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Nigerian Military destroys ISWAP camp in Borno

The Nigerian Military through the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) camp at Tumbun Fulani on ...

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Bode George donates N160m worth of food to less privileged

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has donated cash and foodstuffs worth N160million to the less privileged and the needy to cushion the effect of the lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

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3 UTME students abducted in Kaduna regain freedom

Three students abducted along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna highway sometime in March have regained freedom. The students were abducted on their way from Kaduna after they had written Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The teenagers were released alongside a toddler who was also ...

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Coronavirus infects 17 doctors, nurses in Egypt

Egypt’s main cancer treatment facility has 17 cases of the novel coronavirus among its medical staff, an educational institute said on Saturday, sparking fears of exposure among vulnerable patients. Cairo University, with which the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is affiliated, ...

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Lockdown may be extended if need be – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the ongoing lockdown in the state might be extended beyond 14 days. He said this during a media briefing on today. He said the lockdown would be extended depending on the situation ...

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5-year-old among 708 COVID-19 deaths recorded in UK today

Britain today reported a record 708 daily deaths from COVID-19, including a five-year-old child, who is thought to be the country’s youngest victim. The health ministry said 4,313 people who tested positive for the virus in the hospital had died ...

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Two killed, four injured in France knife attack

Two people have been killed and four others injured in a knife attack in the southeastern French town of Romans-sur-Isère, the town’s mayor has said. The attack took place on Saturday morning outside a bakery where customers had queued, according ...

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Gunmen abduct Adamawa NULGE Chairman

The Adamawa State Chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Alhaji Hammanjolde Gatugel, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers. Hammanjolde Gatugel was taken away in the early hours of Saturday, at 12:50 am, from his residence in Mayo-Belwa, ...

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Enugu commissioner for health dies

The Enugu State commissioner for Health, Professor Anthony Ugochukwu, is dead. The renowned surgeon was said to have died Friday night at a leading private hospital, Memphys Hospital Enugu. The development was confirmed by the House member representing his constituency, ...

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Spain records drop in COVID-19 deaths for second straight day

Spain recorded a second successive daily drop in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities, official figures showed on Saturday. The total number of deaths in Spain now stands at 11,744, second only to Italy. A record 950 people died on Thursday. ...

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COVID-10: Enugu fire service fumigates metropolis, environs

  The Enugu State Government has commenced the fumigation of the metropolis and neighbouring environments in the state capital. This is part of some precautionary steps taken by the state government to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard ...

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Ex-Barca star Xavi donates 1m euros to hospital in coronavirus fight

 Former Barcelona and Spain star Xavi Hernandez and his wife have donated one million euros ($1.08 million) to the city’s Hospital Clinic to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “Xavi Hernandez and Nuria Cunillera have made a donation of ...

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NCDC apologises for error in COVID-19 results, says total now 209

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it committed an error in announcing confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. It said that the total number of cases in Nigeria as of 10.30 pm on Friday is 209 and not ...

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Missing Osun COVID-19 patient apprehended by police

The missing COVID-19 patient in Osun state, has been apprehended by the police and returned to the Isolation facility in Ejigbo, area of the State on Saturday. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ismail Omipidan confirmed this to ...

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I’m a Chelsea fan because of Mikel – Paul Okoye

Paul Okoye popularly know as Rudeboy shares his love for sports, playing football with Mikel Obi as a teen and why he became a Chelsea fan in this interview with  Kelvin Ekerete Favourite Sport? Everybody knows my favourite sport is ...

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Awala Boys: Teenage hoodlums terrorise Lagos community, kill three

Amid lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, residents of Aiyetoro community in Ajegunle, in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State are living in fear of hoodlums popularly known as Awala Boys. The thugs who belong to different ...

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Pastor Adeboye donates another N20m to support Osun State COVID-19 relief package

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has made another donation of N20 million to Osun State government to support its effort to cushion the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Osun residents. As ...

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Toke Makinwa expresses her dissatisfaction for cooking

Toke Makinwa has expressed her dissatisfaction for cooking, saying it;s one thing she hates and can;t withstand. The media personality and author said she tried cooking yesterday when she went into the kitchen to make a meal, but ended up ...

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Nigerian Army arrests soldiers threatening to rape women in viral video

The Nigerian Army has arrested two soldiers seen in a viral video threatening to molest women in the Warri area of Delta State and using uncouth and uncivilised language. The two soldiers were arrested by 9 Brigade, Ikeja Military Cantonment, ...

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Woman delivers baby boy 14 years after marriage (Photos)

A Nigerian woman has delivered a bouncing baby boy after 14 years of marriage. She delivered the baby boy during this lockdown period. A Facebook user who is very happy for them shared the good news while thanking God and ...

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Lockdown may increase domestic violence, activists warn

Women rights groups, including 283 organisations, have urged the Federal Government to prepare for the likely surge in cases of sexual and gender-based violence resulting from the coronavirus lockdown. The President General Muhammadu Buhari had, on March 29, ordered the ...

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Trump announces new face mask recommendations

  President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was now recommending Americans wear “non-medical cloth” face coverings, a reversal of previous guidance that suggested masks were unnecessary for people who weren’t sick. Trump said the recommendations, which came after a ...

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Funke Akindele celebrates her husband on his birthday

Funke Akindele Bello’s husband JJC Skillz is a year older today. And his wife took to her instagram page to celebrate him on his special day. ”Happy birthday my darling husband❤️❤️❤️ The Lord will Grant you longer life and good ...

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Oprah Winfrey reunites with her partner two weeks after he went into isolation to avoid coronavirus (Video)

  Oprah Winfrey has reunited with Stedman Graham. The 66-year-old media mogul’s partner had been staying in their guesthouse for two weeks since returning from a work trip as a precautionary measure because she is still not fully recovered from ...

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