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Gbagada-Ifako under siege as ‘one million boys’ rob in broad daylight (Video)

According to residents of Gbagada-Ifako, ‘One Million Boys’ are currently in their area shooting and robbing. This is presently on going, and they are calling for help on social media. Watch the disturbing videos below… Please this video was shot ...

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Seven teenagers found dead in Ethiopian church

The bodies of seven teenagers were discovered in a church in Ethiopia’s eastern Oromia region, police officials said on Monday. “The teenagers were inside a room at the St Joseph Church which housed a generator,” Commander Aschalew Alemu, spokesman for ...

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South African man arrested ‘smuggling girlfriend’ in car boot

Police in South Africa have arrested a man “smuggling his girlfriend,” in the back of a car amidst a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to an official from the province of Guateng. Faith Mazibuko tweeted that ...

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Jack Ma announces more donations of ventilators, masks, face shields, clothing sets to African countries

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, on Monday, announced the donation of more medical equipment to Africa in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle. Ma twitted: “Our 3rd ...

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Harry and Meghan announce they won’t be working with The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and Daily Express

Prince Harry and Meghan have announced they will be adopting a ‘zero engagement’ policy with four UK newspaper groups, but deny they are ‘avoiding criticism’. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who live in Los Angeles with their son Archie, ...

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Abba Kyari: Sacked Kano commissioner finally reacts to his dismissal

Sacked Kano State Commissioner for Works, Mu’azu Magaji has opened up on his sack and denied that he celebrated the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Magaji was sacked on Saturday by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for ...

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WHO official tests positive for Coronavirus in Bauchi

An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Bauchi Office, has tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus disease in the State. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement in Bauchi by ...

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Fake mourners arrested for flouting Kenyan travel ban

Police in Kenya implementing coronavirus restrictions have arrested four people who disguised themselves as mourners taking a body for burial. They had left the capital, Nairobi, and travelled 370km (about 230 miles) west with an empty coffin in the vehicle ...

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Man who carried out canada’s deadliest massacre is ‘killed’

The man who fatally shot 16 people during a bloody rampage in Nova Scotia was 51-year-old denture-maker Gabriel Wortman, reports said Sunday. Wortman went on a shooting spree in several towns while dressed as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer ...

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Coronavirus: Ganduje begins deportation of Almajiris

Kano State government on Sunday approved the deportation of Almajiris, otherwise known as ‘children beggars’ in the State. Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, made this known. The governor had said the decision was ...

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Panic as Borno nurse dies of suspected coronavirus

There is panic in Borno State as a nurse died on Saturday at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital of suspected coronavirus. The news of the death of the man, Babangida Buba, a retired nurse with the Hospital Management Board, ...

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Fix hospitals to honour Kyari, Falana tells Buhari

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, said on Sunday the greatest tribute the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), could pay to the 19 deceased victims of COVID-19 in Nigeria, including his former Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who ...

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Head teacher insists he should be allowed to teach again after being accused and sacked for exchanging flirty messages with students

A disgraced head teacher fired over flirty messages to pupils insists he should be allowed to carry on in education. Toby Belfield, 47, spoke out for the first time since being sacked from his £160,000-a-year job. He conceded some of ...

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Nigerian priest leaves German church over death threat

The pastor, Patrick Asomugha, and the diocese of Speyer made the decision to remove him after he received a death threat last month. “Concerns for the safety and wellbeing of pastor Asomugha makes this step unavoidable,” Andreas Sturm, vicar general ...

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Bandits on rampage. kills 47 people in Katsina

Even coronavirus that is more feared right now all over the world has not killed 47 in the whole of Nigeria. Sigh, too sad! The Katsina State Police Command, on Sunday said bandits have killed 47 people in early morning ...

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One Million Boys: Lagos Police CP tells Lagosians to sleep deep… says we’re in charge

Lagos State Government has reassured residents of its commitment to protect lives and property, stressing that the responsibility will not be compromised. The re-assurance came just as the State Police Command, acting on the orders of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stepped ...

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Suspected herdsmen kidnap Anglican priest in Delta

An Anglican priest, Revd Anthony Oyi, has been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders on his farm at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the priest, who hails from Issele-Mkpitime, had gone with his ...

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Hundreds protest against coronavirus lockdown in US

Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns with encouragement from President Donald Trump — as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement. An estimated 400 people gathered under a cold rain in Concord, New Hampshire ...

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Coronavirus can survives on shoes as doctors,nurses are urged to disinfect footwear

This week, coronavirus cases around the world hit 1.9 million, fueling widespread panic about the spread of the virus. Research has shown that the virus predominantly spreads through respiratory droplets in coughs and sneezes. However, a new study has discovered ...

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