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Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they r.a.p.e.d women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have been telling the military prosecution office that the soldiers also beat up male residents and stole from them, a BBC ...

The Federal Government has asked Governors to provide, at least, 300-bed space facilities in their respective state “in case of upsurge in the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic spreading across the country”. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Friday in Abuja, when he featured on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum to update Nigerians ...

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) says there will be no disconnection of electricity to non-paying customers during this period of lockdown in Coronavirus pandemic. Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr John Ayodele made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday. According to him, this is in recognition of the current precarious and tense situation pervading the ...

Alicia Keys has bravely opened up about her experiences as a young woman in the music industry, shedding light on some of her most harrowing ordeals. The American singer-songwriter recalled an incident when she was “manipulated” and “objectified” while shooting for a magazine when she was just 19 years old. The 39-year-old said she remembers the “shame” she felt being ...

Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered 932 new COVID-19 deaths within 24 hours, bringing the total to 10,935, the Health Ministry in Madrid announced on Friday. For the second day in a row, Spain has seen the death rate surge above 900. It is the seventh consecutive day that the country has registered ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa State has trained and deployed 300 personnel across the state to sensitise and enforce compliance with directives issued by government. Speaking to journalists at the Command Headquarters in Yola, the state capital, NSCDC Commandant, Abdullahi Nurudeen, said that aside sensitising the personnel, the Command will ensure enforcement of the social ...

For 10 days after giving birth to her first child, the mother was not allowed near him after she tested positive for coronavirus, for fear of infecting her newborn. And even though she has since been reunited with her son, neither she nor her husband have been allowed to physically touch him without gloves as they undergo an extended period ...

A group of Kenyan pastors have asked the government to include churches in the list of “essential services” to allow them to remain open as the country battles the Covid-19 outbreak. The preachers representing churches in Makueni country in eastern Kenya, say faith is the “best way to fight the unseen enemy”. They want to be allowed to hold Sunday ...

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun, on Thursday, sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing one Rofiat Adebisi, who at the time of her death was a student of the Osun State University, Osogbo. Giving his judgment in the trial that lasted almost two and half years, Justice Oyejide Falola, said 25-year-old Elijah Oyebode and Jelili ...

A motorist, identified as Joseph Pessu, was shot dead in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday, by a soldier for allegedly flouting the state government’s sit-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Eyewitnesses said the middle-aged motorist, who was cruising in a black Toyota Camry car without number plate, failed to stop at a military checkpoint on the NPA ...

That epic brawl between the siblings left fans shocked when it was shown on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But now, some eagle-eyed viewers have noticed evidence that proves just how vicious it was. Kim and Kourney were screaming at each other and slapping each other after an argument turned physical. Sister Khloe desperately tried to get between them and ...

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, says he is thankful to God for making him contract COVID-19. Babandede, who tested positive for the virus last week, said in a short video that the sickness had given him the opportunity to humble himself. The immigration boss, who said he was doing well, urged Nigerians to wash their hands ...

Rapper Cardi B revealed she had been hospitalised with stomach pains after suffering for four days. The 27-year-old mum-of-one shared a photo of herself in hospital wearing a face mask. In the post, which she has now deleted, Cardi wrote: “Honestly, cause I been having some real bad stomach problems for four days, I went to the ER last night”, ...

The Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says corpses of persons who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be claimed for burial. He said such corpses would be handled by the ministry of health because they are contagious. He said this while speaking at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja to give an update on the ...

The Lagos state government has announced the discharge of four coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, 18 patients had earlier been discharged, after making full recovery from the novel virus. With this development, Lagos state government has discharged 22 of its 98 confirmed cases. So far, 190 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria. 24 have been discharged nationwide.

President Donald Trump said he has undergone a second coronavirus test on using a new diagnostic that produced a result in less than 15 minutes, and it determined he has not been infected. “I think I took it really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked,” said Trump, who also tested negative last month after coming into contact ...

An £12million private jet used by Lionel Messi has been forced to make an emergency landing at Brussels airport due to a fault with the plane. The Barcelona star’s favoured plane was making its way to Tenerife in the Canary Islands when it suffered from issues with its landing gear. The aircraft grounded at Zaventem Airport in the Belgian capital ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder, Christ Embassy has warned that anyone who arrested a pastor in this Coronavirus period is in danger. He was speaking on reports that some pastors were arrested by government officials in a bid to enforce social distancing in churches. He said the authority went in there and arrested the pastor and that the leader of the ...

Boris Johnson has revealed he will remain in self-isolation as he is still suffering from a symptom of coronavirus. The prime minister entered self-isolation in 11 Downing Street for seven days last Thursday night after testing positive for COVID-19. However, despite those seven days now having passed, Mr Johnson will remain away from others as he still has a high ...

A woman in Ebonyi State, Chinenye Okoro, has killed her spouse Ifeanyi Okoro by pulling his manhood until he gave up, it has been alleged. The incident was said to have happened following a misunderstanding between the partners. The reason for the quarrel was could not be ascertained as the suspect fled the scene of the incident, but her mother, ...

ISA Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on telecommunications service providers to subsidy and relax calls and data for Nigerians. Pantami, on his Twitter handle, said: “As earlier conveyed, as the Minister of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in charge of Policy of the Telecom Sector as in NCA, 2003, Part 1, I ‘urge’ Nigerian ...

The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said on Thursday it was suspending production because of the health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 pandemic. Grupo Modelo — whose brands also include Pacifico and Modelo — said the measure was in line with the Mexican government’s order to suspend all non-essential activities until April 30 to slow the spread of ...

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has ordered an accelerated investigation into the alleged battering of a beauty queen, Elizabeth Oyeniyi, in the state by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr. Abdumumini Danga. The commissioner allegedly assaulted, beat and raped Oyeniyi over a piece of advice to provide succour for the people of his community during the lockdown ...

North Korea has claimed its pandemic defence systems are so effective that coronavirus has not breached its borders at all. Authorities have insisted the secretive state doesn’t have a single case of the virus that has killed thousands around the globe. The claim comes despite Covid-19 sweeping through South Korea, which had recorded 169 deaths and nearly 10,000 confirmed cases ...

Michael Jackson was as famed for his high-pitched voice as for his plastic surgery. And as the story goes, his softly-spoken manner was a direct result of his father Joe allegedly forcing him to undergo ‘chemical castration’ when he was just 13 in a bid to delay puberty and keep his singing voice high. Doctor Conrad Murray – who was ...