THE INTENSIFIED REPORT

American singer and songwriter, Alecia Beth Moore popularly known as Pink, has blasted United States president Donald Trump in a recent tweet. The singer reacted to President Trump's tweet, calling the US President a 'coward and a racist'. Trump has hugely been criticized for his slow response to protests and the demand for justice over the death of George Floyd, who was murdered by an Ex-Minnepolis cop. Trump had earlier labelled protesters as 'thugs' and has ordered the release of the National Guard. He also said in a tweet, 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts'. Pink reacting to President Trump's 'LAW & ORDER' tweet, wrote, "You’re a coward and a racist and just like everything else you’ve ever attempted in your life, A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE. I can’t wait to vote you out in November. Maybe you’ll see the results from your baby bunker"

With protest over the death of George Floyd in the hands of Minneapolis cops still ongoing, several organization and celebrities have commiserated with the family of the deceased and the clamour for justice continued. The Salvation Army's Northern Division of the United States has also issued a statement of condolence for George Floyd. George Floyd at a time worked at the Salvation Army's Harbor  Light Center, an addiction treatment center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Read the full statement below 👇👇👇👇 We at The Salvation Army are so deeply heartbroken about the death of George Floyd.   His death saddens us – it is a horrific example of man’s inhumanity to man. The image of Mr George Floyd, who worked for a time at our Harbor Light Center, pinned down by the neck in the middle of the street in Minneapolis until his last breath of life was involuntarily and brutally expelled from his lifeless body, has shaken us to our v

Alhaji Abdulhamid Sani, APC Chairman in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina have been killed by bandits. The 55 year-old Sani was killed Sunday by bandits in a shooting rampage. According to a source, the assailants came from a forest on a motorcycle and opened fire, killing him on the spot. His body, it was learnt, had been deposited at the General Hospital in Batsari. Katsina Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed Sani’s death in a statement on Sunday.

Nigeria has now recorded over 10,000 cases of coronavirus. 307 new cases were announced by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Sunday May 31, taking the total cases in the country to 10,162 , with 3007 discharged and 287 deaths. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows. Lagos-188 FCT-44 Ogun-19 Kaduna-14 Oyo-12 Bayelsa-9 Gombe-5 Kano-3 Delta-3 Imo-2 Rivers-2 Niger-2 Bauchi-2 Plateau-1 Kwara-1

A sheriff in Flint Michigan took off his helmet and marched with crowd protesting the death of unarmed black man George Floyd. "The only reason we are here is to make sure you got a voice", the officer said while addressing the crowd before joining them in the march. "We go out there to help people and not do that nonsense", he also said while condemning the actions of the cops involved in the death of George Floyd. Watch the video below — Theo Shantonas (@TheoShantonas) May 31, 2020

Jadon Sancho and Hakimi Achraf  are the latest athletes to join in the protest over the death of unarmed black man (George Floyd) in Minneapolis.  The duo took off their shirts in Sunday's thumping of Paderborn in a Bundesliga match , displaying a message that read, 'Justice for George Floyd'. Sancho who scored his first career hat-trick in the game against Paderborn, and Moroccan International player Hakimi, joins two Bundesliga playes as well as a stack of former and current athletes who have expressed their outrage over Floyd's death. Borussia Moenchengladbach's forward Marcus Thuram, knelt to honour Floyd after scoring in his side's 4-1 home win over Union Berlin. U.S. defender Weston McKennie also displayed a 'Justice for George' message on his armband in Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Werder Bremen. Ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was charged on Friday with murder in the death of unarmed 46-year-old Floyd after cellp

