Thailand’s Health Minister said foreigners who refused to wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus should be “kicked out of the country.” “These foreign tourists, this is something to tell the embassies as well as the Thai people they’re refusing to wear face masks,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Friday using a […]

A 45-year-old woman, Funmilayo Shotayo, on Friday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court, Ogudu, Lagos for allegedly sprinkling ”liquid”, suspected to be urine on the premises of a businessman. Shotayo, who resides in Ogunlana Street, Ketu, Lagos, is charged with breach of the peace. She, however, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution counsel, Insp. Lucky Ihiehie, told […]

Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has embarked on a sensitisation campaign to markets to educate traders, especially those selling food items on preventive measures against lassa fever in the state. Dr Ibrahim Alhassan, Director of Public Health in the Ministry, told newsmen on Saturday at the Lafia Ultra-modern market that the campaign became necessary as […]

Measures to counter the spread of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China could have a significant impact on the Italian economy, adding to the marked negative risks to growth projections, the Bank of Italy said on Saturday. Italy has the world’s third-largest national debt, which runs at more than 1.3 times the country’s […]

Building affected by the explosion By Rotimi Ojomoyela There was palpable fear in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, as a loud bang suspected to be bomb explosion rocked Ekiti state old government Secretariat. It was gathered that the explosion, which occurred around 7.05 am, ripped some of the buildings at the old government secretariat located at the […]

A 50-year-old man, Igwe James, who allegedly refused to pay his rent for ten years, on Friday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Life Camp, Abuja, for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution counsel, ASP Peter Ejike, of FCT Police Command, told the court that the complainant,  Mogbo Godffrey, reported the case […]

Everton moved up to seventh and within five points of the Premier League top four as their resurgence under Carlo Ancelotti continued with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Bernard, Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the goals for the Toffees, who have won five and drawn two of eight league games since the […]

Jeff Bezos is on a selling spree. Stock disposals by Amazon.com’s founder and CEO over the past week have reached 1.7 million shares, or US$3.45-billion (R51-billion), according to the latest round of regulatory filings. The stock has ticked higher regardless, gaining 9.6% since 30 January, the day before his sales began. The transactions are part […]

A 40-year-old woman Funmilaya Ayodele, on Friday appeared in an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, for allegedly collecting N600,000 loan from a Church cooperative and refusing to pay back the money. Funmilayo, whose address was not provided, is charged with three counts of fraud, theft and breach of public peace. She pleaded not guilty. […]

…Confident of victory at CAS …Denies any physical contact with Raj Perumal …Tells Nigerians, your contributions won’t go in vain …Hearing set for March 19 By Jacob Ajom On March 19, 2020, former Nigeria international and one-time coach of the Nigerian national team, Samson Siasia has a date with destiny. On that day, the Court […]

The largest claim for damages related to a major price-fixing cartel among European truck manufacturers was thrown out by a court in Germany, on Friday. The Munich Regional Court ruled the claim for almost 900 million euros (986 million dollars) legally inadmissible, saying that it violated legal services law. More than 3,000  and logistics firms […]

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he supported the African Union (AU) taking a greater role in mediating the Libya crisis, acknowledging the bloc’s frustration at being sidelined so far. The AU leadership has complained at being overlooked in peace-making efforts related to Libya, which have been led primarily by the UN […]

Jos – Ongoing insecurity in Nigeria can be curbed only when credible leaders who have the capability and are willing to unite the country and its people without any form of discrimination are enthroned.

There is a need for more people to learn the German language in order to teach it to the coming generation in Nigeria, says Mrs Annette Widmann-Mauz, Minister of State of the German Federal Chancellery. Widmann-Mauz said this in a chat with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the Director of the Goethe-Institut in Lagos on […]

It’s Matchday 19, the midway point of the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season and all indices point yet another high octane competitiveness at all sections of the log. The pendulum of leadership have though been swinging between three clubs, Plateau United, Lobi Stars, and Rivers United but they all know that others like […]