FG rules out involvement in Bash Ali record fight
2 minutes The Federal Government has said it won’t be involved in veteran boxer Bash Ali’s Guinness World Record boxing fight, adding that the...
2023: Ngige hints on contesting for president
2 minutes The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said he reserves the right to contest for Senate or presidency in 2023....
COVID-19: We don’t have money to buy food – Buhari
2 minutes President Muhammadu Buhari has urged farmers to return to their farms in order to provide food for Nigerians, as there is no money...
Russian drug Favipiravir that kills coronavirus in 4 days almost ready
3-4 minutes A Russian-made drug Favipiravir that can eliminate coronavirus infections within four days, is now in the final stages of clinical trials. The drug...
Funke Akindele scold fan for comparing her with Genevieve Nnaji
1-2 minutes Popular Yoruba actress, Funke Akindele Bello, also known as Jenifa has frowned at a post made by a Nigerian blogger who pitted...
Trump places travel restrictions on Brazil
The Trump administration on Sunday announced that it was restricting entry for travelers from Brazil, which ranks only behind the United States in the number...
Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed
The warm California sun shone down on Adam Bierman as he stepped up to the ceremonial ribbon strung across the entrance of his latest triumph:...
Could a second wave of coronavirus trigger new stay-at-home orders? States can’t agree.
7-9 minutes A cyclist rolls by signs outside of small business along Main Street in Bel Air, Md., on May 15. Maryland, along with neighboring...
Lagos to close Marine Beach Bridge for 5 months to enable repair
3-4 minutes The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced a plan to effect partial closure of the Marine Beach Bridge, Apapa, to vehicular movement, from...
Remaining backpackers make most of NZ after lockdown
4-5 minutes Our borders may be closed but some international backpackers are still making the most of their New Zealand travel dreams. There are estimated...
National Republicans sue California to block mail-ballot November election
I voted stickers | AP Photo OAKLAND, Calif. — The Republican Party has thrown its full weight behind challenging California’s move to a mail-ballot November...
Nigeria evacuates 50 trafficked girls, others from Lebanon
50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Lebanon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, disclosed this on his verified Twitter...
Pressure UK to release Diezani for trial -EFCC Chairman, Magu tells Nigerians in diaspora
3-4 minutes Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on Nigerians in the diaspora to pressure the UK...
It will take miracle from God for Coronavirus to leave the world – Pastor Adeboye
3 minutes The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday said it will take a special miracle from God...
Abike Dabiri fights Minister for Communications, Isa Patami on social media over office space
4-5 minutes The Minister for Communications, Isa Patami and the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri have taken it to Twitter to trade...
COVID-19: One dies, two test positive at FMC Abeokuta
2 minutes The Federal Medical Centre Idi-Aba, Abeokuta has documented two new cases of coronavirus. Also, one patient died of coronavirus-related complications in the hospital....
Lagos, Abuja leads as NCDC confirms 313 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria on Sunday night confirmed 313 new cases of coronavirus. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed this in a post on its official...
Federal judge strikes down restrictions on Florida felon voting
Voting location | Matt Sullivan/Getty Images TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge on Sunday dismantled Florida’s restrictive felon voting rights law in a ruling that could...
FG sanctions UK’s Flairjet for violating Civil Aviation Regulations
2 minutes The Federal Government on Sunday said it has sanctioned Flairjet, a UK company after it was found to have violated the nation’s Civil...
Ganduje frees 294 correctional centre inmates
2 minutes Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has granted freedom to 294 inmates of correctional centres in the state, a statement signed by his...
Amotekun nabs four suspected burglars in Osun
2-3 minutes Four suspected burglars were, on Sunday, arrested by men of the Amotekun Corps in Ila Odo, Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun...
U.S. is ahead of China in vaccine race, former FDA chief says
Moderna's showed promise in its first round of human trials earlier this month, fueling executives' hopes that a vaccine could be ready in 2020. |...
NYSC announces passing-out, releases criteria for collection of certificate
3 minutes The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has slated Thursday, 28th May, 2020 for the passing-out for 2019 Batch “B” Stream 1 corps members....
Man rape daughters after spiking their drinks
2 minutes A 48-year-old man, Femi Onifade, has been detained in Ondo State for defiling his two daughters aged six and nine. It was gathered...
Manager of hotel demolished by Wike among 27 new COVID-19 cases in Rivers
2 minutes The Rivers State Government on Sunday confirmed recording 27 new positive coronavirus cases in the state. According to a statement released on Sunday...
WHO official: ‘I cannot imagine’ U.S. pulling out of the international body
4-5 minutes The World Health Organization and United States have been “connected since the very beginning,” and a U.S. departure from the international body would...
Warnings of overrun hospitals put nursing homes at risk, health official says
Warnings of overrun hospitals were "an error" that resulted in the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes, and those who issued them should face "some...