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COVID-19: Frontline doctor contacts virus in Edo

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A doctor in the frontline of the COVID-19 treatment at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, has contracted the disease, the President of...

Philippines ambassador dies of COVID-19

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The Philippines’ ambassador to Lebanon died of coronavirus Thursday, a statement said, one of only 16 recorded deaths in the country since the start...

Togo declares 3 months ‘state of emergency’ over coronavirus

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President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo has declared a three-month “state of emergency” and curfew aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus. The tiny West African...

Duterte tells Philippine police to shoot dead lockdown troublemakers

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told security forces they should shoot dead anyone causing “trouble” in areas locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic. About...

Your qualifications are in English Literature not Medicine, Presidency replies Soyinka

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The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his comments on the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu...

COVID-19: Oro deity embarks on cleansing ritual in Ile-Ife

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Residents of Ile-Ife, Osun State have been charged to stay indoor throughout today (Thursday) as a masquerade (Oro) would be performing traditional rite to...

Amosun supports Ogun with N25m to fight COVID-19

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A former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has supported the state government with N25 million to fight Coronavirus Sen. Amosun, in a letter dated March...

China’s wet markets like the one where Covid-19 outbreak began have...

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Wet markets where live animals are sold, slaughtered and skinned, as customers browse the stalls, have reopened across China. Terrifying scenes of animal cruelty are...

Drake ‘felt ashamed’ to have baby with p.o.r.n star he’d only...

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Drake was accused of keeping his son secret because he felt ashamed to have welcomed a baby with a former p3rn star he'd only...

Dolly Parton donates $1million to find coronavirus cure

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Dolly Parton, 74, has donated a whopping $1million dollars (£806,900) to help find the cure to the coronavirus. The country star is friends with a...

Legendary jazz musician dies at 85 of coronavirus

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 Legendary New Orleans jazz musician Ellis Marsalis Jr has died at the age of 85 from complications of coronavirus. The pianist and educator was the...

Frustrated woman attempts suicide, jumps into river in Osun

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A woman, who identified herself as Kafayat Alake, yesterday attempted to commit suicide by jumping into Osun river from the Gbodofon bridge. Some residents of...

COVID-19: Portugal prolongs lockdown for two more weeks

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The Portuguese face at least another two weeks in lockdown after the government decided Wednesday to extend confinement measures as deaths from the COVID-19...

RMD appeals to customs to give out seized foods now

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Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) has made an open appeal to the Nigerian Customs, asking them to please give out the plenty seized rice, vegetable oil...

Missing 5-year old boy is found dead after getting lost while...

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A boy who went missing while hiking on an isolated trail with his mom has tragically been found dead by searchers, say Alaska State...

Graphic: How flesh-eating bug attacked dad in his own garden

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A green-fingered dad revealed he almost lost his hand to a flesh-eating bug caused by a tiny scratch while gardening. Steve Palmer, 34, was left...

Anthony Joshua loses close friends to COVID-19

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Anthony Joshua has opened up on his heartbreak at losing "close friends" to coronavirus. The WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world champ is laying low...

Commercial driver who tested positive for COVID-19 escapes from Niger isolation...

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A commercial driver who tested positive to coronavirus in Niger State has escaped from the isolation centre in Bida where he was being managed. Similarly,...

COVID-19: UK man jailed for six months for coughing on police

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A man who coughed on a police officer and threatened to infect him with coronavirus was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in jail...

Husband creates quarantine home restaurant for his wife

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A doting husband created a ‘quarantine grill’ for his wife at home after all their date nights were cancelled. With all plans for the foreseeable...

Saudi investment group set to buy Newcastle Football Club in £340million...

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Newscastle United's £340million takeover could be completed within months, according to reports. It was reported earlier this year that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin...

Brazil reports first indigenous coronavirus case

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A woman from the Kokama ethnic group in the Amazon rainforest is the first indigenous person in Brazil to test positive for the new...

Coronavirus: 300 Muslim worshippers attack Lagos Taskforce

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The Lagos State COVID-19 Taskforce, mandated by the State Government to monitor and enforce compliance against public gatherings exceeding 25 people, was on Tuesday...

Six-week-old newborn dies of coronavirus in US

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A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to COVID-19, the governor of the US state of Connecticut said Wednesday, in one of the...

Diamond Platnumz’s manager recovers from covid-19

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East Africa superstar Diamond Platnumz’s manager Sallam Sharaf has announced that he has recovered from coronavirus. He informed that he has been released form isolation...

