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Mrs Walida Isa, the Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said five prospective corps members have tested positive for COVID -19.   Isa made the disclosure at the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch `B’ Stream 1 ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo arrived in Lagos on Sunday.   The vice-president’s visit was to launch the State govt’s Rebuilding efforts after the damages that followed the recent EndSARS protests. He, however, paid courtesy calls to the Oba of ...

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, reportedly appeared in public for the first time in 25 days, South Korean news agency Yonhap said on Monday, amid continued speculation over his health.   KCNA state news agency said Kim on Sunday ...

Mad oh! Actor Williams Uchemba’s wife, Brunella Oscar has revealed she made the first move.   According to her, she was scrolling through Facebook randomly in November 2016 and saw a video of Williams Uchemba and watched it. She said ...

  President Donald Trump has accused the mainstream American media of taking sides and not reflecting on his side of the story, asking as to why does the “Fake News Media” continuously assume that President-elect Joe Biden will ascend to the ...

BBNaija’s Angel has cried out saying one Kate Ogbe, a female police officer is after his life and that of his family. He recorded a scene from an assault and shared it on his Insatgram page. He also wrote this ...

Nollywood actor, Frederick Leonard has opened up on why he is still single at 44.   The actor who spoke in a recent interview with Allure Vanguard, said he is yet to find the right one and believes he needs ...

Residents of Olusoga, Daniel, Awawu streets and environs in Mushin, Lagos had a sleepless night on Sunday as hoodlums came in large number to terrorise the area.   In the process, over 20 vehicles and 50 shops were vandalised. It ...

Twenty new cases of leprosy have been recorded in Kogi State according to the Kogi state program officer, Leprosy Mission Nigeria (LMN).   Briefing newsmen in Lokoja on Monday at the COVID-19 response palliatives distribution for communities of persons affected ...

Kidnapped former Super Eagles player, Christian Obodo has been freed.   Obodo was kidnapped yesterday evening, in Delta state. According to a report, he has now been freed. Confirming his release, Monday morning, a friend of the football star, Engr. ...

An Islamic scholar and security expert, Malam Lawal Gusau, has reported a group, Feminist Coalition, to the Department of State Services for the role the coalition played in the #EndSARS protests.   Gusau also lodged a complaint against a member ...

A Nigerian man based in Canada, Bayo Adedosu, has offered cash reward to anyone who  can give evidence of casualties at the October 20th Lekki Shooting, where the Nigerian Army allegedly shot at protesters. Bayo is saying the person must ...

  A middle-aged Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officer in Embu County on Friday night shot and killed his wife before fatally turning the gun on himself.   It remains unclear why Justine Mutwiri, who was attached to Njukiri Forest in ...

Rob Kardashian has revealed he has got more work done on his arm tattoo of his late father Robert.   The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star shared a snap on Instagram of his tattoo which shows Robert emerging from ...

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday described the EndSARS protest as a noble course, saying It was supported in Ekiti not because of those involved, but for the reason behind the action.   Fayemi, who disclosed ...

A 16-year-old girl, Bahijja Gombe, living with a family as a maid on Zoo Road Housing Estate, Kano State, has allegedly committed suicide.   Bahijja, an indigene of Gombe State, was said to have hanged herself without leaving a suicide ...

Devon-born Matt Fiddes became an unlikely confidante to Michael Jackson after being introduced by mutual friend Uri Geller in 1998.   Jackson hired the martial arts master to be his bodyguard, and the pair remained in contact right up until ...

Shayla Angeline Boniello, a Texas transgender woman previously known as Shawn Vincent Boniello, got slapped with life in prison for murdering the toddler granddaughter of her boyfriend two years ago.   There will be no chance for parole for Shayla Angeline ...

Former President Barack Obama has ruled out taking on any formal position in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration — quipping that wife Michelle would leave him.   “I will help him in any ways that I can. But now, you know, ...

  Former Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along Refinery Road, Warri in Delta State.   Obodo, 36, was abducted by the gunmen when he stopped by to buy bananas on Sunday, the Police Public ...

Peru’s President Manuel Merino resigned Sunday, just five days after taking office, sparking celebrations in the capital Lima following street protests against him and the ousting of his popular predecessor.   Merino, 59, stepped down shortly after a crisis session ...

  Nigerians have helped former Big Brother Naija housemate, Erica Nlewedim add one more thing she ”forget” to add to her list of talents — well according to them. The reality star had taken to twitter to say some of ...

Algeria imposed new coronavirus restrictions Sunday, closing sport and cultural centres as well as beaches after a spike in infections.   The government called on Algerians to fight what it called a “concerning phase” of the pandemic. Algeria has registered ...

U.S. President Donald Trump in a new tweet declared himself the winner of the 3 November election.  “I won the election”, Trump declared in all-caps tweet on Monday morning. Twitter responded moments later by tagging the tweet with a link ...

  United States President Donald Trump brought a “lifelong Leeds United fan” into his latest attack on the media – which prompted a response from the Premier League club. Still railing at his defeat to Joe Biden in the US presidential election, ...