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Coronavirus can linger in the eyes long after it has cleared from the nose, according to a new case report which sheds further light on possible symptoms. Italian scientists say the country’s first Covid-19 patient had virus particles in her ...

A bra-shaped face masks in Japan sold out minutes after launch. Recently, bra-cup face mask memes surfaced online and went viral but a Japanese company decided to make them a reality and they sold out almost instantly. Atsumi Fashion, an ...

A twitter user, @peterugavah has narrated how he lost his mom this morning in Rivers State. According to Mr Peter they have being managing his mom’s hypertension for over 20 years, but this morning as she was rushed to the ...

A woman has shared the heartbreaking letter her husband of seven years wrote to her and their children before he died of coronavirus at the age of 32. Jonathan Coelho, from Danbury, Connecticut, went into cardiac arrest and died Wednesday ...

To ensure the protection of Rivers people, the Rivers State Government on Thursday arrested 22 traders entering the state from Anambra and neighbouring Abia State. The traders who were arrested in three different sets told reporters that they live in ...

A pregnant teenager who claims her 10-year-old boyfriend is the father to her unborn baby has held a gender reveal party. Daria, 14, who has since become a social media influencer, revealed to her 119,000 followers that her baby will ...

The Queen sees her grandson Prince Harry like a “prodigal son” who will return to her in the future, a royal expert has claimed. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have quit the Royal Family in favour of a life ...

Spain has recorded its biggest daily leap in coronavirus cases for nearly three weeks as another 6,740 people were added to the tally today. The thousands of positive tests bring the Spanish total from 213,024 to 219,764 in the biggest ...

The Police in Jigawa State have arrested a man alleged to have r.a.p.e.d his wife to death in Kankaleru village in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued On Friday,  the Police Public Relations Officer in ...

A staff of the World Health Organisation and two other people have been confirmed positive for coronavirus in Bauchi State. This brings the total number of active cases of COVID -19 in the state to six, three of whom are ...

An unidentified woman has reportedly died from a two-month dry fast in Okirighwre area of Sapele Local Government, Delta state. The woman, said to be 60 years old, alongside her husband, a son and a friend, were said to have ...

A Russian microbiologist has claimed the coronavirus is the result of Wuhan scientists doing “absolutely crazy things” in their laboratory. World renowned expert Professor Petr Chumakov claimed their aim was to study the pathogenicity of the virus and not “with ...

Personnel of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, have commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a house help, Joy James, by arresting her boss, Fortune Nwankwo. Punch Metro gathered that Fortune was arrested ...

If you’re a regular traveller, it’s likely you’ll have experienced a cramped flight in which you’re squeezed in next to several other passengers. But the days of getting up close and personal with your fellow passengers could be a thing ...

Thousands of Hong Kong students were among the first in the world to take their final secondary school exams on Friday (April 24), all wearing face masks and having their temperatures checked after being stuck at home for months due ...

Sunlight can kill coronavirus ‘within minutes’, the US Department of Homeland Security has claimed. The department claims to have carried out research that shows that high humidity, temperatures and sunlight can kill the virus on both surfaces and in the ...

A Kenyan landlord has removed his tenant’s door and roof over inability to pay rent amid the coronavirus lockdown. This is against a Government order. This comes after President Uhuru Kenyatta urged landlords in the country to reduce monthly rent ...

A staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, Ayorinde Olajide, has  narrated how he almost lost his life yesterday while carrying out his duty. Mr Olajide was distributing electricity bills at Isale Igbeyin/ Grammar School area of Abeokuta, Ogun ...

A 37-year-old man has been reportedly beaten to death by residents for dispossessing a woman of her mobile phone in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the yet-to-be identified man was apprehended by ...

Coronavirus is ravaging Nigeria’s aviation industry forcing flag carrier Arik Air to take drastic measures as it cut off 80 per cent in the salaries of all workers for April, 2020. The decision to cut salaries, sources close to the ...

From a fever to a dry cough, coronavirus is known to be associated with a range of unpleasant side effects. Now, doctors have warned coronavirus can also cause sudden strokes – even if you’re young and healthy. Doctors in New ...

Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to return to work on Monday to take control of the coronavirus crisis – as Donald Trump says the recovering Prime Minister sounded ‘incredible’ in his call to the White House. The Prime Minister has ...

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said the coronavirus lockdown has not been “quite effective” in the state because the local governments’ administrations were not involved. Obasa, who stated this on Thursday via Twitter, said ...

A KwaZulu-Natal woman who took to social media in a rant against President Cyril Ramaphosa and reportedly referred to him as “an Ape trying to act like a first world president”, could be criminally charged for her post. On Wednesday, ...

The Youth President of the Ugbodu community in the Aniocha North Local Government of Delta State, Mr Ifeanyi Nkeosenyem, has allegedly r.a.p.e.d a 14-year-old girl. Punch Metro gathered that the incident, which allegedly happened on Thursday, was the seventh r.a.p.e ...