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How Sosoliso Airlines lost founder to coronavirus
The Founder of defunct Sosoliso Airlines, Chief Victor Ikwuemesi, has died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID). The victim died in a London hospital on Tuesday. He was said to…
COVID-19: Councillor disappears with palliative grains
A Councillor in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has disappeared with palliative grains meant for vulnerable households in his ward. The Councillor is said to be nowhere to be…
NBA empties bank account, gives members N5,000 each
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikorodu Branch has declared it is cushioning the effects of the14-day lockdown extension by giving each member N5, 000. Its chairman, Bayo Akinlade, said…
States that have received FG’s COVID-19 rice relief
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has identified the states that have benefitted from the Federal Government’s COVID-19 rice relief. She made the disclosure during a…
Why I turned down Arsenal – Osimhen
Lille star Victor Osimhen has revealed that his desire to play first-team football was the reason that he rejected a move to Arsenal in 2017. The attacker has been one of Europe’s…
‘How I survived COVID-19’
A Nigerian COVID-19 survivor, John Opabola who lives in Longford in the Republic of Ireland, has explained what he went through after contracting the virus. Opabola, who spoke on Channels…
Military deployed in battle against Lagos, Ogun gangs
Got moves to stop robberies Agbakoba, others seek nationwide lockdown NCDC to raise testing capacity to 4,000 daily A hard time awaits criminals who have been terrorising residents of…
SkySports tips Ighalo to stay at Man United
Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo six month loan deal to Manchester United from Shanghai Shenhua would most likely be extended as speculations continue about the future of the 2019 AFCON top scorer. This…
Trump halts World Health Organization funding over handling of coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is halting funding to the World Health Organization while a review is conducted. Trump said the review would cover the WHO's "role in severely mismanaging and covering up the…
Obama endorses Biden for White House
“I’m proud to endorse my friend JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let’s go’, Barack Obama said on Tuesday. The former U.S.President and its first African-American, made…
Lockdown: 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 Coronavirus lockdown in the state.…
No respite for UK: Coronavirus deaths surge to 12,073
There is no respite for the United Kingdom as Coronavirus continues to surge, killing 744 people in England alone in 24 hours to take the total death figures to 12,075. In Scotland, a…
Why Amotekun has not taken off, by DAWN Commission
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has explained why the Amotekun Corps has not taken off in the six Southwest states. The commission, in a statement by its…
Adamawa Gov. relaxes lockdown, lifts restrictions in intra-state movement
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has lifted restrictions in intrastate movement as a major part of a relax of the lockdown he imposed on the state two weeks ago. He said in a review…
Police uncover decomposed body in uncompleted building in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, uncovered a decomposed body in an uncompleted building at Manacola Estate, Ajegunle, in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer of the…
COVID-19: Our challenge not testing but samples collection, says NCDC
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday, that testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) is no longer its problem at the moment as it now has 12 molecular diagnostic…
States will henceforth share COVID-19 palliatives – FG
Food palliative from the federal government would henceforth be shared by the states. This is according to Sadiya Umar-Farouk, the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and…
BREAKING: Kano imposes ‘total lockdown’ for 7 days — after 4 coronavirus cases
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has ordered a lockdown of the state for seven days beginning from Thursday as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The governor made the…
BREAKING: Eight COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos
The Lagos state government has discharged eight COVID-19 patients who received treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, who broke the news on Tuesday afternoon, said the…
‘They miss me’, Pogba puzzled by critics like Souness
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is bemused as to why he remains a constant source of criticism despite missing most of the campaign through injury. The…
BREAKING: US returnee dies of COVID-19 in Lagos
A 56-year-old Nigerian has died as a result of COVID-19 complications in Lagos. Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos, broke the news on Tuesday. He said the male patient, who died on…
Coronavirus: Feed your flocks – Cleric tells religious leaders
Religious leaders in the country and the world over have been charged to feed their flocks, rather than fleecing them. The founder and shepherd of Shiloh Word Chapel, Prophet Samuel…
Sanwo-Olu reacts to Buhari’s extension of lockdown in Lagos by 14 days
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 decision the government had to take in a bid to…
BREAKING: Nigeria heading into its worst recession in 30 years, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s economy will recede by 3% in 2020. This would be the worst recession in 30 years after the 2015 recession. This is…