Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum has blasted the Nigerian Army over an attack on his convoy in Baga, a town in Kukawa Local Government Area of the state. About fifteen persons were wounded as Boko...

American President, Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that the upcoming US presidential election scheduled for  November this year be postponed. He claimed the election would be “the most inaccurate”...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 404 new cases of COVID-19 wiithin 24 hours. This brings the total number of recorded COVID-19 cases in the country to 42,208. In a tweet on Wednesday...

The Leader of Afenifere, Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba, Senator Ayo Fasanmi is dead. Pa Fasanmi died on Wednesday night according to his son, Afolabi. He wrote in a statement, “With gratitude to the Almighty...

The death toll in the United States due to the coronavirus surpassed 150,000 on Wednesday, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The country’s coronavirus death toll was 150,676...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 10th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting has Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo physically...

Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has chosen a former Commissioner in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as his running mate for the October 10 governorship poll. Akeredolu...

The Peoples Democratic Party has postponed its scheduled party primaries in Ekiti, Niger, Sokoto and Taraba states indefinitely. The latest development was contained in a letter titled: “Re:...

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 624 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing total number of infections to 41,804. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), via its...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. This was disclosed in a press release issued on...

Nigeria has recorded 648 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 41,180. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina of corruption charges. This makes the...

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House confirmed that Robert O’Brien has “mild symptoms” of the virus –...

The Federal Government has declared that the 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence on August 17. It has also asked secondary schools to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in exit...

The Federal Government has extended the phase two of the easing of the lockdown in the country by another one week. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary General to...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed as positive on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven...

Nigeria has recorded 555 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 40,532. The latest statistics were released by the Nigeria Centre for...

Morocco’s interior and health ministries on Sunday said it will stop people entering and leaving some of its biggest cities from midnight to contain a spike in COVID-19 cases. 633 new COVID-19 cases...

Beijing has announced that the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu was closed as of 10am on Monday, after it ordered the facility be shut. China’s latest move is in retaliation for...

A 3-storey building which houses shops and residential apartments has collapsed this afternoon in Ebute Metta, Lagos. Many persons are trapped in the rubbles of the collapsed building. The Chairman of...