Ondo Shuts Borders Over COVID-19
Ondo is a state in Southwest Nigeria. Ondo State has closed its borders neighbouring Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi and Ogun states over the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure will be effective…
Backlash Trails Desmond Elliot’s ‘Makeshift Cleansing Mechanism’
Nollywood star and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, drew the ire of his followers on Instagram after he posted a photo showing the measures his constituents are taking in the fight against…
COVID-19: Emir Of Kano Asks Residents To Observe Personal Hygiene, Social Distancing
Emir Ado Bayero is the 15th Emir of Kano. The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has called on residents to continue to observe all the necessary preventive measures…
COVID-19: Police Warn Ogun Residents Against Violation Of Lockdown Policy
The Ogun State Police Command has warned residents of the state against restricting the lockdown order of the government. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, said the…
COVID-19: Abba Kyari Seems Well And Happy – Lagos Commissioner
Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, attends the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on July 25, 2018. The Lagos State Commissioner for…
Buhari, Osinbajo Have Been Earning Half Salaries – Adesina
A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have been receiving half of their monthly salaries before the…
Nigeria Records Four New COVID-19 Infections, Total Cases Rise To 139
File photo/ AFP The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 139 after four new cases were discovered. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
I Felt ‘Totally Sick’ After Losing Grammy – Burna Boy
A photo combination of Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, and Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo. Singer and songwriter, Burna Boy on Tuesday said he felt “totally sick” after losing out at…
Yahaya Replaces Adeniyi As Operation Lafiya Dole Commander
A file photo of soldiers travelling in a truck. The Nigerian Army has announced the redeployment and appointments of some of its senior officers. Among those affected in the massive…
COVID-19: Ganduje Monitors Border Closure Enforcement, Orders Arrest Of Defaulters
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, monitors the enforcement exercise at one of the state’s borders on Mach 31, 2020. The Kano State Government has ordered the arrest of some persons…
13-Year-Old UK Boy Dies After Contracting COVID-19
(FILES) This file handout illustration image obtained on February 3, 2020, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 Lizabeth…
US Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds China’s
Medical supplies and beds are seen inside a tent as volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the…
Global COVID-19 Deaths Rise Above 41,000
An Iranian medic treats a patient infected with the COVID-19 virus at a hospital in Tehran on March 1, 2020. KOOSHA MAHSHID FALAHI / MIZAN NEWS AGENCY / AFP The…
COVID-19: We Are All Vulnerable, NFF President Cautions
File: President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick Everyone is vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has warned.…
‘I Murdered COVID-19,’ Nigerian Lady Shares Survival Story After Testing Positive
A recovered COVID-19 patient, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, has shared how she successfully beat the virus and tested positive twice following treatment at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. In a series of…
Drinking Alcohol Won’t Protect You Against COVID-19, WHO Warns
File: WHO (World Health Organization) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares that a new coronavirus is Global Health Emergency during a news conference at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Jan.…
Nigeria Confirms 20 New Coronavirus Cases
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria as at 09:00pm, March 30th, 2020. Photo:Twitter@NCDC Nigeria has confirmed twenty new cases of coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).…
COVID-19: Two Islamic Clerics Arraigned In Kaduna For Defying Ban On Large Gatherings
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-Central region. The Kaduna State Government has arraigned two Islamic clerics before a Chief Magistrate court sitting in the state capital for…
President Buhari Signs COVID-19 Regulations 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared COVID-19 a dangerous infectious disease. This according to Femi Adesina the special adviser to the President, is in…
COVID-19: Give Nigerians One-Month Free Subscription, Keyamo Tells DSTV, Others
A file photo of Mr Festus Keyamo. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has asked direct broadcast satellite service providers in Nigeria to support the fight…