N21bn donation is for the poor, EU tells Nigeria
The Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, has said that the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU...
NCDC announces 11 fresh Coronavirus cases, total now 373
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced another 11 fresh cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, with all cases detected in Lagos.
This takes...
Nigeria’s Immigration boss recovers from COVID-19
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has tested negative twice to the coronavirus disease after self-isolating, an official has disclosed.
The Service Public...
COVID-19: Kwara warns citizens, Amala can’t cure deadly bug
The Kwara Government has dismissed claims across the state suggesting that a local delicacy of yam flour, popularly called ‘Amala’, cures Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Dr Abubakar...
Miscreants attacking Lagos are not hungry but opportunistic criminals – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said miscreants using the lockdown to unleash havoc on the residents are not ‘hungry people’ but opportunistic criminals.
Sanwo-Olu,...
Pregnant Ciara and her husband reveal sex of baby No. 3
It’ll be a boy for Ciara and husband Russell Wilson. On Tuesday, the couple announced they are expecting a son, sharing an adorable video...
Toor! Niger councillor disappears with 30 bags of grains meant for...
A councillor in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has allegedly disappeared with 30 bags of palliative grains meant to alleviate the...
Ogun cancels relaxation of lockdown, declares total lockdown
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said the current relaxation of the lockdown in the state from 7am to 2pm would be suspended...
Osun Facebook user remanded for accusing the state Government of importing...
A Facebook user, Saheed Akinloye, was on Tuesday remanded in a correctional centre by the Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for accusing...
80,000 apply for CBN’s N50bn COVID-19 intervention fund
Three weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria released the guidelines for the N50bn targeted credit facility, over 80,000 applications have so far been...
COVID-19: Lagos uncovers 119 with symptoms in just two days of...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said a total of 119 people with COVID-19 symptoms have been identified in the state.
Abayomi,...
FG plans isolation centres at borders, 4,000 tests daily
The Federal Government, as part of efforts to take advantage of two-week lockdown extension ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, aims to conduct 4,000 COVID-19...
Woman recalls devastating moment her husband stabbed her repeatedly at a...
A woman recalled the devastating moment her husband repeatedly stabbed her at a supermarket, killing her unborn baby.
Laura McCarten, 27, was working on a...
4-year old boy with cancer beats coronavirus while undergoing chemotherapy
A brave schoolboy has beaten coronavirus while undergoing gruelling cancer treatment.
Tottenham-mad Archie Wilks, four, was diagnosed with neruroblastoma in January 2019 and was undergoing...
Ogun to suspend lockdown free days on Friday
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said the current relaxation of the lockdown in the state from 7am to 2pm would be suspended...
United offer Ighalo £200k weekly pay-cut for permanent deal
Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has reportedly been told that he would have to accept a staggering £200,000-a-week wage cut if he wants...
Police arrest female armourer, recover 21 stolen cars from robbery gang
The Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a female armourer and recovered 21 stolen cars from an armed robbery gang operating at the...
Brazilian governor tests positive for coronavirus
Rio de Janeiro Governor, Wilson Witzel, a leading opponent of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s calls to relax COVID-19 containment measures, said on Tuesday he...
South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic
Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to the polls on Wednesday...
Tattoo queen! Meet the 44-year old who has every part of...
A 44-year-old woman with hundreds of tattoos on her face and body has shared details of her ink online.
The American “MILF” has a shaved...
Couple plan to marry and have kids with woman they met...
A Couple have revealed how they plan to marry and start a family with a woman they met on Instagram, as they celebrate their...
Italy, Spain partially ease restriction on lockdown despite death of thousands...
Spain is to allow some non-essential workers to return to their jobs as coronavirus restrictions are partially eased despite the death toll hitting 17,209.
The...
Iraq suspends Reuters over report on coronavirus cases
The Iraqi government has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story claiming the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases...
Lagos launches ‘Food Kitchen’ to feed 100,000 youths daily
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a programme, tagged: “Food Kitchen” aimed at feeding 100,000 youths daily to cushion the effect of...
COVID-19 cases rise to 362 as 19 more test positive
Nineteen new COVID-19 cases were have been announced tonight by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Of the positive cases, fourteen were recorded in...
Why stranded Nigerians have not been evacuated by FG
The Federal Government has explained why there is delay in the evacuation of stranded Nigerians abroad.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said the...
