Maruf Adedeji

Saudi health officials have announced that ninety percent of COVID-19 patients in the country have recovered. The health ministry said the latest batch of 4,526 recoveries represented more than the number of new daily cases in the…

Sudan government has agreed to integrate a major rebel group into the army within 39 months. On Monday August 17, 2020, Sudan and a major rebel group signed an agreement to integrate the rebels into the army in a bid to broker peace…

Turkey's transport and infrastructure minister Adil Karaismailoglu has concluded talks on flight resumptions with 92 countries. Karaismailoglu said this during a press release on Friday August 14, 2020. He stated that Turkey will continue…

Saudi press agency has reported that Saudi Arabia is calling for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran. The report said the Kingdom's UN ambassador, Abdul Aziz Al-Wasel, made the move during a conference held in Geneva on Thursday…

A newborn baby is among the Minnesota children recently hospitalized with COVID-19. Jenni Gibbens, the baby's mother, said the hospital officials told her they knew what the results of her baby were, and they knew her son tested positive…

South Sudanese army spokesman has said that clashes between soldiers and civilians have left 127 people dead. Major General Lul Ruai Koang disclosed this on Tuesday August 12, 2020, during a press briefing. Koang stated that the fighting…

The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday August 12, 2020, condemned a fake circular suggesting the country will resume international flights in October this year. An official statement from GACA spokesman, Ibrahim…

A motorcycle crash has killed a woman in St. Paul on Thursday night August 6, 2020. St. Paul police department said that around 10:05, the officers responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and car at the intersection of White Bear and…

Alaska State has reported on Thursday, 6 August, 2020, 4 new cases including three residents and one staff member at the Anchorage Pioneer Home. An emailed statement from the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday…

Former senior Saudi intelligence official, Saad Aljabri, has alleged in a US law suit that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to kill him in 2018. Aljabri filed a lawsuit against the Saudi prince and other Saudi officials in the…

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has announced the British ministers have approved the relocation of its headquarters to London. The news media said that ByteDance's founders were to announce their intention to set up shop in London soon,…

Islamic State militants have clashed with Afghan security forces in a deadly gun battle, following an overnight assault on a prison that led to a mass jailbreak. Officials said the assault between the IS fighters and the security forces…

Indian police have arrested many illegal liquor suppliers in rural hamlets following spike in the alcohol-related deaths in the northwestern state of Punjab. Police officials said on Sunday August 2, 2020 that they had launched manhunt on…

Workers in Iran have taken to the streets demanding payment of overdue wages and the implementation of the job-classification law. Local media radio Farda reported on Saturday August 1, 2020, that the Iranian workers were mainly in the oil…

Kenyan Airways has resumed international flights to about 30 destinations on Saturday, 1 August, 2020, following a suspension of routes since March due to the coronavirus outbreak. The country's carrier, which is supported by Air France,…

France has commenced coronavirus test for the arriving passengers from 16 high-risk countries, entering the country at the French airports and seaports. The regulation stipulates that travellers, entering from the 16 identified countries…

Kuwait has scheduled to reopen its airports for air travels starting from 1st August, 2020, while residents from 7 countries are excluded from its coronavirus travel ban lift. The Center for Government Communication said in a recent tweet…

The United Nation Human Rights Committee has urged governments to restrict protests in order to continue protect public health against Covid-19. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the committee had started formulation of its legal…

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has signed a decree that allows tourists from several countries to visit Ukraine without visa, starting from August 1, 2020. These countries given consideration include Australia, New Zealand and…

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, have discussed China's actions in Hong Kong and how it treats the Muslims in Xinjiang. A British summary of the discussion reported the keynotes of the meeting…

Lebanon's Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, disclosed on Monday July 21, 2020, that the country was sliding towards a critical stage after recording a new surge in infections. The financially troubled Mediterranean country declared early…

United Kingdom police are considering replacing terms with Islamophobic undertones when describing terror acts with terms such as 'adherents of Osama bin Laden's ideology'. In the event the move is considered, terms including 'Islamic…

AstraZeneca and a group of British scientists have shown that experimental COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. The trial results of the vaccine were contained in a recent publication from the Lancet medical journal. The vaccine, known…

Mali's opposition has turned down a plan offered by an international body for peace arbitration, insisting on its demand that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita must resign. Despite the latest move, Mali's political conflicts continued to…

The world's total coronavirus cases have surpassed 14 million, with more than 600,000 fatalities reported as of Saturday 18 July, 2020. The World Health Organization reported a record surge in coronavirus cases worldwide for the second day…

A police report from Kenya has announced the arrest of a prison warden for allegedly raping a female patient in a COVID-19 isolation facility. The arrest on Friday July 17, 2020, added to a number of recent incidents revealing disturbing…

The United States on Friday 17 July, 2020 reported over 70,674 new coronavirus cases following a record of 77,499 cases the previous day. The recent reported cases across the US make it the world's largest increase ever posted by any…

Australian researchers have invented a blood-sample test that can determine the infection status of coronavirus disease in less than 20 minutes. In what is seen as world-first breakthrough, the Monash University researchers said the test…

Iraq has announced that its airports would resume international flights starting from 23 July, 2020, as the country begins to relax restriction measures against the coronavirus spread. Airports within Kurdistan region are also parts of the…

UK, US and Canadian security officials have alerted the world to illegal activities of a Russian hacking group known as APT29, making attempts to penetrate COVID-19 research centres. A new UK-based report, which emerged on Thursday July…