The White House on Sunday said that, the United States of America has sent 2 million doses of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to Brazil to help it's battle against the novel coronavirus. The Us and Brazilian government said that the drug will be used preventatively to protect Brazil's nurses, doctors and Health care professionals against the virus as well as a therapeutic to treat Brazilians who become infected. Trump has earlier said that he takes daily doses of hydroxychloroquine, despite it unproven efficacy against the virus. "The United States Government has delivered two million doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to the people of Brazil", a statement issued by the US and Brazil read.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the investigation  into the murder of 22-year old Uwa Omozuwa. She died three days after she was violently raped inside a Miracle Sanctuary parish, Redeemed Christian Church of God located at  44, Osa Amadasun street, off Agbor road, Benin city. Uwaila was a first year student of Microbiology in the University of Benin before she was murdered. She was a regular visitor to the church where she goes to read. Her Mother and her siblings have been members of the church for 15 years. Meanwhile, the Pastor of  the Church in Benin City, escaped a mob action by aggrieved youths and family members of the 22-year-old. It took the timely intervention of the Police to avert a mob action when the Pastor of the Church went on a condolence visit to the family of the deceased. Now Family of the deceased and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students are calling for justice for Uwaila Omozuwa. Already, her death is t

Jigawa State wing of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Sunday May 31, confirmed that it has lost one of its member, Nasir Adam. Adam was said to have died from coronavirus complications. Nasir Adam, 36, battled with acute respiratory disease which was later confirmed to be COVID-19 related. He died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State. "Until his death, Mr Adam was the Medical Officer in the department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State,"Mr Basirka, NMA Chairman Jigawa State, said while confirming the news to Channels Television.

A lady took to Twitter to share disturbing photos of injuries she sustained during George Floyd's protest. She posted the disturbing pictures on her Twitter account with the caption, "CW: BLOOD AND GORE I was protesting tonight. I was recording everything when I got hit with a rubber bullet. This is the result.  — Steve Rogers (@shannynsharyse) May 30, 2020

Nigeria recorded 553 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday May 30. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed that the country has seen 553 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus across different states. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows. Lagos-378 FCT-52 Delta-23 Edo-22 Rivers-14 Ogun-13 Kaduna-12 Kano-9 Borno-7 Katsina-6 Jigawa-5  Oyo-5 Yobe-3 Plateau-3 Osun-1 Total number of cases in the country now stands at 9,855 , with 2,856  discharged and 273 deaths recorded.

A Belgian prince has been diagnosed with  coronavirus  just days after attending a private party in  Spain  which breached social distancing rules.  Prince Joachim, the nephew of King Philippe of Belgium and ninth in line to the throne, attended the party on Tuesday in a private house in the city of Cordoba. The prince, 28, had arrived in Madrid two days earlier for a business trip but then took a high-speed train to Cordoba, where his long-term girlfriend Victoria Ortiz grew up. According to  Spanish news outlet El Pais , 27 people attended the private party, which is nearly double the number of people (15) currently allowed to congregate under one roof in the Andalusian city.  The same news organisation says the Belgian Royal Household confirmed that Prince Joachim attended the party. All the guests who attended the party are now in quarantine, while it is not clear whether the prince contracted the virus at the party or whether he already had the virus before

Three persons were reportedly killed on Friday in a land feud between Urum and Achalla communities in the Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. This was the second time the two communities clashed this week. The first attack was on Wednesday. It was learnt that the two communities disputed over a parcel of land on their boundary for years. The traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Emmanuel Nweke, confirmed the incident. “It’s like a war, with repeated shootings and invasion of our land by our neighbours,” he said. He said many members of his community fled the place for other areas for fear of being attacked. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Haruna, said the command had not been briefed on the number of casualties, adding that policemen had been deployed in the area to avoid a breakdown of law and order. He added, “The command has dispatched a joint police team comprising PMF (Police Mobile Force)/SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) and othe

Days after he is charged with murder of third degree, Beauty queen kellie Chauvin, wife of Ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who participated in the murder of George Floyd has filed for the dissolution of her marriage to the Ex-Minnepolis cop. Lawyer of the former Mrs. Minnesota  winner made the announcement on Friday.

