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Nigeria records six new cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded six new cases of COVID19. The six cases are in Osun State. With the six cases, there are now 190 confirmed cases of the virus in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged so far, with two records of ...

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Reno Omokri uses lady’s photo to justifies his words ‘Never marry anyone you have not seen without makeup’

Sharing before and after photos of a lady, the Government critic wrote; ”This is why I say never marry anyone you have not seen without makeup!. In fact, some marriages should be dissolvable on the basis of fraud. This isn’t ...

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Fountains Of Wayne Singer Adam Schlesinger Dead From Coronavirus

Adam Schlesinger, a singer-songwriter for the bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, has died aged 52. He was also an award-winning writer of songs for film, theatre and television. His lawyer, Josh Grier, said that Adam passed away on Wednesday ...

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Don Jazzy praises Nigerian man who returned his money after producer mistakenly credited him with N450k instead of N50k during giveaway

A man who Don Jazzy wanted to give N50k on twitter, but mistakenly credited him with N450k, has returned the N400k on top of the money. He made the refund after Jazzy notified him. After the return, the very impressed ...

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Half a million people in Europe test positive for coronavirus

More than half a million people have tested positive for coronavirus in Europe, but the number of people carrying the potentially deadly bug is likely much higher. With many countries in unprecedented lockdowns, continent hit the grim milestone as Spain ...

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Healthy mum of 6-year old twins dies of coronavirus despite having no underlying condition (Photos)

A mum of twin boys has died in hospital just days after falling ill with contracting coronavirus symptoms  – despite having no underlying health conditions. Caroline Saunby, 48, from New Marske, North Yorkshire, died at James Cook University Hospital. Her ...

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10 killed in fresh Plateau midnight attack

About 10 persons have been killed in Bassa town of Bassa local government area of Plateau State on Wednesday night by unknown gunmen. On Tuesday night, the same local government was attacked in which three persons were killed and many ...

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COVID-19: Anambra to distribute 3m masks, fumigate markets

Anambra Gov. Willie Obiano says the state government is set to distribute no fewer than three million face mask. He also stated that 63 markets would be fumigated to minimize human exposure to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other infections ...

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COVID-19 cases in Africa now 6,470 according to ACDC

The number of coronavirus cases in Africa rose to 6,470 on Thursday, the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) has reported. The figure rose from the 5,940 cases reported on April 1 in 49 African countries where coronavirus cases have ...

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Iran’s parliamentary speaker tests positive for Covid-19; cases top 50,000

Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now in quarantine, the semi-official Isna news agency reported on Thursday, as the number of cases in the country surpassed 50,000. The 62-year-old has been speaker since 2008 ...

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Google earmarks $6.5m to tackle fake news On COVID-19

Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle against coronavirus misinformation. Fact-checking organisations, which often operate on relatively small budgets, are seeing a surge in demand for their ...

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Indian couple names twin babies Corona and Covid

An Indian couple have named their newborn twins as Corona and Covid — names connected with the pandemic raging in the world at the moment. For the couple based in Raipur, in the state of Chhattisgarh, the two words may ...

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Buhari’s daughter returns from isolation, reunites with family

One of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari has reunited with her family after she returned from isolation. The lady, whose name was not disclosed, reunited with her family on Thursday after she went into isolation for 14 days, following ...

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COVID-19: Doctors warn of malaria drug scarcity

Limited global stocks of two anti-malarial drugs could wreck plans to use the medicines, currently in clinical trials, to treat COVID-19, doctors cautioned on Thursday. Around the world, countries are expanding access to chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which are ...

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Coronavirus: More than 10,000 lives lost in Spain

Spain has passed another grim coronavirus milestone after the number of deaths exceeded 10,000. The country, the second-worst hit in terms fatalities, has also lost nearly 900,000 jobs. The US, too, has registered 6.6m new jobless benefit claims – a ...

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Part of SPAR Calabar Mall collapses (Photos)

A part of Calabar’s biggest shopping mall — SPAR mall has collapsed. Part of the edifice collapsed today destroying several cars worth millions of naira. The cause of the collapse has not been ascertained as at the time of filing ...

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Indonesia frees 18,000 inmates from bursting jails over COVID-19 fears

Indonesia has released 18,000 inmates in a desperate bid to stop coronavirus from rampaging through its notoriously overcrowded prison system, authorities said on Thursday. The mass release comes days after the Southeast Asian nation said it would free more than ...

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Soldier kills man amid COVID-19 lockdown in Delta

An unknown soldier has shot an unidentified young man dead in Delta State, south-south Nigeria, the police in the state have said. The incident occurred on Thursday at Ugbuwangue community in Warri South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, ...

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Sadiq Daba’s health worsens… about to lose his sight

Veteran Nollywood actor Sadiq Abubakar Daba’s health has worsened. The actor who has been diagnosed with Leukemia and prostate cancer is about to lose his sight, Nigerian Journalist, Olutade Simon claims. Tweeting at the Vice-President, Ogun and Lagos state Governors, ...

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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 184

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have now risen to 184 on Thursday. This is as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC recorded 10 new cases in Lagos and Abuja as at 08:00 pm on 2nd April. Seven of ...

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