Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango has died at the age of 86. His family announced his death via his Facebook page. It was also stated that he died from complications of the dreaded Coronavirus,...

The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Rose Oko, is dead. The Senator who was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment died yesterday...

The Academic Staff of Universities Union (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike effective today after the expiration of its two-weeks warning strike. This is despite the closure of all tertiary institutions...

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, in the sum of N100 million with two...

Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has begun self-isolation for Coronavirus as he had contact with a COVID-19 case. The governor said he boarded the same flight and shook hands with Muhammed Abubakar,...

Nigeria has recorded its first death from  COVID-19 infection. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the death in its update on the virus on Monday. It said the 67-year-old deceased...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita, over alleged N3bn graft. Oyo-Ita was arraigned before...

Five new cases of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, have been confirmed in Nigeria. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Five new cases of...

Canada has become the first country to warn that it will not send its athletes to the Tokyo Olympics unless they are postponed for a year as Japan’s Prime Minister Monday admitted a delay may...

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel will self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for the Coronavirus, her spokesperson said Sunday. Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). He made his known via his verified...

Four new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control via its’ twitter handle. 3 of the cases were reported...

American country music legend, Kenny Rogers has died aged 81, according to a statement posted by his family. Known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “Lady,” “Islands in the Stream,” and “Lucille,”...

The Nigerian  government has restricted international flights coming into Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement...

Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, has confirmed 10 new cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, announced this new development via his twitter handle. #Nigeria...

India has executed the four men who were convicted of the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi in 2012 which sparked huge nationwide protests and international outcry. Akshay...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has added Austria and Sweden to the list of high-risk countries following the outbreak of Coronavirus. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire disclosed this at a media...

The Nigerian Federal Government has ordered the shutdown of three international airports in the country to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The three airports are Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport,...

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos. This brings the number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria to 12. Professor...

The Court of Appeal has set aside an FCT High Court judgment sacking Senator Ifeanyi Ubah as the lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial district. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Stephen...