Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Monday and Catholic churches across Italy held public Masses for the first time in two months, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. Francis said a private Mass in a side chapel where St. John Paul II is buried to commemorate […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Adegunodo ruling house of Iwo in Osun State has called on the Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo to implore on Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi to steer clear imposing his stooge as head (Magaji) of the house. In a petition to the Commissioner dated May 14, 2020, signed by […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Mr Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has disputed the claim that the president will be addressing the nation Monday on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Adesina in a tweet announcing the development stated that “none was planned” in the first place and that […]

The State Government has cleared and exited 917 suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), who have completed the compulsory 14-day follow up and tested negative. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the cleared cases comprise 338 Persons of Interests […]

By Anayo Okoli ENUGU- THE chairman of Enugu North Local Government Council, Hon. Emeka Onunze said that the popular Akwatta foodstuff Market was not sold to any person as being rumoured in some quarters. Onunze explained that the traders in that market were just relocated to a new site to enable the council to rebuild […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Ibrahim-led executive of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Monday, demanded the prosecution of Farouk Mudi, for allegedly registering an illegal All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kano State Chapter. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Ibrahim Kabir, where Mudi’s alleged registration was described […]

By Victor Young Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has dismissed insinuations that he has been mobilising to replace Willie Obiano as Governor of Anambra State. He said the insinuations trending in social media, credited to a faceless top All Progressive Congress, APC, member in Anambra State, claimed that he, Ngige, received the […]

All photos were taken by Bayo Omoboriowo, Personal Photographer to President of Nigeria,  President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja said that the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic was beyond technology, power and resource as countries that have all those have recorded the highest casualties. Consequently, President Buhari has told State […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, enjoined governors to work closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the coronavirus pandemic.

By Mon-Charles Egbo When it mattered most, the overwhelming majority of Nigerians entrusted the leadership and governance of the country into the hands of Muhammadu Buhari as President. He was massively chosen on the basis of what he represented and what he promised to bring to the table in the face of the daunting challenges […]

Premier League Shareholders Monday voted unanimously to return to small group training from Tuesday afternoon – the first step towards restarting the League, when safe to do so. A statement by the league management body reads, “Step One of the Return to Training Protocol enables squads to train while maintaining social distancing. Contact training is […]

By Therese Nanlong – Jos Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has inaugurated a Special Committee for Research on Coronavirus and Other Infectious Diseases in the State with a charge on the team members to work hard in utilizing the human and material resources available in the State that are capable of giving solutions for the […]

Britain’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is hopeful the Premier League can resume by mid-June despite concerns raised by players and coaches over the need for an extended period of training before matches restart. Premier League clubs are meeting on Monday to sign off on protocols that will allow a return to training this week, whilst […]

By Perez Brisibe ONE of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta State, Monday in what appears to be a renewed campaign against claims that she tested positive for the virus, alleged that the ailment is a scam in the country. The patient, a female aged 36, was reported positive of the virus […]

FIFA will organise a charity football match to raise funds for the battle against the coronavirus, the sport’s world governing body said on Monday.