With 387 new cases Reported across different states, Nigeria has now recorded over 9,000 cases of COVID-19. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Friday May 29, announced that 387 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed across different states in the country, taking the total cases to 9,302, with 2697 discharged and 261 deaths. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows. Lagos-254 FCT-29 Jigawa-24 Edo-22 Oyo-15 Rivers-14 Kaduna-11 Borno-6 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Yobe-2 Gombe-2 Bauchi-2 Ondo-1

Trump has ended ties between the US and the World Health Organization according to remarks he made outside the White House on Friday May 29. Trump  blamed WHO's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in China as part of the reason. Trump said, "We have detailed the reforms that it must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act. Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs. The world needs answers from China on the virus. We must have transparency."

Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested four days after George Floyd’s fatal arrest that sparked protests, rioting and outcry across the city and nation. On Friday, John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced that Chauvin was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Chauvin is the former officer in the video seen around the world with his knee on Floyd’s neck. He’d been with Minneapolis police for 19 years. It was not immediately clear what the expected charges Chauvin could face are. Answers will likely be provided by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, as he has scheduled a press conference at 1 p.m. concerning a “major development” in the case.

Protesters broke windows and charged over fences to breach a police precinct in Minneapolis late Thursday night as demonstrations boiled over after  the killing of George Floyd .  A video of Mr. Floyd, a black man, struggling to breathe this week as a white Minneapolis police officer  pressed his knee against the man’s neck  has incited protests across the country. The unrest escalated even after Gov. Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard, saying he supported peaceful demonstrations but was bothered by the level of destruction on Wednesday — buildings on fire, clashes with the police and looted stores. On Thursday, after prosecutors said they had not decided whether to press charges against the officer, protesters again gathered near the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. Some tossed fireworks and other items toward officers, while the police fired projectiles at the demonstrators. Around 10 p.m. local time, police officers retreated from the precinct

A teenage boy has admitted to killing his ten-year-old sister in her sleep after they argued over using a computer tablet, it has been claimed. The girl, named as Luda and described by local media as smart and spirited, was hammered to death at her home in the city of Taraz, northern Kazakhstan. She was found with a broken skull and died from horrific injuries before paramedics arrived at the scene. Neighbours say the tragedy occurred after Luda and her brother Aleksey, 15, had a row in the courtyard near their house. Shynar Myrzakhmetova, a woman living next door, told local media: 'I heard them quarreling over a tablet and saw Aleksey carrying a hammer in his hand.'  Aleksey is believed to be a gamer and his sister had asked for the device for studying.  Reports say Aleksey attacked Luda at night in her sleep by smashing a hammer into her head multiple times. He then reportedly carried her body and dump it in the st

George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died after being pinned to the ground by a white cop, sparking riots in Minneapolis, reportedly knew his alleged killer. Both Ex-cop Derek Chauvin and George Floyd worked as security guards at the El Nuevo Rodeo club and restaurant in the city. Maya Santamaria, who owns the building, told KSTP, "Chauvin was our off-duty police for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open. They were working together at the same time, it's just that Chauvin worked outside and the security guards were inside." "My friend sent me the video and said this is your guy who used to work for you and I said, 'it's not him.' And then they did the closeup and that's when I said, 'Oh my God, that's him,' "Santamaria said. "I didn't recognize George as one of our security guys because he looked really different lying there like that." — KSTP (@KSTP) May 28, 2020

Former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has been cleared of charges of exam malpractices instituted against him and several others at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The prosecuting counsel, Simon Lough, told the judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, that the decision to discontinue the case against Adeleke followed his continued absence from the court since the court granted him permission to embark on a medical trip abroad in May 2019. The charges were amended to remove his name as a defendant while the rest of the co-defendants were retained to continue to face the trial. Adeleke and four others were accused of committing the offence of examination malpractices by fraudulently, through impersonation, registered Adeleke and another Sikiru Adeleke, as students of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, in Ojo-Aro in Osun State, for the National Examination Councils June/July 2017 Senior School Certificate Examination in Februar

Primero Transport Services Limited, operators of the Bus Rapid Transport, BRT, has said fares will go up by 50%, an action taken due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The company on Thursday said that the Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, has given them approval to increase the fares. It was reported that the company withdrew its services on Monday due to losses incurred as a result of the new guidelines mapped out by the government, that saw number of commuters reduced from 70 per trip to 20. Effective from Friday May 29, a trip charged N200 before the increase will now be N300, while a trip costing N300 before the increase will now cost N500. Also number of passengers has also been increased from the initial 20 per trip stipulated by the State government, to 42 passengers per trip, with no passenger standing on buses.