Thai king locks self in isolation reportedly with 20 women

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Thailand’s controversial king has been self-isolating in a luxury hotel in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with his entourage. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known...

Chinese city BANS residents from eating of dogs and cats

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A city in China has banned its residents from eating dog and cat meat with a groundbreaking new law in the wake of the...

Man shoots his girlfriend then kills himself after losing his job...

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A man has shot himself and his girlfriend after losing his job over the coronavirus pandemic in an attempted murder-suicide, police have said. Roderick Bliss...

Tiwa Savage teases fans with isolation looks

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Tiwa Savage, is self isolating but she’s also slaying in the process from the comfort of her home. Mama Jam Jam as she’s fondly called...

Taraji P. Henson reveals she’s ‘paused’ her wedding to Kelvin Hayden...

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Taraji P. Henson has 'paused' her wedding plans to fiancé Kelvin Hayden after losing her uncle to COVID-19 'complications'. The Empire star, 49, has said...

Salawa Abeni exposes man threatening to release her n.u.d.e photos

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Queen of Waka Music, Salawa Abeni has released her n.u.d.e pictures after being threatened by an unknown man. According to the 58-year-old music legend, the...

Coronavirus: Davido gives update on Chioma, says fiancee yet to show...

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Davido has given an update on Chioma's COVID-19 status saying she is yet to show symptoms and she is doing perfectly fine. He gave the...

Coronavirus: Top South African HIV scientist, Ramjee dies

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Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. "She dedicated many years of her life to...

British Airways expected to suspend 36,000 staff

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British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36,000 staff, BBC reports. The airline, which grounded much of its fleet due to the...

Woman turns green after using expired fake tan cream

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A mum turned bright green after using out-of-date fake tan - leaving pals saying she looked like the Wicked Witch of the West. Jenni Coleman...

NHS hospital worker, 57, dies alone in self-isolation after ‘catching coronavirus’

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An NHS worker died in self-isolation at home after he was believed to have contracted coronavirus while treating an infected patient, a former colleague...

COVID-19: Ondo declares three days fasting, closes border

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Following the rise in the number of persons infected by the dreaded COVID-19, the Ondo State Government on Wednesday closed its borders with neighboring...

Lagos seals Jumia warehouse, Chinese firm, hotel

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Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA) and Lagos State Safety Commission on Wednesday sealed off a warehouse of Jumia, an online marketing store for...

COVID-19: Ekiti arraigns two foreigners, 10 others for defying sit-at-home order

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No fewer than twelve persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court for allegedly violating the Ekiti state government’s directives on Coronavirus. The...

Doctor dies of Lassa fever in Edo state

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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has confirmed the death of one of its members from Lassa fever. President of the Association, Aliyu Sokomba told...

175,911 PoS transactions fail as lockdown begins

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Point of Sale transactions recorded 175,911 failure rate or 15.55 per cent of total transactions on Tuesday, as the movement restriction directive of the...

Lightning strike leaves 20 dead in Congolese capital

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Twenty people were killed on Wednesday when a lightning strike damaged a high-voltage power line in a suburb of the Congolese capital Brazzaville, the...

COVID-19: We don’t know why NCDC is listing two cases for...

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The Bauchi State Government has said that it doesn’t know why the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, has yet to make public the...

Former Somalia PM, Nur Hussein dies of coronavirus in UK

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Former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hussein died on Wednesday in Britain, about a week after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Hussein’s family confirmed the death at...

Nigeria records 23 new cases of COVID-19 — toll now 174

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Nigeria has recorded 23 new cases of Covid-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 174. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed...

The sad story of Dutch Sportswoman, Verona van de Leur who...

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"When you're the best in your country, everyone expects something from you." What the Netherlands didn't expect was for former Sportswoman of the Year Verona...

Yobe Gov, Deputy, others donate 50% salaries to fight virus

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Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni and his Deputy Idi Barde Gubana and other high ranking officials of Yobe State Government have donated...

Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II due...

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Wimbledon has been cancelled, due to the coronavirus pandemic, for the first time since the Second World War, with All England Club chiefs making...

Internet traffic surges as lockdown begins in Lagos

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Internet traffic has increased in Lagos and other states where the lockdown, which aims to reduce the spread of coronavirus, has taken effect. With workers...

COVID-19: Police arrest Inspector, others for not not obeying stay-at-home order

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The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested an Inspector and two persons in his vehicle for violating the stay-home order issued...