Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Hussein Sheikholeslam has died after contracting the Covid-19 virus. The 67-year old diplomat died early Friday morning in a hospital in Iran’s capital city Tehran, Tasnim news agency reported Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described him in a press release as a friend and always the fair-minded diplomat. Sheikholeslam was…
Cameroon has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, a French national who arrived in the capital Yaounde in February, the government said on Friday. The man, 58, has been placed in isolation in a hospital, the health ministry said in a statement. In sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal has registered four cases, all foreign nationals,…
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Friday ordered the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, to appear in court over an alleged assault. The Oluwo is accused of allegedly attacking and punching another monarch, Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo during a peace meeting on Feb. 14. The meeting convened by an Assistant…
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has confirmed that two out of the three recent suspected cases of Coronavirus identified in Lagos are negative, while the result for the last is still being awaited. Channels Television reported that the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, on Thursday, disclosed that three cases have been…
Teni Entertainer has revealed how she was seen as the jaga jaga type which is quite different from the lifestyle of her sister and singer Niniola. Speaking on Ebuka’s Rubbin Mind show, Teni revealed that all she wanted to do while growing up was to play football, basketball and watch video games, while Niniola was…
As the world grapples with the spread of novel coronavirus, in remote western DR Congo, officials are fighting a deadly outbreak of measles. More than 6,000 people have died from measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, the world’s worst outbreak and triple the toll of the country’s Ebola epidemic. It is…
Odion Ighalo’s performance against Derby County in the FA Cup did not go unnoticed as he was given the honor to the present the Man of the Match Award to Luke Shaw, cited on Daily Star and Twitter. The 30-year-old hilariously snubbed a handshake from Shaw as the defender was handed the man of the…
Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, are back in London for one of their final royal events, GIOTV has learnt. The Duchess was spotted alongside her hubby, Prince Harry at the 2020 Endeavour Fund Awards, held at the Mansion House. GIOTV has learnt the two attended the event to join hundreds of others…
Alexandra Hospital in Singapore is set to make use of a robot to distribute meals and medication to some patients suspected or confirmed to have coronavirus. The hospital will also task another robot with the responsibility of cleaning and chatting with patients in four languages including Singlish. The disclosure was made by the spokesperson of…
Music producer, Samklef has slammed CSP Dolapo Badmus, asking that she desist from sharing beautiful photos of herself. According to Samklef, Badmus needs to do something about the dirty police barracks in the country as policemen will find it difficult to protect the citizens when their mental state is messed up due to the horrible…