Saturday 29 February 2020

NigerianEye: “We need need N944.9 Billion to properly protect Nigerians - Nigerian Police” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “We need need N944.9 Billion to properly protect Nigerians - Nigerian Police” plus 29 more


We need need N944.9 Billion to properly protect Nigerians - Nigerian Police

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:20 PM PST

The Nigeria Police Force will need almost N1tn to be efficient and effective in the fight against rising insecurity in the country. The leading internal security outfit is proposing a total sum of...

REVEALED: Over 100 people had contact with the Italian man that brought Coronavirus to Nigeria

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:20 PM PST

In furtherance to the placing of the patient of the Coronavirus disease, a 44-year-old Italian, in a quarantine centre, Lagos and Ogun state governments have identified at least 100 persons who had...

US Surgeon General on Coronavirus - "You don't need face masks"

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:30 PM PST

Nigerians scared of getting infected with coronavirus and rushing to buy face masks, should no longer bother themselves. According to the U.S. Surgeon-General, the face mask is not meant for you, if...

Pastor Adeboye prays against Coronavirus

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:17 PM PST

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday night prayed against any spread of the novel Coronavirus disease. Adeboye offered the prayers in a...

Drama as beer drinkers quit Corona beer over fears of Coronavirus

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:15 PM PST

Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste during the outbreak, but for the brand, the matter may be no joke. The phrase "38% of Americans" was trending...

Presidency ordered probe of man using Buhari daughter’s old phone number — DSS

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:12 PM PST

The Department of State Services has said the Presidency ordered the investigation of a trader, Anthony Okolie, who was using a telephone line previously owned by the President's daughter, Hanan...

BREAKING: Liverpool’s 44-game unbeaten run destroyed by Watford

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 11:55 AM PST

Liverpool's 44-game run without defeat in the Premier League came to a crashing end as relegation-threatened Watford thrashed the European champions 3-0 on Saturday. Ismaila Sarr's double and Troy...

I have discovered cure for Coronavirus, Lassa fever - Nigerian professor of Virology

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:29 AM PST

Professor of Virology, Maduike Ezeibe of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, who once claimed to have discovered therapy for the cure of HIV/AIDS, said that his therapy has...

Coronavirus: 39 people quarantined in Ogun state

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:45 AM PST

The number of persons quarantined in Ogun state in connection with primary or secondary contacts with the Italian Coronavirus patient have reached all time high of 39 on Saturday. The initial number...

Man dies of Coronavirus in USA

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:43 AM PST

First coronavirus death on US soil in Washington state, an official said on Saturday. US health officials on Friday had reported a fourth case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin, indicating the...

Coronavirus worsens in Italy, over 1000 cases

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:40 AM PST

The number of cases of the new coronavirus in Italy has exceeded 1,000, the health ministry said Saturday, with the death toll rising by eight to 29 in the past 24 hours. The number of cases has...

Qatar confirms first coronavirus case

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:00 AM PST

Qatar has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, state media reported on Saturday, after a 36-year-old Qatari man who was evacuated to Doha from Iran tested positive. Qatar on Thursday repatriated...

Chelsea stumble again at Bournemouth

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 09:52 AM PST

Chelsea needed a double from Marcos Alonso to salvage a 2-2 draw at struggling Bournemouth as West Ham boosted their chances of survival with a 3-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. After a 3-0...

Juventus vs Inter Milan, four other Serie A matches called off

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 07:51 AM PST

A number of games in Italian football have been moved this weekend, because of the spread of coronavirus. Some matches in the north of the country were due to be played behind closed doors, but have...

We have moved coronavirus patient to a renovated facility - Lagos Govt

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:56 AM PST

Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner of health, says the Italian who tested positive to coronavirus, has been moved to a renovated facility. The patient quarantined at the Infectious Disease Hospital in...

Coronavirus vaccine could be ready for large-scale trial by June -Bill Gates

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:50 AM PST

Bill Gates, global health advocate and world's richest man for 18 years, says novel coronavirus vaccine could be ready for large-scale trials by June 2020. Gates, who is the co-chair of Bill and...

Coronavirus: Increase prices of face mask, sanitiser go to jail – Nigerian govt

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:28 AM PST

The Federal Government has warned that suppliers and retailers using the excuse of coronavirus case in Nigeria to inflate protective apparel will be prosecuted. It said sellers of face masks and...

