Year: 2020
Kenya’s COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has intensified measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country after number of confirmed…
Mali opposition insists President Keita must go
Mali’s opposition on Sunday rejected concessions by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita aimed at resolving an escalating political crisis that has…
Nigeria set to review Air Agreements with UK, others after Air Peace snub
The Federal Government said it will review its air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment…
Elvis Presley’s grandson Benjamin Keough dies in apparent suicide
Benjamin Keough, Elvis Presley's grandson and Lisa Marie Presley's son, has died in an apparent suicide.
Soyinka the gadfly, man of many parts: Birthday tributes pour
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate and literary icon, is 86 years old today. Tributes are pouring in for the…
South Africa slams curfew in new COVID-19 measure
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new round of COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday in response to the country’s rising…
Lagos, Ebonyi lead, as Nigeria records 571 COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria, on Sunday recorded 571 new cases of Coronavirus and 16 deaths, with Lagos and Ebonyi taking…
Wrongful overtaking claims 5 lives in Enugu
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that no fewer than five persons lost their lives in a fatal…
Man arrested for inflicting injuries on 10-year-old boy with hot knife
A 24-year-old man, Badmus Folarin has been arrested by men of Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command for inflicting deep injuries…
Gov Udom Emmanuel renews Ini Edo’s appointment
I look forward to great accomplishments and milestones in this new era. God bless Gov Udom Emmanuel. God bless the…
Two notorious Lagos traffic robbers arrested
Two robbery suspects in the habit of attacking motorists held in traffic and collecting their belongings in some parts of…
Mourinho speaks on Tottenham finishing above Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, said he is unbothered about his side finishing above Arsenal this season.
End of the road for Biola Ebila, Ibadan’s most wanted criminal
The leader of the “One million boys” gang and most wanted Ibadan criminal, Biola Ebila, has been killed, in what…
Nigerian Army raises alarm over fake recruitment advert
The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public to ignore an advert purportedly seeking to enlist young Nigerians…
LASPPPA charges developers on obtaining Planning Permit
The General Manager, Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA, Olufunmilayo Osifuye has charged owners/developers of properties in the state…
12-year-old boy arrested over racist messages sent to Wilfried Zaha
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to the sickening racist messages sent to Crystal Palace and Ivorian winger,…
Laurie Idahosa advises Jada, says marriage not for entanglements
Pastor Laurie Idahosa has stated that marriage is not meant to be the place for “entanglements.”
How National Theatre restoration will create 10,000 jobs – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Sunday said the planned restoration and upgrade of the iconic National…
WHO reports new single day record of coronavirus infections
The World Health Organisation reported a new single day global record of 230,370 cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday.
Okei-Odumakin felicitates with Soyinka at 86
As Prof. Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright, poet and a Nobel Laureate turns 86 on Monday, a rights campaigner and…
Leader of One Million Boys gang, Ebila, killed
The leader of the “One million boys” gang and most wanted Ibadan criminal, Biola Ebila, has been killed by the…
JUST IN: 9 foreign nationals, 47 Nigerians survive Coronavirus in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday disclosed that 56 Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the state’s isolation centres.
Ex-NDDC MD: Akpabio asked me to tamper with account, take oath
Joy Nunieh, former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has made damning accusations against Godswill Akpabio,…
Let the students sit for WASSCE, PTA urges Federal Government
The Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Federal Government owned Queens College in Lagos, on Sunday urged government to allow students…
Tottenham beat Arsenal 2 – 1
Tottenham Hotspur football club on Sunday moved above in the Premier League table after securing two goals against Arsenal.
Aides of Kwara deputy governor hospitalised for COVID-19
Some aides of Kwara Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi have tested positive for coronavirus and hospitalised.
Lewis Hamilton comfortably wins Styrian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton is just six wins away from matching Michael Schumacher's Formula One record, after clinching the Styrian Grand Prix…
Military airstrikes neutralise scores of bandits in Zamfara Forest
The Defence Headquarters said the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has eliminated scores of bandits in an air attack…
Jorge Masvidal apologizes after losing UFC fight
American mixed martial artist, Jorge Masvidal has reacted to losing welterweight fight to Kamaru Usman on Sunday in UFC 251.
Lagos shuts 33 social clubs for violating COVID-19 regulations
The Lagos State Safety Commission has shutdown 33 social club facilities across the State.