Category: News
Pastor who healed COVID-19 patients by laying of hands dies from the virus
A popular pastor in Cameroon, Pastor Franklin Ndifor of Kingship International Ministries Church has died from coronavirus weeks after he claimed he c [...]
Over 100 countries demand probe into origins of coronavirus in China
More than 100 countries are supporting a draft resolution at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) calling for an independent investigation into the or [...]
Rwanda deploys robots in fight against COVID-19
Government officials in Rwanda have unveiled five high-tech robots to support in the fight against COVID-19. The robots can perform a number of tasks [...]
Covid-19, an opportunity to reset Africa – Elumelu
The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, has stated that the Coronavirus Pandemic currently ravaging the world presents an [...]
Lagos NMA directs doctors to stay at home
The Lagos branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has asked its members to embark on an indefinite “sit-at-home” industrial action over alleg [...]
Ganduje defies Buhari’s lockdown directive, allows congregational prayers
Moments after the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 announced the extension of the total lockdown on Kano State for two weeks in order to furt [...]
292 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia evacuated
The Federal Government has evacuated 292 Nigerians who were stranded in Saudi Arabia due to the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fl [...]
Why coronavirus kills mostly wealthy Nigerians – Health Minister
Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has said that most of the persons killed by the novel Coronavirus in Nigeria are educated and well to do.
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Man rams his vehicle into Ooni of Ife’s palace
A yet-to-be-identified man on Tuesday evening broke two gates and forced his way into the compound where a house occupied by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adey [...]
Vigilante shoots man dead in Onitsha
A member of a vigilante group in Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State, by name, Solomon Alozie, has allegedly shot and killed one Chibuike Ewuru while he was [...]