Several people are said to have been killed following a communal clash between Omor and Umumbo communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that COVID-19 could kill 83,000 to 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million...
Tragedy struck in the Maharashtra state’s Aurangabad district of India when a goods train crushed no fewer than 14 migrant workers who were sleeping on the...
The Anambra State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday called on the Kano State Government to stop distributing Almajiris to other parts...
Governorship aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have vowed to support whoever amongst them emerged as the flagbearer of the party in...
The federal government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Health has admitted that its policy on self-isolation, which prescribes that people should stay at home for...
The Oyo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it has arrested 63 motorists for violating physical distancing order. This was disclosed by...
The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has reacted to reports that he tested positive to the dreaded novel Coronavirus disease. He posted on...
Oil prices recovered Friday morning after dipping marginally at the previous session with Brent crude inching near to the $30 mark. Prices had dropped on Thursday...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning. 1. Highest single day rise in Nigeria as 381 new cases of COVID-19 push...
The Kano State government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has discharged 16 more COVID-19 patients from its facilities in the state after they all tested negative...
A passenger suspected to be COVID-19 positive travelling from Lagos to one of the northern states on Thursday died in Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government...
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has advised Nigerians to be wary of scammers who have flooded the online...
The Yobe State government led by Governor Mai Mala Buni has opened up on reports making the rounds regarding mass deaths in the State, purportedly associated...
The Nigerian economy attracted cross-border greenfield capital investment worth $10.2 billion in 2019, the latest report by fDi Market Intelligence, a research unit of London-based Financial...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has referred to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a sanctuary of international scammers and looters of repatriated funds. The party...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday night confirmed 381 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country. The freshly infected persons have now increased the...
Rivers State government Thursday threatened that the state government would auction all the vehicles impounded during the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. The government had ordered...
The Cross River State government said Thursday five trucks conveying almajiris from the northern part of the country had been intercepted by a border patrol team...
The Edo State government said Thursday it was making steady progress in the management of COVID-19 in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick...
The Jigawa State government said on Thursday the 16 Quranic Education students (Almajiris) sent to the state from Kano State had tested positive for COVID-19. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday rejected the new ex-depot price of N108 per litre for the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The party in a...
The presidency Thursday explained why it shunned Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje’s request for N15 billion intervention to fight the COVID-19. The Special Adviser on Media...
The Niger State Government on Thursday dismissed claims by COVID-19 patients in the state that they were being kept under poor living conditions. The patients had...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Thursday it would work out the modalities for the resumption of engagements with political parties, civil society groups and...
General Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. Following the June 12 presidential poll won by the late Lagos-based billionaire business mogul,...
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Thursday confirmed the discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation facilities. Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this on his Twitter...
A new study conducted in China has found Sars-CoV-2 RNA (Covid-19) in the semen of young coronavirus patients, JAMA Network Open, an American medical journal has...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 22-year-old woman in Nasarawa State for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over phone conversation...
The market maintained the current uptrend on Thursday as bargain-hunting efforts lifted equities further. Gains in bellwethers such as Nestle, Dangote Cement and Nigerian Breweries largely...
The Plateau State government Thursday discharged the state’s index COVID-19 case from one of its isolation centres at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). The patient...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday approved the reappointment of Marilyn Amobi as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) Plc. The Special Adviser...
The Lagos State government Thursday confirmed two more COVID-19 deaths in the state, adding that the number of confirmed cases in the state had increased to...
The Nigerian Consulate in New York said Thursday the first batch of 270 Nigerians stranded in the United States would be evacuated home Saturday. At least...
As part of efforts to check the spread of COVID-19, the Lagos State Government has asked operators of restaurants and eateries in the state to ensure...
The United States of America has revealed that there is a separate $319m (N121bn) General Sani Abacha loot in the United Kingdom and France, barely a...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imra Khan. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, the Special...
The kidnapped radio presenter working with Radio Nigeria, Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Abia State, Miss Chinenye Iwuoha, has been released by her abductors. It would be recalled...
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Health has given the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) the go ahead...
Thirty inmates of the Correctional Service Centre, Afokang have been released by the Ag. Chief Judge of Cross River, Justice Maurice Eneji, as part of measures...
The Governor or Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Thursday arrested some very important persons who were moving around with their police escorts, despite the COVID-19 lockdown...
Ekiti State is targeting to test more than 100,000 for Coronavirus before June, 2020. This was revealed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Kayode Fayemi...
The ECOWAS Commission has debunked reports that its health institution, West Africa Health Organisation has endorsed the COVID-19 cure developed by the Malagasy Institute of Applied...
Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has informed that no fewer than 25 passengers on a flight from the city of Kano to Beirut have tested positive for...
The woman whose name was announced as the index case of COVID-19 in Benue state, Susan Okpe, has lamented what she said is her continued detention,...
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has lamented the never ending atrocities of bandits in the state and said that banditry, and not COVID-19 is the major...
The Gombe State COVID-19 Task Force on Thursday, said the state government was tracing residents who mixed with COVID-19 patients who were protesting at the Kwandon...
Some COVID-19 patients at an isolation centre in Niger State have protested the way they were being treated. The patients, who were caught shouting on top...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Elon Musk looks to add videoconferencing to Tesla cars Tesla...
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said 10 persons associated with the Lagos State House, Marina, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Lagos State...