Bloody Children’s Day: Road crash claims 7 lives
It was a bloody Children’s Day as the Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that seven persons died in a road crash which occurred at Lumoh…
Rohr, Redknapp tear Nigeria football administrators apart
Out of job Harry Redknapp has been tipped for a shock return to management, this time as manager for Nigeria. It will be his African national team experience as a…
France bans use of Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 treatment
The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new…
Alleged N570m fraud: EFCC’s counsel absent, Oyo-Ita’s trial adjourned
The trial of the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, was on Wednesday stalled due to the absence of the lawyer to the Economic…
Court sentences 2 persons to death by hanging for armed robbery
An Osun High Court on Wednesday sentenced two persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The Presiding Judge, Justice Jide Falola, had ordered that the convicts be…
Covid-19: Nigeria records 16 deaths in one day; toll now 249
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 16 deaths and 276 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 8,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its…
875 persons commit suicide during Covid-19 lockdown
A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal. The country has been under lockdown, against the novel coronavirus disease, since March 24. According to…
Abba Kyari never approved 150 appointments, it’s fake news – Presidency
The Presidency has declared as fake news, a media report that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the cancellation of 150 memos and appointments signed by his former Chief of Staff,…
COVID-19: Nigeria gets 2 additional testing labs, bringing the total to 28
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated additional two laboratories, bringing the total number of its laboratories to 28. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told News Agency…
WHO commends African leaders on fight against COVID-19, says Africa has just 1.5% of global cases
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, has paid tribute to African leaders for the progress they have made in their fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Moeti…