Year: 2020
Torrential rains kill scores in Tanzania
Police authorities say no fewer than 11 people, including four from the same family, have been killed by torrential rains…
Katsina state relaxes lockdown order
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has given a directive for the relaxation of the lockdown order imposed across the…
Obama to U.S. graduates: It’s your generation’s world to shape
Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a nationally televised high school commencement speech Saturday night and challenged the graduates to…
Nigerian scammers file bogus jobless claims in U.S., millions of dollars stolen
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a vast fraud ring of suspected Nigerian hackers using bogus unemployment claims to steal…
Oyo records biggest Coronavirus infections in single day
Oyo State recorded 31 new Coronavirus infections on Saturday, its biggest in a single day since the pandemic broke out…
Mo Abudu calls Sky News to order over African hairstyle
TV Producer, Filmmaker and Media Entrepreneur Mo Abudu has called our attention to a derogatory publication by British news channel…
Nigeria hits 176 new cases of Coronavirus, total now 5,621
Nigeria has been hit with 176 fresh cases of the deadly Coronavirus, taking its overall total to 5,621 infections.
Obama hits Trump again on pandemic management
Former U.S. President Barack Obama indirectly criticised his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday, in a rare…
See family pictures of Anita Okoye & kids
Family will always be by you even when the world is falling to pieces. Anita Okoye is wishing everyone love…
Coronavirus: Italy looks to reopen borders next month
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte outlined a further loosening of movement restrictions on Saturday, including opening borders to travellers from…
Coronavirus origin: Biologists debunk China’s Wuhan animal market story
Hours after China admitted it destroyed coronavirus samples in some 'unauthorised labs', some specialist biologists have debunked claims that the…
Which actor is in this photo?
'Jenifa's Diary' producer, Funke Akindele Bello took to social media to post a very old picture of herself as a…
Coronavirus reportage: NGO trains journalists virtually
Breakthrough Action-Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Saturday trained 120 journalists across the country on reporting the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Coronavirus: Bayelsa discharges 2 patients, 1 active case left
Two coronavirus patients in Bayelsa were discharged on Saturday, Dr Inodu Apoku, the Co-Chairman, Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force, has said.
One dead as rival cult groups clash in Port Harcourt
At least one person was shot dead as rival cult clash leading to an uncontrollable mayhem unleashed on the residents…
Comedian Taaooma hits 1m on Instagram, watch how she marks it
Comedian Taaooma has hit one millions fans on Instagram and she celebrated it in style in a dance video also…
Everyone will not like you – Toyin Abraham
Nigerian actress, filmmaker, director and producer Toyin Abraham shares inspirational quote with her 4.8m followers, urging them to become their…
Ogun insures health workers, partners FG to feed over 60,000 children
Ogun State Government says it has enrolled over 8, 000 health workers for life insurance to further motivate the frontline…
67 convicted, 33 fined for violating lockdown order in Ogun
The Ogun Mobile Magistrate Court on Saturday convicted 67 people and order them to engage in community service for four…
Video: Watch Mike & Perri’s gender reveal party
Reality TV star and former Big Brother Naija housemate Mike Edwards joins his retired British track and field athlete wife…
COVID-19: Keystone Bank launches online platform to empower SMEs
Keystone Bank Limited has launched an online platform to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to manage…
Coronavirus: Akwa Ibom governor commends ExxonMobil’s donations
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commended ExxonMobil for donating equipment and items worth millions of naira to curb…
Nasarawa Assembly members test negative for coronavirus
All the members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have tested negative for Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Chairman, House Committee…
Massive breakthrough in Jigawa: 55 Coronavirus patients discharged
The Jigawa State Government has announced the discharge of 55 Coronavirus patients who tested negative twice for the virus.
3 curfew violators sentenced to community service in Edo
Three persons who violated the curfew imposed by Edo state government over the coronavirus disease have been sentenced to community…
Woman docked for stealing phone
A 27-year-old woman, Blessing Chuks, was on Friday arraigned before an Ogbeson Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for…
Thousands protest Germany’s coronavirus policies
Thousands of people across Germany demonstrated against coronavirus-related restrictions on Saturday, in some cases with far more participants showing up…
Uzodimma to reposition Imo varsity
The Imo Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, on Saturday announced his administration's plan to reposition the Imo State University (IMSU) for…
Coronavirus: Saudi’s cases top 50,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia topped 50,000 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.
Shizzi features Davido & Wale on ‘Won Le Ba’
Nigerian record producer and songwriter, Oluwaseyi Akerele aka Shizzi has a new single dubbled “Won Le Ba” featuring 'A Good…