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Pope celebrates mass in an empty church

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During a Palm Sunday mass held in a deserted church, Pope Francis has told young people on Sunday not to be afraid to put...

Lockdown: Unbelievable photos of Lagos state

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Oh dear, who can ever imagine Lagos like this. Even in the middle of the night, Lagos isn't like this. I mean so deserted?...

COVID-19: One dies, two discharged in Nigeria

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says another coronavirus patient has died in the country, bringing the number of deaths recorded so far to...

South Sudan reports FIRST coronavirus case

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South Sudan reported its first coronavirus case today, one of the last African nations to confirm the presence of COVID-19 within its borders. “South Sudan...

Churches witness low turnout on Palm Sunday in Anambra

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Many churches witnessed low worshippers for the Palm Sunday service in Awka, the Anambra capital with most of them visited maintaining the required social...

COVID-19: FCTA begins decontamination of Abuja city centre

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has commenced the decontamination of the city as part of measures to contain the spread of the Novel...

Three Nigerians die from coronavirus in the U.S

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The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians from the coronavirus disease in the...

NCDC confirms 10 news cases of COVID-19, total now 224

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) this morning confirmed 10 new cases of coronavirus. Six cases were confirmed  in Lagos, two cases confirmed in...

RSS nabs three robbery suspects during lockdown

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Officers of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, have arrested three robbery suspects at Toyota Bus Stop, Oshodi area of Lagos. The suspects, Abass Bashiru (27),...

Dubai enters lockdown to tackle coronavirus

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Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah as Gulf states tightened...

Jay-Z and Meek Mill send 100,000 surgical masks to jails

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Jay-Z and Meek Mill announced they were forming a criminal justice reform organization last year. Now, to protect staff and inmates from the coronavirus pandemic,...

Eleven die in Colombian coal mine explosion

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Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to...

Lockdown: Man in Russia kills five people for talking loudly

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A man in central Russia shot and killed five people for talking noisily at night under his windows, investigators have said. The shootings took place...

Premier League grounds could be used as auxiliary hospitals in fight...

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Premier League football grounds could be turned into auxiliary hospitals to aid the fight against coronavirus. A number of top-flight clubs have virtually handed over...

Kim BREAKS lockdown rule to get her makeup done

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Kim Kardashian has admitted she has seen her family during the Los Angeles coronavirus lockdown. California governor Gavin Newsom announced a shelter-in-place order effective from...

Experimental HIV drug that has been used to treat COVID-19 patients...

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An experimental HIV drug that has been used to successfully treat COVID-19 patients is in its second phase of testing with the Food and...

Fear grips health workers as two Edo doctors test positive

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Workers at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, are in fear after two doctors tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. It was gathered that...

Abiodun commends nine-year-old girl for donating N950 in fight against coronavirus

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Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has expressed shock over a N950 donation made by a nine-year-old girl, Oluwashikemi Ogunleye, to the designated state government’s...

COVID-19: Why you need to wear face masks in public —...

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A new study has adduced reasons why people may have to wear face masks whenever they are with others, especially in public places. The researchers...

Floyd Mayweather’s daughter arrested for allegedly stabbing her fiance’s baby mama

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Floyd Mayweather's daughter, Iyanna, has reportedly been arrested for allegedly stabbing her fiance's baby mama. TMZ reported that the 19-year-old was arrested for 'felony aggravated...

Tina Knowles celebrates Beyonce & Jay-Z’s 12th anniversary with a never-before-seen...

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She was intimately involved in their wedding ceremony. So it's only fitting that Tina Knowles honored her daughter Beyoncé marriage to Jay-Z for their...

This is not the best of times to die, Lagos funeral...

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From one end of Lagos to the other, funeral home operators, casket makers and mortuary attendants have the same story: ‘COVID-19 has locked us...

Malawi president takes wage cut to fund coronavirus fight

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Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika said Saturday he was taking a wage cut to help fund the fight against the coronavirus, and ordered his government...

Reps seek 2-month electricity payment waiver For Nigerians

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The House of Representatives is to consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months to...

5G phone masts set on fire in UK after online theories...

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5G phone masts are being set alight in the UK after online conspiracy theories have misleadingly linked the cell towers to the coronavirus pandemic....

