Following bandits attacks on communities in Ruma and Batsari councils of Katsina State, the district head, Mu’azu, who holds the traditional title of Sarkin Ruma Katsina, said: “My people will prefer to die from coronavirus infection.

Nigerian Army troops on Sunday killed 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP) terrorists at the north west of Baga town in Borno.

By Chioma Obinna Few months back, Vanguard published a pathetic story of Daniel Joseph, a nine-year-old boy who is suffering from the cancer of the eye and seeking the sum of N7 million and in order to go for life-saving surgery as part of his treatment. Good Health Weekly published his story twice a few […]

Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could see a “catastrophic” food security situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower remittances from the Gulf, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday. The conflict between a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement has caused what the […]

Death had not fazed gravedigger Mohammed Shamim up to now, but since the grip of the coronavirus crisis has tightened in New Delhi, the Indian capital, a shiver runs up even his spine each time he sees a hearse pull up at the cemetery he tends. “I’ve been burying the dead for the last two […]

Says some books have gone out of circulation after winning prizes By Prisca Sam-Duru Anambra State-born Ndidi Dorothy Chiazor-Enenmor is an award-winning author of many children’s books. Married with four children, Chiazor-Enenmor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Post Graduate Diploma in English from the University of […]

 Total (TOTF.PA) has called off plans to acquire Occidental Petroleum’s assets in Ghana, the French energy company said on Monday.

 Oyo State has recorded 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have revealed.

By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lost his Special Assistant, Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu to sudden death. Paulinus Nsirim, Commissioner for Information and Communications, disclosed in a statement that “Nwakaudu died today (Sunday) at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) after a brief illness.” READ ALSO: COVID-19: […]

—Meets with PTF —Receives PTF report on virus containment effort By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—-PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari may announce new procedure for the containment of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic Monday. Already, President Buhari on Sunday received briefing and recommendations from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, […]