THAILAND has raised ethical questions over its attempts to develop a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus after its scientists began carrying out tests on macaque monkeys in an bid to produce a cheap and effective drug.

HEALTH officials in Kano State have reported the death of man from the Unguwar Sharada district of the state capital who slumped and died after observing Eid-El-Fitr prayers at the prayer ground on Sunday.

LABOUR and employment minister Dr Chris Ngige has hinted that he may throw his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential race by seeking the nomination of his party the All Progressives Congress (APC).

ISLAMIC human rights organisation Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has called on lawmakers in several states to impeach their governors for defying the lockdown order and allowing Eid-el-Fitr prayers to take place within their domains.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Even if you gathered all the world’s magicians together in Nigeria and got them to wave their wands at the same time, there is no way they could make a budget of $28.8bn stretch enough to cover 200m people

INSPECTOR-general of police Mohammed Adamu has come under fire from the South East Governors Forum for reneging on an agreement to establish community policing across the geo-political zone which they entered into in February.

NIGERIA is to receive a World Bank loan of $1.5bn in late July to augment a recent $3.4bn handout got from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at enabling the government meet fund its 2020 budget in the wake of the global economic meltdown.

ITALY is planning to recruit 60,000 workers to act as a coronavirus police force to get members of the public to adhere to social distancing rules as part of government plans to combat the spread of the pandemic.

NIGERIAN Muslims came out in their thousands yesterday to celebrate the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of Ramadan fasting months in defiance of a government order that they should mark the event in the privacy of their homes.

FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo looks set leave Manchester United next month after moves by manager Ole Gunner Solksjaer to retain him fell apart as talks with the player's Chinese clubside Shanghai Shenhua collapsed.