Worried by the waves of sudden deaths that hit Kano, the former governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal government to order an independent expert team to probe the cause of the deaths in the state.

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem .O. Alogba, has issued a new Practice Direction for the Judiciary in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

US President Donald Trump suggested he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus pandemic which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread around the world, prompting a furious response from Beijing on Tuesday. Beijing and Washington have clashed repeatedly over the outbreak as tensions have soared between the world’s two biggest economic […]

The first duty of our rulers is to protect our security. So they declare war, mobilize armies and negotiate peace on our behalf. Now, however, they face an enemy they cannot see and do not understand. Being human, they make mistakes. In most cases we have elected them to look after us, and are angry when they fall short.

Lumos Nigeria, Africa’s leading solar home system provider, has joined forces with the Young Professionals Organisation, (YPO), Lagos Chapter and the Lagos State Government, by donating Solar Powered Systems (SPS), to power critical units at the 70-bed Eti-Osa COVID-19 Isolation & Treatment Center.

First Bank Nigeria Holdings, FBNH Plc has assured shareholders of repositioning the Group for greater height as it overcome its Non Performing Loan, NPL challenges, just as shareholders endorsed its proposed 38 kobo dividend per share for the financial year ended December 31, 2019.

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THE leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, kicked against further lending by foreign lenders to the Nigerian government, saying it breaches the organic law of Nigeria.

Ohio will hold nominating contests largely by mail on Tuesday after voting originally scheduled for March 17 was delayed and in-person voting curtailed, as the coronavirus pandemic further disrupts the U.S. election season. Ohio was among the first states to delay its primaries as lockdowns in response to the spread of the deadly respiratory virus […]

 Pope Francis on Tuesday urged people to obey rules aimed at preventing a devastating second wave of infections as their leaders begin to ease coronavirus lockdowns.

Wizkid, Davido and Tiwa Savage have redefined Afro sound, says Playboycasted, a songwriter and composer, who added that he would like to collaborate with on a song. The Ebutte-Metta, Lagos-born, told journalists “I have worked with a number of artistes. Some of them include Junior Boy, Lyta, and many others. “But I will love to […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Tuesday commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari. According to a statement by Ramaphosa, who doubles as the Chairperson of Africa Union, “Kyari will always be remembered for his role in strengthening bilateral relations between South Africa and Nigeria”. […]

Britain’s markets watchdog said on Tuesday it might take enforcement action against banks that are putting pressure on their corporate borrowers during the pandemic to buy other services as well.

An Information Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Mr Tunde Badmus, on Tuesday, advised businesses to remodel their style of service delivery to contactless form. Badmus, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the new reality and companies need to devise means of survival. […]

A Nigerian patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Guangzhou has been discharged, following full recovery.

Chris Froome’s hunger for a fifth or even sixth Tour de France victory remains undiminished although he is unsure the race can go ahead in 2020 due to coronavirus, he told French daily L’Equipe in an interview published on Tuesday. The Tour’s postponement until late August suits the four-time winner who has been fighting to […]