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The Southern African nations of Lesotho and Zimbabwe on Monday began a 21-day lockdown, to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The lockdown will be heavily enforced by the police and the army in both nations. While both countries…

The world’s developing countries need a support package worth $2.5 trillion to weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a UN official said on Monday. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Secretary…

Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari should have given the residents of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja enough time to prepare before announcing the lockdown of the states. In a…

French health authorities reported 292 new deaths from the coronavirus on Sunday, up 13% on the previous day and taking the total to 2,606 since March 1, as the government raced to relieve pressure on overwhelmed hospitals in the…

Shortly after renowned Nigerian Bishop, Sam Zuga of House of Joy Ministry, founder of both Samzuga Foundation and Samzuga international, offered to treat anyone with coronavirus free of charge and urging Nigerians to refer Coronavirus…

Atletico Madrid have reacted after the passing away of their U14 player Christian Minchola. The La Liga giants made this known in a tweet on their official Twitter but the did not reveal the cause of Minchola’s death. Minchola…

Nigeria announced its first COVID-19 case on February 27 – an Italian who came into the country on February 24 and displayed symptoms of the disease while visiting Lafarge Cement Company in Ewekoro, Ogun State. He has been treated…

The federal government has said that the lockdown of some states and theclosure of their borders by their respective governors is illegal. In reaction to…

Nigerians will from Wednesday, April 1, 2020, pay more for electricity, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had disclosed this in its December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and…

The police in Imo state have arrested a housewife, Mrs. Ada Amuzie, for killing a commercial s.e.x worker, identified simply as Hapiness. The police said Amuzie had accused Happiness of dating her…

Lionel Messi on Monday took a swipe at the Barcelona board as he confirmed that he and his mates will take a 70 per cent pay cut. The players will also make financial contributions to…

One of the world’s greatest rappers, and record producer, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also known Eminem, has revealed that raising up kids has been his greatest accomplishment. The 15 time Grammy…

A PROFESSOR of Immunology, Ganiyu Arinola, has debunked assumptions that drinking hot water will wash Coronavirus from the system. There had been in circulation, in the social…

THE Nigerian Military on Monday, confirmed that an unnamed military officer, who recently returned from a foreign assignment, has tested positive, becoming the index case for the Armed Forces. The…

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, yesterday, announced what the United Kingdom termed ‘record funding’ to find a coronavirus vaccine to the tune of £210,000,000. This is even as Johnson called on world leaders to collaborate to…

The South African rand plunged to a record low after Moody’s downgraded the government’s debt before recovering slightly Monday. This came after the credit rating agency cut South Africa’s rating below investment grade, citing a…

NY Commissioner of Police says 4,342 uniformed officers, representing 13 per cent of the force, had called out sick as of Sunday. The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on the New York Police Department (NYPD), according to the…

With effect from today, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended the clearing of all cheque instruments in the Nigerian clearing system. A circular signed and sent out to…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday thanked individuals, groups and organisations that have so far contributed funds and materials in support of the campaign against the coronavirus…

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday night in Abuja signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 in accordance with Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004). The regulations declared Covid-19 as a dangerous and infectious…

One of Nigeria’s most influential traditional rulers has claimed he has a ‘tested’ cure for  coronavirus COVID-19. The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, made the announcement on his verified Instagram handle on Monday, a day…

The US recorded 518 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the span of 24 hours, according to data published Sunday by Johns Hopkins University. The record toll, higher than the previous day’s increase of 453, brings the country’s total…

Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor, says the lockdown of the state as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari would commence on Friday. Buhari had ordered a lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have risen to 131 in Nigeria as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 20 new cases on Monday. Of the 20 new cases, 13 were recorded in Lagos State,…