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A man in his 80s who carried on working well past retirement age is set to enjoy a £140,000 windfall this week. The sprightly Yorkshireman, who asked not to be named, had assumed he wasn’t allowed to claim his statutory ...

Sigh! This is too sad! A young nursing mother in her early thirties, Mrs Esther Frank, has committed suicide in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Mrs Frank, an indigene of Anambra State was said to have left a suicide note for ...

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, have called for the immediate release of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and wife, Zeenat, from the Kaduna correctional facility. According to the IMN, releasing El-Zakzaky becomes necessary in ...

The United States announced on Friday a 10 million-dollar reward for “any information on the activities, networks and associates” of Muhammad Kawtharani, a Lebanese Hezbollah commander accused of playing a key role in coordinating pro-Iran groups in Iraq. Kawtharani is ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has advised African countries to draw lessons from Ebola readiness to tackle Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO, in a statement posted on its website, said many African countries were currently ...

Enugu State Police Command on Friday has arrested a 32-year old man, Abdulmuminu Alhaji Sani, for allegedly kidnapping one Sergeant, Sale Shehu, a policeman attached to Three Police Mobile Force Unit, Enugu. According to a statement by the command’s, public ...

Turkey ordered citizens to stay at home for 48 hours across 31 cities starting midnight Friday to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, immediately triggering panic-buying in some cities. The interior ministry said in a statement the order would ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has relocated to the North-East to oversee and coordinate troops of the Nigerian Army in the counter-insurgency war against the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West African Province terrorists. The ...

The Delta State Police Command has reportedly sealed off the building of a private hospital where the second case of COVID-19 was first admitted for treatment in the Warri South Local Government Area of the state. The Divisional Police Officer ...

A notorious gang leader, identified simply as Felix aka Confidence, is on the run after unleashing terror on residents of Dalemo community, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Felix, an ex-convict, had reportedly led his gang members ...

A 97-year-old woman has become one of the oldest Brits to beat coronavirus after a 14 day fight. Great-grandmother Joyce Goldstraw, from Leek, Staffordshire, fell ill on March 16 – with her family despairing after she was then diagnosed with ...

A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a doctor who “died doing the job he loved – serving others before himself”. Dr Edmond Adedeji died in the intensive care unit of the hospital in which he worked after testing positive ...

A couple who fell in love online have met in person for the first time at their wedding. Brit Lisa Mrad, 36, proposed to Yusef Mrad, 30, after three months of chatting on a dating app. She travelled to his ...

It’s no secret that choosing a baby name can be difficult, with so many possibilities out there. Expectant parents might be inspired by everything from their favourite television characters to a lost loved one. But it seems some new mums ...

The Federal Government has yet to take a decision to supply free electricity to Nigerians for two months, the Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has said. The minister’s statement came after power distribution companies said that the two-month free ...

The Chinese Government has replied Nigeria over accusation of maltreating Nigerians in China. The government said it did not discriminate against nationals of any country but treats foreigners living in the country the same way as its citizens. Series of ...

Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus. The 69-year-old took the test after being admitted to hospital for treatment of an infection. He is currently displaying no symptons, according to a statement released by his family. It ...

The Katsina State Government said on Friday the wife and two children of the medical doctor, who died of COVID-19 in Daura local government area of the state had tested positive for the virus. The state governor, Aminu Masari, who ...

Following the lockdown in Abia State over the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has handed over N40 million, 4,000 bags of rice, sanitizers and face mask as palliatives to different churches and Muslim groups in the state. Other items distributed ...

Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Abdukadir Mohammed, today, attended Jumma’at prayers few hours after he was discharged from isolation centre following his recovery from coronavirus. The governor, in company of his deputy, Senator Baba Tela; Commissioners, senior government officials and ...

The Edo State Government has said it has concluded plans to commence distribution of relief packages to vulnerable persons in the state to cushion the effects of the stay-at-home directives to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. ...

Lagos State has discharged seven new patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this today. He noted that a total of 49 people have recovered and discharged in the state. He said, “I bring you more ...

Ondo state has recorded another COVID-19 case. This is coming one week after an Army officer that returned from an official assignment in India tested positive to the virus. The Army officer has since been isolated and receiving treatment while ...

Wehdone sirs!🤣 Randy New Zealanders have been hoarding not just loo roll but sex toys leading to a tripling of sales, according to the nation’s largest adult-themed retailer. Kiwis raced online in their droves to snap up sex toys after ...

Police are issuing fines to people for leaving the house to buy items considered ‘non-essential’ including wine and snacks, according to shoppers in UK. The UK entered coronavirus lockdown on March 23, with the Cobra committee set to look at ...