Spain begins 10-day mourning period for coronavirus victims

Spain has begun an official 10-day mourning period for the tens of thousands of victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Starting from Wednesday, all flags on public buildings across the nation and on Spanish naval vessels will be ...

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Boy beats sister to death over computer tablet

A teenage boy has admitted to killing his ten-year-old sister in her sleep after they argued over using a computer tablet according to the Daily Mail news. The girl, named as Luda and described by local media as smart and ...

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Buhari writes National Assembly, seeks fresh $5.5 billion loan

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate and the House of Representatives, seeking approval for a fresh loan of $5.513 billion. In a letter read by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the plenary on Thursday, the ...

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Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony pushed to 2021

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett and six others is postponed until 2021. Hall of Fame Board of Governors chairman Jerry Colangelo broke the news Wednesday to ESPN. The ceremony ...

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We’re still COVID-19 free, Kogi government insists

The Kogi State Government, Thursday denied the two index cases reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), insisting the state is still COVID-19 free. Recall that the NCDC on its website alleged that, two index cases were recorded ...

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Kylie Jenner reposts cute side-by-side comparison shot of herself and daughter

Kylie Jenner can’t help but see a bit of herself in her two-year-old daughter Stormi. And on Wednesday evening, the 22-year-old makeup mogul had her 178million followers seeing double when she reposted a comparison shot of herself and Stormi on ...

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Crisis hits Oyo APC over plan to expel ex-communication minister, Shittu

Another crisis is brewing in the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following alleged clandestine moves to expel former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, from the party. THISDAY reliably gathered that leaders of the party in the ...

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Moment woman pushed her autistic son into canal in failed attempt to drown him before taking him to a second spot where she killed him

This is the horrifying moment a mother appears to push her autistic son into a canal in what police say was her first attempt to kill him. Patricia Ripley, 45, faked Alejandro Ripley’s abduction after trying to drown him twice, ...

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey reacts to labeling Trump’s tweets

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that labeling two of President Donald Trump’s tweets with fact checks does not make the social media company an “arbiter of truth.” “Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the ...

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Coronavirus finally hits Kogi state

Kogi State has recorded its first cases of the deadly Coronavirus since the pandemic broke out in February in the country. Kogi and Cross Rivers State previously held the record as the only two states in Nigeria not to have ...

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Mercy Johnson shares photos of her newborn to mark children’s day

It was children’s day yesterday, and new mom, Mercy Johnson Okojie shared first photos of her 4th child — a baby girl to mark the glorious day. Sharing photos of Divine-Mercy Okojie, the actress says she is a proof that ...

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Gospel singer, Steingard says he no longer believes in God

Jonathan Steingard, frontman for the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, has gone public with some personal news. In a lengthy post on his Instagram account, the singer shared that he no longer believes in God. “I’ve been terrified to post ...

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Nigerian wrongly jailed in US freed, gets $10m compensation

A United States based Nigerian, Tony Ugochkwu, has walked out of prison a free man after spending 15 out of the 18 years he was wrongly convicted for murder. For being a victim of wrong identity, he is to be ...

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Nigeria records 389 new cases of covid-19, total now 8733

Nigeria has recorded 389 new cases of the Coronavirus across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle last night, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 256 cases were recorded in Lagos State, 23 ...

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Federal Govt. suspends evacuation of stranded Nigerians

The Federal Government has suspended further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. The development, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama is to allow take-off of a new policy on evacuation of Nigerians. Onyeama said henceforth evacuated Nigerians would not have ...

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Reopening schools: FG considers morning, afternoon classes

As the nation continues its fight against Covid-19, the Federal Government has disclosed that it is thinking of sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening amid the pandemic. This disclosure was made ...

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”I was young and new in the industry, I made mistakes”! Cynthia Morgan apologises to Jude Okoye and ex-manager

Cynthia Morgan has made a u-turn to apologise to her former Record Label boss, Jude Okoye and her former manager, Joy Tongo. She released a statement today in which she admitted she made some mistakes, then went on to apologise ...

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Court sentences two armed robbers to death by hanging

An Osun State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging after finding them guilty of armed robbery. The trial judge, Justice Jide Falola sitting in Ila-orangun on Wednesday, handed down the death sentence on Ayodeji Adeleke and ...

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Baby becomes viral sensation after crashing tiktok video

An adorable baby dressed in a denim jacket, sneakers, and a diaper has charmed social media users –including quite a few celebrities after he crashed his older siblings’ TikTok video with his own cute dance moves. The video, which was ...

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Woman whose husband used superglue on her privates begs for medical assistance

Twenty three-year-old Charity Wairimu, who was s.e.xually assaulted by her husband, James Kifo Muriuki, on May 16, has revealed that she is yet to get medical treatment ten days after the beastly incident happened. Kifo is alleged to have sprayed ...

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Native doctor kills Pastor, uses him for money ritual in Ogun

A native doctor simply identified as Ogunkoya has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly killing and using a pastor for rituals. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi identified the slain cleric as Pastor Ezekiel Kalejaiye. ...

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Aare Gani Adams and wife welcome twins (photos)

Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams and wife yesterday welcomed a set of twins. His wife, Ayinba Mojisola Adams, was delivered of a set of twins, a boy and a girl, on Tuesday night at a private hospital ...

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