Iran confirms its first two coronavirus cases

 

   Iranian authorities confirmed on Wednesday two cases of the new coronavirus, the first in the country, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, saying also that there was an unspecified number of other suspected cases and that those individuals have been quarantined.

   The report did not elaborate on the nationality of the two people infected by the virus or the state of their health. ISNA quoted an official in the country’s health ministry, Kiyanoush Jahanpour, as saying that “in the past two days, some suspected cases of the new coronavirus were found” in the central city of Qom.

Bayelsa Speaker steps down

  The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Monday Bubou-Obolo, has stepped aside to  pave the way for the emergence of a new Speaker.

Rapper Pop Smoke murdered at home

 

   Pop Smoke, an up and coming rapper, has been shot and killed this morning in what appears to be a home invasion robbery.

Tingo Mobile unveils Reno Omokri as Brand Ambassador

     Tingo Mobile, a UK based mobile telephony company, has named former Presidential spokesman Reno Omokri, as its global brand ambassador.

Three police officers are quarantined after 'Chinese' prisoner falls ill

 

  Three police officers have been ordered to self-quarantine after a woman fell ill in custody with suspected coronavirus. The woman, a Chinese national, was arrested in Burton yesterday and taken to Northern Area Custody in Stoke-on-Trent.