On Tuesday, the number of daily coronavirus cases found in Nigeria was 118, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 59,583. The latest figure was recorded in the following 14 states:...

The Economic Community of West African States has decided to lift the sanctions it had imposed on the Republic of Mali following the military coup which ousted the democratically elected government of...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday present the 2021 Appropriations Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. The President wrote a letter of request to the Senate to notify it of his intention...

Founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa and five others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for last year’s disappearance of a one-year -old child, Gold Kolawole from the church. Other...

US President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving treatment for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring...

Manchester United has confirmed the signing of striker Edinson Cavani. The Uruguay international joins on a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year. Cavani, who has won the Golden...

Arsenal has confirmed the signing of Ghanaian Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid. The midfielder comes to London after the Gunners were able to complete a £45 million (€50m/$58m), four-year deal with...

On the 5th of October 2020, 120 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria bringing the total of confirmed cases in the country to 59,465. Of the total confirmed cases, 50951 cases have been discharged...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in Nigeria . He has also increased the maximum number of years of service for educators from 35 to 40. The Minister of Education,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N10 billion to the National Population Commission (NPC) for continuation of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in the remaining 546 local government...

US President Donald Trump who has been hospitalised for COVID-19 infection has been slammed by critics for driving outside the medical facility on Sunday so he could wave to a group of supporters on...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is self-isolating after participating in a meeting that was attended by a person who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, she has announced on...

The Presidency on Sunday night reacted to recent calls by individuals and groups for the restructuring of the country. The reaction came in the form of a statement released to journalists by the Senior...

Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. The winners are British scientist, Michael Houghton and US researchers, Harvey Alter and Charles...

October 4, 2020 will be unforgettable in Premier league history. Both Manchester United and Liverpool suffered historic and unbelievable defeats on the same day. Reigning Premier League champions, Liverpool...

Nigeria has recorded its lowest daily number of coronavirus infections in almost seven months with 58 new cases reported on Sunday. This brings the total infections in the country to 59,394. The Nigeria...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from embarking on routine patrols. The...

White House Physician, Navy Cmdr. Dr Sean Conley has said the US President, Donald Trump is doing “very well” in hospital. The President was flown in a helicopter yesterday evening from the...

A five-man panel of the Appellate Court has overturned a ruling which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of the court said the...

The Federal Government has ordered unity schools in the country,  earlier closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to reopen on October 12, 2020. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, announced...