MultiChoice, leading video entertainment provider has announced the launch of two brand new reality TV shows: Mercy and Ike which will kick off on Sunday, April 26 Africa Magic Showcase, Urban and Family on DStv and GOtv. And Judging Matters which will kick off on Monday, April 27, 2020, on Africa Magic Showcase on DStv.

The Indian government allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighborhoods and residential areas from Saturday, more than a month after the nation went into lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officials said. Late on Friday, the federal home ministry said retail shops could start operations with the staff number reduced by 50%, […]

Britain could hit the grim milestone of 20,000 COVID-19 deaths later on Saturday when the daily count is added to the current toll of 19,506 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus and died in hospital. The death toll from COVID-19 in hospitals across the United Kingdom increased on Friday by 684 in 24 […]

By Luminous Janamike LAGOS – In a bid to cushion the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic, a leading real estate firm, RevolutionPlus Property, yesterday distributed food palliatives to over 1,000 households in Lagos state. The residents of Ise, Akodo Ise, Folu, Okun Ise, and Lepia communities in Ibeju-Lekki area of the […]

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,055 to 152,438, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday – the second day of deceleration after three days of acceleration in new infections. READ ALSO: Germany approves first clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine On Friday confirmed coronavirus cases had increased by 2,337. The […]

At least 12 rangers have been killed by suspected members of a Rwandan rebel group in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Government official Cosma Wilungula said Friday’s attack was the deadliest in recent history. He said about 60 militiamen had ambushed a convoy of civilians that was being protected by […]

By Avril Eyewu-Edero The goal of every forensic investigator is to gather the right evidence, ensure the forensic analysis is carried out effectively, results and possible matches are obtained, present the evidence in court, being able to convince the court of the accuracy and relevance of the result of the evidence obtained from the crime […]

The National Judicial Council, NJC, on Friday, recommended the appointment of 70 Judicial Officers, even as it sacked two Judges over age falsification and judicial misconduct.

Undertakers at  Kano cemeteries on Thursday said the number of corpses being buried on daily basis is on the increase compared to the past.

Barely two days to the end of the second round of a 14-day shutdown of the nation’s capital, Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC has hinted at the likelihood of the extension of the current lockdown, saying Nigeria has not gotten to the point where its containment protocols could be relaxed.

THE Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Friday, said 40 medical doctors besides other healthcare workers have so far tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The Edo State Government has commenced fumigation and decontamination of homes and offices of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across six Local Government Areas of the state.

When penultimate Thursday Governor Nyesom Wike arrested 22 ExxonMobil workers who reportedly breached his executive order barring movement into the state, many had looked forward to a real contest of powers between federal and state authorities.

BY HON. FEMI KEHINDE “Ninu offii, ati olaa ni Omo Pandoro n’ dagba.” – is a Yoruba aphorism that may not be easily captured in English interpretation, without losing its essence, context and philosophy. But, nevertheless, one may say – in the face of adversity and vicissitudes, the Pandoro tree thrives! Pandoro is an unplanned plant- […]

SINCE the Leopard cannot change its spot, many Niger-Deltans and Nigerians had concluded that Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, recognized more for the odious corruption that had oozed from the agency, over the years, will never be able to turn the tables, but latest feelers from the organization and stakeholders indicate that the interventionist agency is being refashioned.