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Eight schools are shut in France after a child tested positive for coronavirus days after classrooms reopened

Eight schools have been closed in one city in northern France after a child tested positive for coronavirus. Seven public schools and one private institution were shuttered in the city of Roubaix, on the Belgian border, on Monday morning. It ...

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APC gets NEW National Secretary, Waziri Bulama

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomole on Monday inaugurated Arch. Waziri Bulama as the party’s new National Secretary. The inauguration took place at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja with Borno and ...

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Nkechi Blessing low key begs Amstel Malta for endorsement

Lol, Nkechi Blessing is begging Amstel Malta for endorsement and she implies she isn’t even ashamed of it. Buying a can of the drink and seriously posing with it, like something you see in ADs, the actress begged her followers ...

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JUST IN: Nigeria extends Covid-19 lockdown nationwide

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks across the nation. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, made the announce this ...

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Buhari orders onslaught on bandits, kidnappers in Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari has given the armed forces an order to rout every trace of banditry and kidnapping from his home state of Katsina. The President gave the order on Sunday during an audience he granted the Chief of General ...

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8 injured in clash over imam’s position in Kogi

Eight people were injured in a clash between members of two Islamic sects over Imamate – Imam of Okene Central Mosque position – in Kogi State. Locals told Daily Trust on Sunday that the clash which occurred on Friday was ...

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Governor Wike’s spokesman Simeon Nwakaudu dies

Simeon Nwakaudu, a spokesman of  Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike is dead. He died after a brief illness. Paulinus Nsirim, the state commissioner of information, in a statement said the governor described Nwakaudu as “loyal and dedicated professional”. “Rivers State ...

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LASG gives conditions to reopen churches, mosques, others

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said government officials will be visiting churches, mosques, companies to evaluate their preparedness to fully reopen. According to him, social distancing and hygiene will be prerequisites to reopening religious places of ...

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Seyi Makinde visits family of Late Oyo Commissioner (photos)

The death of Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola was announced last week. Kehinde before his death was also a dedicated and loyal friend of the Governor. While visiting his family over their loss, Makinde said ...

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US biotech company claims it has discovered cure for coronavirus

Scientists at a California biotech company have found an antibody that completely blocks coronavirus in a discovery they called a ‘cure,’ Fox News reports. Sorrento Therapeutics, based in San Diego, claims its STI-1499 antibody stopped coronavirus from entering 100 percent ...

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Fake soldiers kill policeman in Lagos

Police in Lagos have arrested two FAKE soldiers Kehinde Elijah, 45, and Eze Joseph in connection with the killing of a police sergeant, Onalaja Onajide. Onajide, who was attached to Ilemba Hausa Division, Ajamgbadi, was gunned down about 9:30pm on ...

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Omotola Jalade Ekehinde celebrates 25 years in entertainment

  Nollywood actress and diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, is celebrating her 25th year in the Entertainment industry. Popularly known as Omosexy, the actress on Sunday said she just realized this year — 2020 is her 25th year in Entertainment! She wrote: ...

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Cops arrest 14-year old boy who was caught on camera breaking into a home

Kansas police have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly spotted on camera watching a 15-year-old girl while she slept in her home. The Wichita Police Department said in a release that a tip helped them find the teen, who ...

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Police constable shoots wife, kills self after evening dispute

A youthful police constable from Buuri West in Meru County, Kenya committed suicide following a domestic dispute with his wife. Michael Siwalo allegedly shot his spouse, Silvia Ramat Letei, in the stomach at 6:15pm before turning the gun on himself ...

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Man chops off mother’s head… gets arrested while drinking her blood in ‘most gory incident’

Police in Arusha, Tanzania have arrested a 32-year-old man on allegations of killing his 79-year-old mother. Daniel Emmanuel, a resident of Sakila area in Arumeru District, Arusha, was, on Saturday, May 16, allegedly found by neighbours drinking his mother’s blood ...

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Nigeria records 3,947 road crashes, 1,758 deaths in 3 months

The Federal Road Safety Corps has recorded 3,947 road crashes and 1,758 deaths in the first quarter of 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria today in Abuja. ...

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Somali Governor killed in Al Shabab suicide blastblast

A Somali governor and three bodyguards were killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group in the regional capital of Galkayo on Sunday, a security official said. The Al-Shabaab attacker rammed a scooter taxi into a car ...

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Nigeria impounds UK flight running commercial trips despite travel ban

Nigerian government today announced that it has impounded a flight owned by a UK company being used to run commercial trips despite an existing travel ban. “Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably we ...

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LASEMA team escapes mob attack as bus crushes okada rider to death

Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, narrowly escaped death on Saturday night, when they were attacked by rampaging hoodlums while in the process of rescuing some victims of a road accident at Oke-Gbegun hill in Ikorodu area of ...

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39 Nigerian evacuees from Ghana under quarantine in Lagos

Lagos State Government has quarantined 39 Nigerian evacuees from Ghana. The returnees and 12 others from different West African countries were camped in the Badagry area of the state and have begun the 14-day isolation supervised by the Nigeria Centre ...

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