Year: 2020
NOUN bows to coronavirus, postpones convocation
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has announced the postponement of its 9th convocation ceremony slated for Saturday, March…
South American countries unite to combat coronavirus
Eight South American countries have agreed to a regional alliance ''PROSUR'' to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Turkey suspends all mass gatherings
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has suspended all mass gatherings including congregational prayers in mosques, cafes, cinemas, and sports…
Regina Daniels & Ned Nwoko can’t keep off each other
20-year-old Nollywood actress Regina Daniels and her billionaire husband Ned Nwoko is all loved up in photos shared by the…
China’ s Wuhan introduces compulsory 14-day quarantine for returnees
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first began in late December, said it will require all overseas…
Massive jailbreaks in Brazil ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, the day before their day-release privileges were due to…
2 Nigerians arrested in India, forced to do coronavirus tests
Two Nigerians, arrested at the weekend in India, for crossing illegally from Bangladesh, were kept in the isolation ward of…
Game of Thrones actor tests positive for Coronavirus
Norwegian actor and HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, Kristofer Hivju has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID19…
26 African countries have coronavirus cases: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said there are now Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 26…
US rolls out stringent measures to contain coronavirus
With 983 new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the United States began restricting citizens' movements Monday and…
Amazon to recruit 100,000 as coronavirus expands online orders
Amazon.com Inc said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge…
Abuja warns car wash businesses to stop using piped water
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has banned the use of piped water for car wash business, its spokesman, Mr Segun…
Nigerian woman from hell violates 2 year-old girl with finger
A middle-aged Nigerian woman, probably from hell has been remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCC), Benin for allegedly inserting…
Aregbesola decries plights of Nigerian Writers, as Ofeimun clocks 70
Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has decried the plights of Nigerian writers, urging all Nigerians to work out ways…
Woman remanded for inserting finger in 2-year-old’s vagina
A 43-year-old woman, identified as Esther Ehikioya, has been remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCC), by an Evbuoriaria Magistrate…
Bruno and United: A better love story than twilight
It is not so often you get to see a buzz at Old Trafford these days. Since the curtain fell…
Chude Jideonwo launches #WithChude on TVC
Nigerian lawyer, journalist, media entrepreneur, and founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo, returns to mainstream media with the launch of…
Ex-Ekiti governor Segun Oni dumps APC
Chief Segun Oni, a former governor of Ekiti and also former National Deputy Chairman of APC, on Monday confirmed that…
Ighalo shortlisted for maiden award
Ex- Super Eagle Odion Ighalo has been nominated for English giants, Manchester United's Player of the Month award for March.
Oshiomhole chairs NWC of APC tomorrow
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress will on Tuesday chair a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC)…
Gbenro Ajibade flaunts curvy girlfriend (video)
Nigerian actor, producer, and model, Gbenro Ajibade is showing off his curvy new lover on social media. The presenter whose…
Ekiti traditional council crisis: Ooni meets Fayemi
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Monday mediated in the crisis rocking the Ekiti State Council of…
Video: Hilda Dokubo wants Elisha Abbo’s appointment terminated
Movie star Hilda Dokubo has called out Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo from Adamawa state, who was caught in a viral…
Polytechnic students want HND/B.Sc dichotomy removed
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPOS) has urged the Federal Government to fast track implementation of white paper recommendations…
COVID-19: NCDC calls for cancellation of mass gatherings
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says mass gatherings can amplify the spread of infectious diseases including Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
Kaduna: Primary school teachers protest non payment of salary
No fewer than 82 primary school teachers from Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday protested the non-payment…
How we begged Obasa to buy us SUVs – Lagos lawmakers
Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday dispelled claims in some quarters that the purchase of official…
FUOYE to begin post graduate programmes in Magt. Science
The Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), on Monday said that Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Doctoral degree programmes in…
I’m hopelessly romantic about love – Haitian author, Merus
Haitian author, Francoise Merus who owns a social media platform called “BlackLovePage.com,” a cultural website celebrating black excellence and black…
Lagos Guber aspirant, Babatunde Gbadamosi rejoins PDP
The Lagos State Action Democratic Party(ADP) governorship candidate in 2019 election, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, has rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party…