Year: 2020
Appeal Court keeps Ifeanyi Ubah in suspense
Will Ifeanyi Ubah retain his senate seat or not? The Court of Appeal in Abuja has put the Anambra senator…
How Satan dethroned Sanusi – Abdulsalami
Nigeria's ex-head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has said that Muhammadu Sanusi II got dethroned as the Emir of Kano…
Coronavirus: Why Nigeria has not slammed travel restrictions
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday that Nigeria had not placed travel restrictions or ban following the…
Republicans oppose Democrats’ coronavirus bill
The top Republican in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Thursday, said the Democrats’ multi-billion-dollar aid package to respond…
COVID-19 not as deadly as SARS, MERS – Expert
A Clinical Virologist, Dr Adeola Fowotade, says that COVID-19’s death rate is not as high as similar outbreaks like the…
Herdsman docked for theft
A 20-year-old herdsman, Umar Amodu, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of two…
School Cert. no more minimum qualification for president, governors – Senate
Nigeria's Senate on Thursday approved Higher National Diploma, HND, and its equivalent as the minimum qualification for anyone aspiring for…
Court remands 3 for gang-raping teenager
A Magistrates’ Court in the north central Nigerian town of Ilorin Thursday remanded three men accused of gang-raping a 13-year-old…
Monkeys clash in tribal warfare in Thai city
Thai media reported on Thursday that thousands of monkeys from three separate tribes commenced on an all-out war in the…
COVID-19: NYSC provides hand sanitisers at orientation camps
Mr David Markson, Taraba Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said the scheme has provided hand sanitisers and sensitisation…
China predicts end of coronavirus outbreak
China has predicted that the coronavirus epidemic could be over by June if other countries practised stringent containment measures as…
Plateau NLC urges women to shun sentiments, unite
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Plateau Council, has urged Nigerian women to shun sentiments and unite in order to achieve…
Court orders police to pay N50m damages over suspect’s death
A Plateau State High Court on Thursday ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to pay N50 million in damages to…
PEBEC 2020 Awards: Osinbajo urges stakeholders to redouble efforts
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged stakeholders in the public and private sectors to redouble their efforts in reforming the…
Coronavirus: Sri Lanka closes schools
The Sri Lankan Government on Thursday brought forward the school holidays and shut all schools with immediate effect as a…
Coronavirus: South Korea, China to hold cooperation talks
South Korea and China will hold a video conference this week on possible cooperation to fight the new coronavirus, Seoul’s…
Tokyo Olympic officials fret over coronavirus pandemic declaration
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike expressed concerns over the fate of 2020 Olympics after the World Health Organisation declared the novel…
Liz Benson, the ever adorable Nollywood veteran: A Profile
Veteran Nollywood actress Elizabeth Benson popularly known as "Liz Benson" has been a sight to behold right from childhood.
Nollywood actress denies dating Lateef Adedimeji
Nollywood actress, Adebimpe Oyebade has denied having an affair or fling with her colleague, Lateef Adedimeji because he is not…
Lagos woman docked for assaulting son
A 27-year-old trader, Balikisu Musa, was arraigned before Ikeja Magistrates Court on Thursday for allegedly beating up her 12-year-old son…
Cristiano Ronaldo in quarantine as teammate tests positive
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly in quarantine in his Madeira, Portugal home after his Juventus team-mate Daniele Rugani tested positive for…
Rivers to host 2020 AFRIMA
Rivers has been chosen as the state to host the 2020 AFRIMA ceremony, Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy…
Late Chima’s family sues police for N10bn
Family of late Chima Ikwunado, an auto-mechanic allegedly tortured to death by officers of E-crack Squad in Mile One Police…
Where is Nollywood’s Hanks Anuku?
Dubbed as Nollywood's 'baddest boy', Hanks Anuku is famous for his roles as the chief gangster of Nollywood.
Scholar claiming coronavirus was “Allah’s punishment” tests positive
Prominent Iraqi Shia scholar, Hadi Al-Modarresi has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, as the epidemic continued to spread faster…
Generator bill: Fani-Kayode blasts senator
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed Senator Bima Enagi who is sponsoring the bill for the ban of Generators…
Lawan seeks UN’s assistance to repatriate looted funds
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sought the assistance of the United Nations on the repatriation of looted funds…
Coronavirus threatens Anthony Joshua’s clash with Kubrat Pulev
World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua's long-awaited homecoming to the United Kingdom may be scrapped due to the fears of the…
What the falling oil price means for Nigeria – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday said the global falling price of crude oil should be a challenge for Nigeria…
Coronavirus: 4 kids, teacher from US all clear in Lagos
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has cleared the family of four children and their teacher who came in from…