NYSC suspends orientation camp indefinitely over coronavirus
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has suspended the 2020 Batch A orientation camp. The camp, which opened on Tuesday, has been shut after Nigeria confirmed its third case of COVID-19, also known as…
Arsenal set price for Barcelona to sign Aubameyang
Arsenal have placed a £50million price tag on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is wanted by Barcelona, the UK Metro reports. Aubameyang has less than 18 months left on…
Idris Elba posts an update on his coronavirus infection(Video)
Idris Elba 24 hours after he revealed his shocking coronavirus status, has posted a video update about his condition. The British actor said he is not exhibiting any symptoms, but he is worried that because he has an…
Hip-Hop Legend Eric B loses daughter in car crash
Legendary producer, Eric B, has lost his daughter, Erica Barrier, who died after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident on Monday, March 16, in Connecticut. According to an…
To be proper leaders, politicians should spend time in prison, says Suswam
Sen. Gabriel Suswam (PDP – Benue) wants Nigerian political leaders to spend at least two days at Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS). The former Benue State governor said this would make them understand the problems at the prisons.…
Why Pogba, Bruno Fernandes may not play together – Berbatov
Former Manchester United striker, Dimitar Berbatov, has expressed doubts over Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes playing together in the same midfield. According to him, both players are too similar in style. Fernandes arrived at Old…
Kenyan Socialite, Huddah Munroe Flaunts Stunning Figure Near The Beach
Kenyan socialite and fashion entrepreneur Huddah Monroe has lighting up the social media by flaunting her stunning figure near the beach. She wrote: Quote Some bright orange color for the darkness surrounding the world right now Check her…
Tanzania Moves To Compel Husbands To Give 40% Of Their Salaries To Their Wives
A Tanzanian politician Paul Christian Makonda is proposing a bill that would compel husbands to give 40 per cent of their salaries to their wives. Paul Makonda, who is the regional commissioner of…
Tom Hanks And Wife Rita Wilson Released From Hospital
The actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been released from an Australian hospital and will remain in self-isolation after being treated for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Their…
Joe Biden thrashes Sanders in Illinois, Florida
Joe Biden was headed to a blowout victory over Bernie Sanders in Democratic presidential primaries in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, moving him closer to…
Coronavirus: Airlines groan under refund requirements – IATA
Airlines are no longer able to comply with current rules on refunds for cancelled or late flights as the coronavirus pandemic hits the aviation industry. The International Air Transport…
Coronavirus: Italy records 31,506 cases, 2,500 deaths
Italy’s national tally of cases of novel coronavirus contagion has increased to 31,506, with 2,503 deaths, the Civil Protection Agency says in its daily bulletin on Tuesday. Compared to Monday, the…
Coronavirus: Buhari must suspend stamp duty on all accounts now – Atiku
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has told the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the policy on stamp duty on all types of accounts temporarily due to…
APC crisis: The enemies within
THE ship of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was heading for the rock. It took the timely intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari to return it to the…
BREAKING: FG bars public officials from foreign trips over coronavirus
The federal government has barred all public officials from travelling abroad aspart of measures at containing the coronavirus. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation,…
HURRAY! Drug treating coronavirus shows ‘good clinical efficacy’ in China
Chinese official says Favipiravir, an antiviral drug, has shown good clinical efficacy against coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus was first detected in Wuhan, a city in the Asian country, in December. Speaking during a press briefing on…
Dangote fertilizer contractor staff quarantined
The attention of the management of Dangote Industries Limited has been drawn to a flash report of a suspected case of personnel currently being kept in isolation at the Mainland hospital, Yaba, Lagos. We…
N40 million Libel Lawsuit: Buhari defeats Atiku in Court
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has emerged victorious in a N40 million lawsuit he filed against the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. A federal high court in Abuja dismissed…
2023: Tinubu cannot be Nigeria’s president, I’ll contest against him – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George has said he will contest for 2023 presidency if national leader of the All…
APC’ll bounce back stronger, says Oshiomhole
In the true spirit of reconciliation, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday said despite the…
Senate mulls Naira devaluation, subsidy removal over COVID-19
The Senate Tuesday said it is considering the removal of fuel subsidy and the devaluation of the Naira as part of measures to stem the looming economic devastation…
How African nations are cracking down on coronavirus
African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global coronavirus pandemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness. AFP gives…
Photos: Governor Douye Diri meets Buhari
New Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri paid homage to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday. Diri was sworn in on 14 February following a dramatic judgment 13 February by the Supreme…
Coronavirus: We recommend paracetamol, not ibuprofen – WHO
People, who suspect they have caught the novel coronavirus, should not take the popular drug ibuprofen without consulting a doctor, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.…