Nigerian Army on rampage again, kills 105 Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe

Report indicates that not fewer than 105 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the Nigerian Army in a hot battle encounter at Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government of Yobe State on Saturday night.

83-year-old woman dies of COVID-19 in Lagos

Nigeria - An 83-year-old woman has died of complications from COVID19 in Lagos.

So disheartening!!! Broadway star, Nick Cordero has leg amputated due to Coronavirus complications

Broadway star, Nick Cordero is recovering after having his right leg amputated following complications with Coronavirus.

JUST IN: There are 541 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria and not 542 - NCDC corrects mistake

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has publicly corrected its earlier announcement of the total number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 

President Trump questions whether China started outbreak deliberately

Donald Trump has attacked China once again over the coronavirus pandemic - questioning whether it was a "mistake that got out of control" or a crisis that was started deliberately.

Shame as comic actor Bill Cosby is denied early release from jail despite dozens of Coronavirus infections inside his prison

Disgraced comic actor, Bill Cosby has been denied an early release from prison despite dozens of Coronavirus infections inside the facility where he is housed. 

Nemesis again as scores of Boko Haram fighters are reportedly killed after fighter jets destroy Boko Haram facility in Borno

Nigeria - It is understood that the Air Task Force of the Operation Lafiya Dole has killed several Boko Haram fighters in the heart of the Sambisa Forest in an interdiction mission in Borno State.

The airstrike also destroyed the terrorists’ logistics facility, The Nation reports.

NMA warns that treating COVID-19 cases in private facilities worsening spread

Nigeria - Managing COVID-19 cases at private hospitals has sparked reaction from the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos chapter. Worried about the increasing community spread of the infection in Nigeria, the Association has warned against treating suspected cases in private facilities.

Medicine after death? Improperly kitted persons at Abba Kyari’s burial ‘being’ isolated

Nigeria - Individuals who were not properly kitted at the burial of Abba Kyari, the former chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Saturday have been isolated, said Mohammed Kawu, the acting secretary of Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCT Administration.

Nemesis as 44 jihadists found dead in Chad prison

[By AFP] - A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in their prison cell, apparently poisoned, Chad’s chief prosecutor announced Saturday.

Breaking!!! 49 new cases of #CoronaVirusInNigeria recorded with 542 confirmed cases, 166 discharged and 19 dead. See cases per state

Forty-nine new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

23 in Lagos

12 in FCT

10 in Kano

2 in Ogun

1 in Oyo

1 in Ekiti

Church' ordered to stop selling bleach-based COVID-19 cure in Florida

A federal judge has ordered a self-described church to stop selling a bleach-based product that it claims cures coronavirus.

REVEALED!!! Lagos State speaks on hospital where Abba Kyari died

Nigeria - The Lagos state government has confirmed the President Muhammad Buhari’s former chief  of staff Abba Kyari died at First Cardiology Consultants in Ikoyi.

Good news!!! Lagos discharges four coronavirus patients, total recovery now 94

Nigeria - Lagos State Government on Saturday discharged four more coronavirus patients who have recovered from the disease.

Former Nigeria President Obasanjo writes Buhari over his CoS Abba Kyari’s death

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his chief of staff Abba Kyari.

Man commits suicide by hanging after his wife told him their only child was fathered by another man

Nigeria - A farmer and petty trader in Nasarawa state has committed suicide after his wife informed him that their only child, whom they welcomed after 12 years of marriage, was fathered by another man.

Still mourning!!! We were friends for 42 years'' President Buhari reacts to Abba Kyari's death

Nigeria - President Buhari has reacted to the death of his former Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, on Friday April 17 from COVID19.

Kano government arrests Imam for holding Juma’at prayer amid Coronavirus lockdown

Nigeria -  The Imam of Gwammaja Mosque has been arrested by the Kano State for holding Juma’at prayer, in spite of a lockdown order issued to curb the spread of Coronavirus.

Edo discharges sixth #COVID19 patient, commences mass screening, tracing 300 contacts

Nigeria - The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the sixth coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in the state, after the patient tested negative twice for the virus and was cleared for discharge at one of the state’s isolation centres.

Alas!!! Ganduje sacks Commissioner over ‘unguarded utterances’ about late Kyari

Nigeria - Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has relieved the appointment of the commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji with immediate effect.