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Bauchi Governor’s kidnapped brother regains freedom

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Yaya Adamu Duguri, the kidnapped elder brother of Bauchi State governor, Sen Bala Mohammed has regained his freedom from his kidnappers. Yaya Adamu Duguri who...

Photos: Chinese city of Wuhan where coronavirus originated to resume domestic...

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Wuhan residents have made a dash to leave the city by road, air and train as the city's 76-day lockdown is finally lifted. Pictures showed...

Coronavirus: 1417 people die in 24 hours in France

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France has recorded the world's highest daily coronavirus death toll after 1,417 victims died in the past 24 hours. The leap makes the country the...

Mayor of Illinois sends cops to break party violating lockdown...

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A small-town Illinois mayor on Sunday sent police officers to break up a social gathering that was being held in violation of the governor's...

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey pledges $1billion for coronavirus relief

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Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund. Dorsey said in a series...

Katsina Government lifts suspension on Friday prayers

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The Katsina State Government has lifted the suspension on Friday congregational prayer with immediate effect. This was announced by the Secretary to the State Government,...

89-year old grandmother who beat breast cancer, cancer of the womb...

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Grandaughter Jade Elrick, 26, said: "We obviously weren't allowed to see her - the hospital said she was in a room which she didn't...

Postman is filmed wiping his nose and rubbing it around doorway...

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Sickening footage shows a postman wipe his nose and rub it around a doorway while a person self-isolates inside. The clip has been doing the...

Kim Kardashian branded ‘tone deaf’ for daring to launch her perfume...

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Kim Kardashian has been slammed after she deciding to launch a new product in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. The Keeping Up with the...

New York man puts out fliers seeking a germ free girlfriend...

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A 30-something New Yorker seeking a “germ free” girlfriend during the coronavirus pandemic has hung dating flyers along city running paths, including in Central...

Khloé Kardashian says she may never date again

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The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star told her mother, Kris Jenner, in a sneak peek at Thursday’s episode that she is “not...

Israel’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19 after ignoring own lockdown...

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Israel's health minister has been accused of flouting his own lockdown rules after continuing to attend group prayers - despite a ban on gatherings. Yaakov...

Pastor who criticized coronavirus ‘mass hysteria’ dies from it

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A Virginia pastor who criticized the “mass hysteria” surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has died of the illness. Landon Spradlin, of Gretna, a small town halfway...

UCH chairman, Ibrahim Shetima tests positive again

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The result of COVID-19 second test done for the chairman of the governing board of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ibrahim Shetima, has returned...

Police release Naira Marley, ex-gov candidate, wife on bail

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The Lagos State Police Command has released on bail the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party in the state in the 2019 gubernatorial...

COVID-19: Ogun deploys mobile app for self-assessment

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The Ogun State government has deployed a mobile application for residents to undergo assessment on an individual basis in the event of being infected...

LUTH admits four COVID-19 patients hours after inaugurating isolation centre

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A few hours after the inauguration of a 60-bed isolation centre for Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, says it has admitted...

Benue hospital insists it sacked 3, not 30 doctors

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Management of Benue State University Teaching Hospital says it issued sack letter on only three, not 30 doctors, as the Association of Resident Doctors...

Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham steps down

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Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham has stepped down. She stepped down as White House press secretary today to return to the East Wing as chief...

Bill Gates willing to spend billions to speed up the hunt...

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Bill Gates has said he is willing to spend billions to speed up the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine. The Microsoft founder has already devoted...

Top politicians’ names found as police invade shrine in Zamfara state

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The Police in Zamfara State are saying they have found names of top politicians in the state on a paper at a shrine in...

YouTube bans all conspiracy theory videos that falsely claim ‘5G causes...

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It’s one of the most popular video platforms around the world, and now YouTube has made the decision to ban all conspiracy theory videos...

COVID-19 donations in Nigeria has reached N21.5bn

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Donations from 50 individuals and corporate bodies in Nigeria to the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) Relief Fund domiciled at the Central Bank...

15-year old boy takes his own life after saying he couldn’t...

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The mum of a teen thought to have taken his own life during the lockdown in the UK has urged families to tell their...

COVID-19: Kwara Govenrment totally locks down Offa

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Kwara State Government has announced the total shutdown of the ancient city of Offa, Offa local government over COVID-19 pandemic. The state said it is...

