By Obadiah Mailafia THE novel coronavirus pandemic has been the biggest global economic shock since the 1929 Wall Street Crash. In fact, its ramifications might be even bigger, given that, unlike the 1929 crash, our world is today an integrated global marketplace. The 1929 crash was triggered largely by the twin crises of over-speculation and […]

Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday, expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents with social distancing directive aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread following the ease of lockdown. Many Lagos residents used face masks on the first day of gradual relaxation of the lockdown of the state but did […]

Leader of the Presidential Task Force Committee on Covid-19, Dr Nasiru Sani Gwarzo has on Sunday said coronavirus pandemic is responsible and the cause of the waves of mysterious deaths recorded in the Kano State.

By Olalekan Bilesanmi Frontline politician, Alhaji Buba Galadima, in this interview, speaks on mystery deaths in Kano State amid raging coronavirus pandemic. What do you make of the mystery deaths in Kano amid raging coronavirus in the state? The deaths are not new to me. However, it doesn’t matter the figure, whether it is a […]

The origin of fashion designing dates as far back as the 1820s ‘Charles Frederick Worth is believed to be the first fashion designer of the world, it was Charles Frederick who started the tradition of fashion houses and telling his customers what kind of clothing would suit them during this period, several design houses began to hire the services of artists to develop patterns for garments.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world, including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo said this in a statement posted on its website on Monday. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the […]

Nicolas Cage will star in a scripted television series about flamboyant “Tiger King” zookeeper Joe Exotic, his publicist told AFP Monday. The Oscar-winning US actor will also executive produce the show based on a magazine article about Exotic, who recently shot to fame as the subject of a wildly popular docuseries. The surreal story of […]

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have denied the media report alleging the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa of spending N17million monthly on the maintenance of his residence and guest house, describing the allegation as baseless and misleading.

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Police command has promised to vigorously enforce the new guidelines on the lockdown order put in place by the state government in its decision to revitalize the economy of the State. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state had in a state-wide broadcast last Saturday, announced […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Monday announced the recovery and discharge of eight COVID-19 patients including two children from its isolation centre. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening. He explained that Osun had not recorded any new case in the last […]

Google on Monday,  said the trending search term on Google Nigeria over the past 30 days had been ‘how to make bread?’, followed by ‘who is Abba Kyari?’. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade,  Google communication Officer, West Africa, in a statement,  said the top 20 trending questions on Google Search Nigeria over the last 30 days were dominated […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that there are 3,000 samples collected and awaiting testing. The Governor, briefing the media at the 10th series of COVID-19 update in Marina, Lagos, said the State will be embarking on aggressive testing in community, noting that the Government had collected 3,000 samples that […]

Former Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou has been suspended by German club Hertha Berlin after posting a video showing him flaunting coronavirus social distancing rules by shaking hands with teammates. The Facebook video of Kalou, 34, greeting Hertha players and club employees with handshakes was condemned by the German league, which has put in place stringent […]

By David Odama – Lafia Nasarawa government  Monday evening confirmed three new Covid19 cases bringing the total confirmed cases to 12 with one death. The Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe who double as the chairman of the steering committee of Covid19 in the state disclosed this while briefing journalists on the new […]

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has donated a 30-room hotel to the state for use as isolation centre for COVID-19 cases. The state’s Ministry of Health announced Kukah’s donation via its Twitter account on Monday, adding that it was done on behalf of the Catholic Diocese in the state. The tweet read: […]