No fewer than 8,000 casual workers of the Anambra State Waste Management Company were relieved of their jobs due to coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Emeka Ajekwu, Managing Director of the company made this known on Thursday May 28, in Awka, the state capital. Mr. Ajekwu said, "The pandemic has adversely affected our operations as we lack access to production materials." The company in 2019, signed a waste recycling contract worth $1.1m with the State government, but has not been in operation since February due to the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown was aimed at avoiding frontline workers from contracting the deadly Coronavirus. "We also shutdown because most of our products come from across the state and what we produce are evacuated to other states. "We are facing difficulties because of boundary closure. We don't have access to raw materials. In fact, we don't have access to waste products again. So it's really affecting our business and as a c

With the aim of increasing the ability of the government to regulate social platforms, US President Donald Trump, on Thursday May 28, signed an executive order targeting social media companies. The executive order targets companies granted liability protection through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, according to a report by cnbc.com. Under the statute, large social media companies cannot be sued for much of the content posted by others using their sites. The order would push the Federal Communications Commission to set new rules on some websites' protections under Section 230. It would also encourage the Federal Trade Commission to take action against companies that engage in "deceptive" acts of communication, and it would form a working group of state attorneys general to review relevant state laws. The executive order came two days after Twitter, for the first time, added warning links to two of Trump's tweets, inviting readers to "ge

Nigeria recorded 182 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday May 28, as confirmed by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. The new cases takes the country's total cases of the deadly virus to 8915, with 2592 reportedly discharged and 259 dead. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows. Lagos-111 FCT-16 Akwa Ibom-10 Oyo-8 Kaduna-6 Delta-6 Rivers-5 Ogun-4 Ebonyi-4 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Gombe-2 Kebbi-1 Kwara-2 Bauchi-1 Borno-1

Premier League football is coming back after a three-month shutdown, with games to return from Wednesday, June 17. Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal will be the first two games when the Premier League resumes next month. Those two fixtures were originally postponed due to the EFL Cup Final and the rearranged Manchester City vs Arsenal game was due to be broadcast live on Sky Sports before the pandemic struck. Every club will have played 29 PL games after the two matches are held on June 17. Football in England has been suspended since March 13 following an emergency meeting between the Premier League, Football Association, the English Football League and the Women's Super League. Thursday's conference call was the second meeting of Premier League clubs in the last two days after they unanimously agreed to resume contact training. There have been 12 positive results across the first three rounds of coronavirus

Nigeria recorded 389 new cases of COVID-19 across different states in the country, on Wednesday May 27, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. The NCDC confirmed the new cases via their official Twitter account, with Lagos State recording 256 new cases of the deadly bug. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows. Lagos-256 Katsina-23 Edo-22 Rivers-14 Kano-13 Adamawa-11 Akwa Ibom-11 Kaduna-7 Kwara-6 Nasarawa-6 Gombe-2 Plateau-2 Abia-2 Delta-2 Benue-2 Niger-2 Kogi-2 Oyo-2 Imo-1 Borno-1 Ogun-1 Anambra-1 The total cases of coronavirus in the country now stands at 8733, with 2501 discharged and 254 deaths recorded.

MIAMI – Police say this was Ripley’s first attempt to kill her son. About hour later, authorities said she led him to another body of water at the Micccosukee Golf and Country Club. His lifeless body would be found the next day.

