Cuba’s Interferon drug effective against coronavirus
Helen Yaffe, a specialist in Cuban and Latin American development at the University of Glasgow has testified that Cuba’s Interferon Alfa-2B, is now being...
Ex-Manchester United star Fellaini contacts coronavirus
Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for the coronavirus, his club Shandong Luneng said Sunday, the former Manchester United player becoming the first known case...
Government to deal with Pastor who told his congregation there’s no...
The Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos state Government, Gboyega Akosile has informed Lagosians this morning that the Government is on the case of...
3 Rangers International players involved in fatal accident
3 Rangers International players were involved in an accident this morning, with attacker Ifeanyi George confirmed dead, The players were on their way to...
Man who impregnated 15-year-old daughter could be banished from Nasarawa community...
Wonders, they say, shall never end. This is the scenario currently playing out in Wuyeya, a village under Assakio, Lafia Local Government Area of...
Oyo state confirms first case of coronavirus
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the state.
This brings the tally of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in...
Identity of the boy who beat up his girlfriend in viral...
The identity of the boy who beat his girlfriend mercilessly in a viral video has been revealed.
In the shocking video, the boy is seen...
Gombe doctors suspend strike
The Gombe State chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its five-day indefinite strike.
The chairman of the association, Dr...
Amotekun takeoff may suffer delay over disease outbreak
The takeoff of the Western Nigeria Security Network also known as Operation Amotekun may suffer delay as a result of the ban on...
Oyo records first case of coronavirus
Oyo State has recorded its first case of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 23.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo...
Army destroys Boko Haram food supply vans
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it had smashed Boko Haram food supply line and destroyed six vehicles used in conveying food and logistics...
Lagos confirms three new cases of coronavirus
Three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Lagos State on Sunday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on Sunday morning.
“On...
Coronavirus: Australian PM warns of lockdowns
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns the country could see lockdowns in a bid to curb coronavirus.
The potential measures come after large crowds gathered...
Ex-Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz dies of coronavirus
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus.
Sanz, 76, was president at the Bernabeu from 1995-2000, a period...
Hospitalised victim dies seven days after Lagos explosion
Another victim of the explosion that rocked Abule Ado, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, has died seven days after...
Paolo Maldini and son Daniel test positive for coronavirus
Former AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini revealed that he and his son have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19).
Milan said Maldini, now the technical...
Passengers stranded as Benin Republic closes border
Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Seme on Saturday as the Benin Republic closed its border over the global coronavirus pandemic.
A News Agency of...
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea amid coronavirus pandemic
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday, the latest in a series of such...
COVID-19: Italy records almost 800 daily deaths
Italy on Saturday reported 793 new coronavirus deaths, a one-day record that saw its toll shoot up to 4,825 — 38.3 percent of the...
Striker Paulo Dybala, girlfriend test positive for coronavirus
Juventus striker, Paulo Dybala, and his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatin, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
He made this known via his Twitter handle on Saturday.
He...
Nigerian govt shuts Lagos, Abuja international airports
The federal government of Nigeria, on Saturday, announced the shut down of international flights coming into Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe...
Groom dies on wedding day in Jos
A groom-to-be, Samuel Yarling, of Lamingo, Jos, has reportedly died on his wedding day leaving his bride-to-be and both families devastated.
The wedding which was...
COVID-19: Spain emerges second in europe with 1,300 deaths
Spain on Saturday reported a 32 per cent spike in new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the country total to 1,326 fatalities, the second-highest...
Troops rescue nine kidnap victims in Zamfara
Troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued nine victims kidnapped by bandits in Bindim and Koli towns, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara...
Four Burkina Faso ministers test positive to coronavirus
Four government ministers are among the latest cases of coronavirus in Burkina Faso as two new deaths were reported by the country’s health emergency...
I’ve not retired from comedy –Julius Agwu
Comedian, actor, and master of ceremonies, Julius Agwu, has said that the entertainment industry is now a safe haven for many Nigerian graduates who...
Coronavirus : FG suspends railway services as from Monday
The Nigerian Railway Corporation plans to suspend all passenger services in the country effective Monday, March 23, says the Federal Government.
