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The Federal Government has said that schools would remain closed “for now”, The PUNCH reports. The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 made this known during its daily briefing on Monday. While giving an update on the PTF announcement, the Personal Assistant ...

A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has sentenced James Onuoha, a former Exxon Mobil engineer to 15 years imprisonment. James Onuoha was sentenced to 15 years jail term without an option of fine after he was found guilty of ...

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced measures to ease restrictions on public gatherings in the country. Under the new directives, church services and Muslim prayers can take place with 100 congregants at a time and for only one hour. Social-distancing ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Edo State Government and Governor Godwin Obaseki from arresting and prosecuting the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole. Earlier, a panel of inquiry headed by Justice ...

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for the funeral of George Floyd. TMZ reports that Mayweather Jr has offered to fund the cost of Floyd’s funeral. He wants to foot the bill for four services taking place in ...

White parishioners have prayed for forgiveness after ‘years and years of systematic racism’ as they gathered in the area where George Floyd grew up in Houston, Texas. Protests and vigils have taken across the country in the past as outraged ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the record for covid-19 in Nigeria have risen to 10578. 416 new cases of covid-19 were announced late last night. The new cases per states are listed below: Lagos-192 Edo-41 Rivers-33 ...

Snoop Dogg has reportedly banked more than £5 million from his appearance in Just Eat’s new advert. The rapper, 48, is the face of the takeaway delivery service’s new campaign and recorded a new song for the company. The star ...

Nigerian music legend and reggae king Majek Fashek, is dead. His death was confirmed by his manager Omenka Uzoma, on the late singer’s official Instagram handle. “Today been having pressure calls, well it is true that the African No 1 ...

Offering a rare glimpse into his family life, the Liverpool superstar shared sweet pictures of him spending quality time with daughter Makka. Salah wrote: “Father daughter bonding time”. He and his daughter were pictured enjoying the weather and smiling, as ...

Federal Government has announced the second phase of its eased lockdown which would be in place for four weeks. The initial six weeks eased lockdown would end by midnight of Monday, but the Presidential Taskforce PTF on Covid-19 said the ...

Cameroon’s schools and universities reopened on Monday as the government was criticised over weak measures to combat the spread of coronavirus in one of the worst-affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The government suspended classes in mid-March for universities and schools ...

The Department of State Service (DSS) confirmed on Monday that its investigation revealed alteration in the exemption certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo. The Head, Legal ...

Spain has recorded no coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours for the first time since the beginning of March, a senior health ministry spokesman said Monday. “Today we have received no deaths with the date of death from yesterday,” ...

DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of the deadly fever in the east as well as a surging number of coronavirus infections. The ...

Domestic flights earlier suspended in March as one of the measures to control the spread of coronavirus, are to resume at the nation’s airports from Sunday 21 June 2020, the federal government has said. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika ...

Brits looking to squeeze in a crafty early summer holiday can head to Italy with no restrictions after the rest of Europe banned them. The only catch would be they need to get back by Sunday to beat Boris Johnson’s ...

The Federal Government has lifted ban on religious gatherings across the country. This was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, at the daily media briefing ...

Nigerian ladies have taking to twitter to recount their scary experiences of s.e.x.u.a.l assaults allegedly at the hands of police and army personnel. The ladies gave in details how they were allegedly harassed by these men, with one officer allegedly ...

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Best examination so far! Lol, if you know, you know, chai, lucky students, lol. The Vice-Chancellor of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, has said the institution has commenced second-semester examination for students through the school online platform. ...

Popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz has called for a nationwide protest over the recent murder of innocent young girls in Nigeria. Falz, the son of a prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, made the call following ...

Living Faith Church, Igbogene, Salvation Victory Centre, Igbogene, Shalom International Christian Centre, along Tombia-Amassoma road, Great Grace Distinguished Assembly, Okutukutu, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Opolo and Hebrews International Church, Ayama road, were on Sunday sealed by the Bayelsa ...

A man has been shot dead by law enforcement officers in Louisville on the fourth night of unrest following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd, local media reports. It is not clear if the man was shot by ...

  Mr Zubairu Dalhatu Malamai, ex-boyfriend of Zainab Abdullahi Yahaya, new wife of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has asked her to pay him the sum of N9,081,207.45 being money he spent on her during their ...