A Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, who offered to sell a Nigerian woman for $1,000 on Facebook, has been arrested by the Lebanese Government. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,...

China is to donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the global fight against COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday. Chunying...

The number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 873 as 91 new cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) via its official twitter handle.   91...

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus. He made this disclosure vis his official twitter handle. KADUNA UPDATE: “I am delighted to report today, that...

Nigeria has confirmed 117 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 782. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria...

Lagos State has recorded two new deaths of persons who suffered complications from COVID-19 infection. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this disclosure via his official twitter...

The number of coronavirus cases in Kano has risen to 59 as 23 new cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).     Thirty-eight...

The Lagos State Government says it will enforce the compulsory use of face masks by residents in the state from next week. The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this disclosure on Monday...

Former Attorney-General of the Federation  and Minister of  Justice, Richard Akinjide is dead. Akinjide died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness at the...

Popular CNN presenter and Business Editor-at-Large, Richard Quest, has contracted COVID-19, according to a statement he released on Monday. The presenter made the disclosure in a tweet on his verified...

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday lifted targeted lockdown on two major regions in the country citing improved testing for the coronavirus across the country. In the over half-an-hour address...

Sixteen people, including a police officer, are dead in Nova Scotia, Canada, following the worst shooting rampage in Canadian history, police have said. The suspect, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51,...

The Nigeria Defence Headquarters has said it has killed many Boko Haram terrorists/ISWAP leaders in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno state. This...

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left 47 persons dead. Gunmen killed 47 people in attacks on villages in the...

The Bauchi State Government has announced that it has sealed the office complex shared by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) after one of their workers tested...

The Nigerian Army has said that it killed 105 Boko Haram and ISWAP members during its operation in Yobe State. The troops, according to the claim, neutralized the 105 Boko Haram and ISWAP criminals as...

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen with the addition of 86 new ones. The current number of confirmed cases nationwide now stands at 627. This was disclosed via the official...

New York’s daily coronavirus deaths dropped to 540, the lowest in almost two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. But he warned that the recent improvement should be viewed with some caution,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of his  Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. Read the complete tribute below: TO MY FRIEND, MALLAM ABBA KYARI Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April,...

The United States evacuated over 340 Americans from Nigeria on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed by the US Mission in Nigeria via its official twitter page. Today, over 340 Americans...