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Just In: Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama recovers from Covid-19

Foreign Affairs Minister Geofrey Onyeama has recovered from coronavirus after three-week of isolation.   He tested positive on July 19 and proceeded to an isolation centre for treatment. In a tweet on Wednesday morning, Onyeama announced: “By the very special ...

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Cancer research scientist murdered while doing her daily run

A successful cancer research scientist and mother-of-two was murdered and her body dumped in a creek while out on her daily run in Texas at the weekend.   The body of Sarmistha Sen, 43, was found dead near a creek ...

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Lagos Assembly considering to punish parents of cultists

The parents of youths found guilty of cultism in Lagos State may become liable for punishment if a bill for the prohibition of unlawful societies and cultism in Lagos is passed into law.   This was part of the submission ...

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Man battling coronavirus wakes up after three weeks to realize he is the only one to have survived the virus in his family

A locksmith who was in a coma for three weeks battling coronavirus awoke to be told his mother and her partner had both succumbed to the illness.   Scott Miller, 43, was rushed to intensive care at the Edinburgh Royal ...

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Gbenga Daniel Reveals The Last Wish Of Buruji Kashamu

Ex-Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, on Tuesday, said ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu’s late wish was to make peace with everyone including those he disagreed with politically.   Daniel said this when he paid a condolence visit to the deceased’s family ...

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Lagos opens mental health centre for public servants

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated an employee wellness centre to cater to the mental health of its workforce.   The Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, on Tuesday, said the centre, located on the premises of Folarin Coker Staff ...

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Police uncover BIGGEST cocaine laboratory ever in Netherlands

Dutch police on Tuesday said they have uncovered the biggest cocaine laboratory ever in the Netherlands. According to a police statement, the laboratory, located in a refurbished horse stable in the town of Nijeveen near the German border, was processing ...

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Fake soldier arrested with loads of Indian hemp in Delta (photos)

The Police Command in Delta State has arrested a fake soldier along Sapele-Benin road, conveying 420 wraps of Indian hemp. DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the Command spokesperson, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect to journalists in Asaba, said the man ...

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Declare MURIC a terrorist organisation, FFK tells FG

A former Minsiter of Aviation, Fani Kayode has asked the Federal Government to investigate the allegations allegedly levelled against MURIC by a former Head of intelligence of Mali, saying if the allegations are true, MURIC should be declare a terrorist ...

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Trump postpones G7 Summit until after U.S. election

President Donald Trump on Monday postponed the Group of Seven (G7) meeting until after the United States election in November, after a previous delay due to COVID-19 concerns, CNN reported. “I’m much more inclined to do it sometime after the ...

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65-year-old man, two others arrested for raping 11-year-old girl in Taraba

A 65-year-old man, Ahmadu Garba, and two others were on Monday paraded by the police for r*ping an 11-year-old girl in Taraba State. Names of the two others were given as Abubakar Bala, 37, and Suleiman Ahmadu, during the parade ...

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Governor Akeredolu Inaugurates Operation Amotekun In Ondo (photos)

The Ondo State Government on Tuesday inaugurated the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Operation Amotekun. A few months ago the bill setting up the security agency was passed into law by the state House of Assembly, and ...

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School principal who failed to receive Fayemi during visit suspended

Students in Senior Secondary Schools Three in Ekiti State resumed on Monday for the commencement of West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. The state government on Monday announced the suspension of a school principal who was not available in the ...

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New Zealand no longer coronavirus-free after recording 4 new cases

New Zealand’s largest city has been was placed in lockdown after the country’s coronavirus-free status ended after more than 100 days with the detection of four cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called an urgent evening press ...

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Families of those who steal from covid-19 funds will partake in the curses of the pandemic, Abiara warns

A former General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has said politicians and government workers who steal from Covid-19 funds are cursed. Abiara, in a statement on Monday, commended the Lagos State Government for reopening worship centres ...

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Peacemaker stabbed to death as rivals fight over girlfriend

A peacemaker, Muhammed Obadimeji, has been killed while separating a fight between two men, Eniola Ayodele and Kayode Babashola, in the Dopemu area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that Ayodele and Babashola were fighting over their girlfriend, Barakat Wasiu, ...

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Donald Trump says neither Russia or China wants him to win reelected

President Donald Trump has insisted that neither China nor Russia want him to be reelected, claiming that China would ‘own’ the U.S. if Joe Biden were elected to the presidency. ‘If Joe Biden was president, China would own our country,’ ...

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FG issues warning as covid-19 death toll nears 1,000

The Federal Government has warned that the 945 deaths recorded in COVID-19 pandemic cases is a wakeup call for citizens to take appropriate measures to avoid being infected. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this on Monday in ...

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