The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been postponed, promoters Matchroom Boxing said on Friday. Joshua’s defence of his…
Buhari directs Army to support police in war…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to join the Police and flush out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in the areas that witnessed recent attacks. The president gave the directive in…
COVID-19: 190 cases confirmed in Nigeria as Osun…
Six new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Osun State, Nigeria. With the new cases, the figure of cases in the country has risen to 190. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made…
COVID-19: CAN declares 24 hours prayer chain session,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has declared a 24 hours prayer chain session across the country as part of efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus. The prayer session is scheduled to hold from…
COVID-19: Buhari’s daughter completes isolation, joins family
The daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari who went into isolation upon return from the United Kingdom has reunited with her family. The president’s daughter whose identity was not made known spent 14 days in isolation…
BREAKING: COVID-19: 184 cases in Nigeria as 10…
Ten new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total number in the country to 184. While seven of the new cases are in Lagos, three are in Abuja. According to a…
Buhari appoints medical directors for neuro-psychiatric hospital, FMC
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Medical Directors for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State. They are Dr Bassey Eyo Edet, and Dr Aisha Shehu Adamu,…
Restriction order: IGP warns police against violation of…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday, warned operatives deployed to enforce the restriction of movements to restrain from violating the rights of Nigerians. The movement restriction order was issued to prevent…
COVID-19: 23 new cases recorded in Nigeria, making…
Nigeria has confirmed 23 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number to 174. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the announcement on Wednesday via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov. Of the 23 new…