Sanwo-olu commiserates with New Telegraph Newspaper on editor’s death (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the management and staff of the New Telegraph newspaper on the death of its former Saturday editor, Alhaji Waheed Bakare, describing…
A clarion call to declare World War III against Covid-19 pandemic – Magnus Onyibe
To protect our lives and livelihood, let’s declare world war III against Covid-19 pandemic. The assertion above is underscored by the fact that until medical scientists find a vaccine, which we are told could take between six to 18 months,…
“Covid-19: Africa got this one right” – WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic has reached a milestone in Africa, with more than 100,000 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. It noted that the virus has now spread to every country in the continent since the first case…
Lakers’ LeBron eager to get back to basketball
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said Monday he’s eager for the NBA season to resume, as long as the health of players and their families won’t be endangered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. James, speaking on the “WRTS: After Party”…
COVID-19: Keystone Bank launches online platform to empower SMEs
Keystone Bank Limited has launched an online platform to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to manage and grow their businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lender in a statement on Wednesday disclosed that…
Tokyo 2020: IOC sets aside $800m Olympics fund for delayed Games
The International Olympic Committee has set aside $800m (£654m) to help with the “severe” financial impact caused by the postponement of the Tokyo 2020. Organisers will get $650m after this summer’s Games were postponed by a year because of the…
Funmi Iyanda hosts MC Oluomo, 2face Idibia on Public Eye Live
Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, and music star, 2face Idibia, will on Friday, May 15 join Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live on Instagram. Popularly known as MC Oluomo, Mr Akinsanya will break down the…
China FA draws up plans to complete 2020 Super League season
The Chinese Super League (CSL) season could kick off in late June with the country’s football association preparing various plans to complete the campaign delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The league was scheduled to start on Feb. 22 but was…
UBA rewards 100 customers with N100,000 each
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again given its loyal customers reason to cheer as it rewarded 100 loyal customers with N100,000 each in the UBA Bumper account draw. A statement by the pan African financial institution said the…
COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria pass 100 mark
Over 100 people have now died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC announced Wednesday night via Twitter that of the 3,145 so far confirmed cases in…