A file photo of Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde. Oyo state has recorded its first COVID-19 patient delivery, Governor Seyi Makinde announced on Saturday. The baby was delivered at the state’s […]
COVID-19 Patient Delivers Baby In Oyo
Fire Guts Market In Calabar
Traders at the Marian market in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital are counting their losses following a fire disaster that occurred at about 8:00 pm on Friday, destroying several shops […]
APC Accuses PDP Of Links With ‘Hushpuppi’, Demands EFCC Investigation
The All Progressives Congress on Saturday said there were links between major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party and the US indicted fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as ‘Hushpuppi’ and […]
VIBEZ: Great Week For Burna Boy, Wizkid & Genevieve + More Woes For Hushpuppi!
The last is yet to be heard of the case involving alleged criminal mastermind popularly known as ‘Hushpuppi’. A week after the Dubai police officially confirmed his arrest with the release […]
Ondo Govt Appoints UNIMED VC, Fatusi To Lead COVID-19 Battle
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says he has tested positive for COVID-19 on June 30, 2020. Following the unfortunate demise of the Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, the […]
Beer Flows Again In England’s Pubs After Lifting Of COVID-19 Restrictions
Customers leave with pints of beer for takeaway at The Ten Bells pub in east London on June 27, 2020. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP Some of the beer may be stale […]
Insecurity: Nigerian Army Asks Katsina Residents To Provide More Information
A file photo of troops. Source: Twitter-@HQNigerianArmy The Nigerian Army is soliciting for more support from the good people of Katsina state especially in the areas of information gathering and sharing. […]
DSS Parades Serial Impersonator And Suspected Fraudster In Taraba
The Department Of State Security (DSS) has paraded a 45-year-old man for parading himself as a personnel of the service and defrauding people. The suspect who hails from Lafiya Lamurde Local […]
Spain’s Catalonia Places 200,000 People Under COVID-19 Lockdown
People enjoy a day at El Bogatell Beach in Barcelona on July 1, 2020. Josep LAGO / AFP Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region on Saturday locked down an area with around 200,000 […]
Bauchi Govt. Suspends Traditional Rulers Over Involvement In Farmers-Herders Clash
A photo of Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed, published by his media team on July 4, 2020. Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed, has suspended at least three traditional rulers over their […]
No Need For Talks With US – North Korea
In this picture taken on July 2, 2020 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 3, 2020 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the […]
JUST IN: Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, Tests Positive For COVID-19
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, speaks during an interview on Sunrise Daily in Abuja on February 24, 2020. The Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. […]
At Least Four Dead After Boat Capsizes In Lagos
A file photo of a boat on the water. At least four bodies have been recovered after a boat capsized in Lagos on Friday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) […]
China To Reform Human Organ Donation Rules
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, […]
Seven Injured In Somalia Car Bombing
PHOTO USED TO ILLUSTRATE STORY: file photo of a destroyed car is seen at the site where a car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia, on January 8, […]
Wife Of Benue Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19
Wife of Benue Governor, Eunice Ortom announced on June 3, 2020 that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Credit: Benue Govt. The wife of Benue State Governor, Eunice Ortom has tested […]
Morata’s Brace Helps Atletico Stretch La Liga Unbeaten Run To 12 Games
Atletico Madrid’s Spanish forward Alvaro Morata (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring a second goal during the Spanish League football match between Atletico Madrid and Mallorca at the Wanda Metropolitan stadium in […]
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 454 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Rise To 27,564
Nigeria has recorded 454 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 27,564 The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on Friday. […]
Hushpuppi Makes First Appearance In Court After Arrest
The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that on Friday in Chicago, Nigerian cybercrime defendant Raymond Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, made his first court appearance. The United States Department of Justice […]
Court Transfers Evans’ Trial To Office Of Public Defender
This file photo shows Evans after he was arrested in 2017. There’s a new twist to the ongoing trial of kidnap Kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans as an Ikeja […]
NYSC Issues New Certificate To Obaseki
File Photo of Governor Godwin Obaseki The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a new certificate to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State following an official request by him. The […]
Hundreds Protest In Sudan Over Insecurity
Sudanese demonstrators gesture as they chant during a protest on Sixty street in the east of the capital Khartoum, on June 30, 2020. ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP Hundreds of Sudanese held […]
NAF Takes Delivery Of Reactivated Aircraft To Boost Insurgency War
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of another reactivated aircraft – ATR-42 (NAF 930). NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a […]
Ogun Govt Extends Ease Of Lockdown By Two Weeks
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Government has extended the ease of COVID-19 lockdown in the state by two weeks. According to the government, guidelines will continue to be […]
IGP Orders Redeployment Of 10 AIGs, CPs
A file photo of Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, at a meeting with the President in Abuja on May 14, 2020. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the […]
Muslims Begin Special National Prayers Against Coronavirus In Abuja
Islamic faithful on Friday, gathered to offer special prayers at the National Mosque in Abuja. Photos: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels Television June 3, 2020. The battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria took […]
