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A son of Mexico’s former president Luis Echeverria Alvarez, who governed in the 1970s with an iron fist, has killed himself, authorities have said. Alvaro Echeverria Zuno, 71, died on Tuesday morning at his home in the state of Morelos, ...

The children of Susan Idoko Okpe, the Benue state COVID-19 index case, have called out the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), to release their mum who has been in the Abuja Isolation center for 57 days now. Idoko has ...

The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed doctors in state to proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home order to protest what they described as ‘conflicting directives by the government and incessant police harassment’ on medical doctors ...

No fewer than 292 evacuated Nigerians have arrived in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, from Saudi Arabia, The Punch reports. It was gathered that the flight arrived late on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Minister of Foreign ...

A fire outbreak has occurred at the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja. The main cause of the fire which started this morning cannot be ascertained. It was gathered that a large number of staff of the ...

Liverpool have been promised they will be allowed a Prem trophy lift, but behind closed doors. Jurgen Klopp’s men need just two wins from their remaining nine games when the Premier League returns next month to lift the crown for ...

Bakers in Lagos State have urged the Federal Government to intervene in the prices of baking materials, which may lead to increase in the prices of bread by 60 per cent anytime soon. The bakers complained that the increase in ...

He split from his model boyfriend Jaci Costa Polo in November last year, following a whirlwind six-month romance. But despite his heartbreak, Queen frontman Adam Lambert says he won’t give up looking for Mr Right. Speaking to Sydney Morning Herald, ...

Former Chief of Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya’s wife, Mrs. Folashade Diya, has died, five days to her 66th birthday. According to a press statement released by Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser (Media & Strategy) to Gen Diya, the late Mrs. ...

A North Carolina man who made a stop on his way to a job interview discovered it was his lucky day when he won $200,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. Fredd Jordan, a semi-retired chef from Smithfield, told North Carolina ...

  The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has adviced Nigerians to prepare for the worst despite the ease of lockdown by President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this plea during the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 daily briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. “It ...

The Empire star, Star Bryshere’s landlords claim the “Empire” star’s dog caused some damage in his apartment, and they are suing the actor for the cost of the repairs. However, a representative for the actor says the suit is unnecessary ...

Oyo State has recorded six new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number recorded in the state to 143. According to the latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night, the six cases ...

Bauchi state government has lamented the refusal of two Coronavirus positive cases to isolate themselves. Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, yesterday, said two COVID-19 positive people have declined to be isolated in ...

A Russian nurse has been reprimanded for wearing a bikini underneath a transparent protective suit while treating COVID-19 patients, the country’s official newspaper, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported on Wednesday. The unnamed nurse, who reportedly works at a state hospital in the ...

A woman whose charred and dismembered body was found in suitcases dumped in a forest was today named as 28-year-old Phoenix Netts. It is understood the young woman was killed at a women’s refuge in Birmingham where she had been ...

Tina Lawson, the mother of American singer, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has shared a fierce throwback photo of herself when she was 38 posing in an animal print jumpsuit as she laid across a black couch. Tina, now 66, via her Instagram ...

A Japanese woman who built a cult following online with her video game skills has been recognized as the world’s oldest YouTube gamer — at the age of 90. Hamako Mori, known as “Gamer Grandma” to her 250,000 YouTube subscribers, ...

A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race ...

A 17-year-old girl was beheaded by her ex-boyfriend after breaking up with him in Sweden, it is alleged. Wilma Andersson vanished on November 14 last year and police found a ‘body part’ two weeks later – which was later revealed ...

The police in Lagos have arrested a 29-year-old man, Temitayo Ogunbusola, for allegedly stabbing his ne.ighbour to death. Ogunbusola allegedly committed the offence around 7pm on May 17, at 4, Sebili Kazeem Street, Cele bus stop, Agodo Egbe, Ikotun. He ...

The Osun State Western Nigeria Security Network, Operation Amotekun has arrested another 10 Chinese, 1 Ghanaian, and three locals for illegal mining across the state. According to The Nation, the expatriates were arrested on Tuesday at four illegal mining sites ...

The Rivers State Government has said it has uncovered plans by some citizens of the State who reside in Abuja to cause breakdown of law and order in a bid to declare State of Emergency in the state. A statement ...

Nigeria has recorded 226 new cases of coronavirus, with total confirmed infections now put at 6,401. Lagos led the pack with a huge 131 fresh cases, while Ogun came a distance second with 25 and Plateau, with 15 cases. In ...

Lmao, mad o! Some motorists in Lagos have spent the night on the road for violating lockdown order. They were trapped on Osborne road, Ikoyi. Their video is now making the rounds on social media. Good for them or not ...