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He didn’t quite generate the giddy hysteria of a royal baby, but the BBC broadcaster alerted its viewers hours ago with a “Breaking News” flash that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, had just announced the birth ...

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are ‘expecting their first child together’, months after reuniting. The pair have kept their relationship mostly private since getting back together at the end of last year. And family sources have reportedly let slip to ...

Fifteen inmates were on Tuesday granted state pardon from the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Oyo State. Public Relations Officer of the state Correctional Centre, ASP Anjorin Olarewaju, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan. He noted that it was in ...

The Republic of Germany said it had granted Nigeria debt relief amounting to N8.9bn (€22.4m) on account of the coronavirus pandemic. Also, the German government said it had successfully campaigned for the G20, the Paris Club and creditor countries in ...

  The Presidency has disclosed that someone obtained and leaked the draft of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech hours before the national broadcast on Monday. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, ...

One of the two suspected members of a six-man robbery gang has said he joined the gang because he always saw them sharing money after each operation. They had been parading as members of One Million Boys gang in Lagos, ...

The false belief that toxic methanol cures the coronavirus has seen over 700 people killed in Iran, an official said Monday. That represents a higher death toll than previously released by the Iranian Health Ministry. An adviser to the ministry, ...

An organizer of a North Carolina group calling on the state to ease its coronavirus restrictions was unable to attend two rallies because she tested positive for the disease, a report said. Audrey Whitlock, who administers the Facebook page of ...

Military commander Khalifa Haftar has declared himself the ruler of Libya with a “popular mandate” from the people. In a televised speech, the leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that the General Command of the Armed Forces had ...

An NHS worker was stabbed to death just days after his father passed away from a coronavirus-related illness. David Gomoh, 24, was killed seconds from his home in Freemasons Road, Newham, east London, just before 10.30pm on Sunday. He was ...

A New York woman who survived the Spanish influenza pandemic, cancer and sepsis, has beaten coronavirus at the age of 101. Angelina Friedman’s family say they weren’t surprised when she overcame Covid-19 as she is a ‘survivor’ who has ‘superhuman ...

Nollywood actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu popularly known as “Ogun Majek” has cried out to the public for financial assistance over his sickness. Ogun Majek’s appeal and call for financial assistance over his current poor state of health was contained in a ...

Tonto Dikeh has revealed she has a Muslim boyfriend after a follower questioned her when she wished Muslims a happy Ramadan. The actress shared a photo of herself in an Islamic attire as she wished Muslims happy Ramadan on behalf ...

A former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has again said that he has no account or property abroad. Mr Jonathan said this in a statement on Tuesday. The statement, signed by Ikechukwu Eze, spokesman to Mr Jonathan, was issued in response ...

Paulo Dybala has tested positive for the coronavirus for the fourth time in six weeks, according to reports. The Juventus forward confirmed on March 21 that he and his girlfriend Oriana Sabatini had contracted COVID-19 after his first positive test ...

A clinically-tested ventilator that can work without electricity has been presented to the management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo State, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Lilian Salami. The ventilator was produced by a team of researchers in ...

A police inspector, Haruna Kawura attached to Imo State government house, Owerri has been strangled to death. According to reports, he was found dead on Tuesday along Avana Primary School Road, Shell Camp in Owerri, the state capital. The inspector, ...

When Sara Johnston realised she was going to be giving birth to her second baby in the middle of a pandemic, she thought her biggest problem would be getting someone to look after her older daughter when she was in ...

A 45-year-old man, Osita Ezuruike, on Tuesday, committed suicide in his house at Umudafa, Awo Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Sources at the community said the deceased expressed frustration with life over the lockdown and ...

Healthcare workers in Germany and France are baring it all to raise awareness about shortages of personal protective equipment as they battle the coronavirus. A German website called “Blanke Bedenken” shows medics posing in the buff using medical equipment, including ...

An alleged cheating husband got more than he bargained after his wife inflicted severe injuries on him,   A facebook user shared the short story of how the yet to be identified woman poured hot liquid on her husband after ...

An official in a California city resigned after throwing his cat and apparently gulping a beer during a Zoom meeting with other functionaries. Video of the Vallejo Planning Commission teleconference shows Chris Platzer picking up his pet and suddenly launching ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Campaign Director, Dr Bukola Saraki, to pay N5m damages to a Lagos trader, Amuda Adeleke, for unauthorised ...

Donald Trump has said he knows how North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un is but can’t talk about it, adding: “I hope he’s fine.” The US president was speaking at the latest daily White House press briefing on Monday, in response ...

At least 13 doctors have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana, an official of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Tuesday. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA, Paa Baidoo, disclosed this to the media in Accra. Baidoo ...