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Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned as the champions of France despite the season being ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports. France's top-flight season was called to a halt on Tuesday, but L'Equipe are now reporting that PSG have been awarded the title for the 2019-20 campaign. The report from France goes on to mention that any potential relegations are yet to be confirmed, with Nimes, Amiens and Toulouse currently occupying the three bottom places. It is understood that UEFA placings and relegations are the next to be ratified. The season's last round of fixtures were played on March 7 and 8, and the final standings see PSG sitting 12 points clear of second-placed Marseille with a game in hand. Marseille, Rennes and Lille are second, third and fourth respectively in the Ligue 1 table as it stands, but no decisions have yet been made with regards to European qualification for next season's Champions League and E...

The Oyo State Government has approved the commencement of the second phase of the ‘Light-Up Oyo State’ project aimed at erecting street lights on 70 roads totalling 223.42 kilometres across the state. The approval was given at the weekly State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held via video-conferencing in Ibadan. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja, said the initiative would further spread the gains already recorded in the first phase in the area of security and socio-economic development. He also said that the council approved the Operation Zero Pothole Initiative “in line with the desire of Gov. Makinde to immediately fix all potholes in the state starting from Ibadan, the state “About 70 roads have been captured for the installation of this LED streetlights and majority of roads in the state will feel the impact. “One of the reasons for the project was that Gov. Makinde believes in the security of the society. ...

The Chairman of Yem-Kem International, a herbal medicine production outfit, Prince Akintunde Ayeni, has urged government not to see Western medicines as the only means through which the COVID-19 pandemic can be contained. According to him, traditional herbal medicines may eventually provide the breakthrough necessary to contain the pandemic and other deliberating diseases ravaging the world. Ayeni, who stated this in Lagos, said he is collaborating with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, to come out with a herbal solution to the pandemic. He added that very soon, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control. NAFDAC, would be called upon to come and test his product before putting it on the shelves for sale. Ayeni, who took a swipe at some public figures in the country who condemn traditional herbal products, explained that some of the personalities do patronise herbal products in America, China and Europe. “What we are currently experiencing global...

Nigeria’s first COVID-19 mobile testing booth has been launched in Ota, Ogun State. The booth was designed by the founder of the Flying Doctors, Dr. Ola Brown. The Deputy Governor of Ogun state, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, were present at the flag-off of the drive-in testing centre. Speaking on the rationale for choosing Ota as the location of the Drive-in Centre, Onanuga said: “Ota was chosen for the project as it is an area of the state that borders Lagos and is therefore deemed to be higher risk. We are committed to the wellbeing of citizens in Ogun and that is why we worked closely with Dr Ola Brown and her team to develop this innovative project.” It was learnt from the event that personal protective equipment has been a major expense during the COVID-19 epidemic for developed and developing countries respectively. It was further gathered that the mobile testing booth not only reduces the need for as much PPE, it also potentia...

Sometimes, you will go through really tough times. It’s those times when everything you do just kind of flops, and it feels like your life is going downhill, which makes you feel very sad. In these challenging situations, maintaining a good mindset is probably the most important thing you can do. It will allow you to stay upbeat, avoid pointless sorrow, persist through the hardship, find smart solutions and eventually turn the situation around. I believe that there are 7 key ideas to keep in mind when the going gets tough, in order to stay positive and be resilient. People frequently forget these ideas. Their thinking becomes overly pessimistic and gloomy. But if you bear these ideas in mind, they will do wonders for your emotional state and your capacity to overcome the challenge you’re facing. 1. Even Bad Times End Everything ends. Whether it’s good or bad, it doesn’t last forever. When a situation is troubling for you, it may seem as if it will never end. But that’s ju...

Google plans to add a Zoom-like gallery view to its business- and education-focused Meet videoconferencing service and let users take calls right from Gmail, Google’s GM and VP of G Suite Javier Soltero told Reuters in an interview. The additions come amid huge growth for Meet as families, students, and workers use the service while at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming gallery view will let users display up to 16 meeting participants in one frame, according to Reuters. That functionality is coming later this month, said Soltero. Zoom’s gallery view, by contrast, lets you see the thumbnails of up to 49 people in one screen, if you have a powerful enough CPU to display them all. Meet’s new integration with Gmail sounds as if it will let Meet users start or answer a call right from their Gmail window, similar to how you can start or answer calls using Hangouts, Google’s consumer-focused chat and videoconferencing app, in Gmail. The feature will begin rolling out for ...

The UK’s national medical director for NHS England, Stephen Powis, has condemned vandals in the country who attacked new 5G mobile phone network masts, after discredited claims it helped spread the coronavirus. Powis called the 5G and coronavirus theory “absolute and utter rubbish” and said he was “absolutely outraged (and) disgusted” that vital infrastructure in the United Kingdom had been targeted during a national emergency. “The reality is that the mobile phone networks are absolutely critical to all of us, particularly in a time when we’re asking people to stay at home and not to see relatives and friends. “But in particular they are also the phone networks that are used by our emergency services and our health workers,” he added. This is as the country reported a record 708 daily deaths from COVID-19, including a five-year-old child, who is thought to be the country’s youngest victim. The health ministry said 4,313 people who tested positive for the virus in hospita...

Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have been telling the military prosecution office that the soldiers also beat up male residents and stole from them, a BBC reporter in Kigali says. One of the victims told journalists that on 26 March an armed soldier forced his way into her home and beat up her husband when she tried to intervene the soldier raped her. The government imposed a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19, but residents have complained about brutality meted out by security officers. Last week, two men were shot dead after they were caught walking outside. Police said the men had tried to attack the officers.

The United States embassy in Nigeria, on Tuesday, explained that it evacuated American citizens from Nigeria for their safety. It made the clarifications in a Facebook post. The message reads: “In times of emergency, the first priority of the U.S. Department of State is the safety of American citizens overseas. For that reason, throughout the world, we are working to ensure that Americans who want to return home are able to get home. We appreciate the efforts of the Nigerian government to keep everyone safe.  It is also understandable that many Americans will want to return to be with their friends and family at this time, especially those who did not plan for an extended stay in Nigeria. Please note that the U.S. Mission is still operating and plans to continue the important work of representing the American people here.  We ask all Americans who remain to join us in abiding by the rules the Nigerian Government has put in place to keep us all healthy and saf...