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A Texas woman died from COVID-19 while on a flight from Arizona, officials announced this week.   The unidentified Garland woman in her 30s began to have difficulty breathing while on the tarmac awaiting takeoff on July 25, news station ...

A middle-aged policeman from Busia County, Kenya was shot dead on Friday night  by his fellow cop in unclear circumstances.   Police Constable Francis Kalewa was shot in the right side of his back, and the bullet exited through the ...

Cardi B has quit her Twitter account after growing sick of people trolling her for taking back Offset.   The Bodak Yellow rapper’s account @iamcardib has gone down, and she explained on an Instagram live that she’s “tired of people” ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has backed the ongoing nationwide protests by Nigerians, especially the youths, who are calling for an end to police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the country. The CBCN President and Archbishop of Benin-City, ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday inaugurated a 7-member Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution into SARS Abuses.   Members of the panel were sworn-in on Monday at the State House, Marina, Lagos. The panel is to investigate cases ...

                    A gun lover shot off his penis with his own weapon while tucking it into his waistband.   The man is said to be recovering after the gruesome injury caused ...

The Nigerian Police have confirmed the attack on its Ugbekun Police Station, Oba Market Police Station, and Idogbo Police Post in Edo State.   The force in a statement on its Twitter page disclosed that the extent of damage cannot ...

  In the midst of the #ENDSARS protest, a Nigerian man whose name is yet to be known has revealed that he was shot by Nigeria Police two months after his wedding ceremony.   The man who has been amputated ...

                    A mum, accused of killing her own three-year-old daughter by attacking her with a hammer, is in a critical condition in hospital after trying to take her own life.   ...

Billionaire Terry Waya, father of BBNaija star Kiddwaya has asked protestors to leave the street to allow peace reign for the government to work on their demands. According to him, the government has listened to them and will definitely give ...

The Eagle eye that spotted her said she is decked in her official service uniform hanging her normal rank of CSP. This may have laid to rest and extinguished the news that she has been dismissed or reduced in rank

Business activities, vehicular and human movement in Ibadan were on Monday paralysed as the youth continued with the EndSARS protest. Reports from news correspondents across the city revealed that major roads, including link roads, were blocked as early as 5 ...

The Edo State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state until further notice.   The curfew is to take effect from 4pm, October 19, 2020. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the ...

                      One of the protesters freed by thugs this monring at a Benin prison has spoken. He said he has been in cell for over two years and he is ...

Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Abuja to arrest the escalating #ENDSARS protests.   The protests in Abuja have in some cases have got out of hand with suspected hoodlums attacking protesters as well as pro-SARS groups. The ...

A yet-be-identified man has been saved from committing suicide around the Ikoyo link bridge in Lagos.   After emergency responders got wind of the information, a team was reportedly deployed in the area to stop him. The Director-General of the ...

#ENDSARS protesters have blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at Iyana Ipaja and before Ikeja Along bus stop.   Vehicles cannot move. BRT buses coming from Abule Egba are parked at Dopemu bus stop unable to proceed further. Hundreds of commuters are ...

Kiki Mordi has slammed D’banj asking him to stop using the death of his child to ’emotionally blackmail’ Nigerians.   She said this when the singer tweeted in support of police brutality victims, saying he knows the pains their family ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident that occurred on Mokwa-Jebba road on Sunday.   Mr Joel Dagwa, the state’s FRSC Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

A couple, Ado Aminu and his wife, Samira Abdullahi, have been arrested in Sheka Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, for arranging own kidnapping to demand for a ransom of N4 million from their relatives.   An accomplice, ...

All seems to be well again in the paradise of singer Oritsefemi and his wife Nabila Fash as the couple was recently spotted together. The singer shared a photo with his wife on his official Instagram page and they looked ...

Four persons were reportedly crushed to death in Benin, Edo State in the wee hours of Sunday, when a Sport Utility Vehicle ran into a group of protesters who slept on the road.   Four others who sustained serious injuries ...

  Comedian, Lasisi Elenu and actress/comedian Wofaifada, have stated that the side mirrors of their cars were stolen at the End SARS protest ground in Lagos.   In the video he shared, Lasisi said he arrived at protest ground and parked ...

  Following the devastation caused by flood, the Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri has directed the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state.   A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said the ...

A man is dangling from Chicago’s Trump International Hotel and Tower by a rope.   He is said to be threatening suicide if he is not able to speak to US President Donald Trump and the media, according to local ...