Women boil used sanitary pads to get high – NDLEA

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:28 AM PST

Investigation has proved that some women in Gombe State boil used sanitary pads and drink it to get high. Gombe State command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, disclosed this during...

VIDEO: Nigerian woman confronts her husband's side chick for sleeping with him through the anus

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 05:51 AM PST

A video making rounds online captured moment an unidentified Nigerian lady confronted her husband's alleged side chick for reportedly having anal s3x with him. Though there's no time stamp on the...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un warns of 'serious consequences' if coronavirus spreads to his country

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:06 AM PST

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un has warned that there will be 'serious consequences' if the deadly coronavirus spreads to his country. At a ruling party meeting, Kim called for the country's...

Nigeria’s economic outlook threatened by coronavirus outbreak

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 05:39 AM PST

The dramatic and fast-moving consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak threatens an otherwise resilient outlook for Nigeria's economy, following GDP results for Q4 showing an expansion of...

Hotel worker stabs guest to death over N1,200

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 04:09 AM PST

An attendant at a makeshift inn in Whitesand, Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State, Emmanuel Ben, has been taken to police custody for suspected murder of a customer identified only as White London. Ben...

Coronavirus: Dog tests positive as fear over pets mounts

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 04:01 AM PST

Coronavirus, the deadly disease ravaging the world has affected a pet dog. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong's agriculture, fisheries and conservation department said this in a statement Friday, CBS...

Coronavirus: Catholic Church in Lagos suspends sprinkling of ‘holy water’, handshakes during mass

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 05:22 AM PST

The Catholic Church in Lagos has suspended handshakes and use of holy water fonts indefinitely over the spread of coronavirus. Nigeria recorded its first case of the disease on Friday, following the...

US, UK, France, others attack Russia, Syria

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 02:50 AM PST

Russia and Syria are under fire from western countries in the UN Security Council over the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria on Thursday. The soldiers died in an attack by Russia-backed Syrian...

AGF Malami orders Police to unseal Peace Corps Headquarters

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 02:45 AM PST

Exactly 3 years after the Headquarters of Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) was sealed by the Nigeria Police, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami, has ordered that the office...

Kaduna sets up emergency centre over coronavirus

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 02:43 AM PST

The Kaduna state government has set up an emergency operation centre (EOC) in response to a case of coronavirus recorded in the country on Friday. The case is that of an Italian citizen who came into...

Lagos coronavirus patient ‘laments heat and mosquitoes, threatens to escape’

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 01:47 AM PST

The coronavirus patient quarantined at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, attempted to escape from the facility on Friday, according to PUNCH. The patient, an Italian, was confirmed to...

‘Giant of Africa cannot conduct free and fair elections’ – Gov. Wike mocks Nigeria

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 01:55 AM PST

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has decried the inability of the country to conduct credible elections after several years of practising democracy. He spoke on Friday at the Government House Port...

Coronavirus: ‘I’m not in quarantine’ – Jackie Chan

Posted: 29 Feb 2020 01:28 AM PST

Popular actor and producer, Jackie Chan has said he is safe and healthly despite spread of Coronavirus in China. The deadly disease has recorded 2,600 deaths since its outbreak in Wuhan, China. The...

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Friday 28 February 2020

NigerianEye: “Picture of the Italian man that brought Coronavirus to Nigeria revealed!” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Picture of the Italian man that brought Coronavirus to Nigeria revealed!” plus 29 more


Picture of the Italian man that brought Coronavirus to Nigeria revealed!

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:52 PM PST

A faint picture of the Italian man who brought Coronavirus to Nigeria has been unveiled at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital where he is being isolated and treated. Lagos Commissioner for...

Police detain NYSC member for raping secondary school girl

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:04 PM PST

The Katsina Command of the Nigerian Police Force, Friday confirmed that it has detained the corps member, name withheld, deployed to Katsina state who raped a junior secondary girl secondary school,...

Nigerian government searches for over 200 people that had contact with Italian Coronavirus patient

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:00 PM PST

Sequel to the detection of the disease in Nigeria on Thursday, the governments of Lagos and Ogun states have begun the search for those persons who may have had contact with the patient. It was also...

REVEALED: Reasons why Buhari suspended Amnesty Programme Coordinator, Dokubo

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:55 PM PST

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo over alleged corruption. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to...

Why is police delaying in arresting Aisha Yesufu? - Eze

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:43 PM PST

Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People's Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has expressed concern over the delay...

