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Covid-19 patients in Gombe protest over inadequate medical attention, block highway, destroy properties [photos]

Some covid-19 patients at the Kwadon Isolation Centre, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, today blocked the popular Gombe/ Biu Road. The patients were said to be protesting against government’s negligence, inadequate food and medical attention in the ...

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Professor of human sexuality sues after school sanctioned him for having sexual discussions with students

A prominent George Mason University professor is suing the school for sanctioning him following complaints from students regarding talk about his own s.e.x.u.a.l experiences. Psychology professor Todd Kashdan kept his teaching position after being sanctioned by the school in 2019 ...

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I pay my tithes and first fruits – Toke Makinwa reveals

Toke Makinwa has disclosed she pays her tithes and first fruits and she is very boastful about it. According to the media personality, she thinks that ‘act’ is a personal journey, but very happy she does and can boast in ...

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New Zealand records another day without new covid-19 cases

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lauded New Zealanders for their commitment to lockdown after a second-straight day without a new case of Covid-19. The number of ‘confirmed and probable’ infections remained at 1,487 after one suspected case ‘already known to ...

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Enugu Govt nabs COVID-19 patient who escaped from Delta isolation centre

The Enugu State government, on Tuesday, said it has “detected, contained and returned a confirmed coronavirus patient” who had escaped from an isolation and treatment center in Delta State. The patient was found after a swift action by the State’s ...

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Plane carrying coronavirus medical supplies crashes in Somalia, 6 killed

Six people, including two pilots, were killed when a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in south-western Somalia on Monday. “The cause of the accident is not yet known,” government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told the Germany’s news agency dpa. The ...

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Footballer reappears four years after being presumed dead (photo)

Former Schalke player Hiannick Kamba has been found alive and well four years are being presumed dead. The defender, who was once team-mates with German No 1 Manuel Neuer, was reportedly declared dead in January 2016 following an apparent crash ...

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Evacuation of 700 Nigerians from US begins May 10th

Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the U.S. due to the novel coronavirus pandemic is to begin on May 10, according to the Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York. The consulate-general disclosed this in a notice signed by the Consul-General, Mr ...

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Ogun residents defy government order on physical distancing, get food relief

Following the gradual ease of the lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari in Ogun State, residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital yesterday refused to observe social distancing and wearing of face masks order by the state government as they ...

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Flock of sheep take over street in Turkey (photos/video)

May God not reduced humans to this. Residents of Samson, situated on the northern coast of Turkey, were surprised over the weekend when they looked out of their windows to see a huge flock of sheep overrunning the streets below. ...

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16 Lagos doctors infected with CovidD-19 – Medical Guild

Medical doctors under the employ of Lagos State Government have expressed worry over-relaxation of the lockdown in the State, disclosing that 16 members of the Medical Guild in the state workforce have been infected with Covid-19. Addressing a press conference ...

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Fire outbreak averted as tankers collide on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

What would have resulted in another major fire outbreak was averted on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Tuesday, when two petroleum tankers collided and fell on their sides thereby discharging their contents. The incident occurred on Otedola Bridge inward Berger, at about ...

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Elon Musk welcomes son with Canadian singer

Elon Musk has shared the first photo of his son after he and Canadian singer Grimes welcomed their first child together in the early hours of this morning. In true Musk-style, the first photo of the baby was rather unusual, ...

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Igbo girls are the least educated in Nigeria and still have ”housegirl, prostitute mentality” in them – Kemi Olunloyo

Kemi Ounloyo has taken a swipe at Igno girls, saying they are the least educated in Nigeria. She claims most of them still have the housegirl, prostitute mentality in them and accused the successful ones of not helping others once ...

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Dayo Amusa in tears as Nigerians flout social distancing

Actress Dayo Amusa is saddened by how Nigerians are reacting to the social distancing regulation. The lock down in Lagos was relaxed yesterday and citizens trooped into the streets of the ever busy city in spite of the pandemic. Images ...

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Waje reacts to murder charge against Clarence Peters

Nigerian singer Aituaje Iruobe, known professionally as Waje has called for calm in the investigation of murder against Clarence Peters. Lagos State Police Command announced that the popular music video director was being investigated for murder over the death of ...

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Egyptian Youssef Hossam banned for life over match-fixing

Youssef Hossam has been banned for life by the Tennis Integrity Unit after being found guilty of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences. The TIU found that the Egyptian, 21, had committed 21 breaches of anti-corruption rules between 2015 and ...

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FG to disinfect schools nationwide

The Federal Government on Monday announced that it would commence the decontamination of schools across the country. The Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. He said the ministry would ...

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Assistant Commissioner of police, Atiku Nagodi dies in Kano (photo)

An assistant commissioner of police, Atiku Nagodi, is dead. Nagodi died on Monday after a brief illness, a police source confirmed. His death is the latest among increasing deaths in Kano. Nasir Gwarzo, who led a Federal Government medical intervention ...

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