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A Nigerian has been shot dead by a police officer in Ghana while reportedly partying at a hotel. The unidentified man was allegedly gunned down while the police were trying to disperse attendees at the party. A video posted on ...

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny, who serves as defence minister, have tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Monday. It said that “a number of his office staff and bodyguards” had also ...

A married babysitter who had s.e.x with a 13-year-old schoolboy and had his baby showed a total lack of remorse, a judge said Nursery worker Leah Cordice had been out drinking for an evening before she had gone into the ...

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has downplayed US fears that Dar es Salaam hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients. Earlier this week, the US Embassy in Tanzania issued an alert warning that there is an “extremely high risk” of contracting ...

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslim faithful in the country to look out for the new Islamic moon of Shawwal from Friday May 22. NSCIA said this in a statement by its Deputy Secretary General, ...

An unidentified  doctor in Bauchi State infected ten of  his family members including his last child, a  9 year old son after testing positive for coronavirus. Chairman,  State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr. Rilwanu Muhammed  who disclosed this ...

Five persons have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for the alleged murder of a 25 year old man, Monsur Kareem. The suspects – Toheeb Popoola; Ibrahim Ridwan; Mutiu Tijani; Akeem Ishola and Lawal Afeez – were arrested ...

Republic of Madagascar has asked Nigeria to pay 170,000 Euros for the quantity of its Covid-19 cure drugs sent to the Federal Government, it was learnt at the weekend. The quantity of the consignment sent to Nigeria through Guinea Bissau ...

Saint Peter’s Basilica threw its doors open to visitors on Monday, marking a relative return to normality at the Vatican and beyond in Italy, where most business activity is set to resume. Public masses also resumed throughout the predominantly Catholic ...

Three clerics of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Sapele Chapter, COVID-19 Task Force team in Sapele, Delta State, who were on routine check on Sunday morning to ensure churches adhere to social distancing in a bid to curb the ...

A man is on the run after s.e.x.ually assaulting wife in a very gross and repulsive manner on Saturday in Tharaka-Nithi County,Kenya According to the police report, the suspect first persuaded his wife to move from their Marimanti township home, ...

Eight schools have been closed in one city in northern France after a child tested positive for coronavirus. Seven public schools and one private institution were shuttered in the city of Roubaix, on the Belgian border, on Monday morning. It ...

This is the terrifying moment three killer whales circled a pair of Russian kayakers who had paddled half a mile out to sea. Two kayakers immediately stop paddling in the calm waters as they spot the huge orcas swimming towards ...

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomole on Monday inaugurated Arch. Waziri Bulama as the party’s new National Secretary. The inauguration took place at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja with Borno and ...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks across the nation. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, made the announce this ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has given the armed forces an order to rout every trace of banditry and kidnapping from his home state of Katsina. The President gave the order on Sunday during an audience he granted the Chief of General ...

Eight people were injured in a clash between members of two Islamic sects over Imamate – Imam of Okene Central Mosque position – in Kogi State. Locals told Daily Trust on Sunday that the clash which occurred on Friday was ...

Simeon Nwakaudu, a spokesman of  Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike is dead. He died after a brief illness. Paulinus Nsirim, the state commissioner of information, in a statement said the governor described Nwakaudu as “loyal and dedicated professional”. “Rivers State ...

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said government officials will be visiting churches, mosques, companies to evaluate their preparedness to fully reopen. According to him, social distancing and hygiene will be prerequisites to reopening religious places of ...

The death of Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola was announced last week. Kehinde before his death was also a dedicated and loyal friend of the Governor. While visiting his family over their loss, Makinde said ...

Scientists at a California biotech company have found an antibody that completely blocks coronavirus in a discovery they called a ‘cure,’ Fox News reports. Sorrento Therapeutics, based in San Diego, claims its STI-1499 antibody stopped coronavirus from entering 100 percent ...

Police in Lagos have arrested two FAKE soldiers Kehinde Elijah, 45, and Eze Joseph in connection with the killing of a police sergeant, Onalaja Onajide. Onajide, who was attached to Ilemba Hausa Division, Ajamgbadi, was gunned down about 9:30pm on ...

Top-flight South Korean side has apologised after fans accused them of using s.e.x dolls in the stands. FC Seoul insisted they were “premium mannequins” rather than s.e.x dolls – but did admit they came from a supplier that produces s.e.x ...

Police authorities and officials of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are looking for a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) who tested positive for Covid-19 but fled when a team came to evacuate him on Friday afternoon, The Nation ...

Kansas police have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly spotted on camera watching a 15-year-old girl while she slept in her home. The Wichita Police Department said in a release that a tip helped them find the teen, who ...