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45-year-old man commits suicide in Imo (photos)

A 45-year-old man, Osita Ezuruike, on Tuesday, committed suicide in his house at Umudafa, Awo Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Sources at the community said the deceased expressed frustration with life over the lockdown and ...

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German, French doctors pose nude to protest lack of personal protective equipment (photos)

Healthcare workers in Germany and France are baring it all to raise awareness about shortages of personal protective equipment as they battle the coronavirus. A German website called “Blanke Bedenken” shows medics posing in the buff using medical equipment, including ...

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California official resigns after throwing cat, drinking beer during Zoom meeting

An official in a California city resigned after throwing his cat and apparently gulping a beer during a Zoom meeting with other functionaries. Video of the Vallejo Planning Commission teleconference shows Chris Platzer picking up his pet and suddenly launching ...

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Donald Trump suggests North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is alive

Donald Trump has said he knows how North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un is but can’t talk about it, adding: “I hope he’s fine.” The US president was speaking at the latest daily White House press briefing on Monday, in response ...

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13 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Ghana

At least 13 doctors have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana, an official of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Tuesday. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA, Paa Baidoo, disclosed this to the media in Accra. Baidoo ...

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Nigerian put up for sale by Lebanese man rescued (video)

The Nigerian woman put up for sale by a Lebanese on Facebook has been rescued. In a tweet today, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said the Nigerian is currently with the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon. NIDCOM wrote; ”Update on ...

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Trump promises to support Nigeria.. send ventilators in phone call with President Buhari

\ President Donald Trump today had a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari, and declared support for Nigeria on the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of information, Lai Mohammed disclosed this at the daily media briefing of the presidential task ...

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Policeman who shot female colleague in Rivers is dismissed

Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah, the Policeman who shot and killed a policewoman, Lavender Elekwachi has been dismissed by the Police Force after the conclusion of investigation and orderly room trial. The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, CP Joseph Mukan, disclosed this ...

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Former Liverpool striker Micheal Robinson is dead

Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland striker, Michael Robinson, has died at the age of 61. According to the Sun UK, the ex-Man City forward and popular TV presenter was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2018. Robinson’s family in a ...

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Federal Government declares May 1 public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a ...

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Nigerian lady accuses Lagos hospital of stealing her baby

A woman, Faith Obinna, who recently gave birth to twins at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Hospital in Ikorodu area of Lagos State has accused the hospital management of allegedly stealing one of her twins immediately after birth. The victim, Faith ...

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Hope rises as number of Covid-19 cases drops in Lagos

Lagos State has again recorded a drop in Coronavirus infections, with 34 new cases recorded on Monday. Of the 64 new cases recorded, Lagos has 34. Three days ago, Lagos recorded its first drop in coronavirus infections with 33 confirmed ...

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NNPC filling station inferno claimed 30 vehicles – LASEMA

The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said on Tuesday the fire outbreak at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station in the Ifako-Ijaiye area of the state destroyed 30 vehicles. The filling ...

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Man whose destiny was tied to juju has been freed after his photo,and other voodoo items was forgotten in a Keke Napep

A Facebook user, Asuquo Asuquo Udoma has revealed that they “freed an unidentified man whose destiny has been tied from spiritual bondage”, after his photo was found in a bag containing a moulded image and other voodoo items. The items ...

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Nasarawa records first case of coronavirus

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 ...

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Former Jigawa Speaker Ahmed Atmos is dead

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 ...

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“Is this a plot to depopulate the north?” – MURIC on lack of COVID-19 testing centers in Kano

  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, ...

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Family of frontline NHS staff who die from coronavirus to get £60,000

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 ...

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Over 100 vehicles disappear from car rental yard in one night

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 ...

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