Lesotho records first case of Coronavirus; All African countries now affected by Coronavirus
Lesotho has recorded its first case of Coronavirus, making it the last African nation to report a positive case.
Lesotho's Ministry of Health said on...
Osun records three new COVID-19 cases
Osun has recorded three new cases of coronavirus.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Mr Ismail Omipidan, on Wednesday confirmed...
Rivers State converts demolished Prodest hotel to primary school
Rivers State government said that it has converted the demolished premises of Prodest hotel to a primary school.
The hotel was demolished last Sunday on...
Two Staff Of Federal Polytechnic Ekiti State Get Electrocuted While On Duty
Two staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, yesterday died of electrocution while carrying out their statutory duties.
An eyewitness who spoke to journalists in...
EFCC Prosecutes Oyo Perm Sec Over Alleged N4.4m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, has arraigned a Permanent Secretary in the Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Rasaq Kolawole, for...
I don’t report directly to the nation, I report to the President- Professor Gambari...
Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the newly appointed Chief of Staff to the President who assumed office today, May 13, has pointed that he will only...
LGA Chairman storms bank to chase customers for not observing social distancing (Video)
Bank customers who crowded the premises of a bank in Rivers state without observing social distancing guidelines were in for a shock when they...
”For the first time in our history, we have a Fulani President and a...
President Buhari officially unveiled renowned diplomat, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, as his new Chief of Staff today May 13.
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, is however...
Professor Ibrahim Gambari arrives state house Abuja to resume as the new Chief of...
Professor Ibrahim Gambari has arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja to resume office as the new Chief of Staff to President Buhari.
The 75-year-old renowned diplomat...
Photo of EFCC official who rejected N100m from Chinese nationals to derail an investigation
Photo of the EFCC operative who rejected a N100m bribe from some Chinese nationals to derail an investigation has gone viral after being shared...
NNPC sacks 100 contract workers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has disengaged the services of over 100 workers as the oil firm rehabilitates its refineries.
The workers affected are those...
Singapore Uses Robot Dog To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
A robot dog is being used to enforce social distancing across parks in Singapore during the coronavirus lockdown.
The remote-controlled four-legged machine named SPOT politely...
Food is our problem not COVID-19 –IDPs
The internally displaced persons in Abuja, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states have said food is their problem and not COVID-19.
The IDPs said rather than...
Internet fraudster jailed nine months for defrauding American
A 21-year-old Internet fraudster, Peter Adeleke, was on Tuesday sentenced to nine months in a correctional facility for defrauding an American of the sum...
Reps order Benue index case’s release from 50-day isolation
The House of Representatives has resolved to come to the rescue of Benue State’s coronavirus disease index case, Mrs Susan Idoko, who has accused...
Nigeria, others to lose $200bn in 2020, says IMF
Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa will lose about $200bn in incomes by the end of 2020, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The...
Governors meet today to review COVID-19 strategy
Governors of the 36 states of the federation, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, are set to hold their 8th teleconference to...
US records 1.3m COVID-19 cases, 82,246 deaths
The United States recorded 1,894 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 82,246, according to the real-time tally by Johns...
Woman drowns own baby for making her miss university admission
A 22-year-old woman, Adisa Funmilola, has drowned her baby because the child prevented her from going to university to study law.
She drowned the one-year...
Lockdown: Reps ask Buhari to unmask killer officers in Abia, Rivers, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna,...
House of Representatives on Tuesday requested President Muhammad Buhari to direct that security agent implicated in the human rights abuses and killing of innocent...
32-yr-old Man Evacuated from Dubai dies of COVID-19 complications in Lagos
Lagos State Government has announced the death of a 32-year-old male who was among the 256 Nigerians recently evacuated from the United Arab Emirate...
Buhari writes Senate, demands replacement of deceased
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday demanded for the replacement of late Tobias Chukwuemeka Okwuru whom he appointed in error as member of the Federal Character...
COVID-19: CBN ready to support domestic vaccine production with N100b
THE Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions and...
Nigeria records 146 new cases of COVID-19, total now 4,787
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said Nigeria recorded 146 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number...
We tested 111 for coronavirus in Kogi, they all returned negative – Govt
Kogi State government said on Tuesday said that 111 persons it tested for coronavirus returned negative.
The state Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Mr...
Another COVID-19 patient delivered of baby boy at LUTH
A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with coronavirus has been delivered of a baby boy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
The hospital made this known...
IG of Police orders immediate withdrawal of E-Money’s police escorts
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the police escorts attached to the Chairman of Five Star Group, Emeka...
No COVID-19 vaccine until 2021 – FG
The cure for coronavirus pandemic may not be available or ready until towards the end of 2021, the Federal Government has said.
The government said...
Tecno Launches The Groundbreaking Five Camera-Equipped Spark 5
TECNO Nigeria, a global premier mobile phone brand, has announced the launch of the groundbreaking Spark 5 smartphone. Equipped with five cameras and a...
22 COVID-19 patients discharged in Sokoto
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has announced the discharge of 22 patients of COVID-19 in the state.
Before their discharge the patients were isolated...