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A care worker has been ordered to leave the UK by the end of the month despite his contributions towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Anugwom Izuchukwu Goodluck, 30, had been working in care homes until the height of the lockdown ...

Seven workers at an energy firm in Odogbolu, Ogun State, are currently in police custody in connection with the kidnapping and killing of their boss’ father, one Hongli Song–a 65-year-old Chinese national. The suspects, Adetayo Adeniran, Hammed Jabiri, Jayeola Adelekan, ...

The Kwara State Government, on Friday, announced the cancellation of Eid congregational prayers across the state, citing the steep rise in the state’s Covid-19 cases and the danger of such a large gathering worsening the situation. According to a statement ...

The first lawyer from the Northern parts of the country and father of Kwara Governor, Alh. Abdulganiyu Folorunsho  Abdulrasaq is dead. Popularly known as AGF, he died in the early hours of Saturday in Lagos. He passed on less than ...

In accordance with the decision of state governors in the South-West geopolitical zone to reopen schools, primary and secondary schools in Lagos State are set to reopen on August 3, this year. However, only learners in primary six, junior secondary ...

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Malla Buni, ...

The Republic of India has assisted Nigeria with seven tonnes of hydroxychloroquine as part of its contribution to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, hydroxychloroquine is one of ...

The Nigerian Air Force said no autopsy was carried out on Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile because the family of the deceased was satisfied with the explanation on what led to her death. According to the air force, Arotile, who was ...

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel to Omoyele Sowore, has reminded the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, of his days in State Security Service detention. This, he said after Garba Shehu claimed that Sowore lied about the ...

South Africa’s public schools will close again for a month from Monday to limit the spread of coronavirus as the country grapples with surging infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. The country has now recorded 408,052 coronavirus cases, the ...

The Nigerian Government on Thursday said final year secondary school students may have to sit for the General Certificate of Education (GCE) in November if there is no shift in the timetable of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) ...

Sudan has lifted the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay s3x after almost four decades of hardline Islamist rule. Despite ‘offenders’ still facing life imprisonment for their ‘crime,’ with sentences starting at five years, many in conservative Sudan ...

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s a bad combination of pandemic and social media and people looking for a very simple explanation,” ...

  Following investigations into the dehumanising treatment of a lady in a viral video, the Nigeria Police Force, said it has identified three police officers and one civilian accomplice, who participated in the unprofessional act. According to a statement on ...

A Russian nurse who was pictured wearing only lingerie under a see-through protective gown on a coronavirus ward has become a TV weather presenter. Nadia Zhukova, 23, who wore transparent PPE as she gave patients their medicine, was initially disciplined ...

A Nigerian citizen in U.S. Damilola Bamidele Isaac Samuel, has been sentenced to federal prison for ATM fraud. Samuel, 22, was convicted in Shreveport, Louisiana for using fraudulent ATM bank cards to steal more than $260,000 from dozens of bank ...

Lagos State Government on Thursday said it spends between N500,000 and N1 million to cater for a severe Covid-19 patient daily at its isolation centres. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this at a briefing to give update of ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday 31 July as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah day and urged Muslims to observe prayers in mosques. Abubakar, also the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the call ...

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho’s home was burgled as the footballer celebrated the team’s Premier League win. Thieves broke in to the Brazilian’s home on the day the Reds were presented with the trophy for their first top flight win in 30 ...

A lottery shop operator, identified simply as Baba Pool, on Thursday committed suicide over his alleged failure to pay some of his customers their winnings. It was gathered that the deceased hanged himself inside his shop in Kayode Market, Abule ...

Nigeria recorded 604 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections reported to 38,948. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated this via its verified Twitter handle. NDDC also noted that 16,061 patients have been discharged upon treatment and ...

In line with current realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Corporate Affairs Commission has barred customers from physically visiting its office premises in Abuja and Lagos to carry out official transactions. According to a public notice released through its verified ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday, July 31, 2020, as the 10th day of Zulhijia 1441 and the day of Eid-El Kabir. A statement signed by the Chairman, Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, ...

Coronavirus has infected some 13,000 South African health workers and killed more than 100 of them, the health ministry has announced, as the virus takes a toll on frontline caregivers. South Africa holds the highest number of infections on the ...

The Senate, on Thursday, adjourned plenary till September 15 to enable members to enjoy their annual eight weeks vacation. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement after approving the votes and proceedings for the Thursday’s plenary session. He, ...