Year: 2020
Leeds United great, Norman Hunter dies of Coronavirus
Norman Hunter, Leeds United great has died of Coronavirus at the 76.
I am not an ambassador to NCDC – Toyin Abraham
Reports making the rounds suggested that Toyin Abraham has replaced Funke Akindele Bello as NCDC ambassador because the later flouted…
Bayelsa CJ pardons 5 inmates, grants 3 bail
The Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Justice Kate Abiri, has ordered the release of five inmates and granted bail to…
Ogun gets new Football Club, as Olumo United FC launched in grand style
The ancient city of Abeokuta in Ogun State, Nigeria is set to receive a newly formed football club by the…
Coronavirus: Corporate bodies laud Uzodinma, make donations
Doors of good tidings have continued to open for Imo State as corporate bodies and other good-spirited groups keep responding…
World’s biggest trial of Coronavirus drugs begins in UK
The world’s biggest trial of drugs to treat Coronavirus patients has begun in the United Kingdom at unprecedented speed, and…
Coronavirus patient attempts to escape from Kaduna isolation centre
A Coronavirus patient who attempted to escape from an isolation centre in Kaduna State has been arrested and taken back.
Shehu Sani reveals those to be arrested for violating lockdown
Former Senator, Shehu Sani has revealed people who should be arrested for violating the lockdown order of President Muhammadu Buhari…
Dickson Etuhu banned from football over match-fixing
Nigeria's ex-international, Dickson Etuhu has been banned from football in Sweden for five years over match-fixing.
Police urge Kano residents to comply with lockdown order
The Kano State Police Command has urged residents in the state to adhere strictly to the lockdown order to contain…
Ex-Kano Attorney-General, Umar is dead
Former Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Aliyu Umar, SAN is dead.
Saudi Arabia battles coronavirus with enviable war chest
Saudi Arabia’s has thrown its enviable war chest against coronavirus, the kingdom's Finance and Economy Minister Muhammad al-Jadaan said.
Bandits abduct three nursing mothers in Kaduna
Bandits have kidnapped three nursing mothers in Karaukarau village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Don’t marry men without jobs, Adeboye warns women
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has warned women not to marry men who have no…
COVID-19: Redefining the Future of Work
Before now, Human Capital experts have warned of imminent changes to the work environment. They projected a revolution in the way, manner…
Katsina locks down Dustin-ma LGA, suspends Friday prayers
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has directed the lockdown of Dutsin-ma Local Government Area with effect from 7:00a.m. on…
Looking up in lockdown season
As the Covid-19 pandemic remains unrelenting, a large swathe of the country is under lockdown, some proclaimed by Federal Government,…
Troops recover 14 AK47 rifles, 10,000 ammunition from Zamfara bandits
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has received 14 AK-47 rifles and 10,000 live ammunition recovered from bandits by troops of…
Coronavirus: Health minister sacked over stay-at-home measure
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sacked his health minister after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus.
Coronavirus slip out of Wuhan lab? China under pressure to confirm
Western nations are mounting pressure on China to admit that the deadly coronavirus that has paralysed the world slipped out…
Video: Omoni Oboli sends message to those being abused
Movie director, mum of 3 and actress Omoni Oboli takes the funny part off Tik Tok and uses the app…
Aruna Quadri drops in ITTF ranking
Nigeria’s table tennis star Aruna Quadri has dropped in the April 2020 International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF ranking released on…
Photos: Weapons of war seized from Zamfara bandits
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has received 14 AK47 rifles and 10,000 bullets recovered from bandits by troops of Operation…
Victoria Inyama sends condolence message to Mercy Aigbe
Nollywood actress Victoria Inyama has sent her condolence message to colleague Mercy Aigbe who recently lost her sister.
Coronavirus: Plateau grants amnesty to 63 inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service said that 63 inmates in Plateau have been granted amnesty by the state government.
Coronavirus: Oyo discharges one, receives two more patients
Oyo State has discharged another Coronavirus patient, but received two more patients on Thursday.
No more Coronavirus in Enugu, as last patient discharged
There is no more Coronavirus case in Enugu as the last patient has been discharged barely 24 hours after the…
Lagos coronavirus cases jump to 251
Lagos remains coronavirus worst-stricken state as it reported another 19 cases on Thursday night out of 35 for the entire…
First photo of Funke Akindele after lockdown arrest
Funke Akindele Bello and husband Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC Skills were sentenced to two weeks of community service and…
Nigeria records 35 new cases of Coronavirus, total figures now 442
Nigeria has recorded 35 fresh cases of Coronavirus, with the total national figures now put at 442 cases.