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Husbands no longer have to make compulsory blood donations at Lagos public hospitals before their wives can be registered for Antenatal, court rules

This is such a good news! The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Monday struck down the policy that spouses of pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Lagos public hospitals must compulsorily make blood donation before their pregnant wives ...

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Adorable North West makes her rap debut

North West made her rap debut as she opened for her father’s surprise Yeezy Paris Fashion Week showcase on Monday evening. The daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, six, followed in her dad’s musical footsteps as she belted the ...

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Man sentenced to death for coronavirus checkpoint killing

A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for fatally stabbing two officials at a checkpoint set up to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak. The virus has infected more than 80,000 people and killed nearly 3,000 ...

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Nigerian woman Oluchi arrested in India for serial fraud

A 38-year-old Nigerian woman, identified as Nawakoo Oluchi Chivoma has been arrested in India for allegedly duping a 21-year-old man from south Mumbai. According to Indian Express newspaper, Oluchi reportedly posed as an executive of an international pharmaceutical firm. According ...

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Minister in Italy tests positive for coronavirus

A regional minister in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the virus. The contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as commissioner for economic development, the Lombardy region said in a ...

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Top adviser to Iranian supreme leader Khamenei dies of coronavirus

A close adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died Monday of the coronavirus at the age of 71. Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi died at a Tehran hospital, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness ...

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Indonesian woman caned in public for having s.e.x outside marriage

A woman was among eight people publicly canned for breaking Sharia law in Indonesia. The woman wearing white on to her knees before another female police officer, wearing an entirely maroon religious dress, joins her on the stage. A long ...

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Imo Governorship: Supreme Court adjourns hearing in Ihedioha’s application

The Supreme Court has adjourned until Tuesday hearing in an application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to review a judgment on Imo governorship that declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ...

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Bus crash kills 25 in South Africa

Twenty-five people died on Monday when a bus rolled down a steep embankment in South Africa’s coastal Eastern Cape province, the country’s transport minister said. “Reports indicate that the driver lost control of the bus, which subsequently rolled down a ...

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Four Chinese quarantined in Plateau test negative for Covid-19

  The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Monday reported that four Chinese nationals quarantined in Plateau state have tested negative for Covid-19. The Plateau state government had reported four suspected cases of the coronavirus on Saturday and placed the ...

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Woman 20, arrested after she had a fight with a 47-year-old woman who slumped in the process and died eventually

Opeyemi Abidemi, 20, has landed in big trouble in Lagos after she engaged a 47-year old woman, Abisode Bello, in a public fight which led to her death. The suspect, Opeyemi, has been arrested and detained by the Police. The ...

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Infected Italian didn’t lodge at Lagos Airport Hotel–Management cries out

The management of Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, has debunked claim by Lafarge Plc that the Italian who brought Coronavirus to Nigeria first slept at the hotel before coming to the company in Ogun State. The Lagos Airport Hotel management described ...

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Coronavirus: FG Cannot Do Anything About The Price Increase Of Face Masks And Sanitizers – Minister Of Health

  The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government is worried about the increase in the prices of face masks and sanitisers in the country. Ehanire stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where ...

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Coronavirus : South Korea is second worse hit country with 4,212 infected

  South Korea reported on Monday 476 new coronavirus cases, taking its national tally to 4,212. Twenty two people have died so far, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The new cases followed the country’s ...

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Man stabs apprentice to death over N500

  A 33-year old apprentice has been stabbed to death at Satellite Town in Lagos due to minor misunderstanding over N500. The deceased, Afeez Oluwole was allegedly stabbed to death by one Kazeem Mustapha. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala ...

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Buhari breaks silence on coronavirus

President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken for the first time in more than 48 hours after the confirmation of a coronavirus case in Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday night, Buhari expressed sadness about the case, confirmed in the commercial capital, ...

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First US openly g.a.y presidential aspirant, Buttigieg quits race

Pete Buttigieg, the former Indiana mayor who made an ambitious run for president, has announced he is ending his campaign for the White House. The 38-year-old became the first openly g,a,y presidential candidate from a major party when he announced ...

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Kaduna sports festival begins today, after ten years

The 6th edition of Kaduna State Sports Festival earlier scheduled for February 24th will kick-start today, the State Commissioner of Sports Development, Kabir Mato stated at the weekend. Mato said the festival which is the first in 10 years was ...

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Prison warder kills facebook lover by hitting her multiple times on the head with a hammer (photos)

Police in Kiambu County, Kenya have arrested a 26-year-old man, who allegedly killed his girlfriend on Wednesday, February 26, in Ruaka. Tairus Mwangi, who is a prison warder at Malindi GK Prison in Kilifi County, is alleged to have bludgeoned ...

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How my daughters prevented me from remarrying- Lola Idije

Veteran Nollywood actress Toyin Afolayan also known as Lola Idije has revealed how her love for her female children prevented her from remarrying after losing her husband. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, the veteran actress expressed that she didn’t ...

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Man kills neighbour over missing iPhone, cuts off her hands

A 27-year-old man, Ejike Okata, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly hacking his neighbour, Adeyiba Oladipupo, to death. It was gathered that Okata had confessed to killing the 50-year-old woman because she allegedly accused him ...

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Tragedy as female NYSC member is found dead in Abuja hotel

A female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member identified as Amaka Asikaogu has reportedly died in an Abuja hotel a few days to the end of her service, following her meeting with a yet to be identified male companion. Preliminary ...

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