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The United Nations has completed plans to carve out a new territory from Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon by July 10. The creation of the new territory to be known as the United Nations Organisation(UNO) State of Cameroon may see Nigeria losing 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to the new country. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Paul Biya of Cameroon, on the invitation of the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, had in March 2003 signed documents to cede their disputed territories (Northern and Southern Cameroons) to the proposed UNO new country in West and Central Africa. According to a report in a national daily, the new state will have a total landmass of 28, 214 square km, with an estimated population of 20 million people. This was disclosed in a May 26, 2020 letter on the UNO State of Cameroon by Prof. Martins Chia Ateh, the United Nations-appointed workshops coordinator in Cameroon and Nigeria, according to the report. ...

The lockdown imposed on Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state over suspected cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), has been lifted by the Kogi state government.  Governor Yahaya Bello who made the announcement at the Government House in Lokoja on Friday June 5, said the decision of lifting the lockdown in the local government area was reached after samples which were tested came back negative.  The Governor who insisted that Kogi state still  remains a COVID-19-free state, urged residents of the state to observe protocols of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to curb the spread of the disease. This is coming days after the NCDC announced that two Coronavirus cases were confirmed in the state. Dino Melaye also confirmed this by revealing that he knows one of the patients. 

Forbes has released the 2020 edition of its annual Celebrity 100 list and revealed Kanye West as the world's highest-paid musician, as well as the second-highest-paid celebrity overall. The billionaire rapper, 42,  who made $170 million in 2020 ranks at number two, behind sister-in-law Kylie Jenner, whose billionaire status was invoked after she was accused faking her way to her billionaire status over claims  inflated her personal wealth and forged her tax returns. According to the magazine, West is now officially worth $1.3 billion. But months ago Kanye slammed Forbes because he was left unhappy with their research and findings - stating that he believes his net worth to be around $3.3 billion and not the $1.26 billion they estimated at that time.  'It's not a billion,' West allegedly texted the publication. 'It's $3.3 billion since no one at Forbes knows how to count.' The next artist on the list is Elton John (No. 14 with $81 million in ...

Brazil has overtaken Italy as the country with the third-highest Coronavirus death toll after a daily record of 1,473 fatalities took its total tally to more than 34,000. The figure published by Brazil’s health ministry on Thursday night showed that only the United States and the United Kingdom have registered more deaths from the disease.   The official number of infections rose to nearly 615,000, the second-largest caseload in the world, behind the US. Shortly before the numbers were released, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said in an online broadcast: “We can’t go on like this. Nobody can take it anymore,” Bolsonaro said of the stay-at-home measures, being implemented by state governors and mayors across Brazil even as the number of infections and deaths continues to increase.  “The collateral impact will be far greater than those people who unfortunately lost their lives because of these last three months here,” Bolsonaro said.

Police in northern California shot and killed an unarmed 22-year-old man who was on his knees with his hands up outside a Walgreens store. An officer in the city of Vallejo was inside his car when he shot Sean Monterrosa on Monday night, June 1, amid local and national protests against police brutality. The officer was responding to a call of alleged looting when he shot the unarmed man, officials said. Police said an officer mistakenly believed Monterrosa had a gun, but later determined he had a hammer in his pocket. The killing of Monterrosa, who lived in San Francisco, has sparked intense outrage in the Bay Area, particularly in the city of Vallejo, a city with a long history of police violence and high-profile killings and excessive force complaints, The Guardian reports "When confronted by the police, he dropped to his knees and surrendered, and they fired at him," said Melissa Nold, a Vallejo civil rights attorney representing Monterrosa’...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that its recent survey revealed that 42 percent of Nigerians have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Bureau said the study was conducted between April to May 2020, during the time when the index case was identified in the country. It was further gathered that the impact of COVID-19 has been most strongly felt in the commerce, service and agriculture sectors. While seventy-nine percent of households surveyed reported that their households’ total income have decreased since mid- March, NBS added that the economic shock experienced by Nigerians after the outbreak of Coronavirus far exceeds shocks experienced between 2017 and 2019. In its report titled "COVID-19 IMPACT MONITORING", the NBS said;  “In order to track the impacts of the pandemic, the National Bureau of Statistics implemented the Nigeria COVID-19 National Longitudinal Phone Survey (COVID-1...