Ronaldinho released from prison and placed on house arrest after paying...

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Ronaldinho has been released from prison in Paraguay and placed under house arrest following his fake passport scandal. The Brazil legend, 40, was thrown behind...

Nigeria records 16 new cases of COVID-19

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night recorded sixteen new cases of Coronavirus. Ten cases were recorded in Lagos; two cases were...

Two pilots of Carveton Helicopters REMANDED till May 19 for violating...

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The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has remanded the two pilots of Carveton Helicopters, Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari in...

Chichi Igbo shows us s.e.x.y ways we can rock our nose...

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You already know she is a stallion.. well in her own rights. And Chichi today modeled a nose mask, showing us how we can...

Kenya to pay musicians, actors during covid-19 lockdown

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to set aside Ksh.100 million to to cushion local artistes from the...

Five killed in Kaduna as security operatives enforce lockdown

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At least five people have been killed and several others injured on Monday at Kakuri and Trikania community in Kaduna South Local Government Area...

FIRST made in Nigeria ventilators set for unveiling

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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has produced the first made in Nigeria ventilators. The development is aimed at combating the COVID-19 disease...

Plateau declares six days total lockdown for fumigation

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Plateau State Government has directed a total lockdown of the state from 12 midnight of Thursday, April 9, 2020 to 11pm of Wednesday, April...

COVID-19: WhatsApp places limits on message forwarding

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WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Breaking: Seven COVID-19 patients discharged in Abuja

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Seven patients receiving treatment for COVID-19 have tested negative and discharged in Abuja. Muhammad Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, just broke the news. Bello...

Pictured! 23-year-old graduate commits suicide in Kogi

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Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday in the Angwa Tiv area of the Kogi State capital, Lokoja when a 23-year-old simply identified...

Photos: Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus

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Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by...

Oyo state records two fresh coronavirus cases

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Oyo state has recorded two additional cases of coronavirus. The disclosure was made this evening by the State Chairman of COVID-19 Task Force who...

Katsina state records first COVID-19 death

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Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has announced the death of the state’s first COVID-19 patient. He is Dr. Aminu Yakubu, a Daura based...

Coronavirus pandemic forces Miss England 2019 to return to work as...

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Miss England 2019 has decided to hang up her crown and return to work as an NHS doctor during the coronavirus pandemic. Bhasha Mukherjee was...

Lagos pegs entry age into JSS1 at 12 years

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The Lagos State Government will from the next academic session enforce the entry age of 12 years for pupils seeking admission into junior secondary...

OMG! Lagos residents break into LG Chairman’s office, make away with...

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The F? OMG!!! Some hungry residents of Oke Odo LCDA, Lagos state have allegedly broke into their Chairman;s office and made away with COVID-19...

COVID-19: Police decry lack of face masks, hand sanitisers

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Police officers in Akwa Ibom deployed to various locations across the state say they stand the risk of contracting the virus. They accused the government...

COVID 19: Seven-Up to donate free drinks

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The Seven-Up Bottling Company has announced donation of one million bottles of Aquafina drinking water brand and other beverages in its portfolio to the...

Private hospitals not allowed to treat COVID-19, Lagos Commissioner for Health...

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said private hospitals are not allowed to treat COVID-19. Abayomi was speaking in Alausa, Ikeja,...

Ten newborns contract coronavirus at Romanian hospital

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A Romanian maternity unit was being investigated on Tuesday after 10 newborns tested positive for the novel coronavirus, with the suspicion they contracted the...

Covid-19: Lady Gaga raises $35m & announces TV concert

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Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Sir Elton John will perform at a TV concert curated by Lady Gaga, which will celebrate health workers amid the...

Photos: Student shells out $3,000 to become real-life mermaid

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A student has spent thousands of dollars on becoming a real-life mermaid after being inspired to look like Disney princess Ariel when she met...

Reekado Banks stuck in Gabon, begs FG to open border

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Nigerian singer and songwriter, Reekado Banks is stuck in Gabon. The singer was in the country for business when the Federal Government of Nigerian shut...

Nkechi Blessing reacts to Funke Akindele’s sentencing

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Controversial Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing has reacted to the recent sentencing of her senior colleague, Funke Akindele for disobeying an order restricting social gathering...