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I’m still Coronavirus positive, El-Rufai speaks from Isolation

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has spoken from isolation where he is receiving treatment for Coronavirus, saying he is still positive for the virus. The governor also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council from isolation. El-Rufai, on ...

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Kano state records first Coronavirus death

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has claimed its first victim in Kano State. The State Government disclosed this early Thursday morning. According to Kano State Ministry of Health on its twitter handle, the death was recorded at about 11:55pm last night. ...

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Your WHO move makes no sense – Melinda Gates blasts Trump

Melinda Gates has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a time of coronavirus pandemic. Melinda described Trump’s move as dangerous and nonsensical. She spoke Wednesday when she announced an extra $150 ...

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COVID-19: Pay relief funds to households through BVN, Tinubu tells FG

  National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has urged the Federal Government to make cash payments to households through Bank Verification Numbers to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, ...

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Doctor treating COVID-19 patient dies in Lagos

  A 51-year-old medical doctor on Wednesday became the first health worker in Nigeria to die of COVID-19 after contracting the virus from a patient he had treated. The doctor, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, was rushed ...

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12 dead as Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 407

  Thirty-four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria, bring the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 407. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The NCDC also ...

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Meek Mill donates his prized Rolls Royce Phantom for COVID-19 fundraiser (videos)

Meek Mill has donated his 2018 Rolls Royce Phantom to help feed millions of under privileged around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Rubin, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, announced the ‘All in Challenge’ fundraiser earlier this week. Rubin ...

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Lawyers flee as accused coughs in court

There was drama on Tuesday inside an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, when an accused arraigned for assault, suddenly coughed while his charge was being read. The development led to a little disruption of the proceedings, as three ...

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Huawei warns UK not to change its plans over 5G controversy

Huawei has warned that changes to its involvement in the UK 5G rollout would do the country a “disservice”. The Chinese telecoms giant received limited approval earlier in the year to help build Britain’s 5G network. The warning came in ...

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Man allegedly beats pregnant wife to death in Ondo

A man has allegedly beaten his pregnant wife to death in Akure, Ondo state. The incident reportedly happened last week in Akure, but the lady gave up the ghost yesterday, which has now made the news go viral. According to ...

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Lagos discharges 16 Covid-19 patients including foreigners

The Lagos state government has discharged 16 Covid-19 patients including foreigners. In a tweet from the Governor, he stated that 3 foreigners – 1 British, 1 Chinese and 1 Polish citizen were among those discharged. “Good people of Lagos, “I ...

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Father arrested for sleeping with his 15-year-old daughter and also inviting his friends to do same in Imo

Operatives of police in Imo State have arrested a 44 year -old- man, Chimnonso Okonkwo, who resides in Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, for allegedly having s.e.x with his 15-year-old daughter. Okonkwo was also accused of ...

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Sex scandal rocks COVID-19 centres as those in quarantine now sleep with each other

Lobatan oo! Corona go away, lol. The Ministry of Health permanent secretary in Uganda has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine in Uganda have started having s.e.x with each other. According to WatchDog Uganda, Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine made ...

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21-year-old meat seller rapes 8-year-old girl in Abuja

A 21-year-old meat seller identified as Yakubu Diko has been remanded in prison following the allegation of rape of an 8-year-old girl in Karimo Sabo area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Diko confessed to tricking the young girl into ...

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COVID-19: Wearing of face mask is recommended, NCDC issues advisory

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recommended the use of face masks for members of the public without respiratory symptoms. The health agency said face masks can act as an “additional layer” in the battle against COVID-19 ...

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Great-gran, 106, is oldest Brit to beat coronavirus

A 106-year-old woman thought to be Britain’s oldest patient to recover from coronavirus has been discharged from Birmingham’s City Hospital. Connie Titchen battled the virus for just under three weeks before she was given a clean bill of health by ...

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Fire guts popular Dugbe market in Ibadan (Photos)

Popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State known as the hub for transport and trading was gutted by fire today. Report had it that the firefighters from the Oyo State Fire Service arrived the scene of the incident to put ...

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Coronavirus: UK hits back as Trump reduces WHO’s funds

The UK hit back at Donald Trump today amid international fury at his decision to halt £400m of funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The US President made the shock announcement last night to temporarily halt around 15% of ...

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Fire guts Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja

There has been a fire incident at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja. This is coming about one week after similar fire incident engulfed the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, located in Garki area ...

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Police arrest female armourer, recover 21 stolen cars from robbery gang

The Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a female armourer and recovered 21 stolen cars from an armed robbery gang operating at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) car park. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, ...

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Joe Biden accused of sexual assault, campaign reacts

A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of s.e.xually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator, an assertion that Biden’s campaign has strongly denied. Tara ...

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Bayelsa billionaire dies during liposuction surgery (photo)

Keniebi Okoko, Bayelsa-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has died in Lagos, throwing many Bayelsans into mourning. Some reports said Okoko, son of Professor Kimse Okoko, died on Tuesday during a liposuction surgery in a Lagos hospital. A power outage was ...

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