February 7, 2020 – Newsbits NG

Pangolins May Have Originated Coronavirus Says Chinese Researchers

February 7, 2020 AlienMedia

Researchers in China have said the Coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal trafficking of pangolins. Pangolin is the world’s only scaly mammal, which is prized in Asia for food and medicine. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said pangolin is one of Asia’s most trafficked mammals, although protected by international law, because its meat is considered a delicacy in countries such as China, just as its scales are used in traditional medicine. South China Agricultural University, which led the research, said in a statement…

Japan Cruise Ship Has 61 Coronavirus Positive Passengers In Dilemma

February 7, 2020 AlienMedia

AFP report has it that at least 61 people on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said Friday, as thousands of passengers and crew face a two-week quarantine. An additional 41 passengers were found to have contracted the virus, which has killed hundreds of people, most of them in China, and infected more than 30,000 on the mainland. Japanese authorities have so far tested 273 people on board the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined after a former passenger, who disembarked in…

INEC Prunes Registered Political Parties In Nigeria From 91 To Only 18

February 7, 2020 AlienMedia

*Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Nigeria’s INEC Chairman 74 political parties in Nigeria have been deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) meaning that Nigeria now has 18 political parties. Before the INEC decision the deregister a number of mushroom political parties, Nigeria had 91 registered parties that participated in the last 2019 general elections in Nigeria. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman made the shocking announcement of the deregistration of the political parties at a press briefing on the status of political parties and conduct of some off-season and by-elections.…

161 More Nigerians Voluntarily Returns From Libya, Received By NEMA At MMIA, Lagos

February 7, 2020 AlienMedia

The acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, has received another batch of Libyan returnees on Thursday night at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, late on Thursday night. They are 161 in number from Mtiga in Libya. He said the returnees were brought via Al Buraq Air Boeing 737 aircraft with flight number UZ 189 and registration number 5A-DMG. The Nigerians were brought by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and European Union on the platform…