FG Bans Sales & Use Of COVID19 Rapid Test Kits In Nigeria

The federal government says no rapid test kit has passed validation in Nigeria thus far. It has therefore warned that no one should use any of the test kits in the county for now. ...

Buhari Mourns As He Loses Second Relation In 23 Days

Ibrahim Dauda, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, is dead. This is coming few days after the death of Mutari Dauda, another nephew of the President, who passed away on May 8, 2020. Garba Shehu,...

Governor declares state of emergency in Los Angeles County amid protests

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County Friday night amid protests. The California National Guard is being deployed to Los Angeles in response to large protests being...

Missing phone: Family of murdered hotel guard demand justice

The family of Sunday Ezra, a 28-year-old security man at New Trafford Hotel and Suites, located at the Gwallameji area of Bauchi metropolis, who was beaten to death over a phone he was accused of stealing,...

Teenager performing ablution shot by police in Abuja

For Sadiq Abubakar Ibrahim, the year 2020 will not only be remembered as the year COVID-19 pandemic put the whole world on the edge, but it will also be remembered as a year he narrowly escaped death...

How 72 children were recovered from Taraba’s suspected child trafficker

Mary Yakubu, a forty-year-old lady, was arrested by police detectives while trying to convey 23 children to an unknown location. Mary, a native of Maraban Baissa in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba...

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia approves re-opening of Madinah mosque

The Saudi Arabian government has approved the re-opening of Masjid Al Nabawi, Madinah gradually from today 31 May 2020, with precautionary measures. According to the approved guidelines, the permitted...

Chevron To Fire 6,750 Staff In A Major Sack

The United States super oil major, Chevron Corporation, has slated 6,750 staff for sack in one of the biggest global mass disengagement of work force. The mass sack, the company with third biggest Joint...

Father and son sentenced to over 15 years in jail each for gang-raping 28-year-old woman

A 58-year-old man and his 28-year-old son from Nakuru were on Thursday, sentenced to 20 years in jail and 15 years in jail respectively after they were found guilty of gang-raping their female neighbour. Molo...

Federer surpasses Ronaldo, Messi as top-earning athlete

Roger Federer has eclipsed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to top the yearly Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes on the planet. The Swiss maestro jumped four spots to sit top of the pile, earning...

Man and wife stab, kill neighbour who had gone to separate them during fight

A middle-aged man from Kitale in Trans-Nzoia County , Kenya died after he was stabbed by a fighting couple that he had gone to separate. Kennedy Nyukuri was stabbed in the chest and back by the couple...

100 level UNIBEN student r.a.p.e.d, killed inside Church in Edo state

22-year-old  Vera Uwaila Omozuwa who was  a 100 level student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN from the department of Microbiology, faculty of Life Sciences, has reportedly been r.a.p.e.d...

Beyonce and Rihanna demand justice for George Floyd

Rihanna and Beyonce have spoken out on the killing of George Floyd who died earlier this week during a brutal arrest in Minnesota, United States. George Floyd, who is an African-American man, died on...

553 New Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria, Total Now 9855

In the last 24 hours, 553 new cases of COVID19 were reported in Nigeria; Lagos-378, FCT-52, Delta-23, Edo-22, Rivers-14, Ogun-13, Kaduna-12, Kano-9, Borno-7, Katsina-6, Jigawa-5, Oyo-5, Yobe-3, Plateau-3,...

Joshua, Antetokounmpo make Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list

Anthony Joshua and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been listed in the top 20 of the Forbes’ latest list of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. Antetokounmpo, who plays for Greece is 18th on the list...

My predecessor spent N50m for a single trip to Abuja — Bauchi gov

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar, spent N50m to travel to Abuja from the state each time he travelled. He said this during a media chat to mark...

Expect 11,000 MW of electricity by 2023 —Lai Mohammed

Electricity supply is expected to rise to 11,000 megawatts by 2023 under an agreement with the German firm Siemens, Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed said on Friday. According to him, it...

Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries

US President Donald Trump on Saturday  said he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including Russia — to join the meeting. “I don’t feel that as...

President Muhammadu Buhari loses nephew, Ibrahim Dauda,

President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Alhaji Ibrahim Dauda is dead. Ibrahim Duada died in Daura, Katsina State, following a prolonged illness.  Disclosing this in a statement signed by Senior Special...

Why many think my marriage won’t last – Anita Joseph

Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph has reacted to social media prediction that her marriage to Nigerian comedian, Michael Fisayo Olagunju also known as MC Fish, would not survive the test of time, just...

Nigeria posts highest ever coronavirus cases in single day

Nigeria has announced 553 new coronavirus cases, its highest number in a single day. The NCDC made the announcement Saturday night, with the new figure taking Nigeria’s virus caseload to 9,855. The...

4-month-old COVID-19 patient discharged in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government on Saturday disclosed that the four-month-old child that tested positive for COVID-19 has been discharged. The government, however, said there are still 76 active cases in...

Microsoft sacks 50 journalists to replace them with robots

Dozens of journalists have been sacked after Microsoft decided to replace them with artificial intelligence software. Staff who maintain the news homepages on Microsoft’s MSN website and its Edge browser...

Buhari’s Problem Is Incompetent & Selfish Aides - Ango Abdullahi

Professor Ango Abdullahi is a former minister and former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He is now the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF). In this interview with...

Update On Policeman Charged For The Murder Of George Floyd

A Minneapolis policeman accused of killing unarmed African-American George Floyd by kneeling on his neck was taken into custody on Friday and charged with third-degree murder. Derek Chauvin is one of...

India police arrest pigeon on suspicion of being a Pakistan spy

The police in India have arrested a pigeon on suspicion that it is a trained spy for Pakistan. Indian officials said that the pink painted bird carrying a “coded message,” attached to its foot was alleged...

Former NNPC boss Maikanti Baru is dead

Former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Maikanti Baru is dead. Baru died of an undisclosed ailment on Friday night. He was aged 60. Mele Kyari, who succeeded Baru...

Former President Obama issues statement on George Floyd

 Former President Barack Obama put out a statement on George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by police in Minneapolis. "This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America," he wrote....

High school wrestling coach fired For mocking George Floyd's death (photos)

The Bethel School District has fired first-year wrestling coach Dave Hollenbeck for mocking the tragic death of George Floyd on Facebook, KOMO News reports. "His behavior was not consistent with our...

'Nigerians will now pay N50 stamp duty on electronic receipts'

Nigerians will now pay stamp duties on all forms of electronic notifications acknowledging receipts of funds. This includes SMS and messages on any electronic platform such as emails and Whatsapp messages. This...

Kylie Jenner could face criminal investigation and even JAIL over 'web of lies' surrounding her company's value

Kylie Jenner could face a criminal investigation over alleged exaggerations of her company's value, a top financial fraud attorney has revealed. The cosmetics entrepreneur was kicked off the coveted...

Tax fraud: Diego Costa could face up to 6 months in prison

Diego Costa is time in prison for tax fraud, with prosecutors asking for him to face six months behind bars ahead of his trial on June 4th. According to reports in Spain, via Cadena Ser, the Atletico...