The Consulate- General of Nigeria in New York has said the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus would begin on May 10. The consulate-general disclosed this in a notice signed by the Consul-General, Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, on behalf of the Nigerian Missions in the US on Sunday. According to the […]

A 45-year-old man, Ochieze Chinedu Jude, has been arrested by the police at Aboh, Umulolo in Okigwe Local Government Area in Imo State for chaining his three children for allegedly being the reason for his bad luck in life. 

Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu said 27 police personnel had been attacked and assaulted by the public since the commencement of lockdown enforcement in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the act was perpetrated at different times and locations. […]

By David Royal According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria has recorded 170 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 2558. The NCDC also said Nigeria recorded  2 deaths, bringing the total number to 87. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday questioned his country’s coronavirus numbers, and called on the authorities to investigate “sabotage” at the national laboratory. The East African country had recorded 480 cases of the virus and 16 deaths at its last update on Wednesday. The government has come under fire from the opposition for allegedly hiding […]