Queen Elizabeth is reportedly set to withdraw from public duties for months in what is expected to be the longest absence from official duties in her 68-year reign. The Sunday Times reports that the monarch, 94, will remain at Windsor Castle indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The publication also confirmed that Buckingham Palace will…
The kit is called ELIZA, an acronym for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the health minister announced the breakthrough on Sunday. ELISA kits are similar to rapid antibody tests, which detect antibodies in the blood to find out if an individual was infected with COVID-19 infection or not. “National Institute of Virology, Pune, has…
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister on Monday said the kingdom will triple its Value Added Tax and halt monthly handout payments to citizens in new austerity measures amid record low oil prices and a coronavirus-led economic slump. The measures, which could stir public resentment with the cost of living rising, come as the petro-state steps up…
A United States citizen said to have been invited to Nigeria by a young man she met on the Internet, has died of suspected Coronavirus complications in Delta State, SaharaReporters has learned. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the American, whose identity could not be ascertained at the time of this report, was said to have died on…
A banker identified as Okpanachi John, working with a branch of one the new generational banks in Kaduna, has reportedly committed suicide. The 37-year-old, who was said to have borrowed N3 million for his wedding from the bank two months ago, took his own life after the marriage crashed. Michael Okoanachi, his elder brother, said…
A Catholic priest, identified as Father Abel Mwelwa, has been suspended in Lusaka, Zambia after his married lover allegedly died during marathon sex in his house, LukasaTimes reports. According to the memo from Alick Banda, the Archbishop of Lusaka addressed to the clergy, religious, and Lay faithful, Father Mwelwa has been suspended with immediate effect….
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal Government to publish the total budget for its ‘home feeding programme’. The feeding programme was designed to cater for schoolchildren, but with the closure of schools nationwide to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Ms Sadiya Umar-Farouq,…
PRESIDENT Trump at the weekend broke with health experts, telling reporters that the coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine.” “This is going to go away without a vaccine, it’s gonna go away, and we’re not going to see it again, hopefully, after a period of time,” Trump said at the White House. “You may…
A policeman has died of coronavirus at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, an official has said. The death was announced Sunday morning by the spokesperson of the hospital, Segun Orisajo. Mr Orisajo did not name the policeman or his rank. In a statement Sunday morning, the spokesperson disclosed that the…
Another traditional ruler in the ancient city of Kano, the Dan Iyan of Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero is dead. According to the Nation, Bayero who died on Saturday was the district head of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. The monarch was said to be the first district head Ajingi Local Government Area. The cause of…