FCT releases guidelines for civil servants, markets and others
Ahead of the lockdown ease on Monday, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has released guidelines for the resumption of work, opening of markets and...
One COVID-19 patient escapes Taraba isolation centre
One patient who tested positive for COVID-19 in Taraba State has escaped the isolation centre.
Chairman of the state COVID-19 technical committee and state Commissioner...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Named His Baby After Doctors Who Saved His Life...
The Prime Minister’s latest son is called Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson and was named after a doctor that saved his life from Coronavirus.
The newborn...
COVID-19 Patient Absconds From Kebbi Hospital, Dies At Home
The Kebbi State Government on Saturday announced the death of a COVID-19 patient who was said to have earlier absconded from the hospital after...
Again Kano mourns as Emir of Rano dies at 75
The Emir of Rano, in Kano State, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo is dead.
The emir died on Saturday at a hospital in Kano...
Rate of community transmission in Kano is ‘now 80 percent’ – Head of presidential...
Head of the presidential task force on Coronavirus in Kano state, Nasiru Gwarzo has disclosed that the rate of community transmission in the state...
Popular businesswoman, Ronke Funktionals, is dead
Successful Ibadan/Lagos businesswoman popularly known as Ronke Funktionals, has died.
Ms. Ronke, a mum-of-two, was the CEO of a chain of boutiques called Funktionals.
She allegedly...
55 journalists have died from Coronavirus in 23 countries in the past two months
A press freedom organization has claimed that 55 journalists have died worldwide from the novel Coronavirus in the past two months.
The Press Emblem Campaign...
Deputy Governor In Trouble For Transferring COVID-19 Fund To A Woman’s Account
The deputy governor of a Nigerian state has reportedly gotten himself in serious trouble over the handling of COVID-19 funds.
According to THE NATION, a...
I Infected Four Persons With Coronavirus – Governor El-Rufai Reveals
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that he infected four persons in the state with Coronavirus, all of whom have since recovered.
El-Rufai,...
COVID-19: Osun Records Another Death, Discharges 4 Patients
Thirty Eight days after he was taken in, Osun today discharged its COVID-19 index case after testing negative twice for the virus.
The case had...
Nigerian Evangelist Reportedly Commits Suicide In Malaysia (Photos)
A middle-aged Nigerian man, identified as Evangelist Nwabueze Franklin Kelechi, has died in Malaysia.
The man reportedly died after allegedly plunging down from his condo...
Six Almajiris, Four Others Test Positive For COVID-19 In Bauchi
Ten more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bauchi State, The PUNCH reports.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state...
How Policemen Enforcing Curfew In Ondo Caused A Horrific Vehicular Accident (Photos)
Some policemen enforcing the dusk to dawn curfew in Akure, Ondo State, have caused an accident after throwing wood at the tyre of a...
Emir of Rano reportedly rushed to hospital in critical condition
One of the emirs of the newly created emirates in Kano, the Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, was allegedly taken to...
It’s suicidal and irresponsible to ease the lockdown- Sheik Gumi tells FG
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, says it is suicidal and irresponsible for the Federal government to ease the lockdown even as the nation...
MUST READ! Seven things you shouldn’t do when lockdown ends
By May 4, there will be a phased and gradual easing of the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos...
North Korea’s Kim makes first public appearance in three weeks
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory, KCNA reported Saturday, the first time state media...
Customs men allegedly killed twin brother, took away his corpse in Ogun
Taiwo Ogunji, 25, whose twin brother, Kehinde, was allegedly killed by Customs officers in Ogun State during a recent encounter with smugglers, tells DAUD...
My marriage to Oluwo built on falsehood –Chanel Chin, monarch’s estranged wife
Chanel Chin, the ex-wife of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, talks to SAMSON FOLARIN about her marriage to the monarch and...
US approves Gilead’s remdesivir drug for coronavirus patients
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorisation to Gilead Sciences Inc. for emergency use of its experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to...
238 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria – 92 in Kano alone as...
238 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria.
According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, 92 of the new cases were...
One killed as petrol tanker explodes at Obalende flyover (Photos/Video)
The Obalende flyover in Lagos Island is currently on fire. The fire started after a petrol-laden tanker exploded while manouvering the roundabout under the...
Lagos Discharges 26 COVID-19 Patients
26 more coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at the Lagos State isolation centres have been discharged.
This was made known by Lagos COVID-19 Incident Commander and...
Wear your face masks or be arrested – Uzodinma tells Imo residents
As part of measures to contain the invasion of coronavirus pandemic, Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has charged security agents in the state...
AIT Founder, Dokpesi, Daughter-in-law, Six Family Members Test Positive For COVID-19
High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Dokpesi along with his daughter-in-law tested positive for the virus after a...
Breaking News: UN, WHO Deploy 3,000 Personnel In Kano
The United Nations and the World Health Organisation have deployed 3,000 of their personnel in Kano State to respond to the pandemic in the...
Hospital Workers Panic, Run Away As Man Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Abuja
Hospitals workers in Abuja panicked and ran away after a patient tested positive for coronavirus.
According to The Nation, there is anxiety among workers of...
Woman kidnapped with Ekiti Commissioner released
The lady who was kidnapped alongside Ekiti state Commissioner for Agriculture Mr Folorunso Olabode, has been released.
Ekiti State Police Command's spokesperson, Mr Sunday Abutu...