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...
Two FBI wanted Nigerians Onajokpe, Nnamdi convicted in Warri for cyberfraud
Two FBI wanted Nigerians, Patrick Erakposhere Onajokpe and Macdonald Chukwuma Nnamdi, along with four others have been convicted in Warri and sentenced.
Onajokpe and Nnamdi...
Chloroquine poisoning in Nigeria after Trump’s false claims
Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to Lagos state governor, has revealed that some hospitals in Lagos state have been receiving patients suffering from chloroquine...
Coronavirus: Court rejects total border shutdown request
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, rejected an application to compel the Federal Government to totally bar entry into the country from...
Coronavirus: Work from home, Fayemi tells Ekiti civil servants
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday, barred social, political, religious and family gatherings of more than 20 persons as part of efforts...
COVID-19: Google doodle honours handwashing pioneer Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis
Google on Friday, March 20 posted a handwashing video Doodle recognising Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis and creating awareness about handwashing to curtail the coronavirus outbreak.
In...
Gambia hunting 14 coronavirus quarantine escapees
Gambian authorities were on Friday searching for 14 people who broke out of a hotel where they had been quarantined as a coronavirus precaution...
FG plans to ban importation of milk by 2023
The Federal Government says it is planning to ban the importation of milk in the next two to three years in the country.
Alhaji Sabo...
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s aviation industry to lose N160bn, 22,200 jobs
The disruption to air travel due to the continued spread of coronavirus will cost Nigeria’s aviation industry over N160.58bn (using Bureau de Change rate...
OAU sends students home over coronavirus
The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have announced the closure of the university until further notice.
A release by the Public Relations...
Congolese music legend Mabele dies of coronavirus
Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabele has died in Paris of coronavirus, his family and friends said on Friday.
“My father died this morning from the...
Monaco’s head of state tests positive for coronavirus
Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Palace of Monaco confirmed its ruler has tested positive for the new coronavirus in...
WAEC postpones school WASSCE over COViD-19
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020 indefinitely.
In a statement, WAEC...
Osinbajo leads special committee to deal with coronavirus
In what reflects a continuous and consistent confrontation of COVID-19 in Nigeria, State governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) have...
Nse Etim goes into self-isolation as she returns from UK
Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim, has gone into self-isolation after returning yesterday from UK.
Ikpe-Etim disclosed this in a series of tweets on twitter. She, however,...
Two female school teachers land in court for shaving hair of...
Two female school teachers, Bukky Adamu, 25 and Ronke Adekoya, 30, have landed in trouble after they reportedly shaved the bushy hair of a...
NAFDAC also approves production of Chloroquine for clinical trial of coronavirus
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in the search for...
Graphic photos: Two corps members die as lorry rams into their...
Two serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have allegedly lost their lives in a ghastly car accident along Ajaokuta-Lokoja expressway yesterday.
According...
Coronavirus: Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority shuts international wing of three airports...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has shut down the international wing of three airports in Nigeria.
This is in line with the directive of...
Super sad! Seven persons abducted after going to welcome Taraba governor...
Seven persons have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers along Jalingo-Wukari road.
Dailytrust gathered that the victims are all from Ibbi town and...
UK now arresting those who fail to self isolate as country...
Police today made their first arrest linked to coronavirus quarantining after a 26-year-old man was held for allegedly failing to self-isolate as the country...
Vanessa Bryant wishes Kobe’s sister Sharia a happy birthday
Vanessa Bryant shared a sweet Instagram message to her sister-in-law Sharia Washington to wish her a happy birthday on Thursday.
Sharia's birthday comes just two...
Police officer arrested while counting the day’s bribe at home
Authorities in Gigiri, Nairobi have arrested a police officer who took Ksh20, 000 bribe from a Runda motorist on Wednesday morning.
Constable Mohammed Sirat had...
23 year-old man arrested for ‘lying’ about having coronavirus for ‘Facebook...
A man has been arrested and charged with pretending to have coronavirus after claiming he tested positive on Facebook.
Michael Lane Brandin turned himself into...
Coronavirus: Elephants break into farm in self-isolation but get drunk in...
The world is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic.
Around the globe there are now more than 200,000 confirmed cases with death toll nearing...
Police officer takes poison after killing 40-year-old girlfriend
Bodies of a police officer from Makutano Sub-Location in Mwala, Machakos County and that of his girlfriend were on Wednesday evening (March 18) found...
NYSC suspends CDS indefinitely
The National Youth Service Corps has suspended its weekly Community Development Service activities indefinitely.
This is coming a few days after shutting down its orientation...
Mr.Eazi celebrates his beau, Temi Otedola on her birthday
Temi Otedola is a year older today. And her beau, Mr Eazi took to his instagram page
to celebrate her on her special day.
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Diamond Platnumz’s manager tests positive for coronavirus
Musician Diamond Platnumz’s manager, Sallam Sharaf, has contracted coronavirus.
Sharaf took to Instagram to announce that results for a coronavirus test he had taken, returned...
Prominent Kenyan businessman evacuated from hotel over fears he has coronavirus
Detectives have tracked down a prominent businessman suspected to have coronavirus.
The businessman is said to have travelled to Lisbon, Portugal early in March.
Since his...
Man allegedly beats up, kills and dumps 3-year-old stepdaughter on roadside...
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man from Makhese Village in Webuye West, Bungoma County after he allegedly beat up and killed his 3-year-old stepdaughter...
The cure for Coronavirus is going back to God – Dino...
Former Senator, Dino Melaye has said the cure for Coronavirus is for the people to go back to God through repentance. He said it...
Rivers closes schools, directs religious organisations to restrict activities
The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of...
Coronavirus: MFM shuts churches in Lagos, Ogun, declares 30 days fasting
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has shut all its churches in Lagos and Ogun States in a bid to halt the...
Police kill four suspected kidnappers in Katsina
Police in Katsina state have on Thursday gunned down Four (4) suspected kidnappers terrorising Karo, Gangamawa and Kwari villages of Dutsinma and Jibia Local...
Covid-19: ‘Juma’at prayer to hold at National Mosque’
The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NCSIA) said yesterday that there would be Friday congregation prayer at the National Mosque in Abuja.
The Deputy...