China Appoints ‘Tough’ Official To Head New Security Agency In Hong Kong
This file photo taken on December 20, 2011 shows Zheng Yanxiong, then-Communist Party Secretary of Shanwei prefecture, speaking on television as villagers watch the broadcast in Wukan, Guangdong province. MARK RALSTON / […]
Churches, Mosques, Event Centres In Lagos Remain Closed, Says Sanwo-Olu
A file photo of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Photo: Twitter-@jidesanwoolu. The Lagos State government has insisted that there is no definite time yet for the reopening of churches, mosques, and […]
Wike Threatens To Sanction Erring Contractors In Rivers
A file photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has threatened to sanction erring contractors handling projects in the state. Wike said it is unacceptable for […]
WHO Urges Countries To ‘Wake Up’ And Halt COVID-19
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, on […]
Police Arrest 121 Persons For Violating Face Mask Order In Akwa Ibom
A file photo of a police van. The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested 121 people for violating the government’s directive on compulsory use of face mask in public places […]
Edo Discharges 80 More Recovered COVID-19 Patients
A file photo of a health worker writing on a paper. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun. Eighty more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been successfully treated and discharged from the treatment centres […]
What We Are Doing To Rescue Over 30 Kidnapped Persons – Nasarawa Govt
A file photo of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule. The Nasarawa State government says it is collaborating with the security agencies to secure the release of over 30 people kidnapped in […]
Lagos Govt Registers Seven Private Labs For COVID-19 Testing
A file photo of Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Lagos State Government has approved seven private laboratories as COVID-19 testing centres. Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Friday during a […]
Putin Mocks Rainbow Flag Outside US Embassy
FILES) Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked a rainbow LGBT pride flag hung from the US embassy in Moscow, suggesting it reflected on the orientation of […]
COVID-19: It Is Unsafe To Reopen Schools In Akwa Ibom – Governor Emmanuel
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel says it is unsafe to reopen schools in the state in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Emmanuel disclosed […]
Sanwo-Olu Announces Date For Partial Reopening Of Schools
A file photo of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Photo: Twitter-@jidesanwoolu Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced August 3 as the new date for the partial resumption of schools in […]
COVID-19: Bayelsa Govt Increases Screening Of Persons At Borders
(FILE PHOTO) Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri. The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has directed the COVID-19 Task Force to intensify screening of persons at all entry points into the state. […]
Buhari Could Have Dealt With Wike And Fayose But He Let Them Be – Adesina
A file photo of Mr Femi Adesina. Mr Femi Adesina says President Muhammadu Buhari refused to move against Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose […]
Canada Suspends Extradition With Hong Kong To Protest China’s New Security Law
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily coronavirus, COVID-19 briefing at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario,/ AFP Canada on Friday suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong to protest […]
France Returns Skulls Of Algerians Who Fought Colonisation
File: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. AFP. Algeria on Friday received the skulls of 24 resistance fighters decapitated during colonial France’s conquest of the North African country that had been […]
Burna Boy Drops ‘Wonderful’ New Video
Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2020 in London on February 18, 2020. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) The African […]
Fired-Up Buffon Set To Overtake Maldini As Juve Eye Nine In A Row
FILES) In this file photo taken on April 11, 2018 Juventus’ Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon gives the thumb up during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between Real Madrid […]
Buhari Pays Tributes To Late Ooni Aderemi 40 Years After
A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari. Photo: Twitter-@FMICNigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has paid glowing tributes to the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, 40th years after his death. Aderemi, […]
Monkeys Infected With COVID-19 Develop Short-Term Immunity – Study
Monkeys infected with COVID-19 were protected from reinfection for up to 28 days, this is according to a Chinese study./ AFP Test monkeys infected with the novel coronavirus responsible for the […]
Aid Group Says Five Nigerian Workers Abducted By ISWAP
Five humanitarian workers have been abducted by Islamist insurgents in the restive northeastern region, aid group Action Against Hunger said. The Paris-based organisation said in a statement Tuesday that one of […]
PHOTOS: Amosun Visits Late Ajimobi’s Wife, Family
Amosun Visits Late Ajimobi’s Wife, Family Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Friday visited the wife of late Senator Ajimobi, Florence Ajimobi. Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who was the former Governor of Oyo State, […]
Mary Robinson To Lead Probe Into African Development Bank Chief
Ireland’s former president Mary Robinson will lead a panel to investigate the leader of the African Development Bank (AfDB), accused by whistleblowers of corruption, the bank said. Akinwumi Adesina, 60, a […]
Pirates Kidnap Nine Nigerians On Norwegian Oil Ship
Pirates attacked a Norwegian vessel off the coast of Nigeria on Thursday and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals onboard, the ship’s Norwegian owner BW Offshore said. The Sendje Berge, an offshore support […]
Mourinho Questions Tottenham’s Mental Strength After Sheffield Loss
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 19, 2018 Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho gestures from the touchline during the English FA Cup final football match between Chelsea and Manchester […]
