Year: 2020
Coronavirus: Iyana Ipaja business owners comply with lockdown order
Business owners in Iyana Ipaja in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday complied with the lockdown order…
Restriction order backed by extant laws – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says questioning the legality of the presidential order restricting movements in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun…
Lagos Lockdown: Day 1 in pictures
Lagos, Africa’s biggest city and business hub of Nigeria has initiated a total lockdown, with the restriction of all movement…
Coronavirus: NOA intensifies awareness campaign in Gombe
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Gombe State says it has intensified efforts to raise the residents’ awareness of preventive…
Police arrest armed robbery suspects in Niger
The Police Command in Niger has arrested one suspect in connection with armed robbery in Magama Local Government Area (LGA)…
WHO shocker: Masks can cause infection, not coronavirus proof
The World Health Organisation, WHO has dropped a shocker to people wearing masks as protection against coronavirus. It said masks…
Teenager drowns while bathing
A teen, Auwal Umar, has drowned while bathing in a pond at Madobi road by Challawa in Kumbotso Local Government…
Xherdan world’s ugliest cat ever
Xherdan is surely the scariest, ugliest cat ever seen in the world. It lives in the Swiss town of Ruti,…
Omoni Oboli celebrates son’s birthday
Nigerian filmmaker, actress, scriptwriter and director, Omoni Oboli celebrates her son Chizi Oboli, as he adds a new age.
Banditry: NEMA distributes relief materials to victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday distributed millions of Naira worth of relief materials to victims of armed…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu reveals biggest wish for Makinde, El-Rufai, Mohammed
Lagos State Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu has revealed his biggest wish for three governors struck down by the deadly Coronavirus disease.
Nigeria records 4 new Coronavirus cases in Osun, Ogun
Nigeria has recorded four new coronavirus cases in Osun and Ogun States, bringing the total national figure to 135 cases.
Coronavirus: Fani-Kayode reacts to US, France, evacuating citizens from Nigeria
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to US, Germany, France and Israel evacuating their citizens from Nigeria as a result of…
Disney boss donates entire salary to fight Coronavirus pandemic
Disney's Executive Chairman Bob Iger has announced that he would forgo his entire salary during the time of the coronavirus…
Buhari’s lockdown order delayed in Ogun: Gov. Abiodun explains
Governor Dapo Abiodun has explained why Ogun delayed the lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari till Friday 3 April. The…
Seyi Makinde: Goodwill messages pour in after coronavirus disclosure
More messages of goodwill poured in for Oyo governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday, following his disclosure that he has contracted…
Coronavirus: Permanent Secretaries donate cleaning items
An association of Nigerian Permanent Secretaries donated some essential toiletries in an effort to assist the Federal Government's fight against…
South Korea commences school year amid coronavirus outbreak
Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun of South Korea said on Tuesday that the country will begin the new school year with…
Jose Maria Marin ex-Brazil football chief freed from U.S. jail
Jose Maria Marin, the 87-year-old former Brazilian Football Confederation president has been released from U.S. jail
Forest fire kills 18 firefighters in China
A forest fire in southwest China has killed 18 firefighters and one other person.
2 Kaduna Imams docked for defying large gathering rule
Two imams arrested last week in Kaduna have been docked before a chief magistrate for breaching the ban on large…
First heatwave recorded in Antarctica
Antarctica has experienced its first heatwave with scientists expressing fears about the long-term damage to animals, plants and ecosystems.
No Coronavirus in Ondo – Commissioner
Ondo State government has said there is no confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state after 12 individuals were tested…
Coronavirus: Regina Daniels’ mother cries, begs God to intervene
Regina Daniels’ mother, and actress, Rita Daniels has cried to God to intervene and deliver the world from the deadly…
Eminem reveals his greatest accomplishment
One of the world's greatest rappers, and record producer, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also known Eminem, has revealed that raising…
Lionel Messi blasts Barcelona board, agrees 70% paycut
Lionel Messi on Monday took a swipe at the Barcelona board led by president Josep Maria Bartomeu as he confirmed…
Coronavirus: Ajimobi wishes Seyi Makinde quick recovery
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the immediate-past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi…
American teaches pitbull dog how to drive
Policemen in the U.S. State of Washington were dumbfounded on Sunday when they pursued a car for hit-and-run offence only…
Oyo coronavirus index case now negative, goes home
Oyo state coronavirus index case tested negative on Monday and has been released from isolation centre. The patient’s release followed…
Coronavirus: 2019/20 season should be voided – Ferdinand
Former Manchester United center-back, Rio Ferdinand asks for the season to be scrapped except an immediate fix can be found…