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South Africa’s public schools will close again for a month from Monday to limit the spread of coronavirus as the country grapples with surging infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. The country has now recorded 408,052 coronavirus cases, the ...

Blac Chyna said that Kanye West’s tweets about Kris Jenner “should not be ignored” following the rapper’s slams targeted at the momager in an ongoing rant. Chyna, who shares 3-year-old daughter Dream with ex Rob Kardashian, has apparently taken Kanye’s ...

The Nigerian Government on Thursday said final year secondary school students may have to sit for the General Certificate of Education (GCE) in November if there is no shift in the timetable of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) ...

Go mama! A grandmother who had a lustful affair with a man 16 years her junior says she’s happier than ever after ending her ‘unhappy’ ten-year relationship – despite her daughters almost disowning her over the age-gap relationship. Joanna Turner, ...

The actress who is 49 today took to IG to share birthday photos of herself thanking God for where she is and the future! “I am very grateful to God for where I am today and looking forward to a ...

Sudan has lifted the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay s3x after almost four decades of hardline Islamist rule. Despite ‘offenders’ still facing life imprisonment for their ‘crime,’ with sentences starting at five years, many in conservative Sudan ...

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s a bad combination of pandemic and social media and people looking for a very simple explanation,” ...

Social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale, popularly referred to as ”Adeherself” has regained her freedom after meeting bail conditions. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on June 16 arrested and prosecuted her and 4 others over online scams. Adeherself, ...

  Following investigations into the dehumanising treatment of a lady in a viral video, the Nigeria Police Force, said it has identified three police officers and one civilian accomplice, who participated in the unprofessional act. According to a statement on ...

A Russian nurse who was pictured wearing only lingerie under a see-through protective gown on a coronavirus ward has become a TV weather presenter. Nadia Zhukova, 23, who wore transparent PPE as she gave patients their medicine, was initially disciplined ...

Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion who retired in 2005, said Thursday he will make a comeback at age 54, fighting Roy Jones Jr. on September 12 in Los Angeles. On his Legends Only League website, Tyson announced the ...

Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has taken to instagram to show off his recently acquired whip, a 1929 vintage Mercedes-Benz-Gazelle. The Mercedes-Benz Gazelle joins his other three vintage cars, including a 1965-1972 Mercedes Benz SE; a 1979 Jaguar XJ ...

A Nigerian citizen in U.S. Damilola Bamidele Isaac Samuel, has been sentenced to federal prison for ATM fraud. Samuel, 22, was convicted in Shreveport, Louisiana for using fraudulent ATM bank cards to steal more than $260,000 from dozens of bank ...

Lagos State Government on Thursday said it spends between N500,000 and N1 million to cater for a severe Covid-19 patient daily at its isolation centres. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this at a briefing to give update of ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday 31 July as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah day and urged Muslims to observe prayers in mosques. Abubakar, also the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the call ...

A United States court has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for ...

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho’s home was burgled as the footballer celebrated the team’s Premier League win. Thieves broke in to the Brazilian’s home on the day the Reds were presented with the trophy for their first top flight win in 30 ...

A lottery shop operator, identified simply as Baba Pool, on Thursday committed suicide over his alleged failure to pay some of his customers their winnings. It was gathered that the deceased hanged himself inside his shop in Kayode Market, Abule ...

Nigeria recorded 604 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections reported to 38,948. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated this via its verified Twitter handle. NDDC also noted that 16,061 patients have been discharged upon treatment and ...

In line with current realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Corporate Affairs Commission has barred customers from physically visiting its office premises in Abuja and Lagos to carry out official transactions. According to a public notice released through its verified ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday, July 31, 2020, as the 10th day of Zulhijia 1441 and the day of Eid-El Kabir. A statement signed by the Chairman, Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, ...

Coronavirus has infected some 13,000 South African health workers and killed more than 100 of them, the health ministry has announced, as the virus takes a toll on frontline caregivers. South Africa holds the highest number of infections on the ...

The Senate, on Thursday, adjourned plenary till September 15 to enable members to enjoy their annual eight weeks vacation. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement after approving the votes and proceedings for the Thursday’s plenary session. He, ...

Friends of one of the best graduating students of UNIZIK have been left confused about her sudden death. Chizuroke Egodi Onuorah who was one of the best graduating students in the Environmental management department and the second best-graduating student in ...

Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have attacked a convoy of correctional officials near Plateau High Court, Barkin Ladi, freeing six criminal suspects. The convoy was said to be conveying 14 suspects charged with crimes ranging from murder to kidnapping and ...