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Chloroquine poisoning in Nigeria after Trump’s false claims

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Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to Lagos state governor, has revealed that some hospitals in Lagos state have been receiving patients suffering from chloroquine...

Coronavirus: Court rejects total border shutdown request

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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, rejected an application to compel the Federal Government to totally bar entry into the country from...

Coronavirus: Work from home, Fayemi tells Ekiti civil servants

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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday, barred social, political, religious and family gatherings of more than 20 persons as part of efforts...

COVID-19: Google doodle honours handwashing pioneer Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis

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Google on Friday, March 20 posted a handwashing video Doodle recognising Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis and creating awareness about handwashing to curtail the coronavirus outbreak. In...

Gambia hunting 14 coronavirus quarantine escapees

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Gambian authorities were on Friday searching for 14 people who broke out of a hotel where they had been quarantined as a coronavirus precaution...

FG plans to ban importation of milk by 2023

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The Federal Government says it is planning to ban the importation of milk in the next two to three years in the country. Alhaji Sabo...

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s aviation industry to lose N160bn, 22,200 jobs

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The disruption to air travel due to the continued spread of coronavirus will cost Nigeria’s aviation industry over N160.58bn (using Bureau de Change rate...

OAU sends students home over coronavirus

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The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have announced the closure of the university until further notice. A release by the Public Relations...

Congolese music legend Mabele dies of coronavirus

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Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabele has died in Paris of coronavirus, his family and friends said on Friday. “My father died this morning from the...

Monaco’s head of state tests positive for coronavirus

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Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus. The Palace of Monaco confirmed its ruler has tested positive for the new coronavirus in...

WAEC postpones school WASSCE over COViD-19

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020 indefinitely. In a statement, WAEC...

Osinbajo leads special committee to deal with coronavirus

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In what reflects a continuous and consistent confrontation of COVID-19 in Nigeria, State governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) have...

Nse Etim goes into self-isolation as she returns from UK

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Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim, has gone into self-isolation after returning yesterday from UK. Ikpe-Etim disclosed this in a series of tweets on twitter. She, however,...

Two female school teachers land in court for shaving hair of...

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Two female school teachers, Bukky Adamu, 25 and Ronke Adekoya, 30, have landed in trouble  after they reportedly shaved the bushy hair of a...

NAFDAC also approves production of Chloroquine for clinical trial of coronavirus

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in the search for...

Graphic photos: Two corps members die as lorry rams into their...

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Two serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have allegedly lost their lives in a ghastly car accident along Ajaokuta-Lokoja expressway yesterday. According...

Coronavirus: Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority shuts international wing of three airports...

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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has shut down the international wing of three airports in Nigeria. This is in line with the directive of...

Super sad! Seven persons abducted after going to welcome Taraba governor...

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Seven persons have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers along Jalingo-Wukari road. Dailytrust gathered that the victims are all from Ibbi town and...

UK now arresting those who fail to self isolate as country...

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Police today made their first arrest linked to coronavirus quarantining after a 26-year-old man was held for allegedly failing to self-isolate as the country...

Vanessa Bryant wishes Kobe’s sister Sharia a happy birthday

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Vanessa Bryant shared a sweet Instagram message to her sister-in-law Sharia Washington to wish her a happy birthday on Thursday. Sharia's birthday comes just two...

Police officer arrested while counting the day’s bribe at home

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Authorities in Gigiri, Nairobi have arrested a police officer who took Ksh20, 000 bribe from a Runda motorist on Wednesday morning. Constable Mohammed Sirat had...

23 year-old man arrested for ‘lying’ about having coronavirus for ‘Facebook...

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A man has been arrested and charged with pretending to have coronavirus after claiming he tested positive on Facebook. Michael Lane Brandin turned himself into...

Coronavirus: Elephants break into farm in self-isolation but get drunk in...

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The world is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic. Around the globe there are now more than 200,000 confirmed cases with death toll nearing...

Police officer takes poison after killing 40-year-old girlfriend

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Bodies of a police officer from Makutano Sub-Location in Mwala, Machakos County and that of his girlfriend were on Wednesday evening (March 18) found...

NYSC suspends CDS indefinitely

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The National Youth Service Corps has suspended its weekly Community Development Service activities indefinitely. This is coming a few days after shutting down its orientation...

Mr.Eazi celebrates his beau, Temi Otedola on her birthday

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Temi Otedola is a year older today. And her beau, Mr Eazi took to his instagram page to celebrate her on her special day. More Life...

