The Mass Medical Mission (MMM) says it plans to conduct free eye screening combined with cancer and dental screening for residents within Lagos metropolis. Dr Abia Nzelu, the Mission’s Executive Secretary, said on Saturday in Lagos that this was to mark the 2020 World Glaucoma Week (WGW). Nzelu said that the most common cause of […]

The Africa/Oceania Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Qualifier earlier slated for 13th – 15th March, in El Jadida, Morocco, has been postponed indefinitely by organizers over fears of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). COVID-19 has claimed over 3,000 lives globally, with more than 95,000 people affected in around 80 countries. A statement from the sport’s governing body, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi The Alumni Association of the National Institute, AANI, said it has forwarded several recommendations on the security situation in the country to the Federal Government and expressed delight that those recommendations are being implemented by the government. National President of AANI and former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji MD Abubakar disclosed this yesterday […]

France’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that two more people had died from the coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 11 people. READ ALSO: South Africa confirms second coronavirus case One of the two fatalities was confirmed in the northern part of France, the other in Normandy, the ministry said in a statement. France […]

WhatsApp is a wonderful creation. It profiles us in ways only the discerning can notice. They say the way we drive; the games we play and the way we play them reveal who we are in more ways than we care to admit.

Lauretta Onochie is the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media. In this interview, she says the President will never interfere in the jobs of the legislative and judicial arms of government, saying that the Federal Government will find the funders of Boko Haram sect this year.  Excerpts:

The Chief Executive Officer of Adesuwa Motors Intl, the No1 car broker in Africa, Miss Adesuwa Renee Ogiozee has said that the birth of her company was not planned. According to the young CEO, the establishment of the company was an idea that came from a common error where her car was stolen while she […]

Tunisian club Esperance this weekend became the latest victims of a jinx that has prevented any club winning the CAF Champions League three consecutive times. Zamalek of Egypt defeated the 2018 and 2019 trophy-holders 3-2 on aggregate in a quarter-final after losing the second leg 1-0 in Tunis Friday. Esperance joined Al Ahly of Egypt […]

Around 70 people were trapped after the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China on Saturday evening, officials said. At least 38 people have so far been rescued from the rubble of the 80-room Xinjia hotel in coastal Quanzhou city, said the local government. Footage circulating on microblogging platform […]

Pope Francis decided to deliver Sunday’s prayer by livestream and Italy called in retired doctors as the new coronavirus epidemic gathered strength and emptied streets in Europe’s worst affected country. The 83-year-old pontiff broke with centuries of tradition by enlisting the help of technology to keep crowds from descending on Saint Peter’s Square for the […]

A US Navy sailor stationed in Italy has contacted the novel coronavirus, marking the first positive case for a US service member in Europe, the US military command said Saturday. “Military health professionals are conducting a thorough contact investigation to determine whether any other personnel may have been exposed,” the US European Command said in […]

Football fans are in for a treat this weekend as games from the English Premier League, the Spanish La Liga, and the Italian Serie A will be broadcast live on GOtv. The games will be broadcast live on SuperSport Select 2 to GOtv Jolli and GOtv Max subscribers and on SuperSport Select 4 and SuperSport […]

Houses owners in Okoria community in Agudama-Epie, a suburb in Yenagoa,  have protested against alleged planned demolition of their property by the Central Naval Command. The aggrieved protesters on Thursday marched through the Melford Okilo Road terminating at the Government House in Yenagoa to appeal to Bayelsa  Gov, Douye Diri, to intervene and prevail on […]

Liberia has suspended all petrol import licenses and will conduct performance reviews following a crippling fuel shortage in which importers were accused of inflating their reserves. The government said it had sacked a deputy managing director of the state-owned company charged with ensuring consistent oil supplies on Friday, as well as suspending import licenses. The […]

The Community Court of Justice Women’s Forum for ECOWAS on Saturday in Abuja sought for more women inclusion in Nation-building for the betterment of humanity. The women made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during an event to mark the International Women’s Day 2020. NAN reports that the theme of […]