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Justin Bieber sparks backlash after bragging about wealth amid lockdown

Justin Bieber, his wife Hailey Baldwin, and their reality star friend Kendall Jenner sparked a furious backlash after bragging about their wealth amid coronavirus lockdown. The 26-year-old Canadian pop star, his 23-year-old American model wife, and 24-year-old Keeping Up With ...

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Former Ambassador tests positive for COVID-19 In Kano

Kano Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday confirmed that  a 75-year- old retired former Ambassador tested positive for COVID-19. Ganduje said the State Government took the blood samples of 10 suspected cases to Abuja three days ago, stating nine came ...

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Toke Makinwa gives reason for body enhancement

Author and entrepreneur Toke Makinwa urges those who want to get their bodies done to take the bold step, as life is really short. Although the 35 year old advised whoever is going under the knife to do a lot ...

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Wike makes u-turn, cancels concession for full congregational Easter Service

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reversed his earlier decision to relax the concession granted churches to hold Easter church services with their full congregations. Paulinus Nsirim, the Commissioner for Information and Communication in a statement said:”This decision was taken ...

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Police kill notorious kidnapper in Rivers, recover arms

The Rivers State Police Command has killed a suspected kidnapper, Samuel Nakpoo, who was said to be among hoodlums responsible for all criminal activities along Ogoni-Uyo axis of the East West road. Samuel Nakpoo who had earlier been arrested and ...

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Boko Haram: MNJTF under threat as Chad army hints at withdrawal

The Multi-National Joint Task Force, which is the regional military force fighting the Boko Haram, may be under threat, as one of the four countries, Chad, announced that it would no longer be taking part in any regional fighting force. ...

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BBNaija’s Lolu loses brother in-law to coronavirus

In a really sad event, Big Brother Naija Season 3 former housemate, Lolu Omololu Shomuyiwa has lost his brother in-law. The death happened due to Coronavirus as announced on Twitter by the 30 year old Investment banker and brand influencer.

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Caverton flew in 220 passengers without COVID-19 screening –Rivers

Rivers State Government said on Saturday that Caverton Helicopters flew in over 220 passengers to the state without allowing health professionals from the state to ascertain their coronavirus status. State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Paulinus Nsirim, said that ...

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Mafia hands out free food to Italy’s coronavirus-hit residents in ‘attempt to impose control over people’s lives’

As Italy struggles to pull its economy through the coronavirus crisis, the Mafia is gaining local support by distributing free food to poor families in quarantine who have run out of cash, authorities have warned. In recent weeks, videos have ...

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Coronavirus fears spark xenophobia in China against Africans

Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as Beijing steps up its fight against imported infections, drawing US accusations of xenophobia. China says ...

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As 2-week lockdown ends, President Buhari urges Nigerians to still stay at home

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday appealed to Nigerians to continue to stay at home in view of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. Buhari in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, assured Nigerians of the federal government’s plan to ...

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Eric Bailly donates truckloads of food and essentials to vulnerable people in Ivory Coast (Photo)

Eric Bailly has made a kind-hearted donation to under-privileged people affected by the coronavirus crisis in his native Ivory Coast. The Manchester United defender has his own charity – the Eric Bailly Foundation – and he has managed to send ...

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Delta confirms third Coronavirus case

Delta State has confirmed its third Coronavirus case, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa revealed on Saturday. According to Okowa, the patient, a male was diagnosed in Asaba on Saturday and is currently being managed by healthcare professionals. “We have just confirmed the ...

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Outrage as people turn up to pray with priest in Italy amid lockdown

The mayor of an Italian town famous for its bonfire celebrations on Good Friday was forced to apologise after locals turned up to pray with the priest in defiance of a coronavirus lockdown. The southeastern town of San Marco in ...

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Nigeria records 13 new cases of COVID-19

Thirteen new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in NIgeria. The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control(NCDC) said 11 of the new cases are in Lagos while Kano and Delta have one each. They bring the total cases in the country ...

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Fire guts agidigbo radio station in Ibadan

Property worth several millions were on Saturday destroyed when a newly established online radio station, Agidigbo Radio, went up in flames at Monatan , area of Ibadan . The incident, which drew hundreds of residents , also caused stir as ...

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New study suggests coronavirus survives longer in the air

A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters) twice the distance current guidelines say people should leave between themselves in public. The preliminary results ...

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Government WARNS Ronaldo not to expect special treatment as he’s spotted training in stadium despite lockdown

Cristiano Ronaldo has been told he cannot expect preferential treatment after taking part in a secret training session in his native Madeira. The Juventus superstar was pictured training at a stadium on the island, despite the public being told to ...

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COVID-19: Osun discharges ten Ivory Coast returnees

Ten out of the 17 Ivory Coast returnees that tested positive for the coronavirus disease, who were receiving treatment at the Osun State isolation centre have been discharged after testing negative twice. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, while addressing journalists on the ...

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Coronavirus: Four LASUTH nurses in isolation

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has placed four of its nurses on isolation, after their contact with a patient who died of coronavirus. Prof. Tokunboh Fabamwo, LASUTH Chief Medical Director, made this known today in Lagos. ...

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Villagers protest burial of COVID-19 victim in Egypt

Police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village on Saturday, as villagers protested the burial of a COVID-19 victim, a security source said. Relatives had taken the body of a retired doctor from her ...

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Natives of remote Amazon tribe risk being wiped out as they record first case of coronavirus

Fears coronavirus could ‘wipe out’ native communities are growing after a boy from an Amazon tribe fell critically ill. The 15-year-old is a member of the Yanomami community, along the Brazilian-Venezuelan border. He is now in intensive care after being ...

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