BREAKING: FG calls for calm as Nigeria confirms fresh coronavirus case
A Nigerian who had contact with the Italian who tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos has contracted the disease. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, disclosed this at a press…
Coronavirus: £130bn wiped off FTSE 100 in minutes
The FTSE 100 has seen more than £130bn wiped from the value of its constituent companies within minutes, in a renewed coronavirus-linked sell-off. The…
Your call for restructuring is too late, Nigeria must be divided – Fani-Kayode tells Obasanjo,…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo, ex-Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), and erstwhile military commander, Theophilus Danjuma, to shun the idea of restructuring,…
Arsenal still keen on Crystal Palace ace Wilfried Zaha
Arsenal haven’t dropped their interest in Crystal Palace ace Wilfried Zaha. The Sun says Arsenal remain interested in £75m-rated Zaha. Palace snubbed offers from the Gunners last summer while Everton were also rebuffed. The…
Coronavirus: German tourist dies in Egypt
A 60-year-old German tourist has died in Egypt, becoming its first fatality from the new coronavirus, the health ministry in Cairo announced on Sunday. The ministry’s spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement the man landed in…
Serie A players threaten to strike as coronavirus causes chaos in Italy
Serie A players are reportedly threatening to strike as coronavirus causes chaos in Italy with an estimated 16 million people in quarantine. Gazzetta dello Sport claim that Italy’s professional footballers union, the AIC, had…
PDP can’t control Lagos – APC chieftain
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Lanre Razak, has disagreed with Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the 2023 governorship election in the state. Razak, a…
Odion Ighalo thrilled to play in first Manchester derby
Odion Ighalo has expressed his delight after playing in his first Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday, completesports.com reports. Ighalo was replaced Bruno Fernandes with two minutes remaining in the game which United won…
Buhari govt, most wicked in Nigeria’s history — Bishop Oyedepo
The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has described the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as the worst in the history of…
North Korea not bothered by coronavirus, tests missiles
Not bothered by coronavirus fears, North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul’s military said, the second such weapons test by Pyongyang in a week.…
Burna Boy’s 2019 song goes Gold in France without promotion
Nigerian singer and Grammy Award-nominee, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, on Sunday shared good news to his dedicated fans over the Gold plaque received…
Jesse Jackson backs Bernie Sanders
Ahead of the Michigan primary, Senator Bernie Sanders garnered his own endorsement on Sunday from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a well-known civil rights leader, especially…
Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott now sleeping under same roof
Billionaire business mogul Kylie Jenner appears to be romantically back with 27 year-old rapper Travis Scott after a nearly six-month separation, since August last year. According to TMZ, the couple…
Updated: Oil prices fall to $31 in wake of Saudi price war
Oil fell by the most since 1991 on Monday after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing its selling prices and pledging to unleash its pent-up supply onto a…
Italy quarantines 16m people as coronavirus death toll hits 366
Italian authorities on Sunday locked down the entire northern region which has a population of 16 million to check the spread of coronavirus. The death of the…
Owners of unoccupied buildings will soon pay taxes – FCT
The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says it has concluded plans to collect taxes on unoccupied buildings in the territory. Dele Yaro, leader of the FCT ministerial joint…
All suspected coronavirus cases in Edo ‘test negative’
The Edo government says there is no record of coronavirus in the state as all suspected cases tested negative. Crusoe Osagie, spokesman to the state…
We’re promised N5m to deliver ladies’ breasts, hands – Suspects tell police
THE suspected killers of three female students of College of Education, Minna have been arrested while trying to sell the victims’ body parts. The…
Nigerians shun PoS transactions over charges
THE volume of electronic payment transactions through Point of Sale (PoS) terminals dropped by 4.83 billion in one month. It dipped from 46.13 billion…
Mother secures custody of Atiku’s grandchildren
JUSTICE Sidi Bello Rufai of the Upper Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Gudu, Abuja, has given Maryam Sherif the custody of the three children she had for…
Why there is blackout – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has blamed the shortage of gas for the paucity of power supply in the country. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, explained that the gas…
Oil prices plunge below $35, Saudi Arabia triggers price war
Saudi Arabia rattled the already depressed oil market to its foundation early Monday after unilaterally slashing prices and promising to increase output, after deal with Russia collapsed.…
Youth leader stones Gov. Uzodinma’s official car(Photos)
A leader of a youth group in Egbema, Imo state has been arrested for stoning the official car of Governor Hope Uzodinma. The man, identified as Mr. Uzochukwu Chukuwukere, is the Vice…
Saudi Arabia detains king’s brother, nephew in crackdown – Reports
Saudi Arabia has detained two senior members of the royal family - Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of King Salman, and Mohammed bin Nayef, the king's nephew - according to reports citing sources with…