Year: 2020
Sokoto gets 3 Isolation centres; residents embark on prayers
Sokoto State government has provided three isolation centres and dispelled rumours over suspected case of COVID – 19 in the…
Mauritius reports first death from coronavirus
Mauritius has confirmed its first death from the coronavirus, while the number of confirmed cases has risen, a Health Ministry…
German coronavirus cases rise by 2,705
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by 2,705 within a day to reach 16,662, the Robert…
Watch Selebobo’s ‘Eliza’ video
Nigerian singer Selebobo a.k.a Mixx Monsta officially releases the captivating video for the recently released single dubbed “Eliza”, directed by…
Davido decries poor state of Osun roads
Davido recently visited his hometown Ede, in Osun state Nigeria and the Nigerian superstar didn't like the way the roads…
Updated: 4 ministers test positive for coronavirus
Four ministers in Burkina Faso have tested positive for coronavirus, as the country slammed a curfew and closed all land,…
Iran battling coronavirus urges Trump lift sanctions
Iranian officials have urged the United States to remove anti-Iran sanctions as the country is struggling amid the outbreak of…
Alpha Barry Burkina Faso foreign minister tests positive
Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Alpha Barry has tested positive for COVID-19, the fourth minister to be infected in the country
Ex-INEC boss Maurice Iwu leads Imo task force against coronavirus
Maurice Iwu, a former INEC chairman and professor of pharmacognosy is leading a task force team set up by the…
I hated God for abandoning me – BBNaija star
2019 Big Brother Naija former housemate, Diane Yashim, popularly called Diane Russet, has recounted how she once ‘hated God’ because…
MI lists top five Nigerian lyricists of all time
Award-winning Nigerian rapper Jude Abaga popularly known as MI or MI Abaga, has named his top five Nigerian lyricists of…
FUTA, BUK suspend lectures, order students to go home
Federal University of Technology, Akure(FUTA) and Bayero University Kano(BUK) have suspended lectures for one month and asked students to go…
American singer Kenny Rogers is dead
Famous American singer Kenny Rogers is dead. He was 81.His death was announced by the family early Saturday.
Congolese music legend, Mabele dies of Coronavirus
Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabele has died in Paris of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), his daughter, Liza Monet, announced on Friday.
Holidaying Lagos students asked to switch on radio, TV for tutorials
The Lagos State Government said it will teach holidaying students eight subjects, through the television and radio, after school activities…
Coronavirus: WHO chief sends message to world youths
The World Health Organisation, WHO has sent a warning to world youths that the raging coronavirus does not respect them…
NDLEA warns against illicit use of psychotropic
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Imo Command on Friday warned against the use of illicit and distribution of…
UNIABUJA suspends 24 students indefinitely
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has approved the suspension 24 students indefinitely for their alleged involvement…
Private sector urged to create wealth from expo prototypes
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, has urged the Organised Private Sector(OPS), to use the research results and…
Coronavirus: Kano sets up taskforce committee
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday inaugurated an action committee aimed at ensuring effective preparation against the dreaded…
3 suspected cable vandals arrested
Three suspects have been arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ebonyi Command for allegedly vandalised electrical…
Obaseki swears in new LG boss
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sworn-in Mr Peter Aguele as the new Chairman of Esan South East Local…
FCT aborts move to sack striking doctors
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has withdrawn its threat to sack striking medical doctors within the FCT if they failed…
BUK suspends lectures over Coronavirus
Bayero University Kano (BUK) has suspended lectures for one month, following a circular from the Federal Ministry of Education through…
Group decries increasing rate of drug abuse among youth
An Enugu-based group, Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) has expressed dismay at the rising wave of drug…
Makinde orders Oyo schools closed for coronavirus
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered closure of all schools in the state till after Easter celebration. Makinde…
Fashola orders vehicles parked at highway construction sites impounded
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Friday directed that all vehicles parked at construction sites of…
ICPC confirms arrest of SPIP boss, Obono-Obla
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) confirmed on Friday night the arrest of the suspended Chairman…
Coronavirus: Canada’s confirmed cases over 1000
Canada’s reported cases of the COVID-19 respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus passed more than 1,000 on Friday. Till date…
Naira devalued as CBN seeks exchange uniformity
The Central Bank of Nigeria may have devalued the Naira by as much as 15 per cent as it seeks…