Disney Channel star Sebastián Athié dies unexpectedly at age 24

The Mexican actor, Sebastian Athie, who was best known for playing Lorenzo Guevara in Argentine teen television series O11CE, which aired on Disney Channel Latin America has died at the age of 24. This news was shared in a statement ...

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COVID-19: NCDC recommends virtual campaigns for Edo, Ondo elections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recommended that politicians should consider virtual campaigns where applicable for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States as well as other pending elections. The recommendation is contained in a document titled, ...

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Magu detained overnight as questioning enters second day

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will face another day of questioning on Tuesday over the activities of the agency under his watch. He was detained on Monday night at the police headquarters in ...

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Lala Akindoju BLASTS AGN for visiting Regina Daniels

Nollywood actress Lala Akindoju has berated the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, after they shared a video showing their visit to actress Regina Daniels who recently welcomed a baby. During the visit, the AGN led by President Emeka Rollas presented ...

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Akeredolu appoints Oluwatuyi as new SSG, as old one resigns

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has appointed Temitayo Oluwatuyi as the new Secretary to the State Government following the resignation of Ifedayo Abegunde. The governor disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle saying the appointment is with immediate effect. “Today, ...

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Kenya to emerge from lockdown, resume international flights

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move comes as pressure mounts to kickstart the ...

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Governor Akeredolu recovers from COVID-19

After days in self-isolation after he was infected, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested negative for COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu in a weekly press briefing on Monday confirmed the development. He said the doctors confirmed his negative status ...

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Security operatives bar journalists as Magu appears before panel

Security operatives on Monday stopped State House correspondents from gaining access into the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja where the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, is currently being questioned. Magu was ...

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33-year-old Kaduna woman buries her baby alive

A 33-year-old woman identified as Hauwa on Saturday allegedly connived with her 35-year-old elder sister, Zainab, to remove her foetus and bury it in a shallow grave at People’s Club Hotel in Tudun Wada, Kaduna. An investigation revealed that both ...

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Third Mainland Bridge may face closure as FG plans to resume repairs

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge. Popoola told the Newsmen that the consultations were towards evolving perfect ...

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Oniru suspends palace official for fighting late oba’s son

The Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, says he has suspended the palace official who was caught on camera fighting with Tijani Oniru, one of the sons of the immediate past Oniru. Oba Lawal, however, said in a statement by ...

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Fire razed Kano Power Substation

The substation is a major supply route in KEDCO franchise areas covering Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states. The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Muhammed confirmed the incident to Vanguard. Muhammed said firemen have since quenched the fire ...

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Instagram stops RMD from posting 59 photos on his 59th birthday

Nollywood DON, RMD, Richard Mofe Damijo is 59 today and the super actor says he will be posting 59 pictures today. Unfortunately, he couldn’t and asked his fans he heard he can’t and they assured him, he won’t be able ...

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Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91

Ennio Morricone, one of the world’s best-known and most prolific film composers, died in Rome on Monday. Morricone, who was 91, died in hospital where he was being treated for a fractured femur following a fall, media reports said, quoting ...

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Former APC Vice Chairman, Inuwa Abdulkadir is dead

Former National Vice Chairman North West of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Inuwa Abdulkadir, is dead. Abdulkadir was a member of APC’s national working committee that was dissolved recently. The late Inuwa Abdulkadir was also a former Minister of Youth ...

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Man dies after booking into lodging with girlfriend, unused condoms, energy and alcoholic drinks found

A 32-year-old man was on Sunday found dead at a Lodging in Narok town, Kenya. Shocked residents milled about the lodging as Narok police officers removed his body from the building. The deceased, identified as Edmond Parseen, was an officer ...

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Son of Late Oba of Oniru, Tijani Oniru attacked by security men

Tijani Oniru, one of the sons of Late Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru, is seen in a video making the rounds on social media being attacked by men who wore uniform with security inscribed at the back just by Oniru estate. ...

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Airlines raise fares as domestic flights resume Wednesday

There has been a significant increase in the airfares as airlines prepare to resume operations Wednesday. The Federal Government had directed the resumption of domestic flights on July 8th after the March 30th lockdown of the airlines. Checks by Punch ...

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Christians exhibiting reckless confidence in face of Coronavirus pandemic — SGF Boss Mustapha

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has said that it is worrisome that some Christians exhibit reckless confidence in the face of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Mustapha who spoke at the Interdenominational Church Prayer Service, ...

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Policewoman shoots her husband for not picking her calls and giving their house help money without consulting her

An Administration Police officer is on the run after shooting her husband twice with an AK-47 rifle at Dago Area in Nyalenda, Kisumu following a domestic quarrel According to the police report, APC Maureen who is based at Kisumu East ...

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