A man, identified simply as Joel, has lost his life after he was allegedly refused treatment by the Isolo General Hospital in Lagos State over fear of being a COVID-19 patient. It was gathered that Joel slumped on Sunday while playing football and was rushed to the hospital, but he was allegedly refused treatment on the fear that he might be a COVID-19 patient. A family friend of the victim, identified simply as Amaka, who narrated the incident on  Twitter , alleged that the nurses on duty claimed that they were busy and refused to attend to Joel. She tweeted,  “The medical system failed my family friend today and I’ll never get over it. He was said to be playing football in the field this morning and slumped and stopped breathing, he was immediately rushed to the Isolo general hospital in other to get attended to fast, getting there, they refused to let him in because they said they don’t know if he has Coronavirus! “His family members kept begging and begging because time

Hong Kong's legislature is moving forward on a controversial bill that would criminalize abuse of China's national anthem. A second reading of the bill is being held in the legislature on Wednesday. Protests outside the legislature are expected. Hong Kong’s National Anthem Bill if passed into law by the legislature will govern the use and playing of the Chinese national anthem. This includes provisions that threaten to punish those who insult the anthem with up to three years jail and/or fines of up to HK$50,000 ($6,450). The bill states that "all individuals and organizations" should respect and dignify the national anthem and play it and sing it on "appropriate occasions".  It also orders that primary and secondary school students be taught to sing it, along with its history and etiquette.

A woman named Emerald Black is suing the Californian city of San Leandro after an alleged June 7, 2019 attack by police officers that she claims caused her to miscarry. Her attorneys filed a lawsuit against the city and its police on Monday. According to the lawsuit, on the date in question, Black had just been released from the hospital for a pregnancy exam which confirmed she was at high risk for a miscarriage. After the exam, Black, still dressed in "hospital clothing," was a passenger in a car driven by her fiancée. When police pulled her fiancée over for having expired registration tags, Black informed officers she was pregnant and she was asked to remain in the car when police talked with her fiancée outside of the car. Then, police allegedly yanked Black from the car, "taunted her, piled on top of her and stomped on her stomach leaving a shoe mark," according to the court filing. The attack caused Black to miscarry, she says. Now she's suing f

Germany has extended social distancing rules aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic to June 29, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government said on Tuesday. Up to 10 people will be allowed to gather in public places but Germans should be in contact with as few people as possible, according to the rules agreed between the federal government and 16 states. Merkel's government had been embroiled in disagreements with the least-affected states, some of which wanted to ditch the measures and open up entirely. Germany's virus caseload now tops 179,000 with just over 8,300 deaths -- much lower than European counterparts such as Britain, France, Spain and Italy. "This success is mainly based on the fact that the rules on distance and hygiene have been implemented and respected," the government and the regions said. However, officials warned that further restrictions could be imposed if local outbreaks made them necessary. - AFP

The National Police are tightening security at all  mudik  (exodus) checkpoints to monitor post-Idul Fitri traffic. They say they will not allow people who have left Jakarta to return without an Exit and Entry Permit (SIKM). “People wishing to enter Jakarta are required to obtain a permit from the Jakarta administration and the police. Otherwise, they will be told to turn back,” National Police traffic corps head Insp. Gen. Istiono said on Monday, as quoted by  kompas.com . Previously, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan issued a decree barring Jakarta residents from leaving Greater Jakarta without an SIKM to curb the transmission of COVID-19. National Police traffic corps operational head Sr. Comr. Benyamin said the regulation would apply even to those with Jakarta ID cards. In accordance with Gubernatorial Decree No. 47/2020 on travel limitations out of and into Greater Jakarta, train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) is also requiring passengers to obtain an SIKM to boa

Just a few hours after Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to legalize same-sex marriage, gay couples in the country took the advantage of the new law and tied the knot with their lovers. Daritza Araya and Alexandra Quiros were the first couple to leverage on the new law and tie the knot eight minutes after midnight. The pair dressed in white, were married by a notary wearing a face mask and observed physical distancing guidelines. Nearly 20,000 people watched on a Facebook broadcast. Marco Castillo also tied the knot with his boyfriend Rodrigo Campos. A judge, two witnesses, relatives and hundreds of online viewer joined activist lawyer Castillo and Campos at the Tuesday morning ceremony, which went ahead despite difficulties caused by social distancing restrictions in the coronavirus pandemic. The couple kissed for the cameras outside the registry office - through face masks. Castillo reacting after signing the certificate and exchanging rings at the re