Sign in
Sign in
Recover your password.
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Browsing Category
News
Cuba has drugs to fight Coronavirus, Falana writes FG
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has written to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire to seek the help of Cuba as the country has a drug that has so far proven…
Coronavirus cases spike in US, Italy
Italy and United States recorded the world’s highest number of new coronavirus cases on Saturday, with Italy again burying a record 793 people, taking the tally of the dead to…
Coronavirus: Delta, Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM, others suspend flights to Nigeria
Mega international airlines based in the United States, Europe, Middle East and other parts of the world have suspended flights operations to Nigeria as the world battles to stem coronavirus spread, Sunday PUNCH has…
BREAKING: 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 State confirmed this in a statement on…
BREAKING: Lagos records three news cases of coronavirus
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says three new cases of coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos. According to a tweet shared on the NCDC handle on Sunday, the cases had a travel history of…
Coronavirus : Lagos police begins crackdown on social gatherings
Police in Lagos has begun enforcing ban on social gatherings to stop crowds of more than 50 people to prevent the spread of Covid-19. It warned club owners , party makers , mourners and religious organisations against …
[BREAKING] Coronavirus: Lagos bans gatherings of over 20 after cases hit 22
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 22 cases of…
Coronavirus: NAFDAC Approves Production Of Chloroquine For Clinical Trial
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling the deadly Coronavirus. Prof. Mojisola…
Coronavirus: Nigeria slowly goes on lockdown
Hundreds of Nigerian students were left stranded in Khartoum, the Sudan capital, following the government’s directive that all schools be closed indefinitely over the fear of the…
Coronavirus: We only approved Chloroquine as clinical trial – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has only given its approval to May and Baker, a Pharmaceutical Company, to produce more Chloroquine as a clinical trial for the cure of coronavirus. The…
Bagudu, Ekweremadu top list of Nigerians linked to 800 Dubai properties worth N164bn
The chairman of the forum of governors elected on the platform of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Bagudu, and a senator representing Enugu west senatorial district, Ike Ekweremadu, are among serving political…
17 governors visit gas explosion town in Lagos, pledge N200m
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has donated N200million to the victims of gas explosion in Abule Ado-Soba town area of Lagos state. Chairman of the forum and governor Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, made…
BREAKING: FG shuts Lagos, Abuja airports Monday
The Federal Government says the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja will be shut effective Monday, March 23, The PUNCH has learnt.…
Coronavirus: Club, bar owners defy Sanwo-Olu’s ban in Lagos
It was business as usual at most clubs, bars and lounges in Lagos last night as many fun seekers and club owners defied the ban on such gatherings of over 20 people by the state government. Governor…
Emirates Airline suspends flights to Nigeria, New York, France, Germany
Emirates, one of the world’s biggest international airlines, is suspending all flights to Nigeria, France, Germany, New York and New Jersey due to the coronavirus outbreak.…
Coronavirus: Ogboni cult head offers to perform rituals to cleanse Nigeria
The spiritual and traditional head of the Aborigine Ogboni worldwide, Oba Olakisan Adetoyese has offered to perform rituals to appease to gods in bid to end the scourge of coronavirus in the country. Oba…
ALERT: 4 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus Hit Abuja
Four cases of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic have been reported in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Some of the patients, who were said to have tested positive to the disease, were about to be moved…
Young People Are Not Immune From Coronavirus – WHO DG
Young people are not immune from coronavirus and must avoid socialising and communicating it to older, more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The choices…
2 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…
ICPC confirms arrest of SPIP boss, Obono-Obla
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) confirmed on Friday night the arrest of the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel…
American singer Kenny Rogers is dead
Famous American singer Kenny Rogers is dead. He was 81.His death was announced by the family early Saturday. “The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders arrest of people gathering in large numbers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the police and other security agencies to arrest people gathering in large number in violation of government’s order. The…
Coronavirus: Fayemi orders civil servants to work from home
Governor of Nigeria’s state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has ordered some categories of civil servants in the state to work from home in view of the raging Coronavirus…
Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria discharged (Photos)
The Italian who was first diagnosed with Covid 19 in Nigeria is now free of the virus and was, on Friday evening, allowed to leave the isolation centre of Yaba Mainland Hospital where…