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Nigerians aren’t happy that former Vice-President Atiku’s son got back into the country and tested positive for coronavirus. It simply means ‘he brought it in’. Many have chastised him, while others said he might not know he had the virus. ...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of Emergency in the country. Mr. Falana’s reaction comes amid the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. “Last week, the Federal ...

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has directed a partial lockdown in Kaduna state, saying that, all civil servants from Level 12 and below, should remain at home for the next 30 days, effective from Tuesday. El Rufai in ...

MTN Nigeria has said its team would start working from home as part of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. Mr Funso Aina, the telcos Senior Manager, External Relations, said in a statement that from March 23, ...

A housewife, Salimat Hamza, on Friday appeared in a Kaduna Upper Sharia Court, for allegedly stabbing a ‘peacemaker’, who was trying to separate a fight. The 22-year old defendant, who resides along Taiwo Road Kaduna, is charged with causing grievous ...

The Ogun state task force on sunday shut down the Apostolic church in Sagamu, and arrested the presiding pastor for flouting the order of the state government not to have more than 50 persons in any gathering. The state governor, ...

A 48-year-old farmer and petty trader, Theddius Audu reportedly impregnated his 15-year-old daughter Justina in Wuyeya, a village under Assakio, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Audu took up the sole responsibility of his daughter’s upbringing after his marriage ...

Today, 23rd of March marks the 7th year anniversary of the adorable couple 2face and Annie Idibia. The happy mom took to her instagram page to celebrate an amazing 7 wonderful years with her husband with a cute dance video ...

Five new cases of Coronavirus (COVID19) have been confirmed in Nigeria. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control around 9:40 am today. NCDC stated that the new cases include two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), two ...

McDonald’s and two other UK restaurant chains, Nando’s and Costa Coffee are shutting down from today due to the coronavirus outbreak. They are closing all their outlets in Ireland as well, until further notice. Nando’s has around 400 restaurants across ...

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari this morning called for a total lockdown over the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. She commended the state governors for closing down schools but stated that it could be counterproductive if children stay and ...

The first coronavirus death has been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the case was a 67-year-old male who returned following a medical procedure in UK. He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma and ...

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has directed state civil servants to work from home beginning from Monday, March 23. The governor in a statement said it was part of the precautionary measures to curtail the incidence of the Coronavirus COVID-19 ...

Fifty-two doctors from the Caribbean nation of Cuba have arrived in Italy to assist with the challenges of the coronavirus in that country. Italy has become the country with the most deaths linked to the virus in the world, overtaking ...

Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island was on Sunday shutdown  by the management over threat of the deadly Coronavirus. The hotel’s management announced on Sunday that it has shut the edifice, saying that its decision to shut the hotel was ...

Aisha Buhari, today sent a message of strength and prayer to former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as he announced his son has tested positive for coronavirus. In a message of strength to the 2019 Presidential candidate of the ...

Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the upper legislative chamber, Shehu Sani, has exposed the hypocritical tendencies of Nigerian politicians. Recall that since the arrival of Coronavirus in the country, politicians have hardly sent out messages to Nigerians ...

Ifeanyi George, Enugu Rangers International striker, has died in an accident on his way to Lagos from Enugu on Sunday. It was gathered was with two other teammates when their car ran under a trailer along Onitsha-Agbor-Benin road. Reacting to ...

The South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has directed market leaders to provide sanitisers, soap and water tap containers in visible locations in markets to check spread of coronavirus. Chief Gozie Akudolu, President-General of SEAMATA, umbrella body of all ...

This is sweet in the middle. People in Central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as some normality slowly returns after a two-month lockdown. The easing of ...

Weinstein, who turned 68 last Thursday, is being isolated at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York. Weinstein told prison staff he believed he has the virus when he entered the state prison system last Wednesday from notorious Rikers Island ...

Veteran movie producer, Wale Adenuga has disclosed that most Nigerian actors are poor and are suffering needlessly, calling for a reform of the nation’s movie industry. The movie entrepreneur also noted that other actors who are living large are getting ...

A Premier League footballer allegedly slept with his wife’s sister – after boredom from coronavirus isolation took over. The unnamed star is alleged to have got ‘wrecked’ in an attempt to cope with the general lack of direction in his ...

Days after actor Idris Elba revealed he had the coronavirus, his wife now says she too has tested positive. Model/actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba shared her diagnosis with Oprah Winfrey Saturday during a Facetime on Winfrey’s “Oprah Talks COVID-19,” Apple TV+ ...

Award-winning actress, Bukunmi Oluwashina has debunked the rumours that she is a lesbian. According to the Nollywood thespian, she said even though she dresses like a Tomboy she is not in any way a lesbian and that she has numerous ...