British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with coronavirus late last month, was on Monday moved to an intensive care unit after his condition worsened, his office said. The 55-year-old has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab “to deputise for him where necessary”, the spokesman said. Johnson was admitted to London’s St Thomas’ Hospital on […]

 The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, says Nigeria would no longer pay subsidy on petrol with the ongoing global oil price decline.

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi state government has said it will soon get a testing center for coronavirus in Bauchi. The government cited concerns bordering on the far distance of testing centre in Abuja and other difficulties encountered in getting suspected coronavirus patients tested. The Deputy governor, Baba Tela disclosed this while addressing […]

The member representing Warri Federal Constituency at the National House of Assembly Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi has commiserated with the slain Joseph Pessu family in Warri, Delta State.

More than 100 medics have died from coronavirus in Italy as many struggle with the trauma of seeing their colleagues die. Traumatised hospital staff have asked ‘who will be the next’ after 80 doctors and 21 nurses died from the bug. Two nurses took their own lives since the outbreak, which has killed more than 15,800 and infected 124,600 […]

…fined N100,000 each for flouting Lagos social distancing directive By Henry Ojelu Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her husband AbdulRasheed Bello have been convicted and fined N100,000 each by an Ogba Magistrate Court for flouting the Lagos State Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulation 2020. Delivering judgment after the couple pleaded guilty, Magistrate Y.O. Aje-Afunwa ordered […]

Statistics released on Monday showed a sharp drop in reports of most categories of crime in France in March, the month that saw strict coronavirus lockdown introduced. The Interior Ministry’s statistical service said it would be “extremely complex” to interpret the statistics, noting that the lockdown made it much harder for victims to report offences. […]

Following the lockdown necessitated by the need to control and contain the spread of the rampaging coronavirus, and its attendant effects of the people, the Lawmaker representing Umuahia North State Constituency and the Deputy Chief Whip of Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Kelechi Onuzuruike, has joined other sons of Ohuhu nation to donate relief […]

The European Union has agreed to try to channel more aid to Africa to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic. After chairing a foreign ministerial video-conference Friday, EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrel said it is in Europe’s best interest to support the continent. “If we don’t solve the problem in Africa, we will […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cautioned Nigerians on activities of cybercriminals taking advantage of the current COVID-19 pandemic to defraud citizens.