Author: Michael Adesina
Coronavirus: Bangladesh rolls out $8.5bn bailout package
Bangladesh has announced an economic stimulus package worth over 8.5 billion dollars to cushion the shock of the global coronavirus…
COVID-19: Abiodun reacts as nine-year-old girl donates N950
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Saturday heaped praises on Oluwashikemi Ogunleye, a nine-year-old girl who donated N950 to the…
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria hit 224; 1 new death
Nigeria on Sunday confirmed ten new cases of the COVID-19 and one new death.
Russia confirms 658 new coronavirus cases
Russia, on Sunday, confirmed 658 new coronavirus infections.
Premier League players refuse to bail out ‘rich owners’
English football heads towards civil war as Premier League players are refusing to bail out their clubs.
Coronavirus: UK returnee conceals truth, dies at UITH
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH has reacted to reports that a coronavirus patient died in its custody on the…
Dubai enters lockdown to tackle coronavirus
Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah…
Tunisia deploys ‘RoboCop’ to enforce lockdown
Police in Tunisia have found a new and essentially modern way of ensuring citizens abide by the lockdown.
Coronavirus: Soldiers arrested for raping women during lockdown
Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women…
Lockdown: Nigerian parents overstretched
Some parents in Kano have expressed worry over stress associated with child control sequel to the lockdown order and school…
Buhari salutes celebrity Journalist, Mayor Akinpelu
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with renowned journalist and publisher, Mayowa Abiodun Akinpelu, popularly known as Mayor Akinpelu, on his…
Coronavirus: Ondo index case military personnel
The first victim of coronavirus in Ondo has been identified as military personnel returning from India.
Alert: Pipeline leakage in Lagos confirmed
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the development on Saturday.
COVID-19: Why Nigeria opened door to Chinese experts – DG NOA
Dr Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Saturday explained that the 18-man Chinese medical team was only coming…
NCDC makes mistake on COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced that it made a mistake in the figures published on…
Adeboye donates N20m to Osun government
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has made a donation of N20million…
One coronavirus patient missing – Osun Govt
Osun State government on Saturday declared only one coronavirus patient missing from its Ejigbo isolation center.
Enugu commissioner for health dies
Anthony Ugochukwu, Enugu State Commissioner for Health Professor, has been reportedly dead.
Coronavirus: Osun govt reacts to reports of escapees
The Osun Government on Saturday said headcount will be done to know the true situation of things at the isolation…
Ogun to suspend lockdown on Tuesday
The Ogun Government said markets will be opened every two days during the lockdown.
15 medics test positive for coronavirus
At least 15 medics at Egypt’s main cancer hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and placed under quarantine,…
How COVID-19 patient died in our custody – LUTH
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Saturday confirmed the death of a COVID-19 patient in the hospital.
6 coronavirus patients escape from isolation center
Six persons with confirmed infection of coronavirus have reportedly escaped from isolation center in Osun.
How Lagos recorded first coronavirus death
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health of Lagos State, on Saturday, revealed how Lagos recorded its first death from coronavirus.
China to mourn coronavirus deaths today
China will on Saturday hold national mourning for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Coronavirus kills Anthony Joshua, Pulev heavyweight title fight
The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for…
Kwara govt opens up on UK returnee who died in Ilorin
The Kwara government on Friday said there are no facts that UK returnee who died in Ilorin had coronavirus.
Angela Merkel breaks silence after leaving quarantine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Germans to remain at home over the upcoming Easter holiday.
Kwara govt. distributes N154m worth of palliative to residents
Kwara Government has flagged off the distribution of the first phase of palliatives for beneficiaries in Kwara Central Senatorial District.
Gov. Bello suspends commissioner who brutalised lady
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the suspension of Mr. Abdulmumuni Danga, Commissioner for Water Resources in the…