Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. BBC reports that UK experts say the low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a … Read More

Furious woman stabbed boyfriend for texting birthday message instead of calling

A MUM is behind bars after she stabbed her boyfriend in a childish temper tantrum and left him for dead – because he texted her “Happy Birthday” instead of calling. … Read More

Just In: Egypt wants Okonjo-Iweala disqualified from WTO top job after Buhari’s support

Egypt has requested that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s nomination to contest for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should not be recognised. It said member states of … Read More

United Nations to create new country out of Nigeria, Cameroon

The United Nations has completed plans to carve out a new territory from Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon by July 10. The creation of the new territory to be known … Read More

Your president is more clueless— Trump replies Wizkid over tweet

US President Donald Trump has replied a popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid over his recent statement on Twitter.  Wizkid had shared his opinion on the recent protests and killings by Police … Read More

George Floyd: Wife of police officer files for divorce

The wife of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, is now filing for divorce, according to her attorneys. “This … Read More

Monkeys escape with COVID-19 samples after attacking lab assistant

Reports says that a gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples.  The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch … Read More

Obasanjo blasts US over call for Akinwunmi Adesina’s probe

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blasted the United States of America for insisting on “independent investigation” into allegations of favouritism and others against President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi … Read More

White Police officer knelt on neck of a black man for 8 minutes

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis on Tuesday to demand justice for the police killing of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man, was killed on … Read More

Madagascar finds dead bodies in streets, deploys doctors, troops

A police officer patrols as people walk in the streets of the Isotry district of Madagascar capital Antananarivo on May 16, 2020 where 16 people have been infected with COVID-19 … Read More

Rwanda deploys robots to combat COVID-19

Rwanda is set to fight COVID-19 with humanoid robots that will help minimise risks of infections among health care workers, authorities. Five anti-epidemic robots – named Akazuba, Ikirezi, Mwiza, Ngabo, … Read More

Just In: Health minister resigns amid Coronavirus crises

Brazil Health Minister Nelson Teich on Friday handed in his resignation letter after less than a month on the job amid coronavirus crises.  Teich, who disagreed with right-wing President Jair … Read More

China replies Trump over U.S elections

China’s government has reacted to allegations made by U.S president Donald Trump that they would try to make him lose his re-election bid. Trump had earlier said that he believed Beinjing wants … Read More

Americans loosing faith in Trump’s pandemic talks

Many Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic. Almost everyone rejected Trump’s remark that COVID-19 may be treated by injecting infected … Read More

COVID-19: 700 dead after drinking toxic methanol alcohol

More than 700 people in Iran have died after ingesting toxic methanol because false rumours it helps cure the coronavirus, officials have said. In a desperate search for a curative, … Read More

Breaking: Germany donates additional €5.5m to Nigeria to fight COVID-19

Germany has donated another financial intervention to assist Nigeria in its response to combat the novel virus.  In a statement via Twitter on Tuesday, the country said it is providing … Read More

Just In: US President, Trump calls buhari over Coronavirus

The President of United States, Donald Trump on Tuesday engaged President Muhammadu Buhari in a phone conversation.  This was disclosed in a statement made by the Minister of Information, Mr … Read More

Wuhan declared free of Covid-19 as last patients leave hospital

Health officials in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus pandemic, that has affected over two million people worldwide causing 206,000 known deaths, have declared that the city’s hospitals do not … Read More

From Chemical Engineering in LAUTECH to football, touching story of wolves legend

Former Super Eagles’ midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana is one of the proofs for one adage that says “It’s only destiny that knows what anyone will do to be successful in life.”  … Read More

PHOTOS: ‘I’m very much alive!’: First volunteer injected in UK’s coronavirus trial appears on video to prove she is still breathing after anti-vaxxers spread fake news that she had died

A microbiologist who was among the first to take part in Oxford’s coronavirus trial has shared a video saying she is ‘very much alive,’ after anti-vaxxers spread fake news that she had … Read More