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Muslim faithful attack lockdown enforcement team in Lagos

The Lagos State Government has said that a team enforcing the ongoing

Asa’s 2008 live performance best till date – Seyi Law shades Nigerian artistes

In what appeared to be a dig at Nigerian music artistes, Seyi

COVID-19: Man bags jail term for coughing on police

A man who threatened to infect a policeman with COVID-19 by coughing

2023 presidency: South East’s hope dwindling because we’re not coordinated – Igbo APC chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Tobby

COVID-19: Nigerians must trust true scientists, not fiction writers – Presidency flays Soyinka

In a bid to combat COVID-19, the Muhammadu Buhari presidency has urged

COVID-19: What Buhari Has Done, And Is Doing – By Presidency

In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President

COVID-19: “You and your permutations will fail” – Apostle Suleman reacts to predictions of 39,000 cases in Nigeria

The General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has rejected

‘Herdsmen’ murder ex-District Head, brother in Kaduna

Suspected herdsmen have killed a former District Head of Jagindi Tasha, Jema'a

COVID-19: Constitute Eminent Persons Group To Manage Private Sector Billions – PDP Tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to

Boko Haram: My orderly, friend leaked viral video – Major-General Adeniyi

Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi has revealed how a video showing him lamenting troops'

I’ll be running for president in 2023 – Deji Adeyanju

Mr. Deji Adeyanju, the Convener of Concerned Nigerians, a civil rights group,

Army redeploys Adeniyi after Boko Haram viral video

Major-General Olusegun Adeniyi, who was shown in a recent viral video complaining

Coronavirus: Nigerians abroad aren’t asking to be evacuated – FG

The Federal Government has said that Nigerian citizens abroad are not asking

Onitsha trader gets rough treatment for selling N500 garri for N1500

A garri trader in Onitsha, Anambra State got more than what she

“This is daylight robbery” – Customer cries out as banks introduce N50 Stamp Duty charges on Savings Account

Many Nigerians have criticised the introduction of N50 stamp duty on Savings

Coronavirus: This is not the time for self-induced prophecies – Poju Oyemade warns Christian prophets

The Senior Pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos, Pastor Poju Oyemade, has

Lagos discharges 5 more coronavirus patients

The Lagos State Government has discharged five coronavirus patients from the Infectious

Can naira notes spread COVID-19? Read WHO’s answer

Primarily, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can be spread through person-to-person contact

I’ll unveil spiritual formula to cure coronavirus on Wednesday – Bishop Sam Zuga

Founder, House of Joy Ministry, Bishop Sam Zuga has vowed to release

“We’re not convinced all these are ordinary blasts” – Gani Adams calls FG to probe S’West explosions

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has demanded

Coronavirus: Commence mass production of chloroquine – NAFDAC orders drug firms

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has

Coronavirus: Why el-Rufai, Bala Mohammed, Immigration boss deserve praise – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna

“It is better we divide Nigeria” – Northern elder

Chairman of Dialogue Group in Kaduna, Alhaji Mohammed Mahadi Shehu, has lamented

Why Buhari’s lockdown of Lagos, Ogun is an absurdity – Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye has described as an "absurdity" President Muhammadu Buhari's announcement

“Buhari has no right to restrict movement in any state” – SAN

President Muhammadu Buhari's announcement of a lockdown in Lagos and Ogun States

COVID-19: US FDA grants emergency authorisation for hydroxychloroquine prescription

Patients suffering from 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States can

Coronavirus: Lagos lady spreads panic in Kafanchan in Kaduna

Fear-stricken residents of Kafanchan in Kaduna State on Sunday went into a

JUST IN: Minister commits suicide over coronavirus

The Finance Minister of Hesse State in Germany, Thomas Schaefer, has committed

JUST IN: Buhari to address Nigerians by 7pm

President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver a nationwide address to Nigerians at 7

Set of people most likely to die from coronavirus

The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will serve as a wake-up call