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Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow said he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus. "We started experiencing symptoms on Sunday—first coughs then fevers,…

It was reliably gathered from top government sources that fears that Akeredolu may have contracted the pandemic became rife after the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, tested positive for the virus on…

Check out this tweet made by Don Jazzy amid the coronavirus outbreak which has now affected some top Nigerian government officials like Abba Kyra, Buhari's Chief of Staff and Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed. Don…

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has directed courts in the state not to remand suspects in correctional facilities, except those charged with non-bailable offences. Justice…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi has issued a “spiritual warrant of arrest” for the deadly coronavirus. In a video shared on Instagram, the traditional ruler made some proclamations…

Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, one in Lagos and the other in Osun state. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Both cases are returning…

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic would lead to massive economic crisis capable of…

        The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of persons infected in the country to 44. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter  handle on Tuesday. NCDC tweeted,…

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the U.S. could become the global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, which finally forced reluctant organisers to postpone the…

A 16-year-old girl (name withheld), who allegedly stabbed to death a 51-year-old man that attempted to rape her, was on Tuesday charged with murder. The police arraigned the teenager, a Senior Secondary…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the closure of markets, stores in the state with effect from Thursday. According to him, markets that sell essential commodities such as medical…

THERE are palpable fears at the State House as  three staff of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). A presidential source confirmed the development. Meanwhile,…

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.…

The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he was in support of total shutdown if necessary to halt the spread of Coronavirus. Nigeria has…

A video clip of a sick passenger on an Air Peace flight from Lagos that landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Tuesday caused fear of a COVID-19 spread in the city. The one-minute-four-second clip suspected to have…

Manchester United are reportedly ready to seal the permanent transfer of Odion Ighalo after the striker’s impressive start at the club. Ighalo’s current loan deal only runs until May, which as things stand would mean he would…

Nigeria’s political scene, already in overdrive over the 2023 general election, though most of the current elected leaders are yet to mark their first year in office, has effectively been shut down as cases of coronavirus,…

There are currently plans by Nigeria's Presidency to move Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to Lagos for urgent medical…

As Nigeria joins the world in efforts to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, the Federal Ministry of Aviation has made clarifications on the restriction of international…

An estimated one million Britons may have been infected by coronavirus by next week, former British Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt claimed on Monday. He said the outbreak is spiralling out of…

Dear Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, I have not come to gloat over your affliction by coronavirus (COVID-19); I have come to sympathise with you and…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially postponed the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after talks with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.  IOC said the games will be…

The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted unanimously to retain the monetary policy rate at 13.5%. This was announced by Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, on…

        Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to news that the Chief of Staff Abba Kyari has tested positive for coronavirus. Atiku sent prayers and greetings on Twitter, he wrote; ”My thoughts and prayers are with Chief…