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The Nigerian passenger who delivered a baby boy aboard an Emirates Airline (UAE) en route Lagos, Mrs Kafayat Omoshalewa Amusan yesterday narrated her ordeal, saying she delivered her baby before flight attendants could get to her. In an exclusive telephone ...

A virtual meeting of South African lawmakers has been disrupted by hackers who flooded the video call with po,rn,ographic images. In the incident on Thursday, the hackers also hurled racial and sexual insults at the meeting’s chairwoman, Thandi Modise, who ...

Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle. The 381 ...

Police in north-western China’s Shaanxi province has arrested a 58-year-old man identified by his surname Ma for allegedly burying his 79-year-old disabled mother alive. It is gathered that the woman was rescued from a deserted tomb where her son allegedly ...

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has welcomed his first child with girlfriend Georgia Groome, it has been confirmed. It first emerged that Georgia, 28, was pregnant in April when she was spotted out with the 31-year-old actor, who played Ron ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says vehicles that were impounded in the state after their owners were caught driving them in violation of the lockdown order will be auctioned. The Governor said this on Thursday in an interview after he ...

The Osun State University on Thursday announced its resolve to hold the 13th matriculation ceremony of the institution online for newly admitted students of the Ivory Tower. According to the Public Relations Officer of the school, Mr. Ademola Adesoji, through ...

A former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Dahiru Saleh, has passed away. He was said to have died in Azare, Bauchi State, to suspected Coronavirus complications. A family source told SaharaReporters that the late Saleh died on ...

Barely a week after helping to repatriate $311m (N118bn) stolen by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, the United States says there is a separate $319m (N121bn) Abacha loot in the United Kingdom and France. The US Embassy ...

Eighty-year-old Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, on Thursday, reiterated his intention to retire by the end of July “or earlier”, despite risk of prosecution for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife. Ruling party officials and ...

The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Enugu State chapter, has said that normal services will resume in churches in the state on May 10. The council said that this was part of the agreements reached with the state government on ...

No fewer than 10 persons at the Lagos State Government House Marina have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this afternoon. He said the development forced Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Joke to undergo ...

Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman, in which he said he was instructed to seize control of Caracas’s airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States. ...

Two McDonald’s workers have been shot after reportedly telling customers they could not eat their food inside due to coronavirus restrictions. Police in Oklahoma City said two customers were told to leave the store’s dining area shortly before the shooting. ...

A nonagenarian simply identified as Pa Olasupo has begged the police to keep his son in a correctional centre as long as necessary after allegedly stabbing a neighbour with a knife. Oladimeji Supo, 37, was ordered to be remanded following ...

Private school operators are asking parents to pay for e-learning while schools are physically closed. However, many parents are complaining about their unwillingness to pay for online classes now and still have to pay for third term when schools resume. ...

On-Air Personality, Toke Makinwa has expressed her opinion on marriage and why she thinks a lot of men can’t handle successful women. The media personality revealed this in a conversation with TV host, IK Osakioduwa on Instagram Live. Toke Makinwa ...

Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo is celebrating his 40th birthday today. The actor was born May 7, 1980, at Ikorodu, Lagos state. He, however, moved to Chicago, in the U.S at the age of 15. Nino obtained a Bachelor’s degree in ...

A Kano state former Commissioner Hon. Muazu Magaji, who mocked the death of Mallam Abba Kyari who died from complications of Coronavirus has allegedly tested positive to the deadly bug. Recall the state Governor immediately sacked him saying his mockery ...

The relationship between Brad Pitt and his ex wife Jennifer Aniston has taken another unexpected turn, thanks to one of Brad’s kids. Brad and Jen famously didn’t have any children during their five year marriage, despite there being a collected ...

A Russian billionaire coal baron has been found dead with a pistol close to his body in a ‘suspected suicide’. Dmitry Bosov,  52, was discovered by his wife Katerina locked in the private gym of his mansion in the Moscow ...

Elon Musk ‘s quirky baby name won’t be allowed on the birth certificate, according to reports. The inventor sent Twitter into meltdown when he announced that he and partner Grimes had named their new son X Æ A-12. But it’s ...

Lmao, Senator Dino Melaye has denied getting engaged to Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo or even thinking of having a wedding with her. News have been making the rounds that the former Senator had secretly engaged the actress and a wedding ...

Florian Schneider — cofounder of German electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk, one of the most influential music groups of the past 50 years — has died after a brief battle with cancer, a rep for the group confirmed. He was 73. “Florian ...

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 29-year-old man, Christopher Dauda, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly burning his mother-in-law’s house. The police charged Dauda with criminal trespass, mischief by fire with ...