Mohammad Ali Dastak, a newly elected member of Iranian parliament, has died of coronavirus. Dastak, who was recently elected as the representative for Astana Ashrafieh, died on Saturday morning. He tested positive to the virus a few days ago. Kianush…
The Senate on Friday urged the Federal Government to place a temporary ban on Ethiopian airline flights to curb further spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) to Nigeria. The Chairman Senate Committee on Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, made…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has announced plan to deploy massive resources towards forestalling the spread of Coronavirus. The first case in Nigeria was recorded in Lagos on Thursday and the federal government has warned against increase in prices of…
Hours after threatening to escape from facility, the Lagos State government has transfered Italian Coronavirus patient to a better facility. The patient had attempted to escape from the isolation room given to him, due to poor ventilation and mosquito bites.…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a dismissed private airforce personnel and leader of one chance robbery gang in Lagos. The 50-year-old suspect identified as Matthew Tokeme was arrested on Tuesday with…
Operatives of Imo State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old secondary school leaver identified as Chigemezu Arikibe for allegedly using a fake social media accounts to swindle a Cambodian woman to the tune of $75,000 (N27m at N360 to 1$).…
Kwara State Commissioner for Finance and Planning, Florence Olasumbo Oyeyemi has said the state received a net sum of N3.2 billion as its month of February allocation from the Federal Government. She added that the tally includes N2,286,737,054:07 (net) statutory…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the retirement of Winifred Oyo-Ita as head of service, saying it is “without prejudice to the on-going investigations into the allegations against her”. Boss Mustapha, Secretary of the Government to the Federation (SGF), disclosed this…
Defeated boxer, Deontay Wilder has sent out a furious message to fans about his intention to get a rematch with Tyson Fury this summer, saying ‘he will rise again’ Last Sunday, Wilder was dropped twice and stopped in the seventh…
The Northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked President Muhammad Buhari to caution his spokesmen on the way they deal with issues affecting Christians. The vice chairman of the Northern CAN, Reverend Joseph Hayab, made the…
Following viral reports that Hong Kong veteran actor, Jackie Chan has been infected with the deadly coronavirus after he was allegedly exposed while dining in a hotel located in the red zones in Hong Kong, the actor has debunked the…
Italian-Nigerian player, King Paul Akpan Udoh, 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 forward was diagnosed of the disease on February…
A video which captured moment Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has forced the Principal and Teachers of Government Science Secondary School and Government Girls’ Secondary School Gusau, to eat the substandard food they serve students has gone viral on social media.…
Recall that The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28,…
Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indegineous people of Biafra has said that, “There is nothing like Niger Delta, Mid-West, Bendel or South-South, we have only one Nation under God which is Biafra. Kanu said this while sharing a photograph…
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According…
Fani Kanyode has reacted to the First case of coronavirus recorded in Nigeria. Recall That The Honourable Minister of Health had announced a confirmed corona virus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State. Recall that The case, which was confirmed on…
World Health Organization has called for the promotion of regular and thorough hand-washing hygiene saying coronavirus (COVID-19) can be contacted when someone infected coughs or exhales. The global health body said that people can contract the virus if droplets of…
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 addressing journalists at the Lagos House in Marina on Friday.…
The Deputy governor of Lagos state, Obafemi Hamzat, was on TVC this morning where he revealed that the Italian man diagnosed with the first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, went to Ewekoro in Ogun state before he fell ill and…