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63-year-old man with no travel history nor contact with carrier dies...

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi today announced the COVID-19 related death of a 63-year-old man with no travel history or...

Photo: Buhari holds Teleconference with members of Presidential Task Force on...

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held Teleconference with members of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to discuss Response Efforts from State House on...

Great-gran, 106, is oldest Brit to beat coronavirus

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A 106-year-old woman thought to be Britain's oldest patient to recover from coronavirus has been discharged from Birmingham's City Hospital. Connie Titchen battled the virus...

Photos: Dugbe market in Ibadan is on fire

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Popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State known as the hub for transport and trading is presently on fire. The firefighters from the Oyo State...

COVID-19: Wearing of face mask is recommended, NCDC issues advisory

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recommended the use of face masks for members of the public without respiratory symptoms. The health...

Police stray bullet hits noodles seller during community clash in Cross...

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A Noodles seller in Igwo community of Cross River has been hit by a misfired bullet from men of the Mopol 75 Squad of...

21-year-old meat seller r.a.p.e.s 8-year-old girl in Abuja

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A 21-year-old meat seller identified as Yakubu Diko has been remanded in prison following the allegation of rape of an 8-year-old girl in Karimo...

Nicki Minaj is still married, despite Instagram name change

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It’s Nicki, re-loaded. After marrying in October, Nicki Minaj changed all of her social media handles to “Mrs. Petty,” in recognition of husband Kenneth...

Demi Lovato says she’s no longer friends with Selena Gomez

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Demi Lovato confessed that she’s no longer pals with fellow songstress and former Disney star Selena Gomez. Back in January, following Lovato’s performance at the...

IK Ogbonna reacts after Tory Lanez calls him out

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Nigerian actor and singer, IK Ogbonna has finally reacted after he was called out by Canadian rapper, Tory Lanez for continuously posting the Nigerian...

Woman declared dead by doctor wakes up in funeral home

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A married mother miraculously came back to life as funeral parlor workers were set to prepare her body for a service hours after a...

Bayelsa billionaire dies during liposuction surgery (photo)

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Keniebi Okoko, Bayelsa-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has died in Lagos, throwing many Bayelsans into mourning. Some reports said Okoko, son of Professor Kimse Okoko,...

Lobatan! S.e.x scandal hits COVID-19 centres as those in quarantine now...

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Lobatan oo! Corona go away, lol. The Ministry of Health permanent secretary in Uganda has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine in Uganda...

COVID-19: People with over N5, 000 in bank won’t get palliatives...

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The Federal Government has said that people with over N5, 000 in their bank account will not benefit from the palliatives to cushion the...

Joe Biden accused of sexual assault, campaign reacts

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A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of s.e.xually assaulting her nearly 30 years...

Donate directly to poor people, MASSOB pleads with donors

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The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has called on donors in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones to do...

COVID-19: NYSC to help distribute food items in Lagos

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The Lagos State Government has partnered the National Youth Service Corps to release corps members to anchor the distribution of food palliatives across the...

Mitsubishi Motors gives out food items to 1,000 Lagos families

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Representative of Mitsubishi Motors in Nigeria, Massilia Motors, has provided food items to feed members of about 1,000 homes in Ijora, a suburb of...

N21bn donation is for the poor, EU tells Nigeria

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The Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, has said that the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU...

NCDC announces 11 fresh Coronavirus cases, total now 373

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The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced another 11 fresh cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, with all cases detected in Lagos. This takes...

Nigeria’s Immigration boss recovers from COVID-19

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The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has tested negative twice to the coronavirus disease after self-isolating, an official has disclosed. The Service Public...

COVID-19: Kwara warns citizens, Amala can’t cure deadly bug

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The Kwara Government has dismissed claims across the state suggesting that a local delicacy of yam flour, popularly called ‘Amala’, cures Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Abubakar...

Miscreants attacking Lagos are not hungry but opportunistic criminals – Sanwo-Olu

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said miscreants using the lockdown to unleash havoc on the residents are not ‘hungry people’ but opportunistic criminals. Sanwo-Olu,...

Pregnant Ciara and her husband reveal sex of baby No. 3

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It’ll be a boy for Ciara and husband Russell Wilson. On Tuesday, the couple announced they are expecting a son, sharing an adorable video...

