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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into self-quarantine after learning that a guest at a charity dinner he attended tested positive for coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine,” acting spokesman Tyrone Seale said in a statement. “The President is showing no symptoms at this time and will, in line with COVID-19 health advice, be tested should symptoms manifest.” According to his office, Ramaphosa on Saturday attended a fundraising dinner of the Adopt-a-School Foundation. One of the guests tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, prompting Ramaphosa to go into self-quarantine on Wednesday.…

Manchester City made it two wins from two in their latest bid for Champions League glory as Kevin De Bruyne starred in a straightforward 3-0 win at Marseille on Tuesday. The English side, who have never reached the semi-finals under Pep Guardiola, sit top of the early Group C table after their opening victory at Porto last week. With De Bruyne running the show in midfield on his first start since returning from injury, City cruised past a largely ineffective Marseille. Andre-Villas Boas’s men, playing in their first Champions League campaign since 2013, are rooted to the foot of the…

Former Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged as the Director- General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). Arise News reports Tuesday afternoon that Okonjo-Iweala defeated her only challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee by a wide margin. Okonjo-Iweala polled 104 out of 164 votes from the member countries to defeat The Korea’s Trade Minister, Myung-hee. Her emergence is expected to be announced formally by the WTO later on Tuesday. Ngozi was born to a royal family on June 13, 1954. She hails from Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State. Her parents, Chukwuka and Kamene Okonjo were professors at the University of Ibadan. Okonjo-Iweala’s…

A Nigerian legal practitioner has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and 10 others to Federal High Court in Lagos for them to “immediately” pay N10 billion to victims of the October 20 shootings at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Olukoya Ogungbeje also asked the court to order “the immediate prosecution of all culpable security agents and persons directly or indirectly involved in the shooting and killing of unarmed, defenceless and peaceful protesters/victims of the #ENDSARS peaceful protests.” Others defendants in the suit are the Federal Government, the Nigerian Army, Chief of Defence…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has confirmed 113 new COVID-19 Infections in the country. In its Twitter handle on Tuesday night, NCDC said the cases are reported in 12 states with Lagos leading with 51 cases. Other states are FCT-15, Plateau-11, Kaduna-8, Oyo-8, Rivers-8, Ogun-4, Edo-2, Imo-2, Kwara-2, Delta-1 and Kano-1. So far, the country has 62,224 confirmed cases while 57,916 persons have been discharged and 1,135 deaths recorded. Confirmed Cases by State States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths Lagos 20,935 698 20,029 208 FCT 6,008…

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 29 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud, the Islamic festival commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Director Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga said the declaration was made by the Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on behalf of the Federal Government. According to the statement, the minister congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. “He enjoined them to imbibe the spirit of love, patience and perseverance which are the virtues of the Holy Prophet…

President Muhammadu Buhari administration is said to have given N1 billion to each of the 36 Governors of the country to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Apart, the Governors were also said to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with World Bank to receive N1.1 billion for the same purpose. Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello revealed this Tuesday while featuring on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily. Investigation by Straightnews shows that most states have collected the World Bank’s money. However, Bello said he was the only state governor who refused to sign an MoU with World Bank, saying it was…

Akwa Ibom and Rivers States, Tuesday, triumphed at the Nigerian Supreme Court as Bayelsa State after a long-drawn battle failed to reclaim the contentious Soku oil wells. Earlier, the court had struck out two suits the Bayelsa State Government filed to reclaim ownership of disputed Soku oil wells, which it was earlier directed to hand over to Rivers State by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Bayelsa State had approached the apex court to stop the Federal Government from further paying monthly statutory allocation from the oil wells to Rivers State. In the suit marked: SC/SC649/2020, which had the Attorney-General…

Army of hoodlums Tuesday invaded and looted property of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC Orientation Camp in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja, carting away mattresses, utensils, electronics and other items. Vanguard reports that the development came as Kuje town, headquarters of the Kuje Area Council in Abuja was also thrown into pandemonium as hoodlums, armed with sticks and knives blocked roads and patrolled the streets in search of any warehouse housing the COVID-19 palliatives. “They have been going about with sticks, having blocked the roads within the town. Shops are locking up while passers-by…

President Donald Trump’s struggling re-election campaign got a boost Monday with the confirmation of his latest Supreme Court nominee, tilting the top body to the right and clinching his judicial legacy in a landmark victory for American conservatives. The Republican-controlled Senate elevated Amy Coney Barrett to the lifelong position in a 52-48 vote, capping a rapid and deeply contentious process that makes her the sixth conservative, and third Trump appointee, on the nine-member court. “This is a momentous day for America, for the United States Constitution and for the fair and impartial rule of law,” the president, standing alongside Barrett,…