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NIGERIANS should stay away from public gatherings, including religious events, President Muhammadu Buhari directed on Thursday. The President was quoted as giving the…

THE Federal Government declined on Thursday to speak on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff (CoS), Abba Kyari. Two ministers – Osagie Ehanire (Health) and Lai…

Smile Nigeria, an internet service provider, has asked anyone who visited its Abuja regional office in the last five days to self-isolate themselves. In a statement on Thursday, the service provider said one of its sales agents may…

Italy, a country in the grip of the world’s worst novel coronavirus epidemic, celebrated on Thursday the remarkable recovery of 101-year-old man from the Covid-19. The man, identified only…

The US has charged Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with drug trafficking crimes. The move, which will increase tensions between the two…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended foreign exchange sales to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators until further notice. The Association of Bureau de Change of Nigeria (ABCON) had on…

China Thursday announced temporary suspension of entry by foreign nationals holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the…

Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus. Residents in Sonora, south of the US state of Arizona, have promised…

The Bauchi State government has confirmed another case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, announced this during a press briefing on Thursday in Bauchi.  According to…

Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu will be used as a storage centre for medical equipment to help Spain’s fight against the coronavirus, the club confirmed on Thursday. The 81,000-seater stadium will house donations made by businesses…

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that his administration would deploy equipment to fumigate the entire state.  This effort, he said, seeks to keep the environment safe and curtail the contagion of coronavirus…

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa on Thursday rose to 900, President Cyril Ramaphosa says as the country prepares to institute a lockdown. “We now have more than 900…

A former Ogun State Senator, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has again rushed to the Supreme Court praying for an order of interim injunction to stop the federal government from extraditing him to the United States of America (USA) until the…

Barcelona are reportedly ready to let eight key players leave Camp Nou this coming summer transfer window amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the world. According to Barca Blaugranes, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, Samuel…

Business mogul, Chief Mrs Shade Okoya has described as false, reports making the rounds that guests at the 80th birthday celebration of Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the…

The Justice Department arrested a California man for hawking a fake COVID-19 cure, marking the first federal criminal case tied to the novel coronavirus. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook allegedly advertised on Instagram that he’d…

CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company’s factory in Buffalo, New York, will open “as soon as humanly possible” to produce ventilators that are in short supply due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. His comments, which…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, on Thursday, said many Nigerians are busy making “meaningless criticisms” instead of complying with the stipulated directives to curtail the…

Shanghai Shenhua want Odion Ighalo to return to China by offering an irresistible £400,000 weekly wage in a new contract. Ighalo, who is on loan to Manchester United, is at present on…

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has denied being in self-isolation. He also clarified that he had since tested negative for the  Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).His Chief Press…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and the Permanent Secretary, Abdulaziz Marshi, have tested negative to…

The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has tested negative to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Aliyu disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. She said:…

The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday, announced plans to ban inter-state travel and possibly close down all motor parks as part of measures to curtail the spread of…

Makeup mogul and reality star, Kylie Jennerhas donated $1 million to aid in the fight against COVID-19 (Coronavirus)after she warned her fans to ‘stay home’ during the pandemic.…