archiveMarch 27, 2020

  United States of America now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests, according to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University. Latest figures show that US has overtaken China’s 81,782 cases and Italy’s 80,589. But with almost 1,300 Covid-19-related...

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 in Africa has reached 83 as confirmed positive cases surpassed 3,243, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Friday. The Africa CDC, specialised agency of the 55-member AU, in its latest situation update said the cases were spread...

The German government is considering setting up a bailout fund of around 500 billion euros (536 billion dollars) for companies struggling to survive the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, sources said on Friday. The emergency measures could include state participation in bailed-out entities. The government is still in the...

At least 92 soldiers from Chad have been killed in the deadliest-ever attack by the Boko Haram terrorists, President Idriss Deby has said. “We lost 92 of our soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers,” he said of the attack overnight on Sunday in Boma. “It’s the first time we have lost...

  The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed an application, asking it to review its judgement which nullified the victory of the candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the 2019 general elections held in Zamfara State. With one out of seven justices dissenting, the court, led by the Chief...

At a time when nations are pulling resources together to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the House of Representatives has taken delivery  of not less than 10 million dollars on utility vehicles. Punch newspaper exclusively reported that the green chamber has started taking delivery of the Toyota Camry 2020 model cars...

The Katsina State Government has ordered the closure of land borders and routes linking the state to other parts of the country with effect from Saturday, March 28, 2020 to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The government also suspended the weekly Friday prayers by Muslims and Sunday service for...