Year: 2020
Premier league must be completed – Hodgson
Roy Hodgson, Crystal Palace’s manager has said that the Premier League season must be played to a finish after coronavirus…
Agege attacks: NBA writes Commissioner for Justice
Mr. Bayo Akinlade, Chairman of Ikorodu Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has written the Commissioner for Justice to…
Seyi Shay releases ‘All I Ever Wanted’ video featuring King Promise
Nigerian songwriter and singer Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, popularly known as Seyi Shay, drops a new video dubbed for “All I…
Coronavirus: NUJ commends health workers
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended medical doctors, nurses and other health workers for their efforts in managing…
Nigeria pegs oil output at 1.412m barrels a day: Sylva
Nigeria is set to peg its daily oil output at 1.412 Million barrels per day from the average 1.87mbd, petroleum…
Citizens lament robbery attacks in Agege, other Lagos suburbs (videos)
Residents of Egbeda, Iyana Ipaja, Ogba and Agege areas of Lagos have lamented the robbery attacks by some hoodlums during…
Gov. Umahi orders arrest of monarchs
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Sunday, ordered the arrest of the traditional rulers of Umuogodoakpu-Ngbo and Ohankwu communities…
Lockdown violators get unforgettable schoolboy punishment
Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town were handed an unforgettable schoolboy-like punishment on Sunday by…
South Korea sets up coronavirus vaccine task force
South Korea will set up this week a coronavirus treatment and vaccine task force made up of government-civilian members. President…
Chioma’s best friend, Kiku reacts to testing positive for Coronavirus
Singer Davido's fiancee, Chioma's bestie, Kiku has reacted to the claims that she also tested positive for the dreaded Coronavirus.
Coronavirus cases spike in China
China reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks on Monday, as the country tries to…
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde laments death of cousin in UK
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has sadly announced the death of her cousin in the United Kingdom, though not from coronavirus.
Malaysian scientists build Medibot for COVID-19 patients
Malaysian scientists have created a barrel-shaped robot on wheels, called Medibot to deal with COVID-19 patients. The robot will make…
Coronavirus overwhelms Ecuador, police pick 800 bodies
Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country's…
What will happen to poor if lockdown continues – PRP
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has warned the government against pushing the poor to the wall by the indefinite extension…
You can’t go: Erdogan blocks Suleyman Solyu’s resignation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Interior Minister Suleyman Solyu’s resignation in the wake of a a much-criticised weekend…
Insight: What those dying of COVID-19 have in common
A team of researchers from eight institutions in China and the U.S. has offered a fresh insight into why 85…
Provide palliatives to ease people’s sufferings – Gyang urges
Senator representing Plateau North at the National Assembly, Istifanus Gyang has urged governments at all levels to provide palliatives to…
Babba-Kaita feeds Daura poor
Sen Ahmed Babba-Kaita has donated assorted food items to residents of Daura in Katsina State, as part of measures to…
Nigeria reduces oil production after OPEC+ deal: Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has indicated Nigeria would be reducing oil production by more than…
WHO probes discharged COVID-19 patients testing positive
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially…
Kia Motors set to shut Korean plants over virus
Kia Motors told its labour union in South Korea that it wants to suspend operations at three of its factories…
Racism in China: African ambassadors lodge formal complaint
African ambassadors in China have written to the Chinese foreign minister over what they call discrimination against Africans, especially in…
Oil producers agree record 9.7m barrels output cut
Top oil-producers agreed Sunday on "historic" output cuts in a bid to boost plummeting oil prices due to the new…
Drogba offers hospital for coronavirus fight
Didier Drogba has offered his Laurent Pokou hospital to the fight against coronavirus in his country. Four persons have died…
Abia resumes Coronavirus lockdown after Easter celebration
The two-week lockdown introduced as part of government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 into Abia resumed on Sunday…
Ramaphosa gives Okonjo-Iweala another job, as AU Special envoy
The Chairperson of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and three other Africans as AU…
The 15 coronavirus spared countries , 2 are in Africa
The coronavirus has affected 210 countries, territories around the world and several cruise ships. But 15 countries, including two in…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus toll climbs to 323, with five new cases
Nigeria's Coronavirus cases have reached 323 after five new cases were confirmed on Sunday, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control,…
Coronavirus lockdown: 150 robbers, cultists arrested in Ogun
The Police in Ogun State said they have arrested 150 suspected robbers and cultists involved in series of robberies in…