BREAKING: Enugu Commissioner for Health dies
The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, is dead, The Nation is reporting. The newspaper said the death of the renowned surgeon on Friday night at a leading private…
South Africa Commences Door-To-Door Testing Of COVID-19 During Lockdown
South African public healthcare workers dispersed into the buzzing streets of Johannesburg's Yeoville neighbourhood on Friday as Africa's worst virus-hit country rolled out mass door-to-door testing for…
The Rise Of “Awala Boys” – The New Teenage Cult Group Disturbing Lagosians
Amidst lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, residents of Aiyetoro community in Ajegunle, in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State are living in fear of hoodlums popularly…
Someone From My House Could Have Released My Photos To The Scammers – Salawa Abeni
Popular singer, Salawa Abeni, became a trending topic online during the week when she released some semi-Nood pictures of herself on Instagram. She did this after an individual identified as Jason…
How Lagos recorded first coronavirus death
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health of Lagos State, on Saturday, revealed how Lagos recorded its first death from coronavirus. According to Abayomi, the victim was a 55-year-old…
Coronavirus kills Anthony Joshua, Pulev heavyweight title fight
The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been postponed, promoters Matchroom Boxing…
Kwara govt opens up on UK returnee who died in Ilorin
The Kwara government on Friday said there are no facts that UK returnee who died in Ilorin had coronavirus. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to…
Angela Merkel breaks silence after leaving quarantine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Germans to remain at home over the upcoming Easter holiday. Markel noted that it would be “irresponsible” to give a date for when restrictions on public life…
Coronavirus: Hand over to your deputy – Folarin Tells Makinde
The Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Senator Teslim Folarin has urged the Executive Governor of the Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde to allow his deputy, Engr. Remi…
Scientists reveal new ways coronavirus spreads
The deadly coronavirus may be spread through mere breathing or speaking and not just coughing and sneezing. This is the new scientific view of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences…
Singer Pink tests positive for coronavirus
American singer-songwriter Alecia Beth Moore, widely known as Pink has begged her fans to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously as she revealed she tested positive for the illness. More…
6 coronavirus patients escape from isolation center
Six persons with confirmed infection of coronavirus have reportedly escaped from isolation center in Osun. According to Tribune Online, the coronavirus patients escaped from the center at Ejigbo…
CDD FACT CHECK: Is Atiku giving Nigerians N10K weekly to stay at home over COVID-19?
CLAIM: On Thursday, April 2, 2020, Fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) received several copies of a WhatsApp message for verification on our Fact-Checking…
COVID-19: Over 4,000 UK citizens seek evacuation from Nigeria
Over 4,000 citizens of the United Kingdom have indicated interest in returning to their country amid the coronavirus pandemic. The British high commission in Nigeria broke the news in a tweet on Friday. This is coming…
Soldiers who threatened to rape women in Warri arrested in Lagos
The Nigerian Army says two officers who threatened to rape women in Delta state, and infect them with HIV, have been arrested. In a video that went viral earlier on Friday, the officers had threatened the people of Warri in…
Coronavirus: Trump breaks with WHO on face mask, urges Americans to wear it
President Donald Trump on Friday recommended that Americans cover their faces with masks when outdoors to avoid contracting coronavirus. The advice came on Friday with over 275,000…
Drogba, Eto’o slam doctors who want COVID-19 Vaccine tested on Africans
Ivorian football legend, Didier Drogba and Cameroonian football legend, Samuel Eto’o have joined other Africans in calling out two French Doctors who asked for the new Coronavirus drug to be tested in Africa. During the…
More trouble: US hits 7,000 Coronavirus deaths
Darker days ahead for the United States as it hits 7,000 Coronavirus deaths, with the most powerful nation on earth grappling to curtail the massive pandemic onslaught. There are at least 273,880 …
Coronavirus: Anyone who assaults a pastor is in danger – Oyakhilome
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder, Christ Embassy has warned that anyone who arrested a pastor in this Coronavirus period is in danger. He was speaking on reports that some pastors were arrested by…
Nollywood actor Sadiq Daba’s health worsens
Veteran Nollywood actor Sadiq Abubakar Daba is on the verge of losing his sight as his health condition gets worse. The Africa Movie Academy Award winner 2015 winner went off the radar after he was diagnosed with Leukemia and…
Football will be different after Coronavirus – FIFA President
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed that football will be totally different once the Coronavirus Pandemic ends. Football across the world has been badly hit by the virus, with…
Coronavirus: INEC joins presidential task force on contact tracing
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating Coronavirus. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by…
COVID-19: Lagos Set to Create over 1000 Isolation Bed Spaces
The Lagos state government has disclosed that it will create over 1000 bed spaces in six isolation centres within the next month in preparation for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi,…
Coronavirus: I’ll take same pay cut as players – West Ham vice-chairman
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has revealed she intends to take the same proposed pay cut as the club’s players, insisting “we are all in this together” during the Coronavirus pandemic. Following a meeting between all 20 clubs…