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A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has sentenced 34 persons to one month community service for violating the social distancing directives of the Lagos State Government. The court…

The World Health Organization on Wednesday pushed back against comments by President Trump that the group is “very China-centric,” and said that continuing work with China is vital for research to…

The Federal Government has sent new budget proposal to the National Assembly for consideration in view of global economic realities as a result of the COVID-19- pandemic. The new proposal sighted by The…

Oil steadied near $32 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts to shore up prices that have collapsed due to the coronavirus…

Ahead of the October 20 governorship election in Ondo state, the committee set up by the Unity Forum in the All Progressive Congress to screen the governorship…

With the number of people testing positive for the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja rising by the day, it is surprising that many residents have continued to disobey the stay at home…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on a two-month special leave after she violated lockdown regulations, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Of…

France has entered into a recession as a result of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus, the country’s national bank said on Wednesday. The French economy shrank by six per cent in the first quarter of 2020, according to…

NO fewer than 21 various interest groups have adopted Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as their preferred governorship candidate for the 2020 governorship election slated for September 16. There are at least…

Family members of a 27-year-old man who appeared to display coronavirus-like symptoms, have abandoned the home for him. The incident happened in Kurmi Village in Igabi LG of Kaduna state.…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Ukwak Asuquo who played the role of ‘Boniface’ in the popular ‘Village Headmaster’ is dead. Asuquo’s death was announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of…

More African-Americans than other racial groups in the United States are dying of coronavirus and COVID-19. This is according to preliminary numbers from Louisiana, Michigan and…

The Lagos government has withdrawn the charges against Azeez Fashola, controversial singer better known as Naira Marley, and Babatunde Gbadamosi, former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic…

Fire on Wednesday gutted the Nigeria Treasury    House which is the office of the Nigeria Accountant General of the Federation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, THE WITNESS reports. It was gathered…

The Lagos state government has confirmed the death of a Coronavirus patient, a 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom. State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, confirmed the sad news in a series of tweets via his Twitter…

Bodies are dumped in the streets in  city as officials struggle to cope with rising coronavirus deaths and grieving families are forced to use cardboard boxes for coffins. At least 150 corpses were left on the street or kept in the homes…

A US mayor, of a small town in Illinois, Alton Mayor Brant Walker, was left embarrassed after police he sent to break up parties amid coronavirus lockdown, discovered his wife among the revelers attending one of the parties. When Police…

19-year-old, who tested positive for coronavirus, safely delivered a baby girl in Cameroon. The teenager had initially complained about breathing problems and was kept at the Central Hospital of Yaoundé…

MS. Ajani Oluwatobi, a family health expert, has said that unless adequate measures are in place, the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic will expose Nigerian women to high risk of rape and…

Chinese doctors, other medical team and medical aids will arrive Nigeria today, April 8, 2020 to assist in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) despite opposition by the Nigerian Medical Association. The visiting 15-member medical team…

The chairman of the governing board of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ibrahim Shetima, has tested positive again for coronavirus. Shetima had been in isolation at a special ward in the UCH after he tested positive for…

The Dutch football federation (KNVB) said Tuesday it was hoping the top two divisions would restart on June 19 following their suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision would…

Thousands of travellers rushed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan early Wednesday as authorities lifted a more than two-month travel ban. Wuhan in Hubei province was the city where the…

Former Senator, Dino Melaye has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the invitation of Chinese doctors to Nigeria to help battle Coronavirus. The move by the Federal Government to…