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Three members of the Oyo State Executive Council are have contracted COVID-19. The state Governor, Seyi Makinde, made this known in a series of tweets on Wednesday. The identity of the executive council members was, however, not disclosed. Makinde explained ...

A couple flew their pets 8,000 miles from China because they missed them so much. Expats Scott Turner-Griffiths, 35, and husband Joshua, 29, paid £12,000 to be reunited with their two dogs and two cats. After eight years in Beijing ...

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria has now exceeded 22,000 as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, announces that 649 new cases were recorded on Wednesday. The 649 new cases of COVID-19 are reported as follows; ...

The Kogi State House of Assembly has lost one of its members, John Abah. He was a lawmaker representing Ibaji Constituency in the Assembly where he was serving a second term. Abah died on Wednesday in an Abuja hospital after ...

A Facebook user, Hugo Abuudo has slammed men who desperately want a DNA test conducted on their children. Hugo took to Facebook to say most men, including our great grandfathers are most likely not the true sons of their fathers, ...

A bill to decriminalise h.o.m.o.s.e.x.u.a.l activity is making headway in Gabon, where such contact has been banned for nearly a year. The central African country’s National Assembly voted late Tuesday to adopt an amendment to criminal legislation to remove a ...

Two persons have been charged following their arrest over the demolition of the Nigerian high commission building in Accra, the capital of Ghana. According to a press release from the Criminal Investigation Department in that country, the suspects are being ...

Two cousins have been arraigned over the alleged r.a.p.e and murder of Bernadette Tohouo- Tohouo, the Hungarian wife of a Cameroonian, Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo. Mr tohouo-tohouo is, the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria Limited. 33-year old Olamilekan (Goke) Oke and 27-year ...

Two people have been confirmed dead, three injured and over 220 buildings destroyed during a heavy wind and rainfall in Mokwa local government area of Niger state. Properties worth N135.5 million were destroyed with over 780 people affected. Among the ...

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has debunked the claim by the Oyo State Government that it gave the hospital N118 million to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The spokesman of UCH, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, refuted the claim in a statement ...

Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu on Monday said the Police can’t be everywhere, at the same time. Adamu stated this in Gombe during the state inauguration of the Community Policing Advisory Committee, which will be co-chaired by the Emir of ...

There was a mild drama at an Ilorin Magistrate Court, Kwara on Wednesday as father of the allegedly gang r.a.p.e.d 17-year-old teenager ran away with his daughter. The father was said to have brought the girl to court so that ...

A 42-year-old woman, Mrs Olusayo Fagbemi, was on Wednesday macheted to death in Sasa, Ojo’o area in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan around 5 a.m. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akinyele Local Government Area has in the recent ...

With temperatures set to soar across the UK this week, many Brits will likely head out to enjoy the sunshine. Now, a new study claims that spending time outdoors can actually reduce your risk of coronavirus. Scientists Jose-Luis Sagripanti and ...

A judge in Brazil has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a protective mask when he is in public spaces in the capital, Brasilia, and the surrounding federal district. The far-right president has been criticised for belittling the risk posed ...

A furious mother has posted a video online after her black son was denied entry to a restaurant because of how he dressed – as a white boy enjoyed a meal wearing similar clothing. Baltimore eatery Ouzo Bay have apologised ...

Zimbabwe on Wednesday announced a 150 per cent rise in the price of fuel following the launch of a forex auction system which eroded the value of the local currency. The price of a litre of diesel jumped 152 per ...

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Wednesday has struck out a suit seeking to bar Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary scheduled for Thursday. The Court took the decision after parties ...

The Federal Ministry of Education has presented to the National Assembly a detailed proposal on its plan to reopen schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Tuesday when he appeared before ...

Donald Trump again referred to the coronavirus as ‘kung flu’ today as he faces fresh accusations of making racist comments. He was speaking during his campaign rally inside a church in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, despite not wearing a mask. ...

French authorities have closed two schools in Paris as a precautionary measure after the discovery of coronavirus cases but they have not been classed as potentially dangerous clusters, authorities said Wednesday. France, unlike some other European countries which have taken ...

German tower block residents have clashed with police in a failed attempt to escape quarantine as the country battles a new spike in coronavirus cases. The violence erupted after 200 residents tried to charge through a metal barrier keeping 700 ...

A 31-year-old British woman Emily Egan had her life changed dramatically in January after suffering from a mysterious condition that left her unable to speak for two months. Egan who was born and raised in Essex, United Kingdom and speaks ...

Vladimir Putin says he will consider running for a fifth term as president of Russia if voters back his constitutional reform plans. Putin would usually reach his limit of two consecutive terms in 2024, but Russia’s parliament has approved a ...

The relations and neighbours of a 19-old lady swept away by flood was buried beside the Onilegogoro Canal according to Islamic rights. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said the remains of the 19-year-old teenager who was swept away ...