UK evacuates more nationals as Nigeria records 196 new Covid-19 cases, total now 1728
The United Kingdom government is to evacuate more nationals from Lagos tomorrow and next Tuesday.The batch follows this Tuesday’s evacuation of 185 Britons from Nigeria via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
NDDC sends workers on leave over forensic audit
Unnamed workers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) who may compromise the forensic audit of the commission have been placed on mandatory leave pending the conclusion and outcome of…
Trump phones Buhari, promises Ventilators as Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases surge by 195 to 1,532
Even as his country leads the world with over 1,012,535 confirmed Coronavirus cases as well as 58,303 deaths, United States President Donald Trump has promised to send some unspecified numbers…
Covid-19 cold war in Imo as Uzodinma snubs Okorocha, Ararume, son-in-law, in appointments
From all indications, there appears to be no love lost between Imo State Governor Hope Odidika Uzodinma, a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, guber candidate of All Progressives…
Arthritis drug shows “significant” promise in severe Covid-19 cases – Study
The arthritis drug tocilizumab has shown early promise in preventing extreme inflammation in gravely ill COVID-19 patients, according to a French clinical study. The treatment, which suppresses the body’s natural…
FG declares Friday May 1, as public holiday
Nigerian Government has declared Friday, May 1, as public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, who declared the holiday in a statement, commended…
Four Anxiety symptoms that can be mistaken for Coronavirus
With the coronavirus ravaging the earth, doctors now warn that anxiety symptoms can often be very similar to that of the virus. According to Dr. Sarah Jarvis, clinical director of…
Covid-19: Rivers deports 150 vagrants to their States of origin
The Rivers State Government through the Ministry of Social Welfare has profiled and evacuated 150 vagrants to Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, some states in the north and Niger Republic. The state…
Nigerian advertised for sale on Facebook by Lebanese rescued
The Chairperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has disclosed that the woman who was offered for sale on Facebook by a Lebanese, Wael Jerro, has been…
Buhari extends Lagos, Abuja, Ogun lockdown by one week; shuts down Kano
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the country’s capital city Abuja by a week. “The lockdown in the FCT, Lagos & Ogun States…