Author: Michael Adesina
Coronavirus: UK residents set 5G mast on fire
Conspiracy theorists are reportedly setting phone masts alight and targeting engineers after a bizarre claim 5G "radiation" caused the deadly…
Coronavirus: INEC joins Presidential Task Force on contact tracing
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential…
Coronavirus: 90 countries turn to IMF for emergency funds
More than 90 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led…
Coronavirus hits Ondo
Ondo State on Friday recorded its first positive coronavirus case as a patient who was in isolation tested positive.
Adamawa lockdown: Pandemonium as Muslim worshippers defy govt
The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed a clash between some Muslim worshippers and the COVID-19 Joint Task Force at Damilu…
Goods destroyed as fire guts shops in Lagos market
Two shops with household utensils were destroyed in a fire that gutted Maola Shopping Mall at Ebute Ero Market in…
Operation Lafiya Dole: Adeniyi bows out, Yahaya takes over
Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya on Friday took over as the new Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in Maiduguri.
Barcelona players will take 70 per cent pay cuts – Lionel Messi
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has confirmed a 70 percent pay cut for Barcelona players during the coronavirus pandemic.
Nigerian senators donate 50% of salaries to coronavirus battle
Nigerian senators on Monday agreed to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to support the efforts being made to contain…
Coronavirus: NAFDAC orders emergency stock of Chloroquine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the manufacture of Chloroquine for an emergency…
Coronavirus: US regulator approves 2 malaria drugs
A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the…
Jose Mourinho snubs Mikel, Zlatan, others in best XI
Jose Mourinho’s managerial career has seen him manage some of the top clubs in Europe, including Benfica, Uniao de Leiria,…
Coronavirus: Oby Ezekwesili reacts to lockdown of states
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast will help to bring all the…
U.S. choir ravaged by coronavirus after continuing rehearsal
With the coronavirus quickly spreading in Washington state in early March, leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to…
Troops eliminate Boko Haram commander Abu Usamah
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have eliminated another top Boko Haram commander, Abu Usamah in…
Newspaper suspends print edition, reporter contracts virus
Viet Nam News, the country’s largest English-language newspaper, has suspended its daily print edition for more than two weeks after…
Govs hold teleconference, react to lockdown of states
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Sunday pledged commitment to ensuring the seamless movement of essential commodities throughout the country…
Governor Makinde speaks on UCH, curfew in Oyo
The Diagnostic Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has been certified by the National Centre for Disease Control…
Result of Gov. Bala’s aide quarantined in Jos announced
The Plateau Government said that Hassan Sale, an aide to Bauchi State Governor, who resides in Jos, tested negative to…
Harry Kane frustrated, ready to quit Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur captain, Harry Kane, has admitted he is frustrated at not winning trophies with the club and is ready…
Senate backs Buhari on lockdown of Ogun, Lagos, Abuja
The Senate on Sunday backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s lockdown of Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun states over the coronavirus pandemic.
Yul Edochie sends important message to Buhari
Nollywood actor and politician, Yul Edochie, took to social media to appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to provide an economic…
Plane carrying coronavirus materials crashes, no survivors
A chartered medical evacuation flight on Sunday crashed during takeoff in Manila Philippines.
Coronavirus: NNPC delivers medical equipment to UniAbuja Teaching Hospital
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday handed over medical equipment to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospitals in…
Fuel Price: PDP says no N125, argues for N90 per liter
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday described the N125 per liter for pump price of fuel as 'cosmetic' price.
My regrets on Tinubu’s birthday: Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader as a visionary and transformative…
Coronavirus: German minister “deeply worried” commits suicide
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope…
The love journey of Roksie to the throne of Ultimate Love
The couple, ROKSIE, has won the season one of the dating reality show, Ultimate Love, which ended today.
Covid-19: SERAP writes Nigerian govt over lack of transparency
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to publish weekly details of the exact funds…
Coronavirus: Atiku recommends 4 ways to end pandemic
Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said the coronavirus pandemic can be defeated in four ways.