As the Premier League football is set to return on June 17 after its hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the fixtures for the remaining 92 matches of the 2019/20 season with dates and kick-off times have been revealed. Aston Villa vs Sheffield United at 6pm - and Manchester City vs Arsenal at 8pm - will restart the season on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.  See full schedule below.  Weds 17th June Aston Villa vs Sheffield United (6pm) Sky Sports Man City vs Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports Fri 19th June Norwich vs Southampton (6pm) Sky Sports Tottenham vs Manchester United (8pm) Sky Sports Sat 20th June Watford vs Leicester (12.30pm) BT Sport Brighton vs Arsenal (3pm) BT Sport West Ham vs Wolves (5.30pm) Sky Sports Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (7.45pm) BBC Sun 21st June Newcastle vs Sheffield United (2pm) Sky Sports Aston Villa vs Chelsea (4.30pm) Sky Sports Everton vs Liverpool (7pm) Sky Sports Mon 22nd June Man City vs Burnley (8pm)...

The shopping trend is moving more and more towards online shopping. In fact, online shopping is growing three times faster than in-store shopping. In order to capitalize on this growing trend, you need to run an online shop on top of having a physical store. With that, you will be able to capture both the customers who love shopping online and those who still prefer the tactile experience of in-store shopping. Besides, since quite a number of people prefer to first search online for prices before going to the physical store to make a purchase, it can be a win-win situation for you. To better understand why you need to take your retail business online,  RedBrain  created a handy infographic explaining the differences between running an online and brick and mortar store by using examples from some of the US retail giants. Offers 24/7 Shopping While brick and mortar stores have a closing time, online shops operate 24/7. It makes more comfortable for people to purchas...

A judge has set bail at $750,000 each for the three other Minneapolis ex-officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd. The officers, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng made their first appearances in Hennepin County District Court as friends, relatives, and celebrities gathered for George Floyd memorial service in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Police Department fired them last week, along with Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s May 25 death. The white police officer was filmed in a viral video pinning down Floyd and pressing his knee into his neck, ignoring the African American man’s pleas that he can’t breathe, until he stopped moving. Attorney Earl Gray, representing Lane argued for lower bail and told the court that Chauvin was the training officer for Lane and Kueng, who had been on the job just four and three days respectively. “What was my client supposed to do ...

A thief fell asleep in the middle of his operation after breaking into a TV presenter's house in Tanzania. Confirming the incident in an interview with East Africa Radio, ITV Zanzibar presenter, Farouk Karim said the thief entered his compound by scaling the fence. The journalist added that the thief stole shoes and clothes before setting his sights on the car's power windows. Recounting the incident, Farouk said he left home early in the morning for morning exercise only to receive a call that a thief was found at his home. When he returned home, he found the thief sleeping in his car. Farouk said: "We found him deep asleep in the car with all he had stolen the previous night on his lap." The journalist said the thief was able to access the car as the doors were not locked. He then proceeded to steal the power window mechanism from the passenger's side. "I think as he tried removing the power window from the driver's side t...

Pinterest is one of the most popular social media platforms recently. It continues to gain users yearly, and it reaches a wide range of audiences. It also has an updated platform which allows advertisements in the platform. Are you familiar with Pinterest? If yes, I’m sure you heard of “Pinterest Promoted Pins.” If not, then here is your chance to know what promoted pins are. These are similar to normal Pins on Pinterest, but you have to pay for these pins for your pins to reach a large number of people. In a more simple explanation, promoted pins are just like paid advertisements in Pinterest. When you used it, your pins will be discovered and viewed by many people, and it will appear easily in the search bar. It also helps people find the right product and services that match them. The use of promoted pins is a way of earning a profit for the website. Without profit, the website won’t be able to sustain its system that is why they create a way to make a profit from the users...

Kim Kardashian is reportedly considering living apart from Kanye West due to tensions that have appeared in their relationship since the lockdown forced them to spend almost all their time together. The couple celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary over the weekend, despite reports of "tension in lockdown." A source claimed to The Sun that the 39-year-old reality star has allegedly considered the idea of her and Kanye "[spending] time apart in different houses" until lockdown is uplifted. "Things are tough between Kim and Kanye because they never normally spend this much time together, but she doesn't want a divorce," The source claimed. The source adds that Kim apparently "considers her marriage to Kanye and their family together a huge success" being that she is "the only sister [in her family] who is married." The source further said that Kim thinks of herself and Kanye "as a power couple." ...