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The Lagos State Government, yesterday, presented a cheque of N2.5 million to each of the eight families of the deceased, who died in the pipeline explosion of Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Abule Ado-Soba, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area ...

Nigeria Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa, has dismissed claims on social media that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Musa, who plays for Al-Nassr Football Club in Saudi Arabia described the reports as fake news on his verified Twitter handle. ...

This morning they gave their fans on twitter something to talk about when Adekunle Gold made a mockery of himself revealing the only subjects he passed well in school was CRK and FINE ARTS. On seeing the tweet, Simi qickly ...

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Lawan Jimeta has confirmed the release of the State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Emmanuel Agbale from his abductors. Mr. Agbale was kidnapped around Benin Auchi Road, Edo State on Friday, 17th April ...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic has said there is yet to be any scientific proof that the Coronavirus infection is s.e.xually transmissible. National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, who stated this on Wednesday ...

Kano State Government has revealed on Wednesday that it has applied for N15b from the Federal Government to fight the coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed bythe state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during a television programme ‘Politics Today’ aired on ...

Dr. Tomi Coker, the Commissioner for Health in Ogun said the three new cases of coronavirus in the state were Nigerians from Togo. They were heading to Sokoto and Jos. She disclosed this in Abeokuta during an inspection of the ...

General Overseer of the Holy Ghost Mission Church, Pastor Peter Alatake, has been arraigned before an Owo Magistrate court for r.a.p.i.n.g a 16-year-old epileptic secondary school student. The victim was said to have been taken to his church for deliverance ...

Some men in military uniform Wednesday invaded Ankough, a village in Benue State, and torched houses and farmlands. Tiv and Jukuns ethnic groups have been at war for years over land. Last week, some militia, suspected to be of Jukun ...

R Kelly has been denied early release from prison after raising fears over the coronavirus spread at the federal jail. The 53-year-old singer is currently locked up and awaiting trial at MCC Chicago where an outbreak of COVID-19 has occured. ...

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday confirmed that dozens of people escaped from mandatory quarantine in the capital, Nairobi. The break out took place at KMTC Mbagathi centre on Tuesday. Addressing the incident, President Uhuru said the government knew the ...

A bride-to-be dressed up in high heels and a face mask for a supermarket hen party during the coronavirus lockdown. Katiusca Mariani had planned to meet her pals in Rimini, in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, but her plans ...

The heir to British throne, Prince Charles has described the death of Abba Kyari, the former Chief of Staff to the President as “a desperately sad news.” He sent his “deepest possible sympathy” to President Muhammadu Buhari and the government ...

  Four amrned robbers have met their waterloo when they stormed an estate in Lekki to rob. They stormed the estatte at night, but unlnown to them a senior officer was around the vicinity and he immediately called for backup. ...

An unmarried couple has been brutally flogged after being caught in a hotel room for breaching Islamic Shariah law, despite partial coronavirus lockdown. Men and women are receiving the punishment in accordance to the conservative law in the province of ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the state recorded its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday. Makinde made the death public on his Twitter handle at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday. He said that the deceased died at the University ...

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said “harm to the living must be avoided” when burying the body of any Muslim who died as a result of infection. This is contained in a set of guidelines issued ...

The Nigerian Government has now finalized arrangement for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in Tanzania on different charges. Their repatriation was made possible by the Nigerian ambassador to Tanzania. The Head, Media and Public Relations ...

  This Nigerian Centre for Disease Control have announced another 91 new cases of coronavirus in the country.   This information was published on the NCDC official facebook page,   See below for more details;

A talented teenager took her own life because the thought of three months in lockdown felt like “300 years”, her heartbroken family has claimed. The grieving parents of Beth Palmer have spoken about their tragic loss to warn other parents ...

The elder brother of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Alhaji Adamu Mohammed Duguri, has recounted his ordeals in the hands of kidnappers. He declared that N50 million ransom was paid to secure his release. Duguri, who regained freedom after ...

North Korean state media made no mention of new appearances by leader Kim Jong Un, a day after intense international speculation over his health. South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with US intelligence have cast doubt on reports ...

Twenty three female s.e.x workers and seven of their male clients were Monday evening arrested at two brothels in Emali, Makueni County, Nzaui OCPD, Josiah Okumu, says. Okumu said 14 people (13 female s.e.x workers and a male client) were ...

The governor of Ebonyi , David Umahi, on Wednesday continued his war on the media by banning for life, the state correspondents of The Sun newspaper, Chijioke Agwu, and the Vanguard newspaper,  Peter Okutu, from entering the Government House or ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State command, has arrested one Benjamin Jato for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC. Orndiir Terzungwe made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna. ...