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Yahaya Bello under scrutiny over lack of testing for COVID-19 in Kogi

  Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is not on the good books of many…

Justice Dahiru Saleh: 10 facts you need to know about the judge who truncated MKO Abiola’s presidential dream

  On Thursday May 7, 2020, the Nigerian media was awash with reports of the…

Wike orders Rivers Attorney-general to sell off vehicles impounded for flouting lockdown

So far, more than 100 violators of the lockdown order have been convicted by the Mobile Courts.

Justice Dahiru Saleh, the chief judge who annulled June 12 election has died in Bauchi

Justice Saleh, who until his death held the title of ‘Matawallen’ of Katagum Emirate in Bauchi was announced dead after a brief illness on May 7.

COVID-19 tonic: What you need to know about the world famous Madagascar magic

  In the past two weeks, many Africans have been celebrating the COVID-19 news coming…

FG appoints Ali Baba, Segun Arinze, Bolanle Austen-Peters, Charles Novia, others into COVID-19 committee

  Veteran comedian Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome aka Ali Baba, Nollywood actor Segun Arinze, movie directors…

CBN’s directive can’t stop the ‘inevitable downsizing’ in the banking sector – Experts

  Some financial experts have said the directive issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Controversy rages over death of popular dancer Picture Kodak

  The death of popular dancer and video vixen Love Divine Ike popularly known as…

Remembering Umar Musa Yar’Adua: Nigerian President who restored peace in Niger Delta after over a decade of militancy

  For over two decades, the oil-producing Niger Delta region of Nigeria was in turmoil.…

Remembering Rashidi Yekini, the star striker who led Nigeria to glory

His spectacular performance earned him the African Footballer of the Year Award in 1993, making him the first Nigerian player to win the award.

Why Ogun state is extending COVID-19 lockdown as Lagos resumes activities today, May 4

While the relaxation of the lockdown begins in Lagos today Monday, May 4, Ogun state is taking a phased approach.

COVID-19: “No bank in Nigeria shall retrench or layoff staff of any cadre” – CBN

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks in the country not to…

Why we need to act MORE RESPONSIBLY from May 4

  After five weeks of complete lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and…

Nigeria lost half a million people to 1918 epidemic, how COVID-19 will be different

  People with little or no knowledge of history become jittery when they are confronted…

Directory: The locations of COVID-19 test centres in Nigeria.

To ensure that Nigerians have prompt access to COVID-19 testing, the NCDC opened COVID-19 test centres in strategic locations across the country.

“She kept saying she was tired and we kept enouraging her” — Obehi Omonua reveals how her sister, Judith died

“She passed on by 3 pm, but she started preparing us from last month and prepared us again on Sunday about her exit,” Obehi said.

Five reliable sources to get information on the Coronavirus

For prompt updates, guides and general information about COVID-19, here are some reliable sources of information. 

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Tony Allen, the Afrobeat pioneer who created history with sticks and drums

As it was when Fela Anikulapo-Kuti breathed his last in 1997, it’s an incredibly dark…