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Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Titus Uba, his son, member representing Kwande East State constituency, Tertsea Gbisea are among the 66 people, who tested positive for COVID-19 in the State. In separate statements issued by the Chief Press Secretary ...

There is no official confirmation or reaction yet by Nigeria’s military authorities 48 hours after the massacre of some soldiers by bandits in an ambush in Katsina. No fewer than 23 soldiers were killed Saturday when they were ambushed by ...

Media personality Toolz Oniru- Demuren is a mum again. She reportedly welcomed her second son with her husband Tunde in a London hospital. Both the mother and the new Baby are said to be doing well. We say big congrats ...

A woman tried to abduct a two-year-old boy as he played in a park in broad daylight this afternoon. The child’s mum was heard to scream as a woman tried to lead her son away. Police have described the incident ...

Nollywood actress, Rachael Okonkwo has cried out after losing her mother to the cold hands of death, saying her world is shattered and her life crumbled. The versatile actress took to her Instagram page on Sunday to announce the death ...

A 15-month-old toddler was mauled to death by a family dog in their garden. The girl – named on a GoFundMe page as Scarlett- was sat in in her grandparents’ back garden along with the pit bull, before the pet ...

The UK Government has secured early access to 90 million vaccine doses to protect the UK from coronavirus. In addition, treatments containing Covid-19-neutralising antibodies have been secured to protect those who cannot receive vaccines. The vaccine doses are from the ...

Tens of lottery operators stormed the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on Monday to protest what they deem ”judicial bias” in the handling of a lawsuit filed by Western Lotto Limited, belonging to politician Buruji Kashamu. The protest is in connection ...

The AG NDDC managing director has just collapsed. This happened during the ongoing hearing.  

A chilling new video has revealed how coronavirus spread around the world following the outbreak in China earlier this year. The data visualisation was put together by designers Global Stats who used the World Health Organisation ‘s (WHO) Situation Reports ...

Kanye West said “I almost killed my daughter” as he broke down in tears at a campaign rally. The rapper detailed his heartbreaking discussion with Kim Kardashian about aborting their daughter North, according to Us Weekly. Kim’s husband, 43, appeared ...

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi has shared three new pictures from his wedding to Princess Beatrice. The 37-year-old property developer tied the knot with the 31-year-old royal in Windsor on Friday. Photographed by Benjamin Wheeler, the newlyweds are seen walking hand in ...

The Association of Resident Doctors had last week asked their colleagues who were working at the centre to join them in their ongoing strike which commenced on July 1, 2020. Failure of the government to meet their welfare demands was ...

The president of the Bolivian Football Federation, Cesar Salinas, died on Sunday after being hospitalised with COVID-19 earlier this month, officials said. The federation confirmed his death in a statement that highlighted his “dedication and commitment to national and international ...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old woman, Iyabo Julius, for allegedly conniving with her lover, Adedayo Sunday, to rob and kill a motorcyclist, Suleuman Azeez. The incident was said to have happened in the 12/12 area of ...

A gunman disguised as a FedEx delivery driver shot and killed the son of a US federal judge and wounded her husband in an attack on Sunday at their New Jersey home, reports said. Judge Esther Salas was not hurt, ...

Iran on Monday executed a former translator convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate a top Iranian general killed later by the Americans, the judiciary said. The killing of Major General Qasem Soleimani in a ...

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to hospital, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, according to state media. The 84-year-old ruler, who has ruled the country since 2015, was undergoing medical checks in the capital, state ...

The season 5 of the Big Brother Naija reality show is currently underway after it was ceremonially launched on Sunday, July 19, 2020. However, some housemates have started trending already, most for the good reasons and some include, Praise, Ozo, ...

Big brother Naija 2020 housemate, Olamilekan Agbeleshe known in the show as Laycon, was the best graduating student from University of Lagos (UNILAG) in 2016, Department of Arts. Laycon’s unique entrance into the house gave him lot of attention with ...

“The first and second choices admission exercise be conducted for all institutions from August 21, 2020, to a later date that would be determined by the Federal Ministry of Education and communicated to all the institutions.” “The uncertainties of the ...

Suspected kidnappers have abducted a policewoman, her daughter and four others at Janruwa, Patrick Yakowa way area of Kaduna metropolis. The incident, according to eye witnesses, happened in the late hours of Saturday when the bandits stormed the community and ...

A 13-year-old boy from Pennsylvania is to be tried as an adult after shooting his nine-year-old brother in the head, killing him in a game of cops and robbers gone horribly wrong. Brayden Leroy Wright of Waynesboro was denied bail ...

Fourteen health/frontline workers, made up of five doctors, seven nurses, one Physiotherapist and one Laboratory Scientist were among 62 persons who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Yobe State, the Commissioner for Health Dr. Mohammed Gana has said. Gana said ...

Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 556 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,663. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement. NCDC said that the 556 new confirmed cases were ...