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EFCC arraigns Saraki’s cousin for ‘N220m contract scam’

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned one Ope Saraki, a cousin of the immediate past President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki. He was arraigned on two count charges bordering on ...

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Kenyan politician wants virus patients to be named

A Kenyan opposition figure has called on the government to override doctor-patient confidentiality by publishing the details of all confirmed coronavirus cases. Moses Wetangula said “not conceal[ing] identities” would help with contact tracing, because it would allow people “to quickly ...

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Coronavirus: Fashola, Wike LEADS BY EXAMPLE in elbow shake (photos)

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike were caught in elbow shake during a visit to avoid spread of Coronavirus. Wike had received Fashola in Port Harcourt yesterday. More photos below… ...

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Ben Murray-Bruce loses wife, Evelyn to cancer

Ben Murray-Bruce, has lost his wife of 41 years,  Evelyn, to cancer. Bruce personally made the disclosure via his twitter handle @benmurraybruce. The founder of Silverbird Group said he and the children were devastated by the sad event. He tweeted: ...

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P.o.r.nhub traffic explodes as Coronavirus traps users at home

Po.rnhub revealed that worldwide traffic to the site has increased by 11.6% as people begin to self-quarantine and work from home in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. On a normal day, Pornhub has roughly 120 million visitors, but ...

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Egypt arrests activists demanding prisoners to be freed amid virus

Egypt has arrested and charged four prominent activists and authors who called for the government to release prisoners amid the coronavirus outbreak. The four women were arrested on Wednesday on the charge of spreading false news and violating the country’s ...

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60-year-old inmate, 25 others, write 2020 UTME at Ikoyi Custodial Centre

A 60-year-old inmate was among 25 others, who participated at the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), by the JAMB at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre school on Thursday in Lagos. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the examination, ...

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India executes four men for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

Four Indian men convicted of the gang r.a.p.e and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012 have been hanged. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were sentenced to death by a trial court in 2013. The ...

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COVID-19: CAN direct churches to conduct online, house cell services

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed churches in the country to conduct services online or use house cell based service. It also asked the churches to observe March 22 and March 29 as days of prayers against the ...

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Saudi to arrest duo for drinking steriliser to ward off coronavirus

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered the arrest of two people who appeared in a video drinking a disinfectant in a bid to stave off the new coronavirus. The young men were separately seen gulping down a steriliser in ...

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Coronavirus: Italy’s death toll overtakes China’s

Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day. The number of deaths now stands at 3,405, which is more than in China where the virus originated last ...

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More than 1300 coronavirus suspects under watch in Lagos

More than 1300 coronavirus suspects are being tracked in Lagos, after being in contact with the 11 confirmed positive cases, commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi said yesterday. He said the government is following up the huge number of suspects ...

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I can’t stay indoors because my wife’s troubles are bigger than Coronavirus – Man tells Italian authorities

  A man has authoritatively told Italian Authorities that he isn’t ready to be quarantined or made to stay indoors because his wife is another big problem.   The unidentified white disclosed in an interview after he was spotted outside ...

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Liberia’s Providence Baptist Church suspends services

Liberia’s oldest church, the Providence Baptist Church, has become the first in the country to suspend prayer services in the wake of coronavirus. The church in the capital, Monrovia, was established in 1821 by freed black slaves from the US. ...

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Four new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Lagos

Four new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Lagos, bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 11. The state Commissioner of Health, Professor Akin Abayomi broke the news in a press briefing today. Professor Abayomi said tests ...

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No case of coronavirus in Oyo state – Commissioner of health

Amidst the fear of the spread to the state, Oyo state government on Thursday said the state has no record of positive case of the coronavirus. However, the government said there is the suspected case of an individual, a UK returnee who ...

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Mauritius confirms first three coronavirus cases

Mauritius has confirmed its first three cases of coronavirus. Two of the three cases involve cruise ship workers aged 21 and 25, while the third is a traveller from the UK aged 59. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said the three ...

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Coronavirus: Sadio Mane donates £41,000 to Senegal

Liverpool and Senegal striker Sadio Mane has donated a whooping £41,000 to a health organization fighting the spread of coronavirus in Senegal as the West African nation comes to grips with the global pandemic. Senegal has 27 confirmed cases of ...

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Italian who brought Coronavirus to Nigeria tests negative

The Italian national who brought the deadly Coronavirus to Nigeria has now tested negative to the disease. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference to give update on the pandemic. He ...

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