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Nigeria on Monday recorded 155 new COVID-19 cases, again one of the lowest in four months. The latest figure means Nigeria is yet to record more than 300 coronavirus infections in a day in over two weeks.   With Monday’s ...

Goods worth N400 million, vehicles and several shops have been destroyed by a midnight fire incident at the mechanic village in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.   According to artisans and technicians working in the mechanic village, the fire outbreak occurred on ...

Teyana Taylor is a proud mom once again, welcoming her second child on Sunday, September 6.   The talented multi-hyphenate had a water birth at her bathroom at home in Atlanta, just hours after celebrating her baby shower with friend. ...

A 34-year-old man who allegedly abducted and r3ped a teenage girl said he wanted to ‘spoil her’ for her birthday, it is claimed.   A private security firm found the 13-year-old in the South African city of Richards Bay, more ...

Maria Kolesnikova, one of Belarus’s leading opposition figures, has been detained while trying to cross into Ukraine.   Kolesnikova was detained while attempting to cross overnight with two other members of the opposition’s Coordination Council who were able to pass ...

Coronavirus patients admitted to hospital still suffer lung damage three months after they are sent home, a study has found.   Most people’s conditions improve within six weeks but researchers found that some struggled with breathlessness and coughing for much ...

An Eastern Cape woman died in a hail of bullets when a gunman opened fire inside the Madeira police station charge office in Mthatha CBD on Monday afternoon.   Terrified eyewitnesses ran for their lives when the shooting occurred. Songezo ...

Popular veteran Nollywood actor, Alhaji Yekini Omobolanle Oyedele who is fondly referred to as Baba Legba, is dead.   News of his demise circulated on Monday, September 7, 2020, after Baba Sala’s son, Adejumo Boisala Emmanuel announced on Facebook. According ...

Queen Ola has shared a cryptic post on her Instastory, months after her rumoured split from  husband — Alaafin of Oyo.   Recall rumours went wild months ago that the Queen had been allegedly sent packing from the palace over ...

Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of Nigeria, has expressed disappointment over the cartoon image of her (Aisha) after her daughter, Hanan’s wedding at the Presidential Villa on Friday.   The cartoon shows the First Lady seeing Nigerians drowning in a ...

A Union Bank staff, Kolapo Oduwole has been charged by the EFCC with forgery and fraud in the sum of N80,000,000.   Oduwole, who worked at the Katsina branch, was docked before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High ...

BBNaija housemate, Vee on Monday said Erica’s disqualification has vindicated Laycon.   Vee said this to Laycon when he revealed that he found Erica’s earring in the Head of House lounge and gave it to Kiddwaya. Reacting, Vee said Erica ...

The Government of Ogun State has finally reopened schools, five months after they were shut down to prevent community transmission of coronavirus.   The state government said schools should reopen on September 21 for the first term of 2020/2021 session. ...

  Paris Saint-Germain and France attacker Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for Covid-19. The forward, who is asymptomatic, has left the national team squad and will not feature for Les Bleus in their forthcoming Nations League fixture with Croatia in Paris on Tuesday, a match ...

Niger State Governor Sani Bello has commiserated with the victims of tanker explosion that occurred in Lambata, Gurara Local Government Area of the state.   Bello, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Berje, in Minna ...

A woman was left without a forehead for two years following a car crash where her feet were ­resting on the dashboard.   Grainne Kealy’s knees were forced into her face by the airbag that inflated under her feet after ...

Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny has improved and is now being weaned off mechanical ventilation.   Charite hospital, which has been treating him since he was airlifted to Germany after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last month gave the ...

Hoodlums suspected to be members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Ondo State, on Monday stormed the premises of the Ondo State House of Assembly in their hundreds.   The presence of the hoodlums has created ...

Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, Nengi has said that she hates boys like Ozo, her reality show boyfriend.   According to her, boys like Ozo are full of problems which she is not ready for at the moment. She said, ...

The Abuja zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three suspected internet fraudsters.   They were nabbed for alleged involvement in romance scams, identity theft and other internet-related fraud. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, announced the ...

Ex-BBNaija Housemate, Cee-C has reacted to Erica’s disqualification from the Big brother reality show.   Erica was disqualified for breaking the house and other rules guiding the reality show. She was sent packing from the house on Sunday by Big ...

Michael Jackson has ranked at the top of a rich list of late stars, with annual earnings coming in at £46 million.   The Smooth Criminal singer, who died at the age of 50 in 2009, is said to be ...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said there is no going back on fuel and electricity tariff hike in the country.   Buhari, who spoke at First year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, said ...

India’s coronavirus infections have surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases.   With 4,204,613 infections, the country has nearly 70,000 cases more than Brazil, which will post ...

President Muhammadu Buhari led government says the price of electricity and fuel in Nigeria are the lowest in West Africa.   Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said this in a statement on Monday. He noted that with the price of ...