The Walt Disney Co. on Friday overhauled its release schedule by moving the dates of half a dozen Marvel movies, announcing a new one for the live-action adaption of “Mulan” and pushing one movie, “Artemis Fowl,” to Disney Plus, in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Black Widow,” the Marvel entry starring Scarlett Johansson, had […]

When President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, March 30 2020, in his much-anticipated nationwide broadcast declared total lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja as a measure to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus disease [COVID-19] in the country, most Nigerians (particularly those in the affected states) panicked not knowing what lies ahead of them in the coming days […]

Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital ten days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister, who is still suffering from the symptoms of the disease, will undergo tests as a precaution. A Downing Street spokesperson said: ‘On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted […]

Olasunkanmi Akoni The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,  Mudashiru Obasa, has cautioned those criticising him for not doing enough with the relief package he recently distributed to his Agege constituents to stop playing politics with the lives of the people. The call followed the release of a video that has gone viral […]

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai (right) on Sunday, visited soldiers injured during the recent confrontation between Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters and troops at Gorgi, Borno State. At the battle, 29 Nigerian soldiers were killed and over 100 terrorists annihilated. PHOTOS: Kingsley Omonobi. ALSO READ: 50 soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Yobe […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert on the White House coronavirus task force, said Sunday it is likely that the virus will become a seasonal illness. “Unless we get this globally under control there is a very good chance that it’ll assume a seasonal nature,” Fauci told CBS’s “Face The Nation.” ALSO READ: COVID-19: Lagos […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has stressed the need for residents to be patient on the distribution of relief package promised by the state government to cushion the effect of lockdown measure against the spread of ravaging Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. It also urged residents to adhere strictly with […]

The global shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand’s party scene and forced 300,000 sex workers out of job. Others, such as Pim, have left the bars and onto desolate streets.

Some Egyptians were Sunday evacuated from Nigeria through the Nnamidi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Egypt is the latest country to evacuate its citizens from the country due to the current corona virus pandemic in Nigeria

Ex-Germany captain Philipp Lahm has warned football is in an “existential crisis” and players’ behaviour will face intense public scrutiny during the coronavirus crisis. The 2014 World Cup-winning skipper says German football, in particular, must protect its core strengths during the leagues’ lockdown. With no prospect of a swift resumption, the Bundesliga season has been […]