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Many buildings were destroyed by an explosion which occurred along Akure-Owo road in Ilu Abo town, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The explosion which was said to have occurred about 1am on…

The Nigerian Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association have reacted to the United States’ offer of employment to medical professionals willing to…

As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are…

At least 512 New York Police Department employees have tested positive for coronavirus as of Friday morning, a senior NYPD official tells CNN, up 161 from an official update by the NYPD Thursday evening. Of the 512, 442 are uniformed…

Kano residents have embarked on panic buying of food items over fear of COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown. Newsmen who monitored markets in Kano metropolis on Friday, reports that the rush was noticed mainly in the major markets. At…

Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi has been named the Premier League’s most effective all-round holding midfielder by former Arsenal star Adrian Clarke. The Gunners legend believes the Nigeria international is the Foxes midfield anchor holding…

Bustling streets and long queues at supermarkets highlighted South Africa’s struggle to adapt to a new lockdown on Friday, as the country recorded its first coronavirus death. In the poor township of Alexandra near Johannesburg’s…

There are 73,102 inmates in Nigeria. Over 2745 of them have been sentenced and are waiting to die for over 10 years now, write ADEBISI ONANUGA and ROBERT EGBE Celestine Egbunuche’s story is not…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said its is racing against time in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified twitter handle, however, said it was working hard to scale…

The World Health Organisation’s regional director for Africa on Friday warned the continent faced a “dramatic evolution” of the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 47 countries in the WHO Africa region – which includes sub-Saharan Africa…

There are fears of an imminent global shortage of condoms after the world’s largest manufacturer was forced to stop production due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since COVID-19 broke out in China,…

The United States Government has announced a 7 million dollars (about N2.6 billion) emergency health and humanitarian aid to Nigeria amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is part of a 274 million dollars (N103 billion)…

Fate works in diverse ways. That much is true of three-year-old Mercy, who was born without his mother’s knowledge and had to be breastfed by a strange woman.  His father met…

The Nigerian Ports Authority has directed all Terminal operators to suspend all applicable terminal storage fees on consignments (demurrage) for an initial period of twenty-one days effective March 23, 2020.…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will on Sunday, lead the Taskforce on the enforcement of ban on public gatherings and places of worship to enforce compliance. Wike, in a statement issued by Paulinus…

Nigeria has now recorded 81 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, as eleven new cases were recorded on Friday night. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the eleven new cases…

Nigeria’s former President,  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, announced that his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State be used as Isolation centre for victims of the dreaded…

Davido’s fiance Chioma, has just tested positive to coronavirus, LailasNews can confirm. The coronavirus is an ongoing global pandemic, which is responsible for the death of over 25,000, with over 550,000 people also reported to have…

Nigeria has now recorded 70 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, as five new cases were recorded on Friday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the five new cases were recorded in…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that curfew may be imposed in the state  with the increasing cases of coronavirus. He said this during a live broadcast at the State House, Marina, on Friday…

The U.S. on Friday set a new world record in confirmed coronavirus cases, after over 7,000 people tested positive in New York. More than 92,000 have been diagnosed with the virus. China has 81,340…

<img class="i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer" role="presentation" src="data:;base64," alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has said he would be…

A charity organisation, the Mona Audu Foundation (MAF), has concluded plans to commence the distribution of N50 billion worth of relief materials across Nigeria, starting from April 3. Disclosing…

The speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji has ordered the member representing Nkwerre State Constituency, Mr. Obinna Okwara to leave the hallowed chambers when he suddenly…