Toor! Niger councillor disappears with 30 bags of grains meant for...

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A councillor in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has allegedly disappeared with 30 bags of palliative grains meant to alleviate the...

Ogun cancels relaxation of lockdown, declares total lockdown

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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said the current relaxation of the lockdown in the state from 7am to 2pm would be suspended...

Osun Facebook user remanded for accusing the state Government of importing...

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A Facebook user, Saheed Akinloye, was on Tuesday remanded in a correctional centre by the Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for accusing...

80,000 apply for CBN’s N50bn COVID-19 intervention fund

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Three weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria released the guidelines for the N50bn targeted credit facility, over 80,000 applications have so far been...

COVID-19: Lagos uncovers 119 with symptoms in just two days of...

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said a total of 119 people with COVID-19 symptoms have been identified in the state. Abayomi,...

FG plans isolation centres at borders, 4,000 tests daily

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The Federal Government, as part of efforts to take advantage of two-week lockdown extension ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, aims to conduct 4,000 COVID-19...

Woman recalls devastating moment her husband stabbed her repeatedly at a...

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A woman recalled the devastating moment her husband repeatedly stabbed her at a supermarket, killing her unborn baby. Laura McCarten, 27, was working on a...

4-year old boy with cancer beats coronavirus while undergoing chemotherapy

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A brave schoolboy has beaten coronavirus while undergoing gruelling cancer treatment. Tottenham-mad Archie Wilks, four, was diagnosed with neruroblastoma in January 2019 and was undergoing...

Ogun to suspend lockdown free days on Friday

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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said the current relaxation of the lockdown in the state from 7am to 2pm would be suspended...

United offer Ighalo £200k weekly pay-cut for permanent deal

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Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has reportedly been told that he would have to accept a staggering £200,000-a-week wage cut if he wants...

Police arrest female armourer, recover 21 stolen cars from robbery gang

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The Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a female armourer and recovered 21 stolen cars from an armed robbery gang operating at the...

Brazilian governor tests positive for coronavirus

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Rio de Janeiro Governor, Wilson Witzel, a leading opponent of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s calls to relax COVID-19 containment measures, said on Tuesday he...

South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic

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Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to the polls on Wednesday...

Tattoo queen! Meet the 44-year old who has every part of...

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A 44-year-old woman with hundreds of tattoos on her face and body has shared details of her ink online. The American “MILF” has a shaved...

Couple plan to marry and have kids with woman they met...

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A Couple have revealed how they plan to marry and start a family with a woman they met on Instagram, as they celebrate their...

Italy, Spain partially ease restriction on lockdown despite death of thousands...

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Spain is to allow some non-essential workers to return to their jobs as coronavirus restrictions are partially eased despite the death toll hitting 17,209. The...

Iraq suspends Reuters over report on coronavirus cases

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The Iraqi government has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story claiming the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases...

Lagos launches ‘Food Kitchen’ to feed 100,000 youths daily

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a programme, tagged: “Food Kitchen” aimed at feeding 100,000 youths daily to cushion the effect of...

COVID-19 cases rise to 362 as 19 more test positive

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Nineteen new COVID-19 cases were have been announced tonight by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Of the positive cases, fourteen were recorded in...

Why stranded Nigerians have not been evacuated by FG

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The Federal Government has explained why there is delay in the evacuation of stranded Nigerians abroad. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said the...

Fire razes NINE SHOPS in Lekki, millions lost

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Millions of naira were today lost as fire swept through some shops in Lekki and razed nine. The timely intervention of the Lagos State Fire...

COVID-19: El-Rufai approves release of 72 convicts

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Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the release of 72 convicts from the Kaduna and Kafanchan Correctional Centres as part of the...

Mad o! Remember 96-year old woman who begged for beer during...

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They should not kill her o, lol. This 96 years old woman trended online after begging for beer through a sign where it is...

Kwara reverses position on markets, declares total lockdown

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Contrary to its earlier directives, Kwara State government, on Tuesday, rescinded its decision to allow markets open for operations on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,...

China approves trials for two more COVID-19 vaccines

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China has approved clinical trials for two more experimental vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the world’s scientists race to...

Why we cannot lockdown North – Governors’ Forum

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The Northern Governors’ Forum has met over the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for a coordinated response to tackle the virus in the region. Chairman of the...