Author: Michael Adesina
Coronavirus: U.S. faces ”hardest & saddest week”
The United States is entering what a senior official warned on Sunday would be the “hardest” week of the coronavirus…
Boris Johnson still in hospital with persistent symptoms
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive…
Coronavirus lockdown causing “global surge in domestic violence”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” against women and girls amid the coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll hits 383
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said there are now 8, 596 confirmed cases…
COVID-19: Nigeria’s health journalists kick against Chinese doctors
Hassan Zaggi, President of Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), has advised the Federal Government against accepting the medical team…
Anthony Joshua demands respect from media
Anthony Joshua has claimed that British boxers don't get respect from "world media" despite their recent success.
Scam Alert: JAMB clears air on cut-off marks for admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Sunday urged Nigerians to disregard reports that cut-off marks for this year’s admission…
COVID-19: Akeredolu makes 2 more additions to palliatives committee
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State approved the inclusion of two additional names in the COVID-19 Palliatives Committee.
Fayemi speaks on appointees of COVID-19 response committee
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has commended eminent persons appointed into the State COVID-19 Response Resource Committee for accepting to…
U.S. military camp hit with 19th coronavirus case
An American citizen working at U.S. Forces Korea’s (U.S.FK)Camp Humphreys tested positive for the new coronavirus Sunday.
COVID-19: UBTH confirms 1 death; 25 doctors at risk
The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Sunday confirmed the death of one of the three…
Lagos reports second death from Coronavirus; 1 evacuated
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday said the state has recorded the death of a…
NFVCB sends message to Nollywood actors
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has called on Nollywood stakeholders to promote the government’s precautionary measures against the…
Nigerians demand arrest of Naira Marley, others
Nigerians took to social media on Sunday to criticize entertainer, Afeez Fashola known as Naira Marley.
COVID-19: Putin draws new schedule as hospital chief tests positive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made changes to his working operation and will continue to work remotely for at least…
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…