Diamond Platnumz’s manager tests positive for coronavirus

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Musician Diamond Platnumz’s manager, Sallam Sharaf, has contracted coronavirus. Sharaf took to Instagram to announce that results for a coronavirus test he had taken, returned...

Prominent Kenyan businessman evacuated from hotel over fears he has coronavirus

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Detectives have tracked down a prominent businessman suspected to have coronavirus. The businessman is said to have travelled to Lisbon, Portugal early in March. Since his...

Man allegedly beats up, kills and dumps 3-year-old stepdaughter on roadside...

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Police have arrested a 33-year-old man from Makhese Village in Webuye West, Bungoma County after he allegedly beat up and killed his 3-year-old stepdaughter...

The cure for Coronavirus is going back to God – Dino...

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Former Senator, Dino Melaye has said the cure for Coronavirus is for the people to go back to God through repentance. He said it...

Rivers closes schools, directs religious organisations to restrict activities

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The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of...

Coronavirus: MFM shuts churches in Lagos, Ogun, declares 30 days fasting

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The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has shut all its churches in Lagos and Ogun States in a bid to halt the...

Police kill four suspected kidnappers in Katsina

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Police in Katsina state have on Thursday gunned down Four (4) suspected kidnappers terrorising Karo, Gangamawa and Kwari villages of Dutsinma and Jibia Local...

Covid-19: ‘Juma’at prayer to hold at National Mosque’

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The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NCSIA) said yesterday that there would be Friday congregation prayer at the National Mosque in Abuja. The Deputy...

Police kill bandits, rescue kidnap victims in Kaduna

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Police authorities in Kaduna state said their officers have killed some members of a a kidnap gang and rescued two victims at Daku village...

Kemi Oluloyo warns every celebrity that attended the 2020 AMVCA to...

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Kemi Olunloyo has warned everyone that attended the just concluded 2020 AMVCA, most especially celebrities to self-quarantine because a big celebrity who attended the...

Davido storms Osun state, visits uncle’s graveside (video)

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Davido was in Osun state and decided to stop by at his uncle's graveside. The singer who had a performance in Osun state stopped...

EFCC opposes Mompha’s plan to travel abroad to see his family

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday filed an application to stop social media celebrity Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, from travelling abroad...

Video: God told me coronavirus will go back the same way...

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Apostle Suleman has spoken put about what he knows about coronavirus and most importantly what God told him about it. Addressing a group of...

EFCC arraigns Saraki’s cousin for ‘N220m contract scam’

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The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned one Ope Saraki, a cousin of the immediate past...

Kenyan politician wants virus patients to be named

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A Kenyan opposition figure has called on the government to override doctor-patient confidentiality by publishing the details of all confirmed coronavirus cases. Moses Wetangula said...

CAN declares March 22, 29 days of prayer

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The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed churches in Nigeria to observe Sunday 22 and 29 March, 2020 as days...

Top Tanzanian rapper tests positive for coronavirus

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Top Tanzania rapper, Mwana FA, says he has tested positive for coronavirus. Mwana FA, said when he had returned from South Africa he started developing...

Ben Murray-Bruce loses wife to cancer

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Ben Murray-Bruce, has lost his wife of 41 years,  Evelyn, to cancer. Bruce personally made the disclosure via his twitter handle @benmurraybruce. The founder of Silverbird...

Paracetamol, Calpol prices increase at UK pharmacy

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Customers have been left "in tears" over soaring prices of paracetamol and Calpol at a pharmacy charging up to £20. The Birmingham pharmacy has come...

How shoes left at robbery scene led to arrest of suspect

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A witness at Sgt Jamilu Tanimu of Zaria City Police Division, yesterday narrated how a pair of shoes left at the scene of a...

Polytechnic lecturers give FG 15-day strike notice

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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has given the Federal Government 15 days ultimatum for it to honour all pending agreements reached with it...

Ighalo earns N39m bonus after first eight games

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Despite only making just eight appearances for Manchester United, Nigeria international, Odion Ighalo, has been rewarded with a hefty bonus of £92,000 (approximately N39m),...

California also orders residents to STAY AT HOME

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered his state’s residents to stay at home. The order affects roughly 40 million people in the country’s largest...

Leading by example! Fashola, Wike in elbow shake (photos)

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Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike were caught in elbow shake during a visit...