Coronavirus kills 210 persons in Iran

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 12:12 PM PST

At least 210 people have died in Iran from the new coronavirus, BBC Persian reported Friday citing unnamed sources in the Islamic republic's health system, promoting an angry denial from a health...

SHOCKER: Coronavirus reappears in discharged patients after treatment

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 12:08 PM PST

On Wednesday, the Osaka prefectural government in Japan said a woman working as a tour-bus guide had tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time. This followed reports in China that...

BREAKING: Lafarge cement factory shut down over fears of Coronavirus, 28 people quarantined

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 11:52 AM PST

The Nigerian Government has shut down Lafarge, a cement manufacturing company in Ewekoro, Ogun State after the Italian who was detected to have been infected with Coronavirus was said to had visited...

Coronavirus: VIDEO: Learn how to wear the face mask correctly

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 10:33 AM PST

A World Health Organisation consultant, Ms. Christine Francis, has explained how to correctly wear a disposable face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Christine described the two sides of...

Anger as Nigerian stores increase price of disposable face mask to #15,000

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 10:41 AM PST

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Iheme Faith Uloma, popularly known as Ifu Ennada, took to her Instagram page to lament the hike in the price of face mask in Nigeria due to the confirmation of the...

PDP blames Buhari for coronavirus case in Nigeria

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 10:40 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the coronavirus case in Nigeria is as a result of the inadequacies of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration. Nigeria recorded its first case of the...

BREAKING: We’ve identified those who had contact with Italian coronavirus patient -Lafarge company

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 10:33 AM PST

Lafarge Africa Plc, a cement manufacturer, has confirmed that an Italian, who is the first case of coronavirus in Nigeria, visited its plant in Ewekoro, Ogun state. Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, a...

Coronavirus: We will ban public gatherings if Italian case escalates, says Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:43 AM PST

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Friday that the state government would prohibit public gatherings if the coronavirus case confirmed in the state escalated. He, however, said taking...

Oshonaike makes history, qualifies for seventh Olympics

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:34 AM PST

Funke Oshonaike made history, on Friday, when she qualified for her seventh Olympic Games, becoming the first African woman to do so. She defeated Cameroon's Sarah Hannfou 4-1 (12-10, 11-4, 4-11,...

Coronavirus: Facebook, Instagram will help Nigeria – Federal Govt

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:20 AM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the social networking site, Facebook, has pledged to partner with the Federal Government to check the spread of fake news...

Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, contracts coronavirus in Italy

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:09 AM PST

King Paul Akpan Udoh, Italian-Nigerian player, has become the first footballer to be infected with coronavirus . King Paul currently plies his trade with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side. The Pianese...

FAKE NEWS ALERT: Lagos coronavirus patient does NOT work at Agip Saipem

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 09:09 AM PST

Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, says the Italian diagnosed of coronavirus in Lagos works in Ewekoro, Ogun state. This is contrary to the rumour making the round that the patient works...

Kane could return for Spurs ahead of schedule, says Mourinho

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:19 AM PST

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho is hopeful that striker Harry Kane will return for the "last few games of the season" to help their push for a Champions League place. The England captain underwent...

Chelsea face uncertainty over Abraham injury

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:13 AM PST

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has revealed the club "are not clear" on how long Tammy Abraham will be out of action following a recurrence of the England striker's ankle injury. The 22-year-old...

DOWNLOAD: 2Baba enlists Wizkid, Burna Boy in 13-track album ‘Warrior’

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 07:58 AM PST

Innocent Idibia, Nigerian Afrobeats legend better known as Tuface or 2Baba, has put out his much-anticipated studio project 'Warriors'. The award-winning singer, who had earlier teased fans on the...

FULL LIST: Countries with confirmed cases of Coronavirus

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 07:43 AM PST

1. China: 78,959 cases 2. Republic of Korea :2,337 cases 3. International conveyance (Diamond Princess) :705 cases 4. Italy :647 cases 5. Iran (Islamic Republic of) :245 cases 6. Japan :210...

Northern political leaders to blame for poverty in region – Shehu Sani

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 07:27 AM PST

Former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Seat in the upper legislative chamber, Senator Shehu Sani on friday, hinted that the fast growing poverty leading to higher rate of begging in...

Coronavirus patient arrived via Turkish Airlines -Lagos

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:50 AM PST

The Lagos state government says the coronavirus index patient arrived the country on a Turkish Airline flight on Monday night. Akin Abayomi (pictured), the Lagos state commissioner for health, was...

