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The Lagos government has withdrawn the charges against Azeez Fashola, controversial singer better known as Naira Marley, and Babatunde Gbadamosi, former governorship candidate of the Action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

Tottenham Hotspur have reminded players of their responsibilities during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. The reminder became necessary after pictures and video on social media…

The All Progressives Congress’ national Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday, commiserated with a former governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, over the death…

The Nigerian Federal Government has insisted that the basic criteria for evacuation of Nigerians abroad, is that they must be “COVID-19 free”. The Federal Government had included this in the “COVID-19 Application Form for…

Popular comedian, Ayo Makun, also known as AY, on Tuesday begged Nigerians on Twitter for forgiveness over his message of support to Funke Akindele. Funke Akindele-Bello and her husband were…

Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho and his brother, Roberto Assis, have been released from prison in Paraguay. He was released after serving 32 days despite facing a six-month…

A group, Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 (CISCAC) has called on the 35 senators who recently attended a three-day international training programme in London to go for…

Naira Marley, former Lagos state governorship candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi, and his wife have been granted bail by the Lagos state police command. This is coming after the trio were detained, after they turned themselves in for…

Aliyu Yakubu, a medical doctor based in Katsina state, has died from the complications of COVID-19. Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, broke the news at a media briefing on Tuesday. He said the…