Europe-based Eagles may not honour Sierra Leone game

Due to the travelling restrictions in some countries across the world over the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) scare, there are fears that most of the players invited for this month’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra…

This woman survived Coronavirus, read her story

An American woman who has recovered from the novel coronavirus has a simple message for people who are worried: Don’t panic – but do think about high-risk individuals and stay home if you feel ill. Elizabeth Schneider lives in Seattle,…

*Rescued Uber passenger jumped into lagoon after killing girlfriend – CP (Punch) *Lagos camp free of disease, says Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)

Rescued Uber passenger jumped into lagoon after killing girlfriend – CP (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that the Uber passenger, Princewill David, who jumped into the lagoon, did so in order to escape justice after allegedly killing…

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson ‘doing fine and not worried’

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are ‘doing fine’ after being diagnosed with coronavirus. The Forrest Gump actor and his wife revealed they had tested positive for the condition while in Australia, and had decided to self-isolate.  And, giving fans a…

Coronavirus: Naomi Campbell wears full hazmat suit and mask at airport

Naomi Campbell appears to be taking all the precautions she can to ensure she stays germ free, as fears surrounding the coronavirus continue to mount. The 49-year-old British model and self-confessed germophobe shared some snaps of herself at the airport…

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus

Movie icon Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for coronavirus. The two-time Oscar winner said he and his wife of 31 years, who are both 63, found out the news while on Australia’s Gold Coast,…

*Scores wounded, shops looted as armed thugs, tanker drivers clash in Lagos (Guardian) *Lagos yellow taxi drivers association gets mobile App (DailyTrust)

Scores wounded, shops looted as armed thugs, tanker drivers clash in Lagos (Guardian) About 50 people, including truck drivers were fatally injured yesterday, while many shops and trucks were looted and torched after heavily armed thugs invaded Vinager and Abule-Ado…

Sports competitors barred from leaving Kenya for a month

There will be no travel to international events for the next month for Kenyan sportsmen and sportswomen over concerns about the global coronavirus outbreak, the country’s sports ministry has said. The ministry said the travel ban will be “until further…

Coronavirus: Buhari sets up task force

President Muhammadu Buhari has established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the Coronavirus-19 Disease (COVID-19). A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said that this is necessary “given the current global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus and…

Coronavirus: How Konga, e-commerce giant, won the admiration of customers, merchants, other stakeholders

Konga, Nigeria’s foremost e-commerce giant, has once again won the admiration of stakeholders in the e-commerce sector with its high-level emergency readiness, which came to the fore with coronavirus outbreak to Nigeria. As a matter of fact, Konga had immediately…

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