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Nigeria reports more than 380 new COVID-19 cases, its biggest one-day leap

  With 381 additional coronavirus cases, NCDC  officials on Thursday reported their largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. That bring...

Henderson Named Player of the Year as Liverpool Dominate BBC Awards

  Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson won the BBC Premier League Player of the Season award Thursday after topping a vote among BBC.com visitors. Henderson...

House of Rep Member Presents Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana

  Congress woman Princess Miriam Onuoha has proposed a bill to regulate the cultivation, possession, availability and trade in cannabis for medical and research purposes....

CSOs to Buhari: Make pronouncement on petroleum products subsidy removal

      … want nation’s four refineries privatized … query Petroleum Support Fund in no-subsidy regime A consortium of civil society organizations...

Church closure over COVID-19: I smell a rat, forces of darkness targeting the church – Billionaire cleric, Oyedepo

    …it’s foolish shutting down churches, opening markets …church a place of healing, says Oyakhilome More than six weeks after Federal and...

German Bundesliga ready for kickoff behind closed doors

  Football matches in Germany’s top two divisions will begin without spectators from May 16, making it the first major European country to...

Picture Kodak’s autopsy: Host Clarence Peters’ fate hangs in the balance

      After several days in police custody, Clarence Peters, son of popular afro juju maestro, Sina Peters, and his crew are...

Nigeria coronavirus death toll surpasses 100

  Coronavirus has killed from coast to coast. It devastated Lagos state and crept into Kano. Across Nigeria, more than 100 people infected...

Nigerian lawyers petition Pres. Buhari over wrongful nomination of 33 as judges by NJC

  … selection process gross violation of rules, procedures of NJC   Some concerned Nigerian lawyers under the auspices of Open Bar Initiative...

Spike in COVID-19 cases: FG directs states to establish more isolation centres

      Worried by the spike in the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases countrywide, the Federal Government has urged state governors to...

44-year-old Nigerian health worker stabbed to death in America

  Homicide detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department in the State of Maryland have arrested a suspect in connection with a...

Nigerian woman gives birth mid-air, forces plane’s air return 

    A mid-air birth of a baby on the flight evacuating stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates has been reported. As a result...

COVID-19: Nigeria Airlines lose N17bn monthly, says minister 

      …as airports remain closed for 30 more days By Ajuma Edwina OgiriThe Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says COVID-19 pandemic...

COVID-19 stimulus: FG grants 2-month licence fee waiver for broadcast stations

    …sets up creative industry committee chaired by Ali Baba, renowned comedian As part of efforts to ease the negative effects of the...

Oil price rises above $31 

  Following ease of coronavirus lockdowns by some countries, oil price on Wednesday rose above $31 per barrel.  Brent crude has almost...

FG to auction some marginal oil fields, says NNPC’s Kyari 

    In spite of the crash in crude oil prices, the Federal Government says it will auction marginal oil fields later this...