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Britain’s longest-suffering coronavirus patient has finally come home after 222 days in hospital. Ali Sakallioglu, 56, is an inspiring tale as the pandemic shows no signs of ending, and has triumphantly announced the UK can “send this virus packing in ...

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 70-year- old man, Hunsu Sunday, for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter.   Sunday was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint by the aunt of the victim to the police. The Police ...

These are unbelievable photos of a place believed to be a courtroom in Gombe state. The ”terrible” structure is said to be located at Akko area court Amada in Gombe state.   The images were shared by twitter user, @Theinioluwa. ...

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly requesting the lawmakers to immediately repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors   Former Senate President, Bukola ...

The Canadian Government has informed Nigerians that its immigration office does not accept refugee applications directly from people.   It also noted that only Canadian migration officers can exclusively guarantee approval of immigration applications. The High Commission, in a tweet, ...

The Kogi state government has introduced a levy on every loaf of bread baked in the state.   The state ministry of commerce and industry said the levy is aimed at improving the internally generated revenue. But the state chapter ...

A medic who stopped for lunch at a hospital cafe has received a nasty surprise after sinking his teeth into a burger to find a dead rat inside.   The staff member at Toowoomba Hospital in southeast Queensland stopped at the ...

The Lagos State Mobile Court has ordered the forfeiture of 31 vehicles to the state government over violation of a traffic rule.   The drivers of the vehicle were arraigned by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task ...

A medical doctor, Phillips Duru, has been arraigned for allegedly r.a.p.ing a married woman in Adamawa State.   Duru, a worker at the State Specialist Hospital, Yola, allegedly r.a.p.e.d the woman during medical examination at his private clinic. He was ...

US federal election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history”, rejecting President Donald Trump’s fraud claims.   “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or ...

  Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has questioned the accuracy of Covid-19 tests after claiming that results showed he tested positive twice and then negative twice all on the same day. “Something extremely bogus is going on. Was ...

Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.   In an interview with CBS News, due to air on Sunday, Mr Obama said President-elect ...

China on Friday joined other nations to congratulate the United States President-Elect, elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, for their victory in the U.S Presidential race that saw the defeat of President Donald Trump.   Immediately after CNN, ...

The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has died from complications arising from Covid-19.   The serial killer died at precisely 1.10 am on Friday morning after his lungs finally collapsed. Sutcliffe contracted the bug on November 7 in prison. He was ...

The Federal Government on Thursday expressed concern over the number of new confirmed cases of Lassa virus in Nigeria, saying it has hit 27 states.   While warning of the resurgence of other non-Covid-19 killer diseases like Lassa fever, especially ...

The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Inter-Governmental Affairs, Hon Lazarus Ogbee, has resigned his appointment with the State Government.   Ogbee’s resignation was contained in a letter dated November 12, 2020, titled, “Resignation of Appointment As Honourable Commissioner”. The Commissioner’s resignation ...

The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has increased the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per litre.   The PPMC disclosed this in ...

Military officers of Ekiti State origin, who retired voluntarily after the civil war of 1967-1970, have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to begin payment of their pensions, to rescue them from poverty and untimely death.   They lamented that no ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Wednesday November 11, 2020 arraigned Philip Orumade on a nine count charge bordering on stealing before Justice Efe I. Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.   ...

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of former President Jerry John Rawlings, who died today. In a statement issued by the Presidency in Accra, he said: “I have directed that all ...

The Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, in ceremonial police uniform, and a female para-military officer, also in uniform (names withheld), earlier today collapsed at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, during the second-term inauguration of the governor and his ...

A frontline human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has been dragged to the International Criminal Court, ICC.   Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was dragged to ICC by an organisation, Make Nigeria Better Initiative, MNBI, for allegedly instigating the ...

The younger brother of Edo State Deputy Governor, Frederick Shaibu who was kidnapped on Monday has been reportedly released.   Vanguard gathered that ransom was paid but it was not disclosed how much was paid before he was released. A ...

The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono. has died.   Dr Ikwulono died yesterday afternoon after spending three months as Commissioner. He was sworn in on August 5, 2020, after his predecessor, Dr Sunday Ongbabo ...

The Lagos state Police Command, on Wednesday, dismissed ten police officers for various offences.   The command’s spokesperson, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday made available to newsmen in the state. He mentioned that the ...