96% of Nigerian pastors are fake… I’ll soon start calling their names -Charly Boy

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:25 AM PST

Charles Oputa, singer better known as Charly Boy, says 96 per cent of Nigerian pastors are fake, adding that he would soon start calling their names. The 68-year-old Afrobeat star disclosed this...

Buhari must halt flights from China, Italy to defeat Coronavirus– Atiku

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:20 AM PST

Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called on President Muhammadu Buhari's government to defeat Coronavirus with the same zeal the nation fought Ebola outbreak in 2014. He said the...

UEFA Europa League last 16 fixtures

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:00 AM PST

Full draw for the Europa League last 16 made on Friday: Istanbul Basaksehir (TUR) v FC Copenhagen (DEN) Olympiakos (GRE) v Wolves (ENG) Rangers (SCO) v Bayer Leverkusen (GER) Wolfsburg (GER) v...

Coronavirus: We’re tracing everyone in contact with Italian patient -Health minister

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 04:56 AM PST

Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says everyone that had contact with the Italian who imported COVID-19 better known as coronavirus into Lagos is being traced. Ehanire said passengers on the same...

Coronavirus: Ogun Govt quarantines company visited by Italian

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 04:50 AM PST

Ogun state Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, has confirmed that an Italian man who tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos on Friday morning had also visited Ewekoro in Ewekoro Local Government...

You are not doing enough to prevent Coronavirus -Senate slams FG

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:55 AM PST

Ahmad Lawan, the President of the Senate, on Thursday, accused the Federal Ministry of Health of not putting serious measures in place to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria. He, however,...

‘We’re grateful’ — ex-Buhari supporter who dismissed Almajiri schools as false hails Jonathan

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 04:45 AM PST

Hamma Hayatu, who used to be a supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan for building Almajiri schools and universities in the north. Hayatu had...

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Thursday 27 February 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Lagos confirms first case of coronavirus in Nigeria (Full statement)” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Lagos confirms first case of coronavirus in Nigeria (Full statement)” plus 29 more


BREAKING: Lagos confirms first case of coronavirus in Nigeria (Full statement)

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 07:50 PM PST

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Health,  Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement around 1.40 am on...

REVEALED: 25% of global malaria cases from Nigeria

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:27 PM PST

The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, carried out by the National Population Commission in conjunction with the National Malaria Elimination Programme of the Ministry of Health, has...

Buhari called seven months after Leah’s abduction – Mother

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:21 PM PST

Rebecca, the mother of Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents, said the President Muhammadu Buhari called her seven months after the abduction of her daughter. The...

How Bukola Saraki stole N10 billion - EFCC

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:18 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission insisted on Thursday that two Ilorin houses belonging to a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, must be forfeited to the Federal Government because...

Coronavirus spreads to several countries

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:14 PM PST

The World Health Organisation has said the number of new cases of coronavirus, recorded outside China has surpassed those within China for the first time within 24 hours. The Chinese government...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends pilgrim visas to Mecca

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:12 PM PST

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca. The move was part of attempts to curb the spread of coronavirus to the kingdom, AFP reports. The foreign...

I'm working very hard to prosper Nigerians – Buhari

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:08 PM PST

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari  said on Thursday the goal of his government was to bequeath critical infrastructure to Nigerians. He explained that such infrastructure, particularly...

Nigerian troops arrest female bandit dancing with AK-47 rifle

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:02 PM PST

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected bandit, Zainab Abubakar, at the Ungwan Salaha, Mararaban Jos community, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The military said on...

Buhari doesn’t know what’s going on in Nigeria – PDP

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 09:29 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is oblivious of the serious issues going on in Nigeria. National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus...

How Bauchi gov’s son, Bala paid N225m for Abuja apartments – EFCC witness

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 09:25 AM PST

A prosecution witness, Dr. Musa A. Musa, on Thursday, told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how Shamshudeen Bala, made payments for three units of four bedroom semi-detatched...

Court rules on Iyanya’s car theft case

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:52 AM PST

Popular musician, Iyanya Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya on Thursday was granted bail in the sum of N20 million by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos over alleged car theft. Iyanya, who rose to fame...

PHOTOS: Footballer ‘killed by police’ laid to rest in Ogun

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:57 AM PST

Tiyamiyu Kazeem, Remo Stars FC player, allegedly killed by an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a branch of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has been laid to rest in his home...

