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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 ...

South Korea returned largely to normal Wednesday as workers went back to offices, and museums and libraries reopened under eased social distancing rules after new coronavirus cases dropped to a trickle. The South endured one of the worst early outbreaks ...

Nigeria has surpassed 3,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases, and fatalities have reached 103 just a few months after the novel coronavirus first arrived in Lagos. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC early hours of today. Nigeria ...

Two Florida window washers were taken for a terrifying ride when wind gusts from a sudden storm sent their platform flying through the air as it hung off the side of a building. The incident, which was caught on video ...

  Writing on anonymous sharing app Whisper, people from around the world have revealed stories of the times they witnessed first-hand people objecting at a wedding. And while some could barely bring themselves to watch the cringe-worthy moment unfold, others ...

The Federal Government, in partnership with states, is set to start feeding schoolchildren in their home, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, announced on Wednesday. On April 8, The Punch reported that the Federal ...

Eight people have died, with hundreds of others taken ill, after a gas leak in south India. The leak, in the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, has been traced to the LG Polymers plant. Doctors say “hundreds” of ...