The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ease the 14-day total lockdown imposed on the state. Buhari had on Monday during a nationwide broadcast ordered a total lockdown on Kano following the rise of COVID-19 cases and the strange deaths in the state. Ganduje, ...

Nigerian leaders have been advised to look inwards for home-grown solutions to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, gave the charge on Thursday in Akure, Ondo State. Oba Ogunwusi said Coronavirus had paralysed the economy of the country, adding that leaders ...

No fewer than 50 families were rendered homeless at Paipe community near Idu-Karmo, Abuja, as the Federal Capital Territory Administration demolished their houses despite the lockdown of the city still in effect. The exercise, which took place on Tuesday, rendered many residents homeless while many lost their valuables in the ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 204 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. In a post on Twitter on Thursday night, the agency said, “204 new cases of #COVID19 reported. “80 Kano, 45 Lagos, 12 Gombe, nine Bauchi, nine Sokoto, seven Borno, seven Edo, six Rivers, six ...

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has announced the extension of lockdown and restriction of movement in the state till Sunday. The initial lockdown in the state was to expire on Thursday (today) but the governor announced an additional three days extension. Oyetola announced that starting from Monday, the lockdown ...

The 25-year-old model is expecting a baby with Zayn Malik. Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage Big news out of self-isolation: Gigi Hadid has officially confirmed she is pregnant. The supermodel took part in a remote interview with Jimmy Fallon for “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” in which she shared the happy news.  ...

The Nigerian Labour Congress in Ondo State has asked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to provide some palliatives to civil servants in the state. The union said no civil servant in the state had benefited from the palliatives being distributed by the government across the 18 local council areas in Ondo since ...

The right-back described his England team-mate as “a special, special, special, special talent,” and says he would improve the Reds’ squad Trent Alexander-Arnold would love Jadon Sancho to join Liverpool, hailing the Borussia Dortmund star as a special talent. Sancho, 20, has been linked with a move back to the ...

Chinedu Ede has retired from football to pursue a career in music, and has admitted to still being under the residual effects of drugs while playing A former international team-mate of Manuel Neuer, Mesut Ozil and Mats Hummels has admitted he used to play in the Bundesliga while under the ...

Watch Sadio Mane’s winner for Liverpool against Bournemouth | Goal.com African All Stars Kunle Fayiga 22:15 BST 30/04/2020 The Senegal forward scored a decisive goal that ensured the Reds winning streak at Anfield continued Liverpool have shared a video on Twitter reliving Sadio Mane’s winning goal in a 2-1 Premier ...