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Nigerian twitter ladies tear Anambra men apart for allowing their mothers to decide who they will marry

Lol. A group of ladies that have dated Anambra men shared their experience on social media over the weekend. According to them, it was a bitter, never-end well experiences. 90percent, if not 100percent of the women, however blamed Anambra mothers ...

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‘How families of COVID-19 patients cope with isolation’

Families of four among the confirmed positive cases of coronavirus in Bauchi State have said that they are missing their loved ones. Dajuma Adamu Barde, a sibling to one of the isolated patients, told Daily Trust that it was only ...

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Turkish minister resigns over criticism of weekend lockdowns

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has resigned. He resigned late Sunday, taking responsibility for a poorly timed announcement of a weekend coronavirus curfew that prompted thousands of people to rush into the streets. Soylu is one of the most senior ...

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Tragedy: Two teenagers drown in Lagos beach

Two male teenagers: Dare, 16, and Fawas, 15, both residents of Epelemeje Orofun community in Akodo area of Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos State, were alleged to have drowned while swimming in the community beach during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Lagos State ...

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Lockdown: Woman’s shop in Surulere, Lagos vandalised

A woman’s shop in Surulere, Lagos state has been vandalised due to the ongoing lockdown in the state. According to her neighbours who informed her, the shop was vandalised and 85percent of her goods were stolen. Twitter user, Timidayo Daniel ...

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Peru police arrest Chinese man for illegal COVID-19 testing

Police in Peru on Sunday arrested a Chinese citizen for illegally conducting rapid COVID-19 tests on the public with newly-delivered kits stolen from Peru’s health ministry. Tianxing Zhang, 36, was arrested in the Brena district of Lima as he was ...

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Sanwo Olu joins Adeboye for online Easter service (photos)

Lagos state Governor, Sanwo-Olu and wife were yesterday engrossed in worship during the televised Easter service of RCCG. Speaking about the service shortly after, Sanwo Olu said he and his wife spent the time praying for their family, Lagos and ...

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Lockdown: Policeman arrested for extorting N40k from victim

Few days after two police officers; Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adebayo Ojo and Sergeant Adeleke Mojisola were arrested for extortion, another officer Taloju Matins has been arrested for a similar offence. Taloju Matins attached to Ago Divisional Police Station ...

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Lagos discharges five more coronavirus patients

The Lagos State Government today said five more COVID-19 patients have fully recovered and have been discharged, having tested negative twice to the virus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state said in a statement that the five patients included four ...

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See the eight celebrities who have died from coronavirus

From world leaders and royalty to musicians, sports stars and actors, the coronavirus has hit millions around the world, including the rich and famous. Here is a roundup of high-profile figures who have died of COVID-19. Jazz great Ellis Marsalis ...

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Lockdown: Couple hold online wedding ceremony

This is so beautiful. A coupke have determined they would still wed despite the lockdown and WITHOUT breaking the rules. A sister of the groom Twitter user @KiyaniBba explained how they managed to wed. According to her, only the couple ...

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Senior British union official is suspended for saying he will ‘throw a party’ if Boris Johnson died

A senior official in the biggest rail workers union has been suspended after making disparaging comments over the Prime Minister being ill with coronavirus. Steve Hedley, assistant general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, is believed to have ...

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Another 23 Nigerian returnees from Togo arrive Seme border

Another batch of 23 Nigerian returnees from Togo Republic arrived Seme Border Post in Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday, NAN reports. NAN gathered that the 23 Nigerians, who came from different parts of the world, had landed ...

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US blasts China for eviction of Nigerians in Guangzhou

The United States on Saturday accused Chinese authorities of “xenophobia” toward Africans, after coronavirus cases among Nigerians unleashed a wave of evictions in the city of Guangzhou. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila also expressed displeasure over ...

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Easter: Churches are closed to worshipers even in Jerusalem

A handful of priests celebrated Easter on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected. In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City, the church — which had not ...

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13-year old girl is raped and killed in Mexico during lockdown

A 13-year-old girl was r.a.p.e.d and killed after an attacker broke into her home while her mother was out buying food. Ana Paola’s lifeless body was found in a bedroom at her home in the city of Nogales, Mexico. Her ...

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Three pastors arrested for holding Easter services in Warri

Three pastors have been arrested this morning in Warri for holding church services, one of which reportedly had over hundred congregants, in a bid to mark the Easter celebrations. This is coming in spite of the ongoing lockdown across the ...

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Boris Johnson defeats coronavirus, discharged from hospital

Boris Johnson has been released from hospital after battling coronavirus. As he prepared to leave St Thomas’ Hospital in South London he said he owes his life to the National Health Service staff who treated him for COVID-19, ahead of ...

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107 woman is the oldest in the world to beat coronavirus

A 107-year-old woman is believed to be the oldest person in the world to survive the coronavirus. Dutch pensioner Cornelia Ras fell ill the day after her birthday after attending a church service with other residents of her nursing home. ...

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Former Ambassador tests positive for COVID-19 In Kano

Kano Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday confirmed that  a 75-year- old retired former Ambassador tested positive for COVID-19. Ganduje said the State Government took the blood samples of 10 suspected cases to Abuja three days ago, stating nine came ...

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Wike makes u-turn, cancels concession for full congregational Easter Service

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reversed his earlier decision to relax the concession granted churches to hold Easter church services with their full congregations. Paulinus Nsirim, the Commissioner for Information and Communication in a statement said:”This decision was taken ...

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Police kill notorious kidnapper in Rivers, recover arms

The Rivers State Police Command has killed a suspected kidnapper, Samuel Nakpoo, who was said to be among hoodlums responsible for all criminal activities along Ogoni-Uyo axis of the East West road. Samuel Nakpoo who had earlier been arrested and ...

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