ATMs spreading coronavirus in Nigeria – health officers
The Environmental Health Officers Association (EHOAN) has said that the use of banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) was a source of community transmission of coronavirus in Nigeria. Taiwo Awonuga, EHOA’s Lagos chapter President,…
UK-based Nigerian doctor, wife die 10 days apart
NIGERIA-born Dr. James Oniah and his care home director wife, Mary, have died from coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom 10 days apart. Seventy-nine year old retired…
Ondo Assembly to probe N4.3bn hidden in bank for 10 years
Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have vowed to unearth the mystery surrounding the sum of N4.3bn allegedly stashed in a new generation bank account for over 10…
Bayelsa leaders endorse Dickson for Senate
Bayelsa State leaders from Ward Five in Ekeremor Local Government Area have endorsed the aspiration of former Governor Seriake Dickson to contest the Bayelsa West Senatorial by-election. Different…
Must all kids look like their parents?
OUR Father in heaven, I thank you for giving us the knowledge of scientific research. I thank you because these days, there are ways to ascertain whether a child…
Court stops House of Reps from passing NCDC bill, summons Speaker Gbajabiamila
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the House of Representatives to maintain status quo on the infectious disease bill which has passed second reading. Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu also summoned the Speaker of the House, Femi…
Court orders remand of two Chinese nationals who offered EFCC officer ‘N100 million bribe’
Sokoto State High Court presided over by Justice Sa’adu Sifawa on Friday ordered two Chinese to be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly attempting to bribe an EFCC officer with N50…
Falz asks Immigration boss to reconsider transferring officers
Entertainer, Folarin Falana aka Falz, has urged the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, to reconsider the terms of punishment meted out to five female officers of the Service. In a letter…
Federal, states, local government share N606 billion for April
The three tiers of government on Friday shared about N606.196 billion as federal allocation for April 2020. Details of the allocation were contained in a Secretariat report released by the Office of the Accountant-General of the…
China blocked WHO from issuing alert on COVID-19, says CIA
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says China blocked the World Health Organisation (WHO) from sounding the alarm on COVID-19 in January. According to Newsweek, the intelligence…
Nigeria generates N338bn from VAT in Q1 2020
Data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that the country generated N338.94 billion as value-added tax in the first quarter of 2020. This is an increase from…
Body of missing 7-yr-old girl found in co-tenant’s vehicle
A seven-year-old girl, Olagoke Morire, who was declared missing on Thursday in Ado Ekiti, was found dead inside a cotenant’s vehicle. The mother of the deceased, Kehinde…
Tiwa Savage shows off her cute son, Jamil
Jamil Balogun is growing up faster than we can catch up with him. Tiwa Savage in a social media post captioned Jam Jam’s photos as : Fresh boy jam jam ❤️ The 40 year old singer and her estranged husband…
Two Nigerian men fight dirty on the street over a woman (Video)
The shocking video of two grown up men fighting each other over a woman, on a major Nigerian street is currently going viral. In a video shared online, both men can be seen throwing punches at each other in public., despite the presence…
Nigerian DJs: We’re dying of hunger… social distancing is affecting us negatively
The Professional Disc Jockeys Association of Nigeria (PDJAN) says the group is the worst-hit in the entertainment industry by the restrictions occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Onyenegecha Isaac, the association’s media…
Video: Help! I don’t know difference between malaria and COVID-19 – Dokpesi
Founder, DAAR Communication Limited, Raymond Dokpesi, who just recovered from the deadly Coronavirus disease said he is confused and wanted to know the difference between Malaria and…
Investigate N4.3bn discovered in secret bank account – PDP tells EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to begin investigation into the N4.3bn discovered in a secret bank…
Coronavirus drives Germany into recession
Germany is in recession after its economy saw two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The country’s GDP shrank 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020, the German economy’s worst…
Buhari sends message to Dele Momodu
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday felicitated with journalist/publisher, Ayobamidele Abayomi Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday…
Terrorists abandon wives, children as troops intensify onslaught
In a bid to avert further fatalities, Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province ( ISWAP) fighters have dropped off their families as troops intensify onslaught against the…
China replies to Trump’s threat to cut off ties, urges cooperation
China and the U.S. are better off cooperating to end the pandemic for the sake of reviving economy and rebooting industrial production, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian…
Man who beat wife, boasted on Facebook, admitted to N500,000 bail
One Sulaiman Maiyegun a.k.a Afobaje, who beat his wife Mariam and boasted about it on facebook that went viral, was on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’…
Sanwo-Olu appoints Shomade as GM LASURA
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu has appointed Ajibike Faidat Shomade as the General Manager of the Lagos State Urban Renewal Authority(LASURA). Shomade is a seasoned…
BREAKING: EFCC hands over building forfeited by Diezani as isolation centre
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a building reportedly forfeited by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum, as an isolation centre. The anti-graft…