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Three nursing mothers kidnapped in Kaduna

Armed bandits have kidnapped three nursing mothers in Karaukarau village, Giwa Local government area of Kaduna State. A source from the village, Malam Sani Bakali told The Nation that, the heavily armed bandits who picked 13 women, were challenged and ...

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Police arrest Funke Olakunrin’s killers, four other suspects still on the run

Four men suspected to have murdered Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti have been arrested. IGP Mohammed Adamu announced the arrests of the four suspects on Thursday. But he said four other suspects, including the ringleader named Tambaya ...

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NCDC dumps Funke Akindele, makes Toyin Abraham their new ambassador (watch video)

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dumped their former ambassador, Funke Akindele-Bello after she floated the Federal Government’s social distancing directives by hosting a house party for her husband at their AMEN Estate home. In a video posted ...

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COVID-19: Jimoh Ibrahim donates N40m to Ondo state (photo)

Nigeria businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, has donated N40m to the Ondo State Government to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Ibrahim who made the donation in Akure, Ondo State capital, urged Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to involve private hospitals ...

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Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son dies of COVID-19

Menegian, one of the children of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died of coronavirus at a London hospital. Menegian was 50 at the time of his death. Sister to the deceased, Noo, made the announcement in a Facebook ...

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Lagos records 18 new case of COVID-19

The Lagos state government has confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19. This was made known by the state Commissioner for Health today. He said, “18 new cases of #COVID19 Infection were confirmed in Lagos on 15th of April, 2020.” The ...

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Australia extends coronavirus restrictions

Australia will keep in place coronavirus restrictions implemented to curb its spread for at least four more weeks. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this on Thursday. This is despite signs that the country has been successful in slowing infection rates. ...

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Cocaine haul in boxes of face masks seized

Smugglers hid cocaine worth more than £1m in a consignment of protective face masks, Border Force officials said. Officers found the 14kg haul in a Polish-registered van as it attempted to enter the UK through the Channel Tunnel. The driver, ...

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One million boys allegedly write Lagosians, ”we will cut off your hands if you don’t keep money for us”

Residents of different communities in Lagos are now in panic mood after the dreaded One Million Boys wrote letters of their intending robbery operations and demanded that residents should keep money for them or be prepared to lose their hands, ...

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Lockdown: Police shoot two dead in Anambra

The Police in Anambra have confirmed killing of two boys at Nkpor near Onitsha during a protest by irate youth over arrest of some of their members for flouting the lockdown. The incident that recorded two casualties including a 20 ...

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Woman nabbed for pouring pepper into girl’s private part

Police in Ebonyi State have arrested a 75 years old woman for alleged severe flogging and pouring of hot pepper into the eye and private part of her 11 years old house help. The woman who gave her name as ...

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Mercy Aigbe mourns the death of her younger sister

After taking a week off social media to mourn her younger sister, Lizzy Aigbe, the actress has now broken her silence about her great loss. Writing on Instagram, she wrote; ”still feels like a nightmare, but God knows best! It ...

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S. Korea election: Ruling party wins amid covid-19 outbreak

The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, with voters backing the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea was among the first countries to hold a national vote since the ...

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Kim Kardashian reveals her six-year-old daughter has been ‘running the house’ during self-isolation

They have been in even closer confines now that they are under lockdown. And Kim Kardashian has revealed her six-year-old daughter North West has been ‘running the house.’ ‘I can’t get away from her. She’s running the house, or so ...

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Kanye West declares he’s voting for Trump in 2020 election

Kanye West is officially voting for Donald Trump in November’s Presidential Election. The 42-year-old rapper made the declaration in the May issue of GQ magazine, defiantly stating: ‘We know who I’m voting on… I’m not going to be told by ...

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LAWMA official killed during lockdown in Lagos

A utility vehicle with registration number KSF 383 XZ on Wednesday crushed a Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) official on duty at Anthony bus stop in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the LAWMA official was carrying out ...

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Singer Runtown gets US stimulus despite 2-year entry ban

Nigerian music artiste, Douglas Jack Agu aka Runtown has disclosed that he received COVID-19 stimulus payment from the United States. He made the announcement on Thursday morning on his social media, although he did not disclose how much the payment ...

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WHO confirms three fresh Ebola cases in DRC

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After 52 days of not recording a case in the country, WHO confirmed a new case last Friday and 3 fresh ...

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