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A mum turned bright green after using out-of-date fake tan - leaving pals saying she looked like the Wicked Witch of the West.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

Scores killed as NAF helicopter bombards bandits hideouts

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Scores of bandits terrorising Niger state have been killed by the air component of the Nigerian Military, The Nation reports. The Acting Director, Defence Media...

FG begins disbursing N5000 to over 1million indigents

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The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N5000 to over 1millioin indigents across the country. The disbursement came following the directive by President Muhammadu...

COVID-19: Spain reports new record of 864 deaths in one day

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Spain reports a new record of 864 deaths in one day while total infections broke the 100,000 mark, making it the third country to...

COVID-19: JAMB donates 3 ventilators to 2 FCT hospitals

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has donated three ventilators to two General hospitals to support the Federal Government’s fight against Coronavirus in...

Just In: Vaccine for treatment of coronavirus ready soon – Iwu

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The drug for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus will be ready soon if the testing of the vaccine is completed. The assurance was given...

Man kills girlfriend and her lover after finding them having sex...

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A man who bonded out of jail went home to find his girlfriend sleeping with her lover, so he allegedly killed them both, according...

Again, Davido tests negative for COVID-19

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Davido has tested negative for coronavirus AGAIN. The singer just revealed the result of his second test in a tweet. His fiancee, Chioma, tested positive...

UK coronavirus death rate jumps to 2,352 with over 4000 new...

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The UK coronavirus death rate has today jumped by 563 to 2,352. Britain's positive Covid-19 cases have also risen - with 29,474 infected people -...

68-year-old Nigerian doctor dies in UK of COVID-19

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Alfa Sa’adu, a medical doctor of Nigerian origin who lives in the United Kingdom, has died of the coronavirus. Sa’adu, 68, who is also the...

Eminem shares pride as his daughter Hallie graduates from university

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Eminem's daughter Hallie is all grown up and he's proudly revealed that she's just graduated from university. Hallie, who the rapper shares with ex-wife Kimberly...

Ariana Grande unveils her natural curly hair after years of her...

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Ariana Grande seems to have joined the rest of the world in going au naturel in quarantine. The 26-year-old singer has given fans a rare...

Nigerian paralympic gold medalist Ndidi Nwosu is dead

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One of Nigeria’s renowned power-lifters and star at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead. The death of Nwosu was...

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases jump to 151 with 12 new cases

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 12 new cases of Coronavirus, with total number of cases in the country rising to 151. According...

‘Star Wars’ actor, Andrew Jack dies of Coronavirus

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An actor and dialect coach who appeared in Star Wars and worked with A-list celebrities has died after contracting Covid-19, his agent has said. Andrew...

Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom say separate houses have made their...

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Amir Khan says having his own separate home has made his marriage to wife Faryal Makhdoom stronger. The couple, who recently welcomed their third child,...

NCDC launches COVID-19 WhatsApp service to engage Nigerians

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has launched a WhatsApp service to engage Nigerians on how to curtail the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19,...

Japan ‘cannot’ impose lockdown even with spike in virus infections –...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he “cannot” declare a nationwide lockdown even in the face of a spike in the number...

Villager fakes death to avoid COVID-19 lockdown

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A Kashmiri villager faked his death and travelled more than a hundred miles in an ambulance with four others in a desperate bid to...

Bishop selling bottle of oil, piece of yarn as ‘Covid-19 protection...

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Criticism has trailed a clergyman who is selling a small bottle of oil and a piece of red yarm as ‘protection kits against coronavirus.’ The...

More countries move to punish April Fools’ day jokes about coronavirus

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Every April 1 is celebrated as April Fools’ Day but this year some countries have warned their citizens against making April Fool’s Day pranks...

Between Akwa Ibom Governor and ‘health professionals’ after observing social distancing...

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Oh dear! Two photos have been making the rounds on social media of Akwa Ibom Governor and men believe to be health professionals in...

Kaduna government withdraws school licence after proprietor r.a.p.e.d 9-year-old

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The Kaduna State government on Tuesday withdrew the licence of Liberation College Tirkania over the alleged r.a.p.e of a nine-year old pupil by the...

Lock-down: Bauchi residents engage in panic-buying of food items

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Bauchi residents are rushing to stock food items and other essential products barely some hours to the total lockdown of the state. The state government...

iROKOtv boss, Jason Njoku narrates how his mum miracaulously survived coronavirus

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Co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, Jason Njoku has revealed on social media how his 73-year old mom miraculously survived coronavirus. Writing on twitter, he...

Coronavirus: Ogun government calls for more support

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A call has gone to well-meaning individuals in the country, as well as, corporate organisations to support the government in its efforts at combating...

Dangote truck kills six people who refused to stay at home...

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Despite lockdown, tragedy struck in Lagos on Tuesday as Dangote Cement silo truck crushed six persons to death after Epe Long bridge, Epe area...

Barcelona players take huge 70% pay cut to help club staff...

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Lionel Messi has confirmed Barcelona players are taking a 70 per cent pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic. Additional funds will be directed to club...

Piers Morgan’s son showing mild symptoms of coronavirus

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Piers Morgan has revealed that his youngest son Albert, 19, has shown 'mild symptoms' of coronavirus. Piers who shares Albert, Spencer, 26, and Stanley, 22,...

Enugu prophet addresses journalists, boasts of having powers to cure coronavirus...

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An Enugu- born prophetess, Mrs. Sun Okoye, has claimed she has discovered drugs capable of curing the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus disease ravaging the world. She...