Boko Haram targeting Christians to trigger religious war -FG

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:23 AM PST

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says Boko Haram is targeting Christians in an attempt to trigger a religious war in the country. Recently, the insurgents killed Lawan Andimi, chairman of the...

Europa League game cancelled due to storm warning

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 08:13 AM PST

The Europa League game between hosts Salzburg and Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday was called off because of a storm warning, RB Salzburg announced. "Due to a storm forecast to create gusts of up to...

Pope develops ‘mild ailment’, skips mass

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 07:40 AM PST

Pope Francis cancelled a scheduled appearance at mass in Rome on Thursday because of "a mild ailment", the Vatican said, the day after he appeared to be suffering a cold. "Due to a mild ailment, he...

BREAKING: Court nullifies Kogi PDP primaries, insists party had no candidate in 2019 Guber poll

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 06:49 AM PST

The hope of the opposition party to overturn the election of the incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello through the court of law suffered a major setback on Thursday as a Lokoja High...

David Lyon breaks silence on Supreme Court judgement that sacked him, reveals next move

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 06:47 AM PST

Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has accepted the final decision of the Supreme Court on its judgement that nullified his victory at the November 16th, 2019 governorship...

Help me – Leah Sharibu’s mother begs UK Prime Minister in London, says Buhari not serious

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 06:10 AM PST

Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirl kept away by Boko Haram, Leah Sharibu, has stormed the United Kingdom to meet Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister on her daughter's...

Court nullifies impeachment of former Kogi deputy gov

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 06:10 AM PST

The Kogi state high court sitting in Lokoja, the state capital, on Thursday, nullified the impeachment of Simon Achuba, former deputy governor of the state. The state assembly in October removed...

Europa: Ludogorets players wear medical masks in Milan

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 05:35 AM PST

Ludogorets players wore medical face masks and gloves when they arrived in Italy for their Europa League match against Inter Milan. The last-32 second-leg tie will be played behind closed doors at...

BREAKING: Another man jumps from cab into Lagos Lagoon

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 09:36 AM PST

A young man, who reportedly ordered Uber, a car hailing service, from the Igando area of Lagos on Wednesday, reportedly plunged into the lagoon from the third mainland bridge. The incident happened...

VIDEO: Nigerian pastor announces plans to visit China to ''prophetically destroy Coronavirus''

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 06:06 AM PST

A Nigerian clergyman, Prophet David Elijah of the Glorious Mount of Possibility Church in Lagos, has announced plans to travel to China, to prophetically destroy the raging Coronavirus. Speaking in...

How soldiers beat up Lagos state officials

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 05:17 AM PST

Officials of the Lagos State government who were out to enforce a clean-up of the Ikoyi/Victoria Island neighborhood in upmarket Lagos, were physically attacked by military personnel at the...

Etinosa apologizes to Apostle Suleiman after attacking him over his comment about bleaching

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 05:13 AM PST

Yesterday Wednesday February 26th, Nollywood actress, Idemudia Etinosa, took a swipe at the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman over his recent comment...

APC breaks silence on Supreme Court final judgement that nailed David Lyon

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 04:50 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Bayelsa State, has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement that upheld its earlier stand on the governorship election in the State. The APC had approached the...

Senator: No screening for coronavirus at our airports — it’s frightening

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 04:01 AM PST

Ajayi Boroffice, deputy senate leader, says there are no measures to check the spread of coronavirus into the country. Speaking on the floor of the senate on Thursday, Boroffice said upon his arrival...

Ambode loses bid to stop lawmakers’ probe over purchase of 820 buses

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 03:54 AM PST

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday held that former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos cannot stop the state Assembly from probing him over his administration's purchase of 820 buses for the state's bus...

If you aren’t going to add value to a woman’s life, don’t interrupt her greatness -Juliet Ibrahim

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 03:54 AM PST

Juliet Ibrahim, a Ghanaian Nollywood actress and film producer, has called on men not to admire a woman if they're not ready to add value to her life. The movie star disclosed this on her social...

Japan shuts down public schools over Coronavirus

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 03:16 AM PST

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Thursday on public schools to close nationwide from March 2 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. "The government considers the health and safety of...

Failure to arrest culprits shows FG’s insincerity on killings –Bishops

Posted: 27 Feb 2020 03:12 AM PST

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on Wednesday said the Federal Government had not shown willingness to end the spate of killings by the Boko Haram insurgents and herdsmen in the...