Year: 2020
Foreign Minister Onyeama mourns Abba Kyari his best man
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has joined other Nigerians to mourn Mallam Abba Kyari, his best man and godfather…
El-Rufai’s son apologises for sexual innuendo
Bello El-Rufai, the son to Governor of Kaduna State, has apologized for the outrageous comment he sent to one of…
Popular show promoter loses friend to COVID-19
Show Promoter, Paul Okoye aka Paulo, on Friday announced that he lost a close friend to COVID-19 pandemic in the…
Germany, Japan’s coronavirus cases spike
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany and Japan have risen. In Germany, the cases increased by 3,609, taking the national total…
Prison Break’s actor dies at 64
Famous Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry, who appeared in two episodes of “The Office and Prison Break has died at the…
Niger govt. lifts suspension on Sunday church services
The Niger Government has ordered the lifting of the suspension on Sunday church services in the state from Sunday.
Ooni phones Abba Kyari’s wife, children
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described the death of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba…
Singapore reports record coronavirus cases
Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 942 more coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record in the city state
Atiku: May Allah forgive Abba Kyari’s sins
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar took to Twitter on Saturday to mourn the death of Mallam Abba Kyari.
Abba Kyari, most misunderstood personality – Presidency
The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Malam Bashir Ahmed, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff,…
Gov. Okowa condoles with Buhari, Abba Kyari’s family
Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday, condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff,…
Abba Kyari 11th COVID-19 death in Lagos
Mallam Abba Kyari's death was the 11th recorded in Lagos since the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a tweet by Lagos…
Abba Kyari: Femi Fani-Kayode tweets tribute to ‘a friend of 40 years’
Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode woke up Saturday to learn about Mallam Abba Kyari's death. Predictably, he took to Twitter…
Trump announces direct payments of $16 billion to U.S. farmers
President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced a 19-billion-dollar aid package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis.
COVID-19: India’s deaths reach 480, with 14,378 total cases
India’s Federal Health Ministry, on Saturday, said the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 480 and…
China reports 27 new coronavirus cases
China’s National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 17, up from 26 the day earlier, according…
COVID-19: Sudan’s confirmed cases reach 33
Sudanese government has reported one new COVID-19 case and one more death from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed…
U.S. coronavirus cases top 700,000, deaths above 37,000
U.S. coronavirus cases reached 710,021 early on Saturday after many states reported their figures. Deaths also soared to 37,158.
“I hope to be back at my desk soon”: Abba Kyari’s unfulfilled hope
Mallam Abba Kyari radiated great hope of overcoming COVID-19 when he announced his hospitalisation in Lagos on Sunday 30 March.
Mallam Abba Kyari: Keyamo, Melaye, Pantami, others react to his death
Many Nigerians reacted early this morning to the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the chief of staff to President Muhammadu…
Abba Kyari is dead
Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff is dead. He died of COVID-19. He was in his early 70s.
COVID-19: Oyakhilome Foundation supports Lagos Govt with food items
The InnerCity Mission for Children, a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International has donated food…
Alcohol v COVID-19: Nigerian doctor, WHO shatter myth
A Nigerian doctor, Akintunde Ogunfeyimi has warned against excessive intake of local gin and herbal concoctions, as shield against COVID-19.
COVID-19 suspect, Vincent Prosper, declared wanted
Abia Government, on Friday, declared one Vincent Prosper, suspected to have contracted Coronavirus, wanted.
Nollywood couple welcomes baby girl
Nollywood Actress, Yewande Adekoya, popularly known as “Kudi Klepto” took to her Instagram handle to announce the arrival of her…
Oluwo raped me first time we met – Ex Queen Chanel
Chanel Chin, the ex-queen to the controversial monarch, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has released some damming details about…
NCDC reports biggest jump in coronavirus cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported the biggest jump in coronavirus cases, as it escalated testing.
Coronavirus: Dangote leads as Nigeria’s private donations hit N25.8bn
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has so far realized about N25.8 billion to help fight the COVID-19…
South West governors dissolve Odu’a Investment board
Governors of the six South-West states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo have dissolved the board of Odu'a…
Gov Abiodun relaxes Buhari’s total lockdown on Ogun
The Ogun government has relaxed the total lockdown imposed on the state by President Muhammad Buhari. Gov Dapo Abiodun made…