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The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has launched a contactless digital hand-cleaning machine that uses sensor to monitor body temperature, dispenses hand sanitizer, detergent and water.   Inspecting the equipment produced by the institution’s faculty of Engineering, the Vice-Chancellor of ...

A paediatric nurse and HIV counsellor, Mrs. Roseline Solarin has revealed that no fewer  than 1.9 million Nigerians are living with HIV/AIDs.   Mrs. Solarin while citing UNAIDS and National Agency for the Control of AIDS statistics said the surge ...

Ven. Ifeanyi Akunna, Vicar of Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Abuja has called on the Federal Government to ban Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality show and other similar programmes in the country.   BBNaija is a reality show in which ...

One of the killers of Uwaila Vera Omozua, who was murdered while studying inside a Redeem Christian Church of God, RCCG in Edo State has confessed that he received 1 million Naira to kill his victim.   Uwaila, a 100 ...

Scott Minto has revealed he has also been axed by Sky Sports.   The former Chelsea defender has been let go just 24 hours after Matt Le Tissier and his fellow Soccer Saturday pundits Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson were ...

The organised labour has said it is mobilising against state governments and other employers using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to sack workers and undermine their rights.   The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, said workers ...

The Federal Executive Council has approved N722.3m for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission.   Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this on Wednesday after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. ...

A woman who had remained in isolation through most of her pregnancy has died after friends organised a surprise baby shower for her, without realising one of the guests was carrying Covid-19.   Camila Graciano had taken great care to ...

A 14-year-old, deaf and mute girl has been gang-r3ped and murdered with bricks and stones at her own school in India.   A child was playing in Uttrita Middle School’s playground in Khirundha when he found the body of the ...

Afghanistan’s first female film director has been shot and wounded in Kabul by three gunmen who opened fire on her car.   Saba Sahar, a trailblazing actress, director, police officer and women’s rights activist, was targeted on Tuesday, with the ...

The US policeman who shot a black man seven times in the back sparking a new wave of protests has been identified.   Rusten Sheskey has been named by the Wisconsin Department of Justice as part of its ongoing probe ...

Parents of a Nigerian student in Ukraine, Caleb Obari-Mark, have solicited help from Nigerian and Ukrainian authorities over their missing son. A Ukraine-based news website, Kyiv Post, reported that Caleb “disappeared while taking a boat trip in Odesa”. It noted ...

Evicted Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Praise has debunked claims by fellow housemate Ezekiel Bright Osemudiame, AKA Brighto, that he is set to marry a woman of over sixty years.   Recall that Brighto had in a conversation with Kiddwaya, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today released suspected cyber fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, about two weeks after he was re-arrested by the anti-graft agency in Lagos.   His lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), confirmed his release, saying he ...

A 64-year-old mother and her 43-year-old son have been allegedly caught having s3x by his wife.   The United States pair are facing the possibility of 20 years behind bars if they are found guilty on incest charges. The son ...

Zimbabwe has made it illegal for schools to expel pupils who get pregnant, a measure women’s rights campaigners said would help tackle gender inequality in the classroom and stop many girls from dropping out of school.   A legal amendment ...

A 48-year-old pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, today pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters, before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.   Anyanwu is facing a two-count charge of defilement. Following his guilty plea to both charges, the ...

A court in Ivory Coast has confirmed the decision of the country’s electoral commission to strike off 75-year-old former president, Laurent Gbagbo, from the electoral list, his lawyer told AFP.   “It’s a definitive no,” Claude Mentenon told AFP, adding ...

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a man, Gabriel Ikpenwa, and his wife, Lillian Ikpenwa, before Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court for fraud.   They were arraigned ...

The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday.   Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session ...

John Obi Mikel scored his first Stoke City goal in their 5-1 hammering of Shrewsbury Town in Tuesday’s pre-season friendly match.   Mikel who joined the Potters on a free transfer earlier this month, made his first start for Stoke ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 11,785,800 tramadol tablets in Lagos.   They were packed in a total of 607 cartons. Head of Public Affairs, Jonah Achema, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. It quoted ...

The Federal Government has ordered the chief executive officers and their lieutenants in agencies under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources to convert all their official vehicles to run on autogas.   It was gathered on Tuesday that the Minister ...

A branch of Access Bank at Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos has been gutted by fire.   Part of the bank’s building was gutted by fire after a petrol tanker exploded near it. The Federal Fire Service who have ...

Ajax and Netherlands defender Daley Blind collapsed during Tuesday’s pre-season friendly against Hertha Berlin.   Blind, 30, was diagnosed with a heart condition in December 2019 after suffering from dizziness during a Champions League game against Valencia. The former Manchester ...