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A 73-year-old Angola man who had 156 children from 47 wives has died.  Francisco Tchikuteny Sabalo, known as Pai Grande, or Big Dad, died last Tuesday (04-14-20) of prostate cancer, voanews.com reports. His funeral drew a crowd of at least ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and partner Carrie Symonds have announced the name of their newborn baby boy today. The baby’s name is Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, after both their grandparents and the two doctors that saved the PM’s life from ...

A mother-of-two believes that drinking smoothies with a shot of sperm have helped to boost her immune system and is helping prevent coronavirus. Tracy Kiss, 32, says she’s not had a cold or flu for three years because of her ...

Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, says it will only be carrying 20 commuters with face masks per bus as from Monday to contain further spread of COVID-19. The Managing Director of the firm, ...

Schools in America’s coronavirus epicentre of New York state will stay closed for the rest of the academic year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. The decision comes as the state remains cautious about reopening over fears that getting people back ...

A police officer has been confirmed dead, and seven others are still missing after the truck they were travelling in on Thursday night, was swept away by raging flood waters in Baringo North area. The eight, alongside their other four ...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines being developed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic and efforts are underway to start the process in the country. ...

The Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, one of the four emirs of the newly created emirates in Kano State, was taken to hospital yesterday, Daily Trust learnt. It was not certain whether the illness was related to ...

Britain’s worst ever rapist Reynhard Sinaga has been moved into a prison dubbed the ‘Monster Mansion’. Sinaga will join the likes of black cab rapist John Worboys, paedophile Ian Watkins and murderer Jeremy Bamber at the infamous HMP Wakefield. The ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, today said that Nigerians will have to learn to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pending when a vaccine will be found. He made this declaration while addressing ...

A pensioner suffering from coronavirus turned down life-saving treatment after his wife of 63 years died of the disease. Bill Dartnall, 90, refused to wear his oxygen mask after learning about the death of his partner Mary, 81, who had ...

Tupac Shakur’s haunting last words as he was bleeding to death have been revealed in bombshell police documents. The files, which have been kept private for 24 years, have now been published and reveal the rapper spent his last moments ...

Ogun Government says gradual easing of the lockdown in the state will begin on May 9, as against the May 4 announced by President Muhammadu Buhari. Gov Dapo Abiodun made this known during a media briefing on Friday in Abeokuta. ...

Actress and “Red Table Talk” host, Jada Pinkett Smith has shared what she discovered while being stuck at home with her husband, Will Smith as a result of the lockdown. The actress disclosed that spending lockdown with Will Smith has ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed 10 new coronavirus cases in the state. He stated this via Twitter shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced eight new infections in the state on Friday night. The Centre had ...

The mystery surrounding what happened to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un might have been answered after he was reportedly spotted in public for the first time in nearly three weeks. Photos emerged Friday in a North Korean state-owned newspaper showing ...

Actress, Mercy Aigbe, has revealed that for a long time, she had a crush on ‘African Queen’ singer, 2baba. Aigbe stated this during the week as a guest on Gbenga Adeyinka’s Instagram Live chat. After Adeyinka played ‘African Queen’ while ...

Patients with severe cases of Covid-19 had abnormal blood clotting which contributed to some deaths, research has found. The study found that patients with higher levels of blood clotting had a significantly worse prognosis and were more likely to require ...

The Federal Government has announced that anyone found moving about without a facemask will be prosecuted. This was disclosed in a document by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Friday, as part of the guidelines it released for ...

Kano State has recorded three new coronavirus fatalities. The state Health Ministry made this known via Twitter shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 92 new infections in the state, bringing the total confirmed cases to 311. “As ...

A lady has shared photos of her cat hanging out with a snake, saying none of them was harmed and instead they were basking together. She shared the photos with the question; ”why did I find my cat hanging out ...

A senior personel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) James Mbam have been arrested in Ebonyi for allegedly smuggling two persons into the state. The official who is serving in Orumba Umunze in Anambra State was arrested ...

Meghan Markle has lost the first round of her High Court battle against a newspaper over its publication of a “private and confidential” letter to her estranged father. A judge has thrown out allegations in the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy ...

From a high fever to a dry cough, coronavirus is known to be associated with a number of unpleasant symptoms. Now, one doctor has warned of a long-term effect of the virus, that can leave some patients needing physiotherapy. Dr ...