The suspension is not...
Lagos goes tough, bans gatherings of over 20
The Lagos State Government has banned all religious and social gathering of over 20 people.
The state government announced this on its Facebook page after...
Breaking! Lagos records 7 new positive coronavirus cases as record around...
There are 10 new cases of confirmed coronavirus in Nigeria, the Federal Government has announced.
Three of the new cases are in the Federal Capital...
Coronavirus: Ogboni cult head releases statement, offers to perform rituals to...
The spiritual and traditional head of the Aborigine Ogboni worldwide, Oba Olakisan Adetoyese has offered to perform rituals to appease to gods in bid...
Breaking! Three tests positive for coronavirus in Abuja
Three persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
According to a report by The Punch, the capital index case is an official...
Spain turns hotels to hospitals as Coronavirus death toll rises
The Spanish Government is ordering the closure of all hotels across the country by next Thursday so they can be converted into hospitals after...
I hated God for abandoning me – BBNaija star, Diane
2019 Big Brother Naija former housemate, Diane Yashim, popularly called Diane Russet, has recounted how she once ‘hated God’ because of what she went...
Lagos hospitals flooded with chloroquine-overdose patients
Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to the governor says some hospitals in Lagos state have started receiving patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning.
Akosile who quoted...
75 year old man arrested for defiling two sisters aged 2...
The Anambra state police command have arrested 75-year- old man, Raphael Mbanyereude aka Papa Okoye, pictured above, for allegedly defiling two sisters aged two...
Australian couple cancel weddings as coronavirus spread
A cluster of 35 coronavirus cases linked to a marriage ceremony near Sydney and new government measures have hit Australia’s multi-billion-dollar wedding industry and...
Man dresses In dinosaur costume to escape quarantine
A man in Spain has been arrested for walking the streets wearing a T-Rex dinosaur outfit to take his trash outside while the country...
TV show host Andy Cohen tests positive for Coronavirus
American television talk show host Andy Cohen is the latest celebrity to test positive for the novel coronavirus.
The 51-year-old host of the long-running late-night...
Abiara calls for national prayer to end coronavirus
A former General Evangelist, Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has urged world leaders to seek God’s intervention by convening national prayer sessions in...
Okada riders burn FRSC office over rumoured death of motorcyclist
There was chaos on Friday in Minna, Niger State, when angry commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, burnt down the office of the...
Country music legend, Kenny Rogers passes away at 81
American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81.
A family representative said he "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes".
Rogers topped pop...
Assault: Oluwo must appear in person, court rules
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, to appear in person for the hearing of a matter...
Canada confirms over 1000 cases of coronavirus, announces non-acceptance of asylum...
Canada’s cases of the COVID-19 respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus passed more than 1,000 on Friday.
The sobering reality of the pandemic has made...
Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria is discharged
The unnamed Italian was discharged on Friday night after receiving treatment for nearly a month in Lagos, the state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said
Earlier in...
Zimbabwe Reports First Coronavirus Case
Zimbabwe on Friday reported its first coronavirus case, a man who returned to his home in the tourist resort town of Victoria Falls from...
Angry mob sets robbery suspect ablaze in Imo
An armed robbery suspect caught while operating in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has been set ablaze by an angry crowd.
The incident occurred in...
Coronavirus: Staff in US Vice President’s office tests positive
A staff in the office of US Vice President Mike Pence, the pointman for Washington’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive...
UNIABUJA suspends 24 students arrested during cult initiation
The University of Abuja on Friday announced the indefinite suspension of 24 students of the institution arrested during cult initiation in Gwako village along...
Pregnant woman drinks poison after discovering boyfriend’s marital status
A 20-year-old woman in Anambra State on Thursday tried to kill herself after discovering that her boyfriend was a married man.
The woman, Oluchi Akabilo,...
Hyundai set to unveil electric SUV in Nigeria
Stallion Motors, an auto assembler and franchisee of nine global brands including Hyundai, has announced plans to introduce electric sport utility vehicle into Nigeria’s...