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Governor Abdullahi Sule, on Tuesday, announced in a press briefing that Nasarawa has recorded its first coronavirus case. He said that five tests were conducted, four came back negative with one positive. “It is sad to announce that Nasarawa has ...

A woman had to dig out of her own grave after she was allegedly beaten and buried alive by drunk neighbours. Nina Rudchenko, 57, was left with horrific injuries after her ordeal – including a broken jaw and nose. Local ...

The former Speaker, Jigawa State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adamu Ahmed Sarawa has been reported dead, he died at the age 66 after a protractness illness. A two-term speaker for two consecutive terms (2007-2015) under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led ...

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised concerns over the lack of COVID-19 testing centers in Kano state. In the statement released and signed by its director, Prof Ishaq Akintola, the group wondered why Kano state which is highly populated, ...

Families of NHS and social care staff who die from coronavirus in the course of “essential frontline work” will receive a £60,000 payment, it has been announced. Announcing the life assurance scheme at the daily Downing Street Covid-19 briefing Heath ...

The Police in South Auckland, New Zealand are currently investigating a case of mass robbery after about 100 vehicles were stolen from a car rental yard. Police say they were tipped off to the large-scale theft after multiple, suspicious vehicles failed ...

    A video currently going viral on social media has showed the moment a pastor was nabbed in possession of local charms. In the video, the charms could be clearly seen in the room of the ‘man of God’ ...

Donald Trump has claimed China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe in his first press conference since the ‘disinfectant storm’. The US president said his administration was conducting “serious investigations” into what happened when the outbreak ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ordered a 50 percent salary slash for his political appointees in Kaduna state. The directive was conveyed in a statement released by the Governor’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye. The 50 percent salary slash will run till ...

Troy Sneed has died aged 52 after losing his battle with coronavirus.  The Grammy-nominated gospel singer died at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida with his passing being confirmed by his friend, radio personality KD Bowe. He posted a photo of ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the use of non-medical face masks, which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes, only reduce and not prevent spread of diseases. The ...

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu says recklessness of security agents led to the increased confirmed cases of COVID-19 pandemic to eight in the state. He made this known at a news briefing on COVID-19 update yesterday in Akure. The governor ...

A mother who gave birth while battling Covid-19 on a ventilator has beaten the virus. Megan Sites, 27, was seven months pregnant with her second child when she took herself to Joint Township’s emergency department in Ohio on April 1 ...

Mrs Adetola Abdulazeez, the woman who was assaulted by two policemen enforcing the lockdown directive in Osun State, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, demanding a compensation of N200 million. The mother of two was flogged by ...

A quick-thinking schoolboy jumped into a fast-moving river to save his two-year-old brother from drowning. Mum Kate Palmer was out on her daily walk with her three sons near Britannia in Rhymney, South Wales, when they ventured over to the ...

A controversial Louisiana pastor under house arrest for repeatedly defying coronavirus social distancing rules is at it again. Pastor Tony Spell, who was arrested last month and charged with violating the lockdown order, was nabbed Sunday for holding a service ...

The Federal Government has said the rice palliative distributed to Oyo and other South-Western states were inspected and certified fit for human consumption by the National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC). The reaction came, following allegations that ...

Inmates have reportedly set the Sapele Correctional Service Centre on fire on Monday. It was also learnt that the inmates set the Sapele correctional Centre on fire because 25 inmates were granted amnesty by the state government, but only three ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has lifted suspension on cheque clearing by the Deposit Money Banks. It stated this in a circular to all the DMBs and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System issued on Monday, titled, ‘Temporary suspension of cheque clearing ...

Residents of Niger State have been outraged after news of the lavish spending of Commissioner for Local government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji, in the face of the economic hardship faced over the COVID-19 pandemic. It was gathered ...

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has announced the delivery of a baby girl by a COVID-19 patient. The hospital via its twitter handle, @LUTHoffical, said the delivery took place on Monday afternoon. “A team of LUTH ...

Five Almajiris have tested positive for coronavirus after being repatriated to Kaduna from Kano. This was made public by the Commissioner of Health Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni who said five new cases of Covid-19 have been identified among five almajirai who ...

He’s the enigmatic leader of North Korea – a country shrouded in such mystery it’s not currently known for certain if Kim Jong-un is alive or dead. Reports emerged over the weekend claiming the dictator had died, or been left ...

Friends have gone on Twitter to mourn a COVID-19 victim who died in Lagos a day before his 60th birthday. The man, whose name was given as Jide Arije, aka Pio, died on Sunday, April 26, in Lagos. He would ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed an immediate nationwide curfew as part of new, vigorous measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. The curfew begins at 8pm and ends at 6pm.  It was part of the measures he announced in a ...