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Just In: Ekiti records first Coronavirus death

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A 29-year-old health worker, who was the third index case of coronavirus in Ekiti state, has been recorded as the…

What Nigerian Govt should do to Shekau if he surrenders – Fani-Kayode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday revealed what the Nigerian government should do to Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau if he…

Pastor praying for eradication of Coronavirus convicted

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The General Overseer of a Pentecostal church in Ovwian, Udu local government area of Delta State, has been convicted alongside…

El-Rufai survives Coronavirus, resumes work

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has recovered from COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after and testing negative twice in line with…

Coronavirus: District head warns against public gatherings

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Alhaji Surajo Umar, the District Head of Danzomo in Suletankarkar Local Government of Jigawa, has cautioned against gatherings at weddings…

Coronavirus: Six Chinese nationals jailed in Uganda

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country’s capital where…

Coronavirus: Textile workers support use of face masks

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria says it supports Lagos State Government’s move to enforce…

FG will use BVN to identify poor, vulnerable Nigerians – Minister

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq has said the Federal Government is expanding the social register…

Ex-British rapper turned IS terrorist arrested

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Former British rapper, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State group has been arrested in…

Akinjide, success story for younger generations – Alli

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Alhaji Sharafadeen Alli, a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, has described the late Chief Richard Akinjide as a…

Coronavirus: Fayemi releases 30 prisoners

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, ordered the release of 30 prisoners from the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre as…

Coronavirus: 115 inmates regain freedom in Nasarawa

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

No fewer than 115 inmates regained their freedom from six Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) centres in Nasarawa State, following President…

Coronavirus: Kaduna discharges 5th patient, confirms 3 new cases

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it had discharged one more patient out of the six…

Coronavirus: Directorate of Employment pays Bauchi interns’ stipends

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in collaboration with the World Bank, has paid three months stipends to 1,709 interns…

Coronavirus: What Africa needs to overcome – AfDB

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group says accelerated global health and economic effort are the actions needed to be able…

Nigerian lady commits suicide over depression

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A Nigerian Facebook user, Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani has reportedly committed suicide 11 months after writing about "depression and suicide".

Ramadan: Cleric urges Muslims to pray for Allah’s mercy

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

An Islamic cleric, Sheik Abdul Isola, has urged Muslim faithful to use forthcoming Ramadan to pray for Almighty Allah’s mercy…

Akinjide’s death, big blow to legal profession – lawyers

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Some lawyers in Lagos, on Wednesday, described Chief Richard Akinjide’s passing as a big blow to the legal profession.

Be wary of Covid-19 related scams – Stanbic IBTC

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

With the growing adoption of digital channels, and with more people practising social distancing, due to the coronavirus virus outbreak,…

Coronavirus: Ogoni youths advocate community support

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP), the youth wing of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni…

COVID-19 vaccine: Swiss scientist conducts successful tests; mulls mass immunisation

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Mass immunisation with a newly developed vaccine against the coronavirus disease could start in Switzerland in October, according to immunologist…

Lebanese, Wael Jerro, advertises Nigerian woman for sale

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Police have launched man-hunt on a Lebanese, identified as Wael Jerro after he advertised a woman for sale on social…

Coronavirus hits prison, 68 test positive

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Sixty-eight people, mostly staff, have come down with the coronavirus at a prison in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate,…

Coronavirus-free states in Nigeria

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The deadly coronavirus, which started in Wuhan China, has spread to 25 states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory…

NYSC speaks on payment of March, April allowances

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured that it will pay the allowances for March and April.

Group criticises sack of Imam for respecting lockdown order

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

A group, Kofar Gayan Lowcost Community Development Association, has criticised the sacking of the Imam of Abubakar Mahmood Gumi Mosque,…

More trouble, as Lagos is hit with 59 new Coronavirus infections

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

There is still no respite in Lagos, as the state is hit with 59 fresh cases of Coronavirus, taking its…

Nigeria records 117 new cases of Coronavirus; total figures now 782

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Nigeria has recorded 117 new cases of Coronavirus, the biggest by the nation in a single day, with the total…

Lockdown: Miyetti Allah wants cattle markets to open

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MCBAN, has appealed to Nasarawa State Government to allow partial operation in…

IPPIS: Buhari surrenders, orders immediate payment of lecturers’ withheld salaries

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities…

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