Sunrise Power issues deadline to Nigeria over Mambilla $200m settlement
Nigeria must commit to paying $200 million settlement claims to Sunrise Power over the Mambilla power project by Friday, April 24, or face the consequences, the company’s lawyers have warned. TheCable reported on Wednesday that…
Coronavirus: Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment
US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the…
Aisha Buhari will crush Aso Rock cabal, more deaths loom in Villa — Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has released more shocking prophecies in the midst of the world greatest pandemic, COVID-19. Among the prophecies,…
WHO moves to fight COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria’s restive state
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are moving rapidly to help Borno, Nigeria’s restive northeast state in the fight against COVID-19. The action became necessary…
US House of Reps passes $484bn COVID-19 relief package
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed a new COVID-19 relief package totalling $484bn (£391bn). It is the fourth aid bill to clear Congress in…
It’s a lie: We didn’t release list of hospitals exposed to Coronavirus cases – LASG
The Lagos State Government has urged members of the public to disregard a list making the round on social media of hospitals and health facilities purportedly exposed to COVID19 cases in the State.…
Boris Johnson raring to return to work Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is raring to return to work on Monday, especially to take control of the coronavirus crisis. Johnson has been recovering at his…
COVID-19: Yoruba Tennis Club presents medical equipment to LASG
An indigenous social club, Yoruba Tennis Club, on Thursday handed over medical equipment to the Lagos State Government to help in the fight against Coronavirus. The Chairman of…
Ventilator not the magic gadget against COVID-19 – Researchers
A new study of coronavirus patients in some New York hospitals has raised doubts over the effectiveness of ventilators in saving critically ill patients. According to the study…
Coronavirus holds Lagos in jugular, with 78 fresh cases
It is no laughing time in Lagos as the deadly Coronavirus continues to spread like wild fire, ramping up 78 new cases on Thursday. According to release by the Nigerian Centre for…
Tom Hanks surprises Aussie boy called Corona with letter and Corona gift
Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied over his name, Corona. Australian television networks reported on…
Kwara extends lockdown by 14 days after two more Coronavirus cases
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has announced the extension of the lockdown imposed on the state by another 14 days, to further prevent the spread of coronavirus. The governor…
Coronavirus: 26 UN staff test positive
A total of 26 members from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) tested positive for COVID-19, the UN mission announced on Thursday during its weekly press…
Abba Kyari above all ministers and special advisers in intellect – Mamman Daura
BY MAMMAN DAURA Coronavirus is a law, yet lawless unto itself. As of yesterday it has claimed 183,424 lives worldwide and 28 Nigerians. One of those lives lost was Malam Abba Kyari’s,…
Ramadan: Muslims must shun congregational prayers – Buhari warns
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has warned Muslims in the country to shun all forms of congregational prayers and group meals as Ramadan begins on Friday in a bid to avert spreading the deadly…
Coronavirus: South Africa, Egypt and 2 others worst-hit nations in Africa
Very little now separates South Africa, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria as the worst hit by the coronavirus. The four countries now account for about 50 percent of Africa’s confirmed cases of 28,076 as…
Immigration extends temporary suspension of passport
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday extended the temporary suspension of processing of passports and migrant e-registration from April 23 to May 23, 2020. The…
‘Nigeria has disbursed N23b out of Abacha loot’ – Group
An independent report by the Monitoring Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Returned Assets (MANTRA) has revealed that about N23. 7billion of the…
BREAKING: Ramadan begins Friday, says Sultan
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, president-general of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared that Ramadan will start on Friday. He made the declaration late Thursday, confirming…
South Africa to Ease Virus Lockdown in Bid to Revive Economy
South Africa’s government will begin easing a lockdown that has devastated the economy from next month, and assess the levels of restrictions that need to remain in place in towns and provinces based on the risks posed by the…
Why I suspended green cards — Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his new executive order that temporarily suspends immigrant visas. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday evening at the White…
ECOWAS appoints Buhari ‘Champion of COVID-19 response’
President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed the ‘Champion of the COVID-19 response’ by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State…
How lady fell into coma after ex ran away with N15 million loan she collected for him
A lady has recounted how she fell into coma for six months after her ex boyfriend ran away with the N15 million loan she collected for him out of love. The lady revealed that not only did he run away with the N15 million loanshe collected…
A prominent Nigerian politician is about to apologize, announce he tested positive for COVID-19 and…
Controversial Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has disclosed that a prominent Nigerian politician is about to reveal he tested positive to coronavirus. Kemi Olunloyo also claims that this prominent Nigerian politician came in contact…