LAGOS State government has withdrawn charges against entertainer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley and former gubernatorial candidate Babatunde Gbadamosi for flouting the stay-at-home order and given them a stern warning instead.

LAGOS State health commissioner Professor Akin Abayomi has revealed that a 66-year old Briton living in Nigeria has succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus pandemic and passed away  bringing the total number of national casualties to six.

CHINA'S 18-man team of medical experts whose impending arrival in Nigeria has split public opinion are due to arrive in Abuja today with a raft of medical equipment designed to assist local health authorities.

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK has suffered more unfortunate losses to the dreaded global coronavirus pandemic as it lost two individuals named as Mary Mmanete Otio and Obong Edmund Akaninyene Okon.

POLICE in Ghana have arrested a native doctor for impregnating the wife of Nigerian clergyman Pastor  Ike Sunday after the two of them fell out over the clergymen not handing over tithe collections.

KATSINA State government has lifted the suspension of Friday Muslim prayers imposed nationwide as part of the measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic under pressure from Islamic organisations.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) When I look at the lockdown over Covid-19, I keep seeing parallels with World War Two. During that conflict, nations had to step up the production of new industrial goods like armaments, food was scarce and rationing was introduced in many countries

(2) If this current lockdown continues, at some stage ration cards may need to be reintroduced. We simply cannot continue consuming more than we produce as a specie

LAGOS State health officials have placed 67 Nigerian returnees from Togo in isolation for 14 days at the coastal city of Badagry as part of its containment plan to ensure they do not spread the coronavirus among the general population.

NIGERIA intends to borrow almost $7bn from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the coming months to fund the black hole in the country's finances that have come about as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

OHANEZE Ndigbo Youth Council (ONYC) has warned Igbo against using face masks imported from China or allow themselves to be treated by Chinese doctors saying they should instead wear made in Aba alternatives.