the state to urgently increase the hazard allowance for doctors under the state government employment. The chairperson of the state’s branch of the NMA, Dr Obelebra Adebiyi, spoke in Port Harcourt on Friday on the challenges facing…

Indian Healer Who Kisses Hands To Cure diseases dies from Coronavirus

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

After infecting 20 of his followers, an Indian healer who claimed he could cure coronavirus by kissing people’s hands has died from the disease. The healer who is from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh kissed the hands of his devotees and told them that the kisses would rid their lives of problems. He also claimed his ‘kiss-cure’ worked on coronavirus patients – despite the virus spreading through contagious droplets from the mouth or nose. According to health department officials, the man contracted coronavirus himself and tested positive on 3 June. He…

Aisha Buhari to IG: Release my aides from detention

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately release her aides who were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer to the President, Idris Kassim Mrs Buhari stated this in a series of tweets on Friday. It was reported that a top aide to the President, Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, who had recently returned from another state, refused to self-isolate but forced his way to the Presidential Villa. Mrs Buhari’s aides were said to have forcibly…

Family seeks ex-President status for Abiola

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

Chief Olanrewaju Abiola, the Head of Abiola family in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to actualise the mandate that Nigerians gave to the late Chief Moshood Abiola on June 12, 1993, by conferring an official status of an ex-President of the country on him. Olanrewaju also asked that all the entitlements that should have accrued to his late brother from 1993 to date should be paid to the family. He made the demand at the family house in Abeokuta on Friday, advising Buhari to liaise with the…

Buhari Approves ₦123 Bilion For Ibadan-Kano Rail

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of $318m (about 123bn) as counterpart funding to the Chinese Government for the Ibadan-Kano standard gauge project. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi who disclosed this said work on the Ibadan-Kano segment of the Lagos-Kano line may commence by the end of August. It would be handled by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC). Amaechi who spoke in a Democracy Day interview on Friday night commended the Chinese Government which he said had been very helpful in funding the railway…

Manchester United lose friendly to Championship side West Brom

Jun 13, 2020 topnews

Manchester United’s preparations for the Premier League restart have hit a snag after they were beaten 2-1 by Championship side West Brom in a friendly on Friday. The Red Devils lost the first of two matches against the Baggies at Old Trafford, before rallying to win the second contest 3-1. Both games were played behind-closed-doors at the famous venue as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team prepares to take on Tottenham away on June 19 in their first league match since the coronavirus hiatus. United put out two different teams across the…