Founder of Silverbird Group and politician, Ben Murray-Bruce is mourning yet staying strong for his children after losing his wife and best friend, Evelyn, to cancer. Sharing the sad news on Twitter alongside some photos of the family together, he wrote: I’m broken. I just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and …

The CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, in a statement signed by the Media Assistant, Pastor Adebayo on Thursday, advised all churches to follow the guidelines for combating COVID-19 in all gatherings. He noted that ban on the presence of more than 50 people in a gathering had been placed by most state governments and urged them to use house cell …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday filed an application to stop social media celebrity Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, from travelling abroad to see his family. Mompha is on trial at a Federal High Court in Lagos on an alleged N33billion money laundering and cyber fraud charge. He and his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd, were on March …

Few days after shutting down its Orientation camps nationwide over the Coronavirus outbreak, the National Youth Service Corps NYSC has suspended its weekly Community Development Service activities indefinitely. The CDS affords Corps members the opportunity to meet weekly and monthly to discuss ways they can better their immediate environment with any project they can embark on. A statement released by …

Food and Drug Administration, FDA, on Thursday, disagreed with President Donald Trump, noting that ‘chloroquine’ was never approved for use with Covid-19 patients. Clarifying journalists at a press conference, FDA chief Stephen Hahn said it was only for use in trials at the moment. Dissecting the White House briefing on Coronavirus, Bloomberg highlighted key takeaways from President Donald Trump’s news …

Pastor Creflo Dollar has allegedly opened a cash app account to enable him collect tithes from his viewers as the rapid spread of Covid-19 or Corona Virus has led to the shut down of public or social gatherings including church services. The Atlanta based gospel preacher, televangelist and rapper recently raised a campaign in his church for a private jet …

The two times FIFA Player of Year winner was arrested for entering Paraguay with a fake passport. Having played in an in-house football tournament, ESPN says Ronaldinho is now doing woodwork with other inmates. Paraguay footvolley player Fernando Lugo said the former Barcelona forward didn’t stop smiling when visiting him in prison. Meanwhile, he featured played with other inmates scoring …

Nigeria has shut down three international airports as part of measures to contain the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, and the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers have all been shut down indefinitely. This was announced by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation …

LAND Rover has created a one-off Range Rover SVAutobiography for world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, OBE. The bespoke luxury SUV made its world premiere outside the Finchley Boxing Club in Barnet, north London, where Joshua started his journey to the world heavyweight title and will transport the reigning champion to his next title defense later this year. A series of …

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of all tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide over the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the country. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Sonny Echono, who confirmed this to journalists, said the move was part of measures to contain the spread of …