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Breaking! Governor Makinde over comes coronavirus

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State this night announced that he has tested negative for COVID-19. He disclosed this on his Twitter page. He said “This...

NCDC, Dettol deny Funke Akindele as ambassador

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has denied Nollywood actress Funke Akindele popularly as Jenifa, was its brand ambassador. Akindele was arrested on Sunday...

Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at US zoo

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A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19 after apparent exposure to an infected worker. The four-year-old female...

Governor Sule’s Adviser on local government kidnapped

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The Special Adviser to the Governor of Nasarawa State on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Mr. John Waje Mamman, has been kidnapped. Mamman...

10 Akwa Ibom pastors arrested for holding services today

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Over 10 pastors have been arrested by the Eket Divisional police headquarters in Akwa Ibom State for holding church services against the stay-at-home directive...

Piers Morgan to bid £10k for Thierry Henry’s shirt in coronavirus...

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Piers Morgan promised to bid £10,000 as part of fundraising efforts for NHS charities. The gesture was in response to an auction started by footballing...

Nigeria records eight new cases of COVID-19, total now 232

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced eight new cases of COVID-19. It said five of the cases are in Lagos, two  in...

Bernie Ecclestone is blasted by his former son-in-law James Stunt for...

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Bankrupt playboy James Stunt has blasted his former in-law Bernie Ecclestone for fathering a child at 89. He hit out after the F1 tycoon...

The Flash actor Logan Williams dead at just 16

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The Flash and When Calls the Heart actor Logan Williams is dead. He died suddenly at 16 years old on Thursday. His mom Marlyse has...

Lagos discharges five more patients, including 10-year-old girl

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The Lagos State Government on Sunday discharged five more patients comprising two males and three females including a 10-year-old girl who tested negative twice...

Saudi Imam tells wives it’s okay to refuse their husbands s.e.x...

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A Saudi cleric has told women it is okay to refuse to have s.e.x with their husbands during the coronavirus outbreak. Religious scholar Abdullah...

COVID-19: Osun discharges index case, as Oyetola seeks 30 days national...

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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has advocated total lockdown of the country for a month to save the country from the ravaging of coronavirus,...

Lockdown: Funke Akindele arrested for hosting house party

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Nollywood superstar, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa, has been arrested for hosting a brithday party that defied Lagos State Government’s restriction orders. Nollywood actress, ...

Footballers Patrick Cutrone, German Pezzella and Dusan Vlahovic CLEARED of coronavirus

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Fiorentina trio Patrick Cutrone, German Pezzella, and Dusan Vlahovic are clear of coronavirus, the Serie A side announced on Sunday. Vlahovic was the Viola’s first...

Gorgi Ambush Attack: Buratai personally visits wounded troops in Maiduguri (Photos)

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Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratal on Sunday, April 5, 2020 personally visited wounded soldiers who were injured in action during...

COVID-19: Couple married for 51 years die just minutes apart

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A devoted couple who had been married for more than 50 years died within six minutes of each other after contracting coronavirus. Now their heartbroken...

Cyclists and exercise enthusiasts ignore lockdown order as they take to...

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Thousands of Brits ignored the strict lockdown rules yesterday to sunbathe during a mini heatwave, forcing a park in London to close. Police in the...

Businesswoman left heartbroken after her wedding to billionaire is cancelled due...

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Michelle Mone has revealed she's been left "heartbroken" after being forced to cancel her dream wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic. The bra tycoon was...

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...