Year: 2020
Fact Check: Did Chinese coronavirus whistleblower recommend African lemon grass tea as cure?
Is African Lemon grass a cure for COVID-19? A post on WhatsApp and shared by many made the claim recently
Deadly Coronavirus snuffs out two lives in Osun
Osun State has recorded its first two Coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, Governor Gboyega Oyetola said on Sunday.
Coronavirus strikes 17 police officers dead
The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed 17 police officers, after they were infected while enforcing the nation's lockdown.
Buhari mourns Adamu’s 106-year-old dead mother
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu over the transition of his mother, Hajiya Fatima…
Lockdown: 39 strippers arrested in Lagos
The police in Lagos have arrested 39 suspected strippers at a hotel in Idimu during Coronavirus lockdown.
620 lockdown violators arrested in Lagos, charged to Court
The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 520 violators of Coronavirus lockdown in the state.
Prominent Professor Maikaba dies in Kano
Prof. Balarabe Maikaba, a prominent scholar and former Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), is…
Italy to reopen businesses amid coronavirus pandemic
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that some business, especially in the manufacturing and construction sector, will resume from…
Lockdown: Imam, 207 others arrested in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 288 violators of the lockdown directive by the Federal Government in the last…
Palliative: Kwara receives 1,800 bags of rice from FG
Kwara State Government has received 1,800 bags of 50kg rice and 700 pieces of 25 liters of vegetable oil as…
COVID-19: FMC gives update on Imo’s index case
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, in Imo said the first index case of COVID-19 is currently receiving treatment at…
Emulate Sanwo-Olu, Kano residents tell Ganduje as more deaths occur
Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit…
Malaria in pregnancy can cause miscarriages, stillbirths – Expert
A medical expert, Dr Chinonso Egemba, says Malaria can cause pregnant women to have miscarriages, children with low birth weights,…
COVID-19: Africa records 9,106 recoveries
As the world battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Africa has recorded 9,106 COVID-19 recoveries from its 30,329 confirmed cases in…
COVID-19: Another batch of Nigerians arrive Seme border
Another batch of 13 Nigerian returnees from the Togo Republic has arrived at Seme Border Post in Lagos State in…
Nigeria’s Appeal Court sets up special panels for time-bound cases
The Nigerian Court of Appeal has set up special panels with mandates to preside over time-bound matters during the period…
Ogun TRACE reports 1 dead, 3 injured in highway accident
Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Sunday reported that one person died while three others sustained various degrees…
French PM Philippe to present lockdown exit plan soon
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced that he will present the government’s post-lockdown plan to the National Assembly on…
SDG trains Yobe youths on automobile repairs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) office in Yobe state said it has sponsored 50 youths for training as auto mechanics…
Saudi Arabia partially lifts coronavirus curfew
Businesses in Saudi Arabia to re-open as the government has begun to loosen its nationwide curfew.
Fani-Kayode urges NCDC step up testing for coronavirus
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the recent alarming death rate in Kano and the under-effectiveness of the…
Pathetic: Susan Idoko-Okpe framed for COVID-19 in Benue
Here is the story of why Benue has not recorded any other coronavirus case, one month after it named Susan…
COVID-19: Suspected killer of Fasoranti’s daughter tests positive
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Sunday morning disclosed that one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs. Funke…
Gunmen storm Islamic cleric’s house, kidnap his twins children
Sheikh Taofeeq Akewugbagold, an Islamic cleric in Oyo State, said his twins have been kidnapped.
Nollywood actress donates foods to Muslims in Oyo
Renowned Nollywood star and politician, Hon. Funke Adesiyan has commenced the distribution of food items to Muslims in Ibadan South…
Tiwa Savage lists lessons learnt from COVID-19
Award-winning singer, Tiwa Savage has listed the lessons learned from the horrors of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.
Wande Coal to remake Davido’s song, ‘D&G’
Nigerian singer, Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe popularly known as Wande Coal has promised to remake ‘D&G,’ one of the songs off…
BBNaija’s Cee-C speaks on having negative thoughts
2018 Big Brother Naija housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora also known as Cee-C, has disclosed she has been having negative thoughts lately.
“Don’t cry, no one cares” – Yemi Alade tells fans
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has dished out some words of advice for her fans on her social media.
Northern Governors mourn death of minister’s mother
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has commiserated with the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu over the death of his…