The Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Governor confirmed this in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday. He and some of his close aides tested positive for the virus after carrying ...
Read More »I joined cultism to bring shame to my family, suspect narrates
A suspected member of Eiye confraternity, Muiz Lawal, 21, popularly called Onishawa, who was arrested following a cult clash in the Denton area of Lagos, denied killing anyone since he joined the group. He stated that he joined cultism in ...
Read More »Disappearance charms disappoint fraudsters during Police raid
It was the end of the road for five suspected fraudsters otherwise known as 419 who have been defrauding gullible Nigerians, following their arrest by the Area ‘B’ Police command, Apapa, Lagos. Their likes walk in a group of two ...
Read More »Two killed, 13 missing in Japan’s heavy rain
At least two people were feared dead and 13 others went missing in western Japan on Saturday as heavy rain triggered massive floods and landslides, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 76,000 residents. The nation’s weather agency ...
Read More »Akwa Ibom lifts ban on weddings and burials
The Akwa Ibom State government has lifted the ban on weddings and burials in the state which it imposed in March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The state governor, Udom Emmanuel, who announced the lifting of the ban ...
Read More »Two Notorious motorcycle snatchers nabbed in Ogun state
Men of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command have arrested two notorious motorcycle snatchers within Mowe/Ofada area of Ogun state. The suspects; Feranmi Ajimosun, 35 and Samuel Awotile, 33 were arrested following a complaint by one Akinola Adenekan who reported ...
Read More »Benue First Lady, son, staff test positive for Covid-19
Benue State First Lady, Eunice Ortom has tested positive for Covid-19. She disclosed her status last night in a statement she personally signed. She said tests conducted on her came out positive and added that her son, some staff have ...
Read More »Woman who quit her job to make sure husband’s dinner is always ready hits back at those who call her an ‘anti-feminist’
Jayne Hall has a top degree and dreamt of opening her own swimming school, but she’s ditched her old life to become a fully-fledged 1950s-style housewife. She now spends her days cooking, cleaning and making the house she shares with ...
Read More »Motorcycle rider kills himself over bribe in Uganda (photo)
A 29-year-old motorcycle taxi rider in Uganda has died after setting fire to himself inside a police station after officers failed to release his impounded bike. Hussein Walugembe’s motorbike was confiscated in the south-western district of Masaka, about 134km (83 ...
Read More »Ghana minister resigns over virus isolation breach
A Ghanaian junior minister resigned on Friday for failing to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus, the presidency said. Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah’s resignation has been accepted by President Nana Akufo-Addo with “immediate effect”, his ...
Read More »Falana dissociates self from new political group
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), said on Friday that he was not involved in the newly floated political group, National Consultative Forum. A communiqué issued in Abuja on Wednesday had stated that the political group was formed by ...
Read More »JUST IN: August 3 is school resumption date for Pry 6, JSS 3, SSS 3 in Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the resumption of both public and private schools beginning from August 3, 2020, after over three months of lockdown due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Sanwo-Olu announced this while giving an update on the COVID-19 ...
Read More »Three million apply for 400,000 N-Power jobs
Over three million applicants have enrolled for about 400,000 job spaces in the third batch of the Federal Government’s N-Power programme. It was gathered that the applicants applied for the programme through the online portal of the N-Power scheme which ...
Read More »Fire guts CBN Gombe, destroys Branch Controller’s office
A section of the Central Bank of Nigeria office in Gombe State was today gutted by fire. It was gathered that the fire affected a segment of the complex particularly the office of the controller of the branch. It was ...
Read More »Woman drills nails, hot iron on her 10 year-old domestic help’s head (photo)
A woman, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezeugwu has been arrested by the police in Enugu state for drilling nails in two places into the head of a-10 years old girl, Miss Chinonye Nnadi. The woman also allegedly used hot electric iron all ...
Read More »Vietnam opens world’s ‘first’ gold-plated hotel (photos)
The world’s first self-proclaimed gold-plated hotel is open for business in Vietnam — and the owners insist they have the Midas touch despite the cramping of global travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake” hotel costs $200 ...
Read More »EU authorizes use of remdesivir to treat coronavirus
The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, on Friday authorized the use of anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat the new coronavirus. “Today’s authorization of a first medicine to treat COVID-19 is an important step forward in the fight against this ...
Read More »28-year-old woman lures three siblings into prostitution
The Edo State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related matters, on Wednesday, disclosed that it had secured the conviction for a human trafficker, Vivian Francis, who lured three of her siblings ...
Read More »Girl, 6, kicked out of Arkansas daycare after wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’, racial justice shirts
A mother in Russellville, Ark., claimed that her six-year-old daughter was banned from a daycare because she wore a shirt that said, “Black Lives Matter.” Journei Brockman has attended daycare at “His Kids Preschool” for six months, according to area ...
Read More »Kim Jong-Un goes missing for weeks again as rumours over ‘death’ return
Kim Jong Un has not been pictured in public for three weeks, sparking fresh rumours regarding his health. The North Korean leader was last seen at a public engagement on Sunday, June 7 when he took part in the 13th ...
Read More »Benue University VC tests positive for COVID-19
Vice Chancellor of Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi, Professor Msugh Hembe, Thursday, disclosed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Professor Kemble, through his verified Facebook account, said that the results of his test came out on Monday and returned ...
Read More »Joe Biden’s campaign raised $10M more than Trump’s campaign in the month of June (See figures)
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign and joint committees outraised President Trump by $10 million in the month of June, Biden’s campaign announced Wednesday. The campaign, in combination with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and their joint fundraising committees, ...
Read More »UK’s first female suicide bomb plotter sent to jail
An ISIS supporter who wanted to “blow St Paul’s Cathedral to the ground” in a terror attack to kill “a lot” of innocent people has been jailed today for a minimum of 14 years. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, a 37-year-old mother, ...
Read More »Man arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating 14-year-old girl in Sokoto, then threw baby inside bush
The police in Sokoto have arrested one Shuaibu Aliyu, for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old girl and dumping the baby in a bush. Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, CP Sani Kaoje disclosed this while briefing journalists on the arrest of suspects ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu seals 10 private schools over breach of COVID-19 rules
The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led government of Lagos State on Friday, sealed-off ten private schools for violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules. This was revealed by the Lagos State Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, following massive monitoring ...
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