COVID-19: Presidency Restricts Villa Coverage To 13 Media Houses
The Presidency has scaled down the coverage of the State House by media houses to only 13 in the wake of coronavirus spread to the Read more
Month: March 2020
Nigeria Confirms Two New Cases Of Coronaviris, Toll Now 46
Two new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in Lagos and 1 in Osun Both cases are returning travellers to Nigeria in Read more
BREAKING!!! Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu Self-Isolates, Cancels Official Engagements
Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is currently in self-isolation to erase any possibility of him contracting Coronavirus, SaharaReporters can report. Also, the governor on Tuesday Read more
All Banks, Offices, Markets, Courts Should Close From Thursday – Sanwo-Olu Says
Lagos state government has ordered the closure of all banks, offices, markets and courts in the state effective from Thursday. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this after Read more
BREAKING: Bauchi Gov, Bala Mohammed, Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested for coronavirus. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media Read more
BREAKING!!! Three Staff Of Abba Kyari Test Positive
Three staff of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, on Tuesday, tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). A presidential source confirmed the development Read more
BREAKING!! South African COVID-19 Infections Rise To 554, Highest In Africa
South Africa, on Tuesday, said its number of confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to 554, up by 152 cases from the day before, making it Read more
BREAKING: Nigerian Senate shuts down as several senators test positive for coronavirus
The Nigerian Senate has on Tuesday 24th March 2020 announced the shutting down of the senate for two weeks. The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Read more
BREAKING!!! Ebonyi Woman Kills Husband With Rat Poison After Sleeping With Another Man
By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki A Nigerian woman from Ebonyi State, simply identified as Mrs. Eddie has killed her husband with a rat poison after sleeping Read more
Airlines beg for rescue as Coronavirus losses hit $250 billion
LONDON/PARIS (9News Nigeria) – Global airlines urged governments on Tuesday to speed up bailouts to rescue the air transport industry as they doubled their estimate Read more
OLYMPICS 2020 POSTPONEMENT DUE TO COVID-19: Japan’s economy in dire danger
TOKYO (9News Nigeria) – Postponing the Olympics is a heavy blow that is almost certain to push Japan’s persistently weak economy, the world’s third-largest, into Read more
One Year Ago This Senator Was Stripped Naked For Trying to Sleep With Another Politician’s Wife
This senator was then the Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. He who was beaten and stripped naked by suspected hoodlums in Read more
Drama as journalists boycott Senate briefing as 10 senators test positive to Coronavirus
Journalists covering National Assembly plenaries have suddenly boycotted the press briefing undertaken by the Senate Spokesman, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, allegedly for fear of virus infections. Read more
BREAKING!!! Aso Villa Shuts Down After Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Garba Shehu, Others In Self-isolation
Activities in Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Villa, Abuja, has been shut down following the confirmation on Tuesday that Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Read more
Abba Kyari, president Buhari’s chief of staff tests positive to Coronavirus
ABUJA (9News Nigeria) – The Nigerian president General Muhammed Buhari’s chief of staff has tested positive for coronavirus. 9News Nigeria has learnt from a close Read more
Anambra: Police Inspector Commits Suicide After Killing Ex-lover And Husband
A police inspector, Kenneth Enamika attached to 29 PMF, Awka in Anambra State has allegedly killed his ex lover, Oluchi Aputanze from Ozoara, Mgbidi in Read more
BREAKING!!! Chinese Man Dies Of Hanta Virus Infection
A man from China’s Yunnan province tested positive for Hantavirus on Monday. He died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on Read more
COVID-19: Buhari Tests Negative, Kyari Is Positive
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus), following a test for the disease that was carried out yesterday on the Read more
BREAKING!!! Senators Worried Over COVID-19 Status Of 35 Colleagues
FEAR heightened on Monday over the fate of about 35 senators who have not complied with the measures to determine their Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) status. Read more
Coronavirus: Atiku’s Son Did Not Visit Any Club In Abuja After Arrival – Aide Says
A media adviser to the former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, in a statement released Monday stated that Atiku’s son who was reported to Read more
BREAKING!!! ASUU Commences Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, March 23rd, 2020 declared an indefinite strike over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the Read more
BREAKING!!! President Buhari Shuts Down All Land Borders For One Month Over Coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the closure of all land borders into the country for one month in a bid to curtail the spread of Read more
Some Legislators Refusing Screening At Airport – FG
The Federal Government has accused some members of the House of Representatives, who recently returned from foreign trips of posing serious threat to the safety Read more
Coronavirus : Gov. Umahi Bans Burials, Weddings
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Monday banned all forms of public gathering in the state for one month. The Governor stated this at the Read more
May Amadioha enter your love story – Anita Joseph slam trolls over comment on her marriage
Actress Anita Joseph has slammed trolls who made comments about her marriage which didn’t sit well with her. This was after she showed off her man Read more
Tacha Announces Plans To Take Her Family On Vacation After They Were Denied Visa 13 Years Ago
Controversial reality star, Natacha Akide alias Tacha has taken to social media to reveal that she will be taken her family on a well-deserved Read more
Covid-19: Patriots’ Club launches 3-key advocacy in support of FG to halt escalation
…. sets to distribute sanitizers, gloves to essential workers The Patriots’ Club of Nigeria (PCN) has launched a three-key advocacy campaign in support of the Read more
BREAKING: Nigeria records first coronavirus death
Dayo Ojerinde The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first coronavirus death in Nigeria. The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday Read more
Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba’s Jack Ma arrive in Africa
ADDIS ABABA (9News Nigeria) – A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to Read more
BREAKING: NCDC confirms five new coronavirus cases in Abuja, Lagos, Edo
Dayo Ojerinde The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed an additional five cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 35. The Read more