Nurse Treating COVID-19 Patients Goes Viral For Wearing “Lingerie” Under Transparent PPE In Male Ward (Photos)
A Russian nurse has gone viral for wearing “lingerie” beneath a transparent protective gown while treating coronavirus patients after claiming she was “too hot”. The revealing picture was taken by a COVID-19 patient in a male ward in Tula, south of Russian capital Moscow. According to him, there were 'no complaints' from fellow patients. The unnamed nurse in her 20s reportedly told...
UK’s Johnson Says Russia Making Slow Gains In Donbas, Calls For Ukraine To Be Given Advanced, Long-Range Rocket Systems
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was making "slow" but "palpable" progress in the Donbas and urged more military support for Ukraine, such as the provision of Multiple Launch Rocket Systems. “I th...
Iran Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar Tests Positive To Coronavirus
Iran’s vice president has been diagnosed with coronavirus as the deadly disease continues to take its toll on countries around the world. Masoumeh Ebtekar, who is Iran’s vice-president for women and family affairs, has become the latest person to be infected with the virus in the country. According to reports, no fewer than 254 people have been infected with Coronavirus in...
235 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Kursk Direction Within 24 Hours – Report
The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost no fewer than 235 soldiers in the Kursk direction in the last day. In total, Ukraine has lost more than 74,245 service people and 406 tanks during the offensive in the Kursk direction, the ministry also said. According to the ministry, in the past...
UK finance minister resigns, shattering PM Johnson’s reshuffle
Finance Minister Sajid Javid on Thursday resigned a surprise move that shattered Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s choreographed reshuffle of his government and raised questions over his leadership team. Johnson’s team had wanted to keep Britain’s biggest-hitting ministers in the post, but Javid’s reported resignation over what one political editor said was a disagreement over his advisers has thrown the prime...
” S’Africa Leads Nigeria As Africa’s Top Fuel Importer” – Report
Nigeria has given up its long-standing title as Africa's biggest importer of refined petroleum products as a result of the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery's increased activity. South Africa has now overtaken Nigeria as the continent’s largest fuel importer, according to new data from energy consultancy CITAC, signalling a seismic shift in Africa’s downstream oil market. The refinery, which began large-scale production in...
President Biden Overturns Trump Ban On Transgender US Troops
US President Joe Biden on Monday overturned Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel serving in the military, saying “all Americans” qualified to serve should be able to do so. Biden’s new policy was set in an executive order signed at the White House. “Simply put, transgender service members will no longer be subject to the possibility of discharge or separation on...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s First Day As WTO Director-General (Photos)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday (Today) amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis. “The WTO is too important to allow it to be slowed down, paralysed and moribund,” the first woman and first African to ever lead the global trade body told...
UK Launches eVisas For Nigerian Study, Work Visa Applicants
The British High Commission in Abuja on Wednesday announced a change to the United Kingdom’s immigration process for Nigerians applying for study and work visas. Starting from 15 July 2025, most applicants in these categories will begin receiving digital eVisas instead of the traditional visa stickers in their passports, a statement from the BHC revealed. The new policy will only apply...
BREAKING: Ex-pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed from controversial book
Former Pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed as co-author of a controversial book on the issue of priestly celibacy, his personal secretary said on Tuesday. According to Reuters reports, Archbishop Georg Ganswein said; at the former pope’s behest, he had asked the principal author of the book, Cardinal Robert Sarah, to contact the publishers and make the necessary changes. The...