Fire razes NINE SHOPS in Lekki, millions lost
Millions of naira were today lost as fire swept through some shops in Lekki and razed nine.
The timely intervention of the Lagos State Fire...
COVID-19: El-Rufai approves release of 72 convicts
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the release of 72 convicts from the Kaduna and Kafanchan Correctional Centres as part of the...
Mad o! Remember 96-year old woman who begged for beer during...
They should not kill her o, lol. This 96 years old woman trended online after begging for beer through a sign where it is...
Kwara reverses position on markets, declares total lockdown
Contrary to its earlier directives, Kwara State government, on Tuesday, rescinded its decision to allow markets open for operations on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,...
China approves trials for two more COVID-19 vaccines
China has approved clinical trials for two more experimental vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the world’s scientists race to...
Why we cannot lockdown North – Governors’ Forum
The Northern Governors’ Forum has met over the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for a coordinated response to tackle the virus in the region.
Chairman of the...
Coronavirus lockdown: Police arrest 28 violators, seize 12 vehicles in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto state has arrested 28 persons and 28 vehicles for violating the inter-state movement restriction order imposed by the...
Four family members perish in collapsed Kano building
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that four members of a family died in a collapsed building at Saberi area in Gwale Local...
Abia state begins fumigation of markets, public buildings
As part of efforts to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19, Abia State government has commenced the fumigation of markets, motor parks and...
Katy Perry shows off growing baby bump in adorable Easter Bunny...
Katy Perry‘s baby bump is growing by the day! The 35-year-old proudly posed in an Easter Bunny costume in a super cute selfie posted...
Bishop who defied social distancing dies after contracting Covid-19
Bishop Gerald Glenn, the pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Virginia has died, the church announced .
Glenn had tested positive for coronavirus, according...
UK to begin evacuating citizens from Nigeria on Saturday
The British Mission in Nigeria has announced that evacuation flights for Britons in Nigeria, who wish to return to the UK amid the pandemic,...
Breaking! 56-year-old COVID-19 patient dies in Lagos
A 56-year-old Nigerian man has died of coronavirus in Lagos State, The Punch reports.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known...
Liam Hemworth admits years dating Miley Cyrus were stressful and why...
“For a long period of time, it was very stressful, and it really got to me,” said Liam Hemsworth, 30, when talking with Men’s...
La La Anthony shows off her abs as she dances with...
La La Anthony celebrated Easter in style! The Power star, 38, got to spend some quality time with her 13-year-old son, Kiyan Anthony, during...
Man beats wife to death after catching her in bed with...
A 52-year-old man from Nyamagana Village in Ukerewe District, Mwanza Region in Tanzania is receiving treatment in hospital after he attempted suicide shortly after...
Hunger will be next deadly virus, Governor Ayade warns
Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, says hunger will be the next deadly virus if the livelihoods of citizens are not guaranteed during...
NYSC member Ondo’s 3rd coronavirus case
The third confirmed case of coronavirus in Ondo state is a National Youth Service Corps,NYSC member.
He is a medical doctor.
He tested positive on Monday,...
Just in! Kano records seven new coronavirus cases
Seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in Kano. The Ministry of Health disclosed this on Tuesday via its twitter handle.
The ministry...
Sanwo-Olu reacts to Buhari’s extension of lockdown in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said extending the lockdown in Lagos by another 14 days by President Muhammadu Buhari was a tough...
Joseph Yobo celebrates wife, Adaeze as she turns a year older
Ex-beauty queen, Adaeze Yobo is a year older today. And her proud husband, Joseph Yobo took
to his instagram page to celebrate her on her...
Coronavirus: Trump claims ‘total’ authority to lift lockdown
President Donald Trump has claimed "total" power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, contradicting governors and legal experts.
"The president of the United States calls...
Man with Down Syndrome is killed by coronavirus a week after...
A man has died from coronavirus on his birthday a week after his carer mother also lost her life to the infection.
Thomas Martins, who...
Sosoliso Airline owner Victor Ikwuemesi dies of Coronavirus
Sosoliso Airline owner Victor Ikwuemesi has died of Coronavirus.
Mr Victor Ikwuemesi, the Chairman of the defunct Sosoliso Airline died today in London, United Kingdom...