Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the total number of deaths to 6,528, according to health ministry figures. The number of confirmed cases in Spain has now reached 78,797 — after the one-day increase of 9.1 percent as the country battles the world’s second […]

Elected Local Government Vice Chairmen in Nigeria under the auspices of the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria, ALGOVC has urged Nigerians to pray for quick recovery of the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, from their various treatments of Conoravirus, COVID-19 disease.

A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,  Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, said on Sunday the Federal Government would require about N2 trillion to provide financial assistance to poor families during COVID-19 shutdown. Moghalu said in a statement in Awka, Anambra, that many low-income households might lose their sources of income because of the COVID-19 […]

None of the repentant former Boko Haram members currently being trained under the federal government de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme will be recruited into the Nigerian Army, the commandant of Operation Safe Corridor, Brig. Gen. Musa Ibrahim, has said.

By Demola Akinyemi Some residents of Kwara State now use hand sanitisers as mouthwash and to rub on their bodies as prevention against COVID-19 infection. Vanguard gathered that following residents’ use of sanitisers to wash their mouths and applying same on their bodies, former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, advised them against abuse of the […]

Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Federal Government to publish weekly details of exact funds being expended and other resources received from the private sector to combat the spread of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) in Nigeria.

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Ndam, said on Sunday a suspected case of coronavirus has been recorded in Jos North local government area of the state. The commissioner told journalists in a chat the suspect is an aide of Bauchi State Governor,  Bala Mohammed, who had tested positive for the disease. READ […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has postponed the entrance examination into the Air Force Military School (AFMS) and Air Force Girls’ Military School (AFGMS) in Jos. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Daramola said the examination which was earlier scheduled […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to publish weekly details of the exact funds and other resources allocated by the authorities.

Three churches, at least, in Sapele, Delta State, on Sunday held services clearly defying government order on religious and social gatherings of more than 50 persons.

A professor of human virology and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Oyewale Tomori, has faulted Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Central Hospital, Warri, Delta State, Dr. Paul Okubor, has dispelled rumors of a suspected case of coronavirus in Warri.

The Edo State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for a shutdown of services within church premises across the state, as part of urgent measures to support government’s efforts to check the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Chairman of the Edo State CAN, Bishop Oriname Oyenude, made the appeal during a […]

Lagos Metropolitan Area Authority (LAMATA) has commended Safety and Protection Management Solutions Limited, the authorised 3M distributor in Nigeria, for supporting the efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state.

Maryam Babangida. What a name! Unforgettable queen of power and glamour, Nigeria ‘s finest First Lady, wife of former military leader, General Ibrahim Babangida, and a ravishing beautiful woman who succumbed to cancer.