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Two hundred and sixteen new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.   In a late-night tweet on Wednesday, the nation’s health agency disclosed that the new infections ...

India banned 118 more Chinese apps in a stepped-up backlash over an increasingly bitter border showdown between the giant neighbours.   The Information Technology Ministry said the apps including the mobile version of the popular video game PUBG and other ...

A 35-year-old casual labourer was on Monday stoned to death for allegedly attempting to defile a three-year-old girl at Kambe market area in Ting’ang’a location of Kiambu Sub-county, Kenya.   The victim, Michael Karimi Kai, died at the scene following ...

Nigerian singer-songwriter Peter Okoye known as Mr P, celebrates his wife Lola Omotayo today September 2nd 2020 as she marks her birthday.   The couple married in 2013 and they have two kids, Cameron and Aliona together. Okoye was part ...

Some residents of Maiduguri have cried out overpower outage adversely affecting the city and its environs for the past five days.   A cross-section of residents, who spoke on Wednesday in Maiduguri, said the outage had affected many businesses. One ...

Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, has revealed why her marriage plans failed months after it was speculated that she was walking down the aisle.   Speaking during an interview with TVC on Wednesday, Dominic said she was about to get ...

Three members of the Paris Saint-Germain squad have tested positive for coronavirus. The French club confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. “Three Paris Saint-Germain players have confirmed positive Sars CoV2 tests and are subject to the appropriate health protocol. ...

Two people have reportedly died and four others seriously injured in an auto crash which occurred along Anthony-inward-Gbagada in Lagos State.   Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), disclosed this on Wednesday to the News ...

THE price of petrol has been increased to N151.56 per litre, according to Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.   In a statement obtained by Vanguard, D.O Abalaka of the PPMC, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari  has approved November 1st of every year as the National Youth Day, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said.   According to the minister, the President made this known during a Federal Executive Council ...

A suspected cannabis sativa farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA to take his life rather than destroy his 10-hectare cannabis plantation.   Akor, a 42 years old father of six children from Enabo village ...

Big Brother Naija ‘Lockdown’ housemate, Nengi, was caught on camera last night touching Ozo’s manhood.   In the viral video that has generated diverse reactions on social media, the Bayelsa-born housemate was raising the duvet as she slipped her hands ...

The Hisbah Command in Jigawa, has arrested two suspects over alleged homos.e.xual act in Dutse Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.   The state Hisbah Commandant, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru said this while speaking in Dutse on Wednesday. Dahiru said ...

2020 Big Brother Naija housemate, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, has remarked that her fellow housemate, Laycon, has so much favor around him.   Nengi came to this conclusion after her team, ‘Team Gold’ made up of Laycon, Vee, and herself won ...

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has acquired a new helicopter for church evangelism.   The helicopter, according to sources, arrived two weeks ago. The helicopter is marked: ‘5N-EAA.’ The EAA represents Enoch Adejare ...

Chadwick Boseman’s high school in South Carolina will create a scholarship in his honour following his tragic death last week.   Principal Walter Mayfield at T. L. Hanna High School is setting up a grant called the Chadwick Boseman Memorial ...

The Department of State Services and the Lagos State Police Command have denied inviting any entertainer for questioning.   Earlier today, a report went viral stating that the DSS and the Lagos Police Command invited some popular celebrities concerning political ...

The Ikeja residence of late MKO Abiola was invaded by armed robbers on Wednesday.   The robbers carted away valuables including hard currencies. The Nation reports that the suspected criminals entered and escaped through the fence of the building.

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2020 housemate, Dorathy on Wednesday told Lucy why her suggestions are usually ignored in the house   Lucy on Tuesday got upset after her suggestion was ignored during the rehearsal for wager task. Dorathy speaking to ...

Big Brother Naija housemates, Laycon, Nengi and Vee on Wednesday won One Million Naira each.   The housemates who were named, ‘Team Gold’ emerged winners of Johnny Walker challenge. They scored 91 ahead of the other three teams. Announcing the ...

Lagos State Health Commissioner Prof. Akin Abayomi has announced that 1,696 COVID-19 patients are yet to turn up for admission at the COVID-19 care centres.   Abayomi, who stated this on Tuesday on his official Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, said the ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Olusegun Akinremi, popularly known as Chief Kanran is currently soliciting for help to improve his living conditions after he lost his home to a fire incident in 2017.   From the video shared online, the veteran actor ...

The Department of State Services, DSS, has reportedly quizzed Music producer, Don Jazzy and singer Tiwa Savage over social media comments against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)   Tiwa Savage was reportedly invited by DSS for questioning alongside ...

In a tragic turn of events, a 26 year old Seke woman drowned in Manyame River, Zimbabwe  during a cleansing ceremony.   The people who were with her believed that she had been grabbed by a mermaid thus they didn’t ...

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has responded to Jose Mourinho’s dig at his penalty record, while pointing out that Kevin De Bruyne is the only man who can better his statistics for goal involvements. Fernandes hit 12 goals in his ...