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Police in north-western China’s Shaanxi province has arrested a 58-year-old man identified by his surname Ma for allegedly burying his 79-year-old disabled mother alive. It is gathered that the woman was rescued from a deserted tomb where her son allegedly ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says vehicles that were impounded in the state after their owners were caught driving them in violation of the lockdown order will be auctioned. The Governor said this on Thursday in an interview after he ...

A former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Dahiru Saleh, has passed away. He was said to have died in Azare, Bauchi State, to suspected Coronavirus complications. A family source told SaharaReporters that the late Saleh died on ...

Barely a week after helping to repatriate $311m (N118bn) stolen by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, the United States says there is a separate $319m (N121bn) Abacha loot in the United Kingdom and France. The US Embassy ...

Eighty-year-old Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, on Thursday, reiterated his intention to retire by the end of July “or earlier”, despite risk of prosecution for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife. Ruling party officials and ...

The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Enugu State chapter, has said that normal services will resume in churches in the state on May 10. The council said that this was part of the agreements reached with the state government on ...

No fewer than 10 persons at the Lagos State Government House Marina have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this afternoon. He said the development forced Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Joke to undergo ...

Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman, in which he said he was instructed to seize control of Caracas’s airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States. ...

Two McDonald’s workers have been shot after reportedly telling customers they could not eat their food inside due to coronavirus restrictions. Police in Oklahoma City said two customers were told to leave the store’s dining area shortly before the shooting. ...

A nonagenarian simply identified as Pa Olasupo has begged the police to keep his son in a correctional centre as long as necessary after allegedly stabbing a neighbour with a knife. Oladimeji Supo, 37, was ordered to be remanded following ...

A Kano state former Commissioner Hon. Muazu Magaji, who mocked the death of Mallam Abba Kyari who died from complications of Coronavirus has allegedly tested positive to the deadly bug. Recall the state Governor immediately sacked him saying his mockery ...

A Russian billionaire coal baron has been found dead with a pistol close to his body in a ‘suspected suicide’. Dmitry Bosov,  52, was discovered by his wife Katerina locked in the private gym of his mansion in the Moscow ...

Elon Musk ‘s quirky baby name won’t be allowed on the birth certificate, according to reports. The inventor sent Twitter into meltdown when he announced that he and partner Grimes had named their new son X Æ A-12. But it’s ...

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 29-year-old man, Christopher Dauda, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly burning his mother-in-law’s house. The police charged Dauda with criminal trespass, mischief by fire with ...

Orlando Pirates midfielder Ben Motshwari has tested positive for the coronavirus according to a statement on the club’s official website. The 29-year-old player becomes the first Premier Soccer League (PSL) player to test positive for the virus. Bucs released a ...

Black people are significantly more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, shocking new data has revealed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said black males in England and Wales are 4.2 times more likely, while black women are ...

Kourtney Kardashian is said to be worried for her children’s future following their father’s stint in rehab. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 41, shares son Mason, 10, daughter Penelope, 7 and youngest child Reign, five, with Scott, who ...

Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Boss Mustapha has stated that the increased level of inter-state movement is caused by dubious people. Boss Mustapha in an overall assessment of the compliance measures put ...

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has urged Nigerians to disregard an online report claiming there were COVID-19 related deaths in the state, saying that no such case was recorded. Buni said this in a statement on Thursday by his ...

A senior government science advisor has resigned after breaking lockdown social distancing rules to meet his lover, it has been reported. It was Professor Neil Ferguson’s advice that prompted Boris Johnson to put Britain in lockdown. He sat on the ...

Ekiti State Government has said it will prosecute the soldier’s wife who came into the state from Katsina State with covid-19 despite the lockdown order and prohibition of inter-state movement. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said on Wednesday ...

Another Professor at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has died on Wednesday. Prof. Monsuru Emiola died at the university clinic after a brief illness. Prof. Emiola, a senior lecturer with the Physical and Health Education Department, Faculty of Education, was ...

A paramedic has woken up after spending 28 days in a coma that was reportedly caused by coronavirus. Christell Cadet, a 34-year-old New York Fire Department paramedic, awoke this week from the month-long coma, according to the EMS union representing ...

A farmer tweeting from ”FarmGreedy” on twitter has cried out on the platform saying his car has been impounded. He claims as he left the farm this evening to go and make a delivery, some police men in Ede, Osun ...

The Federal Government has extended the ban placed on flights in the country as part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus for another four weeks. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed ...