The world is cowed by COVID-19. But not tough Jair  Messias Bolsonaro,  former military officer and current Brazilian President. To him, the virus does not exist; it is a mere “fantasy”  and media “trick” with which humanity is being duped to abandon traditional camaraderie for impersonal social or physical distancing. But if there is the remotest possibility that […]

By Debo Adeniyi As the global outbreak of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic continues to cause significant health challenges across the world, many countries have been working assiduously in containing it and its challenges with a devastating impact on world economies. No doubt, the natural environment is the biggest gainer in this pandemic era with many […]

Wednesday, May 5, 2020 marked exactly 10 years since the curtains fell on a good man, humble patriot and former president of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He was 58. Even before he assumed power on May 29, 2007, Yar’ Adua was obviously a sick man. Having just finished his eight years as Governor of […]

The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say. The Stop TB Partnership is a Geneva-based international body leading the global fight against the respiratory illness that infects more than 10 […]

By Rasheed Sobowale A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the allegation of abuse of fundamental human rights filed against anti-graft commission, ICPC, by Ekoi Obono-Obla. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Obono-Obla […]

China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing. The virus has killed more than 255,000 people worldwide, including more than 70,000 in the […]

Without any form of doubt, “Omo Ologo” has been one of the radio friendly songs in the country this year. The unique sound has triggered a frenzy on social media in the last few months. With almost 300K streams on Audiomack alone, the record has earned its status as one of the most streamed songs by a new Nigerian artist on the platform.

By David Royal Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle. The 381 new cases are the highest Nigeria has ever recorded in 24 hours […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, have reportedly fled Kogi State shortly after Governor Yahaya Bello’s directive asking them to go into isolation at the state quarantine centre for fourteen days. Governor Bello had ordered the leader of the officials of the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr […]

Dahiru Saleh, known for being the judge who annulled the June 12 presidential election has been reported dead Thursday. The former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) died at the age of 81 and has been buried in accordance with the Muslim rights at his hometown in Azare, Bauchi State. According to reports, […]

By Olayinka Latona THE Nigerian passenger who delivered a baby boy aboard an Emirates Airline (UAE) en route Lagos, Mrs Kafayat Omoshalewa Amusan yesterday narrated her ordeal, saying she delivered her baby before flight attendants could get to her. In an exclusive telephone interview from her hospital bed in Dubai, Kafayat, a 32-year indigene of […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the leader of the officials of the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Andrew Noah to go into isolation at the state quarantine centre for fourteen days. The governor gave the order Thursday night when the visiting NCDC official shook hands with the […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi A MOBILE Court sitting at the Covid-19 Elekahia Isolation Center in Port Harcourt has convicted 170 defaulters of the lockdown imposed by Rivers State Government on Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas (LGAs) to contain Coronavirus. The offenders were Thursday dragged to the court by Office of the Attorney General […]

By Bashir Bello KANO – The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina has on Thursday opened up on why the Federal government ignored the Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State’s N15 billion intervention request to fight the novel coronavirus disease. Adesina said the federal government needs to be […]

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – FRESH facts have emerged on the communal clash between Umumbo and Omor communities in Ayamelum local government area of Anambra State, with an eye witness claiming that many people were feared dead, while no fewer than 300 farmers sustained various degrees of injuries during the clash. At press time, it […]