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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Sunday pledged commitment to ensuring seamless movement of essential commodities throughout the country during the period of lockdown declared in some…

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has set-up a special investigation team to unravel the immediate and remote cause of the explosion that occurred at Ogbese…

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have eliminated another top Boko Haram commander, Abu Usamah in an encounter on March 22 at Gorgi in Borno. Acting Director,…

A chartered medical evacuation flight on Sunday crashed during takeoff in Manila Philippines. The plane carrying emergency medical supplies to Japan amid the coronavirus outbreak crashed and…

General Overseer of Redeem Christian Church of God, RCCG Pastor E.A. Adeboye has again declared fresh prophecies about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) currently ravaging the world. The…

Phebean Ogundipe, author of famous English textbooks, Practical English and Brighter Grammar has died. She was 92. She died 27 March in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States.…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a “drive-through” centre to test for coronavirus. The Abu Dhabi government’s media office, which announced the development on Sunday, said the facility was inaugurated by Mohammed bin Zayed,…

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna central senator, has asked the federal government to consider suspending electricity bill and to decongest prisons over COVID-19 lockdown. Sani made the request in…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared that it has enough petroleum products to serve Nigerians for over sixty days, saying there is no reason for panic buying, THE…

          Some Nigerians are really an incredulous, clownish lot on social media, always ready to concoct stories about President Muhammadu Buhari. They first harangued him with hashtags to address them on the Coronavirus crisis,…

Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua,   claimed he was misunderstood about his prediction on when the raging coronavirus would end. Reports had said he…

Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode said he was pleased with the nationwide broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari on coronavirus on Sunday. Buhari had on Sunday briefed the nation on the coronavirus…

THE extant coranavirus (Covid-19) global pandemic has exposed the underbelly of the country, and especially that of the elite that control its politics and the economy. And the revelation is damning: it shows emptiness…

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, will bankroll their security costs, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday. The British royal couple reportedly flew by private jet from Canada to Los…

At least eight strains of the coronavirus are making their way around the globe, creating a trail of death and disease that scientists around the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader as a visionary and transformative leader. Osinbajo expressed this…

A Nigerian man has stirred up controversy on social media after he stated that he doesn’t believe Coronavirus can kill a man. Taking to his Instagram page, the man identified as Linus Williams wrote that the sh*t called coronavirus…

A female suspect identified as Ebele Uji Chinonso who was arrested by the Police in Niger, has stated the reason why she joined a notorious One Chance Gang in the state. Ebele revealed that it was frustration that led her into robbery.…

Sterling Bank Plc, says it has contributed N250 million as part of its commitment to the newly formed Nigerian private sector coalition against COVID-19. The coalition was created to help channel resources to combat the coronavirus…

A controversial clergy in Uganda, Pastor Augustine Yiga of Revival Church Kawaala in Rubaga division in Kampala, has been arrested over his utterance that coronavirus is mere common flu. The pastor was arrested for spreading false…

A 25-year-old Nigerian student in the US of the Western Michigan University in Detroit has died on Saturday after contracting the coronavirus. The student, Bassey Offiong, was expected to graduate with a chemical engineering degree in a…

Lagos State government on Sunday flagged-off the 25 emergency neighbourhood food markets for residents of communities essentially to address the problem associated with the lockdown and promote…

The presidential pronouncement shutting down the affected states is illegal. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa took this position in a statement on Sunday. According to him, “The President has no powers to…

Business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Sunday promised to donate a 600-bed isolation centre to the Kano State Government. The centre is to be constructed at the 15,000 capacity Sani…