A staff of the World Health Organisation and two other people have been confirmed positive for coronavirus in Bauchi State. This brings the total number of active cases of COVID -19 in the state to six, three of whom are ...

An unidentified woman has reportedly died from a two-month dry fast in Okirighwre area of Sapele Local Government, Delta state. The woman, said to be 60 years old, alongside her husband, a son and a friend, were said to have ...

Beyoncé has joined in the mission to raise awareness and funds for COVID-19 relief. The Grammy Award winner, through BeyGOOD, her charitable initiative, has partnered with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s #Startsmall, donating $6 million to aid organizations that provide mental ...

A Russian microbiologist has claimed the coronavirus is the result of Wuhan scientists doing “absolutely crazy things” in their laboratory. World renowned expert Professor Petr Chumakov claimed their aim was to study the pathogenicity of the virus and not “with ...

Personnel of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, have commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a house help, Joy James, by arresting her boss, Fortune Nwankwo. Punch Metro gathered that Fortune was arrested ...

If you’re a regular traveller, it’s likely you’ll have experienced a cramped flight in which you’re squeezed in next to several other passengers. But the days of getting up close and personal with your fellow passengers could be a thing ...

Thousands of Hong Kong students were among the first in the world to take their final secondary school exams on Friday (April 24), all wearing face masks and having their temperatures checked after being stuck at home for months due ...

Sunlight can kill coronavirus ‘within minutes’, the US Department of Homeland Security has claimed. The department claims to have carried out research that shows that high humidity, temperatures and sunlight can kill the virus on both surfaces and in the ...

A Kenyan landlord has removed his tenant’s door and roof over inability to pay rent amid the coronavirus lockdown. This is against a Government order. This comes after President Uhuru Kenyatta urged landlords in the country to reduce monthly rent ...

Nigerian singer, Teni has cried out saying she is almost running out of food as Lagos state continues to enforce lockdown. She disclosed this on twitter saying she might have no choice than to run to her sister’s house. See ...

A staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, Ayorinde Olajide, has  narrated how he almost lost his life yesterday while carrying out his duty. Mr Olajide was distributing electricity bills at Isale Igbeyin/ Grammar School area of Abeokuta, Ogun ...

A 37-year-old man has been reportedly beaten to death by residents for dispossessing a woman of her mobile phone in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the yet-to-be identified man was apprehended by ...

Coronavirus is ravaging Nigeria’s aviation industry forcing flag carrier Arik Air to take drastic measures as it cut off 80 per cent in the salaries of all workers for April, 2020. The decision to cut salaries, sources close to the ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Yomi Obileye is dead. The actor passed on this morning, April 24th, from an undisclosed ailment. Comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka who shared a post announcing his death wrote on his page; “If tears could build a stairway and ...

A fan on twitter made a trend explaining Davido doesn’t deserve the hate he gets from people. As the trend was on, with many arguing for and against, the singer also got hold of it, and replied the ‘creator’ saying; ...

Boredom, well… lockdown has been making singer Adekunle Gold reveal the most about him. Recall he recently spoke about how dull he was in school and said he only passed CRK and Fine Arts exams, which made his wife, Simi ...

From a fever to a dry cough, coronavirus is known to be associated with a range of unpleasant side effects. Now, doctors have warned coronavirus can also cause sudden strokes – even if you’re young and healthy. Doctors in New ...

Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to return to work on Monday to take control of the coronavirus crisis – as Donald Trump says the recovering Prime Minister sounded ‘incredible’ in his call to the White House. The Prime Minister has ...

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said the coronavirus lockdown has not been “quite effective” in the state because the local governments’ administrations were not involved. Obasa, who stated this on Thursday via Twitter, said ...

A KwaZulu-Natal woman who took to social media in a rant against President Cyril Ramaphosa and reportedly referred to him as “an Ape trying to act like a first world president”, could be criminally charged for her post. On Wednesday, ...

A domestic worker, Oyindamola Alexander, has lost her job while being treated for the coronavirus disease, which she claimed to have contracted from her boss’ son. Punch correspondent learnt that while Oyindamola was receiving treatment at the Lagos isolation centre ...

The Youth President of the Ugbodu community in the Aniocha North Local Government of Delta State, Mr Ifeanyi Nkeosenyem, has allegedly r.a.p.e.d a 14-year-old girl. Punch Metro gathered that the incident, which allegedly happened on Thursday, was the seventh r.a.p.e ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, has said his government would gradually start easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions from May 1. He said the government had developed an approach that determined the measures that should be in place based on the direction ...

Neymar’s mum has reportedly broken up with her toyboy lover after finding out he dated a string of men. Nadine Goncalves, 52, declared her love for 23-year-old Tiago Ramos on Instagram less than two weeks ago. Reports from Brazil have ...

A pregnant mum-of-three has woken from a coronavirus induced coma to find she is expecting twins. Danielle Martin, 32, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, was left fighting for her life when she was rushed to hospital while nine weeks pregnant and ...