Samsung Electronics’ better-than-expected profit revives hope that a surge in Internet usage from people sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic will help make up for a drop-off in demand for smartphones and other consumer electronics. Shares in Korea’s largest company climbed more than 3% after it posted an operating profit of 6.4-trillion won (US$5.2-billion) […]

A corps member serving in Cross River, Mr Hodo Bassey, has donated his monthly stipend of N33,000 to the Cross River Government to help in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Bassey, who spoke in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar, said the donation was to assist the state government […]

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep had good news for her Twitter followers on Monday, saying she can run without pain on her injured right foot. The Romanian star had barely wrapped up a victory at the WTA tournament in Dubai in February when she pulled out of the following tournament in Doha with the […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he thinks it will be at least May before any decision can be made about resumption of the 2019-20 season that was shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Essentially, what I’ve told my folks over the last week is that we just should just accept that, at least for the […]

Two former executives with US media giant Fox were charged with corruption, bank fraud and money-laundering on Monday as US federal prosecutors shed fresh light on the scandal-tainted bidding war for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Former 21st Century Fox employees Hernan Lopez, 49, and Carlos Martinez, 41, face charges along with 65-year-old Gerard […]

The Gbagada expressway in Lagos since the commencement of the lockdown had always been filled up with Lagosians taking advantage of the traffic-free road to keep fit. Due to the disapproval of social distancing, the action was seen to encourage, it generated lots of condemnation on social media yesterday (Monday), Vanguard also reported that this […]

down By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Hints at nationwide civil disobedience over hunger, shortage of food and hardship The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has warned of the consequences of extending the COVID-19 lockdown beyond 14 days without proper palliative measures, urging the Federal and State Governments to make provisions for food and other […]

By David Royal The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Tuesday said it has placed over 28 medical staff that had contact with the deceased suspected COVID-19 patient on self-isolation. You would recall that Kwara state on Monday recorded two cases of COVID-19, One is the wife of the UITH patient, a UK returnee, […]

The Lekki-Epe expressways was for the second day on lockdown yesterday in terms of traffic, and not for COVID-19 pandemic. The traffic, primarily, was caused by policemen deployed to enforce the lockdown order of the federal government. ALSO READ: Any pastor arrested for violating govt directives is on his own ⁠— PFN Chairman “Yesterday, it took […]

By Emma Una – Calabar Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Cross River State says any Pastor arrested for violating the COVID-19 lockdown order on churches should not involve the association. He said PFN is a law-abiding organisation and would not engage in anything whatsoever to disobey or disregard government directives. READ […]