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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the coronavirus outbreak is now pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general, announced this on Wednesday during a media…

Nigeria’s No.1 Ranter, content creator, and Instagram comedian Lasisi Elenu, is using his newest visual to address drug abuse and internet fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo’. Fans have since shared…

Josie Harris, the mother of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather’s three children has been found dead in her car by police in the United States. She was 40 years old. According to TMZ, police…

The dreaded Boko Haram Islamic Sect once more suffered heavy casualties as the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets their hideouts in Bula Koroge on the fringes of the…

The two men declared wanted for having contact with Nigeria’s index coronavirus case have been found, the Lagos State Government has declared. The duo…

Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (BASUBEB) says the state has recorded about 85 per cent increase in enrollment of pupils in primary and Junior Secondary schools. Spokesperson of the board, Malam Muhammad Abdullahi,…

After he was dethroned by the Kano State Government on Monday, Muhammed Sanusi sent congratulatory text message to Aminu Ado Bayero, the newly installed emir. Mr Sanusi’s gesture was disclosed to the press by Abubakar Ahmed…

Premier League players could be about to follow their counterparts in Spain and Italy by calling for football to be suspended amid the coronavirus crisis. That’s according to the Telegraph, who report on Wednesday that the…

Some residents of Gowon Estate in Egbeda area of Lagos State on Wednesday blamed irregular electricity supply for their health problems, including heat rash affecting mostly their children. Newsmen reports that a rash is a…

In a dramatic sign that the coronavirus crisis is improving in China, the last two of 16 temporary hospitals in the epicentre city of Wuhan have been shut down, according to a report. The final group of 49 patients walked out of…

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein was found guilty in a trial in New York last month, finalising a dramatic fall from grace for one…

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said four children and their teacher who came from the United States have been quarantined for Coronavirus, THE WITNESS reports. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi at a news…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has warned Nigerians to prepare for more trouble ahead following the crash in the price of crude oil. Group Managing Director, of NNPC Mr. Mele Kyari sounded the warning in Abuja…

Senator Bima Enagi on Wednesday March 11, introduced a bill seeking a ban on importation of generators and jail term for its sellers. The lawmaker representing Niger South Senatorial District, proposed at least ten years imprisonment for…

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, will begin oil production from two assets he snapped up from Royal Dutch Shell Plc in July, adding a new source of income to a fast expanding business empire that includes cement, flour and sugar…

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Adamawa State is among the top 10 states in Nigeria with least Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the third…

The New Emirs of Kano and Bichi, Aminu Ado Bayero and Nasiru Ado Bayero, are set to receive their appointment letters by 4pm Wednesday at the coronation Hall The Emirs, who are brothers and…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has passed a vote of no confidence on the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Dr. Wale Babalakin. The union made the declaration following a…

The Presidency on Wednesday broke the silence on the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari should be left out of Sanusi’s removal. The…

Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has debunked the report credited to Kano state government over the dethronement of Muhammad Sanusi II as the Emir…

Paris-Saint Germain’s Kylian Mbappé hasn’t trained Monday and Tuesday due to fever and sore throat. As a precautionary measure, the   Parisian striker was tested on Tuesday to see if he was affected by the coronavirus according to…

The Kaduna State Government led by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has again appointed deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU). He succeeds the pioneer…

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted social media reports that he received N300 million and bulletproof cars from Mr David Lyon of the All…

Italy on Tuesday reported 168 deaths from the coronavirus in just 24 hours, the highest single-day toll since the appearance of the deadly disease last December. The disturbing death toll came on Italy’s first day under a nationwide…