COVID-19: Lagos State discharges one new patient

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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today said the state has discharged another patient of the COVID-19 disease after testing negative for the virus. Sanwo-Olu...

Nigeria records 5 new cases of COVID-19

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced five new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; three in Bauchi and two at the Federal...

3 UTME students abducted in Kaduna regain freedom

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Three students abducted along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna highway sometime in March have regained freedom. The students were abducted on their way from Kaduna after they had...

Bode George donates N160m worth of food to less privileged

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Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has donated cash and foodstuffs worth N160million to the less privileged...

Nigerian Military destroys ISWAP camp in Borno

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The Nigerian Military through the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force...

Coronavirus infects 17 doctors, nurses in Egypt

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Egypt’s main cancer treatment facility has 17 cases of the novel coronavirus among its medical staff, an educational institute said on Saturday, sparking fears...

5-year-old among 708 COVID-19 deaths recorded in UK today

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Britain today reported a record 708 daily deaths from COVID-19, including a five-year-old child, who is thought to be the country’s youngest victim. The health...

Sanwo-Olu says Lagos may extend lockdown if need be

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the ongoing lockdown in the state might be extended beyond 14 days. He said this during a...

NCDC apologises for error in COVID-19 results

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it committed an error in announcing confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. It said that the total...

Ex-Barcelona and Spain star Xavi donates 1m euros to hospital to...

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Former Barcelona and Spain star Xavi Hernandez and his wife have donated one million euros to the city’s Hospital Clinic to help the fight...

Enugu fire service fumigates environs over COVID-19

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The Enugu State Government has commenced the fumigation of the metropolis and neighbouring environments in the state capital. This is part of some precautionary steps...

Spain records drop in deaths for second straight day

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Spain recorded a second successive daily drop in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities, official figures showed today. The total number of deaths in Spain now...

Enugu state commissioner for health is dead

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The Enugu State commissioner for Health, Professor Anthony Ugochukwu, is dead. The renowned surgeon was said to have died Friday night at a leading private...

Adamawa NULGE Chairman abducted from his home

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The Adamawa State Chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Alhaji Hammanjolde Gatugel, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers. Hammanjolde Gatugel was taken...

Two killed, four injured in France knife attack

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Two people have been killed and four others injured in a knife attack in the southeastern French town of Romans-sur-Isère, the town’s mayor has...

Missing Osun COVID-19 patient apprehended by police

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The missing COVID-19 patient in Osun state, has been apprehended by the police and returned to the Isolation facility in Ejigbo, area of the...

I became a Chelsea fan because of Mikel – Paul Okoye

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Paul Okoye popularly know as Rudeboy shares his love for sports, playing football with Mikel Obi as a teen and why he became a...

I was tricked to Ghana with juicy job offer, sold into...

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There was a pin-drop silence in the room where only five of us sat; two men and three women. One of the women was...

Neymar revealed as the anonymous donor who gave £775,000 to fight...

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Neymar has been revealed as the anonymous donor who gave 5 million Brazilian real (£775,000) to charity to fight coronavirus. The Paris Saint-Germain star split...

Amir Khan defies social distancing rules as he hosts birthday party...

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Amir Khan defied the Government's strict rules on social distancing last night as he hosted a party for five of his friends. The boxer enjoyed...

Oprah Winfrey reunites with her partner two weeks after he went...

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Oprah Winfrey has reunited with Stedman Graham. The 66-year-old media mogul's partner had been staying in their guesthouse for two weeks since returning from a...

Six coronavirus patients escape from Osun isolation center

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Osun State residents panic as six persons who tested positive escaped from isolation centre at Gedu in Ejigbo area of the state, The Nation...

I have no regrets killing my mother-in-law – Housewife

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The entire Abena community in Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, is in mourning mood since a housewife, Rosemary Osegba Chem, hacked her mother-in-law,...

Funke Akindele celebrates her husband on his birthday

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Funke Akindele Bello's husband JJC Skillz is a year older today. And his wife took to her instagram page to celebrate him on his...

China mourns victims of COVID-19 in three minutes silence

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China held three minutes of silence during Tomb Sweeping Day on Saturday for people who have died in the COVID-19 outbreak. During the national mourning...