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17-year old boy to be charged with murder after helping 16-year old girlfriend he met online kill her mum and brother

A 17-year-old boy is set to be charged with murder for allegedly helping his 16-year-old online girlfriend kill her mother and brother with special needs by torching their family home. Kaleo Pangelian was arrested by Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at around ...

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China admits to destroying early coronavirus samples, says action was taken due to safety concerns

China has acknowledged it destroyed early samples of COVID-19, confirming a claim put forward by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last month. On Friday, Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that ‘the Chinese government ...

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Sierra Leone appoints Nigerian as Head of COVID-19 Task Force

The sterling qualities of Nigerian graduates and professionals serving in the Technical Aids Corps programme has been recognised with the appointment of a Nigerian medical practitioner, Dr. Laoluwa Adejayan, as the Head, COVID-19 Task Force in Sierra Leone. Announcing Adejayan’s ...

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Foreign airlines may resume flights to Lagos, Abuja airports by June

Some foreign airlines are allegedly planning to resume flights to Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt airports despite the ban on international commercial flights by the Federal Government in a bid to halt COVID-19 spread. Although some of the airlines said ...

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Oyo state records 31 new coronavirus cases, total in Nigeria now 5621

One hundred and seventy-six new cases of Covid-19 have just been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC via official Twitter handle, 95 of the new cases are recorded in Lagos, followed by 31 in ...

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Dele Momodu defies coronavirus, hosts virtual party

Media mogul, Dele Momodu, attained the age of 60 on Saturday, May 16, 2020, and though the rampaging coronavirus has put a hold on public gatherings and parties, he showed he is a showbiz impresario as he hosted a well ...

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Lockdown triggers rise in rape and domestic abuse in Nigeria

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has decried the increasing cases of r.a.p.e, incest and domestic abuse among Nigerians during the stay-at-home order due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The NAPTIP Director-General, Julie Okah-Donli, said this in ...

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Gunmen kill UNIJOS lecturer, kidnap daughter, demand N10m ransom

Unidentified gunmen have attacked the University of Jos Staff Quarters located along Bauchi Road in Jos, Plateau State capital, and shot dead a lecturer identified as Dr Nendi Drengkat. It was learnt that the gunmen also kidnapped his six-year-old daughter ...

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Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei found dead at home

China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei has been found dead at home. Du Wei,58, was found dead in bed at his Tel Aviv apartment. He was in his home north of Tel Aviv this morning, Sunday, May 17, 2020, Israel’s ...

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Dubai evacuees protest in Lagos as three test positive for COVID-19 (video)

Three out of the 256 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Sunday morning via his verified twitter handle @ProfAkinAbayomi He ...

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General Opaleye’s son, Muyiwa murdered in as police begin hunt for killers

The Lagos State Police Command has started an investigation into the murder of Muyiwa Opaleye, son of a former military administrator of Ondo State, Brig-Gen Ekundayo Opaleye. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the victim’s killers would ...

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‘Your virtual matriculation is a scam’- ASUU slams Osun State University Vice-Chancellor

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Saturday described the virtual matriculation organised by the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Labode Popoola as a scam. Dailypost gathered that Osun State University recently conducted a virtual matriculation exercise attended ...

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Bishop Oyedepo says 62 COVID-19 patients has been healed at Winners Chapel

Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, has revealed that the church received 62 testimonies of persons healed of COVID-19. Oyedepo during a live broadcast on Saturday expressed gratitude to God for the healing ...

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Update: Hackers who stole legal secrets of celebrities double their ransom to $42m, threaten to reveal ‘dirty laundry’ on Trump

Wawu! Hackers who targeted a top law firm posting purportedly secret documents naming A-list celebrity clients have doubled their ransom to $42 million, it has been claimed. Notorious hacker group ‘REvil’, allegedly from Eastern Europe, are said to have stolen ...

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Coronavirus: Patient gives birth in Lagos as 67 more recover

A pregnant coronavirus patient has given birth to a baby boy in Lagos State’s Isolation Centre. ”Today, a pregnant COVID19 positive patient was delivered of a baby boy through the caeserian section at the Gbagada Isolation Centre,” Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu ...

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Taraba discharges all COVID-19 patients after testing negative

All COVID-19 patients in Taraba State have been discharged after testing negative, SaharaReporters gathered. The state governor, Darius Ishaku, disclosed this in Jalingo, the state capital, on Friday while inspecting a 100 bed isolation center. He said, “At the moment, ...

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Two Chinese nationals arraigned for allegedly offering EFCC N100m bribe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal office on Friday arraigned the duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, both Chinese, on two-count charge of conspiracy and offering bribe to a public servant to the tune of ...

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Governor Umahi lifts ban on religious gatherings in Ebonyi state

Governor David Umahi on Friday lifted the ban on religious gathering in Ebonyi state. He said religious centre can now conduct services once a week but must observe the ptrvrntion protocol against COVID-19. The  state’s Commissioner for Information and State ...

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15 Covid-19 patients who escaped from Kwara Isolation Center rearrested

No fewer than fifteen Covid-19 patients who have tested positive on Friday attempted to escape from Isolation centre at Sobi specialist hospital in Ilorin. Saturday Vanguard reliably gathered that the patients jumped over the fence of the hospital to escape ...

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We will submit list of school feeding vendors to EFCC – FG

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development said the list of all participating vendors in the modified School Feeding Programme will be submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Sadiya Farouq, ...

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“The Flash” actor Logan Williams cause of death revealed

Logan Williams, the 16-year-old actor who died suddenly in April, overdosed on fentanyl, according to his mother. In an interview with the New York Post, Logan’s mother Marlyse Williams said her son had a three-year battle with addiction. She hopes ...

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Netherlands Government advises single people to get sex partners during Lockdown

Single men and women in the Netherlands have been advised to find a s.e.x buddy for those seeking intimacy during the coronavirus lockdown. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said that single people should come to ...

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