The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, confirms that through collaborative efforts with private laboratories and the NGS-SA members, a new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529 (until a Greek name is assigned by the WHO) has been detected in South Africa. Twenty-two positive cases …

The Kano Hisbah Command has arrested a group of youths playing a popular card game, Whot, in Kano. The young men were arrested in Warawa town for “wasting their time” playing the card game instead of using their time for a productive venture. The board therefore shared some chapters of …

The Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba of Nigeria has lamented the insecurity in South-East, calling on the Federal Government to address it, especially in Imo State. The Worthy Supreme Council of the Knights, Sir Diamond Ovueraye, stated this on Thursday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, as the …

Ibikunle Titus Oloruntunmise, a class teacher of Oranyan Grammar School, in Oyo town, Oyo State has stunned the principal and students of the school where he teaches as he donated a new set of desks. The PhD student of the University of Ibadan narrated how he had entered a class, …

Sabinus has revealed why he wasn’t at Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s meeting hosting skit makers. The Nigerian online comedian, in an interview with HipTV, said the timing was not right for the meet-up. Osinbajo had, on November 2, received a delegation of skit makers at the presidential villa in Abuja. As …

Popular Nigerian singer, Chibuzor Oji fondly referred to as Faze, has taken to his verified Instagram account to reveal that he is “thanking God for life.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqTg8qRHxRY In a series of posts on Thursday, the Originality singer shared a throwback photo with 2face, Blackface, Annie Idibia, singer Paul Play, Akon …

Lewandowski has been named IFFHS Best Player of the year for the 2nd time Robert Lewandowski has been named Best Player of the Year by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The Bayern München forward took the award by a large margin, with Lionel Messi and Jorhingo …

Nigerian musician and entrepreneur 2Face has asked people to believe whatever they hear about him from others, Newsextra24 reports. The 46-year-old singer in an Instagram story on Thursday said he no longer has time to explain himself to anyone. The post which is a quote reads; “Whatever you heard about …

The Kaduna State Government has lifted a three-month telecommunications shutdown it imposed in October due to recent attacks by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja road…. The Kaduna State Government has lifted a three-month telecommunications shutdown it imposed in October due to recent attacks by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja road. The State …

A video making the rounds on social media has captured the dramatic moment a pastor got into a tussle with a ‘mad man’ while trying to heal him in public. In the Video obtained by Igbere TV, the pastor could be seen laying hands on the mad man in public …