Nigeria records 544 new coronavirus cases as total jumps to 28,711

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 544 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday.
Former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang
Confirmed: Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is Mahama’s running mate
Former President John Mahama has settled on former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as his running mate for the 2020 elections, Starrfm.com.gh can confirm.
Dozens of bodies of foreign migrants are recovered from the sea off Tunisia every year
Tunisia hopes to identify deceased migrants
It is a herculean task, but authorities in Tunisia hope to identify the bodies of thousands of deceased migrants who have disappeared on the perilous journey to Europe by sea.
Militant group al-Shabab said it was behind the incidents
Six killed in Somalia restaurant attack
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC.
Cemetery. File photo
SA widow 'traumatised after burying wrong man'
A South African woman had to hold two funeral services for her husband who had died from Covid-19 after it was discovered that his body had been swapped for another man's, News24 reports.
Atiku Abubakar and Hushpuppi
Fmr. Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar, distances self from Hushpuppi
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied having any links with arrested suspected fraudster, Hushpuppi.
Hushpuppi and others further conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars
Hushpuppi faces 20 years in American jail if found guilty
American authorities have finally filed charges against Hushpuppi (Ramon Olorunwa Abbas) and others for fraud and cybercrime offences.
Cameroon football legend Roger Milla
‘My record will be very difficult to beat’ – Roger Milla
When he came on against Russia in his side’s final group match at the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – played at Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto on Tuesday 28 June – Cameroon’s Roger Milla took just a minute to enter the annals of football history.
Former President JJ Rawlings
Wake up! – Rawlings fumes over coronavirus protocol snub
Former President JJ Rawlings has called on Ghanaians to be mindful of the realities of COVID-19 as they register for the new voter’s ID card ahead of the 2020 elections.
CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad
Coronavirus: CAF postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee on Tuesday announced the postponement of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations by one year.
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