Donald Trump again referred to the coronavirus as ‘kung flu’ today as he faces fresh accusations of making racist comments. He was speaking during his campaign rally inside a church in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, despite not wearing a mask. ...
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French authorities have closed two schools in Paris as a precautionary measure after the discovery of coronavirus cases but they have not been classed as potentially dangerous clusters, authorities said Wednesday. France, unlike some other European countries which have taken ...
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Katy Perry says she and Orlando Bloom want their unborn baby to choose her own name. The Fireworks hitmaker, 35, is expecting a little girl with her fiancé, Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando, 43. And while they’ve got a ...
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The United Nations (UN) has debunked the report that Nigerian musician, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, who is accused of raping a woman named Seyitan Babatayo, is one of its ambassadors. Director of Information at the United Nations ...
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A controversial housemate of 2019 Big Brother Naija Reality Show, Natasha Akide also known as Tacha has revealed why she went for BBNaija reunion show despite being disqualified from the show. In a recent interview with Nigerian journalist, Chude Jideonwo, ...
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German tower block residents have clashed with police in a failed attempt to escape quarantine as the country battles a new spike in coronavirus cases. The violence erupted after 200 residents tried to charge through a metal barrier keeping 700 ...
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A 31-year-old British woman Emily Egan had her life changed dramatically in January after suffering from a mysterious condition that left her unable to speak for two months. Egan who was born and raised in Essex, United Kingdom and speaks ...
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Vladimir Putin says he will consider running for a fifth term as president of Russia if voters back his constitutional reform plans. Putin would usually reach his limit of two consecutive terms in 2024, but Russia’s parliament has approved a ...
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The relations and neighbours of a 19-old lady swept away by flood was buried beside the Onilegogoro Canal according to Islamic rights. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said the remains of the 19-year-old teenager who was swept away ...
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One of the most decorated football players in history, Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi turned 33 on Wednesday. In the 2004-05 season, Messi was promoted from the Barcelona B team and he made his league debut in La Liga ...
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A man on life-support in a hospital in India has died after his relatives unplugged his ventilator in order to use an air cooler. The 40-year-old man, who was admitted at ICU in the Maharao Bhim Singh (MBS) hospital in ...
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The World Bank has approved $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation (PSRO), to improve electricity supply. The Bank, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the would help Nigeria achieve financial ...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a man accused of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi Village in Nasarawa State. He was arrested on Tuesday, the NSCDC announced via its Twitter handle. The para-military security outfit said ...
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Five family members of a former Permanent Secretary in Ebonyi State, who died of Covid-19, have tested positive for the viral disease. It was gathered that the ex ex-permanent secretary died of the virus penultimate Tuesday, same day a former ...
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South Africa will roll out the first African first coronavirus vaccine trial this week, the university leading the pilot said on Tuesday, as the country grapples with the highest number of cases in Africa. The vaccine, developed by the Oxford ...
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Members of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and submitted a petition against the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru ...
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Nollywood actress, Shafkat Bose Adewoyin, popularly known as Madam Tinubu is dead. She became famous for her role as Madam Tinubu in ‘EFUNROYE TINUBU’movie. The actress passed on yesterday morning and was buried at about 4 p.m. the same day ...
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The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has postponed the reopening date for Primary 6, Junior Secondary School 3, and Senior Secondary School 3 pupils in the state. The state task force gave the indication following a meeting held on Monday ...
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Tragedy struck in the Ogba area of Lagos State, on Monday, after two hairdressers, identified as Temitope Olagunju and one Baraka, were found dead in the shop where they worked. Punch Metro learnt that a third woman, an apprentice, was ...
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A plumber has confessed to the serial r*pe and murder of multiple women in a chilling video. Andrey Yezhov, a 53-year-old Russian, was arrested after an 88-year-old woman was found dead in her home in the city of Kashira, 67 ...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the record for the covid-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 21,371. 452 new cases were recorded on Tuesday night. The centre made this known via its Twitter handle. The new ...
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Pope Francis has called for the coronavirus crisis to lead to less hypocrisy in politics. The pontiff said the Covid-19 outbreak has exposed divisions in society and that there is a need for less consumption and more help for the ...
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A young ‘inspirational’ online influencer who became a millionaire at 15 has died in a motorbike accident in Bali. Russian Anastasia Tropitsel, 18, suffered head injuries when she crashed on her Kawasaki on the Indonesian island. Her boyfriend Viktor Maydanovich, ...
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India’s coronavirus caseload has skyrocketed by a record of 15,000 as migrant workers left major cities and returned to rural villages. The increase of 15,413 cases and a further 14,821 reported has brought India’s total Covid-19 infections to 425,282. There ...
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Dbanj’s rape accuser, Seyitan Babalola has released a press statement on the state at which things are at the moment between the two ‘enemies’. Seyitan in the statement accused D’banj and his team for holding her hostage, and allegedly forcing ...
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