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COVID-19 claims Gen. Diya’s wife

  Erstwhile Chief of General Staff in the late Sani Abacha’s administration, retired Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya, says he has lost one of his...

Just in: APC fixes June 22, July 20 for Edo, Ondo guber primaries

  Announces N22.5m for nomination and expression of interest form   Ahead of the governorship polls in Ondo and Edo States, the ruling...

Aregbesola sheds light on 15 Chinese experts’ whereabouts, says they are still in Nigeria

  They are guests of CCECC for Idu-Abuja isolation centre, ThisDay Dome, others   Clearing the air on the whereabouts of the 15...

Nigeria reports 226 new coronavirus cases

          226 new cases of #COVID19; 131-Lagos 25-Ogun 15-Plateau 11-Edo 7-Kaduna 6-Oyo 5-FCT 5-Adamawa 4-Jigawa 4-Ebonyi 4-Borno 3-Nasarawa 2-Bauchi...

Muslims urged to offer Eid prayers from home – FG

    Muslims in Nigeria have been urged to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid at home under lockdown this weekend. National Coordinator...

Trump threatens to make suspension of WHO funding permanent

  President Donald Trump threatened to permanently end funding to the World Health Organization and reconsider the country’s membership in the global health...

French president Macron loses absolute majority in parliament

  French President Emmanuel Macron narrowly lost his absolute majority in the lower house of parliament Tuesday, with the defection of seven MPs...

NCDC has tested 33,970 specimens for coronavirus in Nigeria

    How many coronavirus tests have been conducted in Nigeria? For the first time since February, the federal government has an answer....

Rivers in shock over death of governor Wike’s spokesperson Simeon Nwakaudu.

  Rivers resident were left in shock and grief Sunday after Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu’s death.   The late Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu, is the...

SERAP tells Buhari: Follow “Namibia example”, ban purchase of new cars now

  Channel funds into workers’ salaries,  pensioners’ entitlements, students’ welfare   Driven by public interest and common good, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has...

COVID-19: Lagos vulnerable residents get palliatives from Nigerians in Diaspora Organization May 21

    to launch “Feed Nigeria Fund” to tackle hunger among the poor Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, Americas (NIDOA), U.S. says it will...

The Madagascar ‘covid-19 cure’ credence scrutiny – A letter to WHO

  By Segun Alade MBA, FCA Dear WHO, This is cheering you and saying well done for what you have done so far...

Emirates airline set to resume flights to nine destinations on May 21

    Emirates airline Friday announced commencement of scheduled flight services from May 21 to nine destinations. These include London, Chicago, Paris, Toronto,...

USAID provides two million Nigerian girls, boys skills acquisition safe spaces

  To establish youth hubs network in Lagos, Kano By Ajuma Edwina Ogiri   A “new activity’’ has been designed by the U.S....

COVID-19-positive NTA Kastina GM, Ayinde Soaga, recovers

  Released from isolation centre   COVID-19 infected General Manager, NTA Kastina, Alhaji Ayinde Soaga, has tested negative for the virus and has been...

288 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria

  Nigeria has seen at least 5,445 positive cases of the coronavirus, including 171 deaths as of May 15, according to the  NCDC....