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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 ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, has said his government would gradually start easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions from May 1. He said the government had developed an approach that determined the measures that should be in place based on the direction ...

A pregnant mum-of-three has woken from a coronavirus induced coma to find she is expecting twins. Danielle Martin, 32, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, was left fighting for her life when she was rushed to hospital while nine weeks pregnant and ...

The Medical Guild says three of its members at Alimosho General Hospital and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman and Secretary of the guild respectively, Oluwajimi Sodipo and Ismail Ajibowo, made this known ...

Men of the Edo State police command were pictured fighting dirty in a new video that has received lots of condemnation since it’s been shared. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred in Ebele community of Igueben local government area of ...

Lawmaker Akin Alabi has showed off his ‘best friends’ during lockdown, saying the tokens you see above has been helping him meet people’s need during this lockdown. The NairaBet founder is known to be a giver and as people stay ...

Deji Adeyanji and a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode this morning called ECOWAS out on twitter saying the greatest mistake its leaders made was to appoint President Buhari as the leader in fight against COVID-19. Adeyanju even said Ghanaian ...