10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Monday morning, June 8, 2020
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. Nigeria records 260 new COVID-19 cases,…
BREAKING: Nigeria records 260 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 12486; death toll now 354
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night confirmed 260 new COVID-19 cases in the country. In the…
COVID-19 patient escapes from Imo, arrested in Ondo
The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, said on Sunday a fleeing CoVID-19 patient had been arrested by…
There are moles in my govt, but they’ll end up ‘fighting the wind’ —Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Sunday openly acknowledged the existence of moles in his government. The governor, however, said…
Anambra discharges eight COVID-19 patients
The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vincent Okpala, said on Sunday eight more COVID-19 patients had been discharged from…
10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Sunday morning, June 7, 2020
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 389 new cases of COVID-19 take Nigeria’s…
Nigerian govt dismisses as fake reports of planned absorption of N-POWER beneficiaries into civil service
The Federal Government on Saturday dismissed the report that it was making arrangements to absorb N-POWER volunteers into the civil…
Lagos discharges 47 COVID-19 patients
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Saturday 47 more COVID-19 patients had been discharged from various isolation centres in…
Buhari tells bandits to drop their weapons or face ‘disgraceful and violent ends’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday warned bandits terrorizing states in the North West to surrender their weapons or face “disgraceful…
Egypt rejects nomination of Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG, gives reasons
The nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation…
Jupiter’s atmosphere is regulated by ammonia storms, research reveals
The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter just revealed mechanisms driving mammoth storms in the Jovian atmosphere. Storms on Jupiter form ammonia-rich…
Google is determined to ruin Gmail
I’ve never held any particularly strong feelings for email clients. I didn’t care when Mailbox shuttered, and I barely batted an…
Apple clashes with Microsoft, Google, and Facebook over cloud gaming
Mommy and Daddy are fighting again — by which I mean, the big tech companies are fighting over their ventures…
IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system
Only a handful of countries (Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, and China) have nation-wide earthquake early-warning systems. Isn’t that weird? Many other…