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The death of a Chartered Accountant, Alhaji Jimoh Muideen, on Thursday night in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITHC) who just returned from the United Kingdom where he had gone to attend the graduation ceremony of one of his children ...

Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they r.a.p.e.d women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have ...

The Federal Government has asked Governors to provide, at least, 300-bed space facilities in their respective state “in case of upsurge in the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic spreading across the country”. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, ...

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) says there will be no disconnection of electricity to non-paying customers during this period of lockdown in Coronavirus pandemic. Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr John Ayodele made this known in a statement issued ...

Alicia Keys has bravely opened up about her experiences as a young woman in the music industry, shedding light on some of her most harrowing ordeals. The American singer-songwriter recalled an incident when she was “manipulated” and “objectified” while shooting ...

Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered 932 new COVID-19 deaths within 24 hours, bringing the total to 10,935, the Health Ministry in Madrid announced on Friday. For the second day in a row, ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa State has trained and deployed 300 personnel across the state to sensitise and enforce compliance with directives issued by government. Speaking to journalists at the Command Headquarters in Yola, the ...

For 10 days after giving birth to her first child, the mother was not allowed near him after she tested positive for coronavirus, for fear of infecting her newborn. And even though she has since been reunited with her son, ...

A group of Kenyan pastors have asked the government to include churches in the list of “essential services” to allow them to remain open as the country battles the Covid-19 outbreak. The preachers representing churches in Makueni country in eastern ...

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun, on Thursday, sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing one Rofiat Adebisi, who at the time of her death was a student of the Osun State University, Osogbo. Giving his ...

A motorist, identified as Joseph Pessu, was shot dead in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday, by a soldier for allegedly flouting the state government’s sit-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Eyewitnesses said the middle-aged motorist, who was ...

That epic brawl between the siblings left fans shocked when it was shown on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But now, some eagle-eyed viewers have noticed evidence that proves just how vicious it was. Kim and Kourney were screaming at ...

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, says he is thankful to God for making him contract COVID-19. Babandede, who tested positive for the virus last week, said in a short video that the sickness had given him ...

Rapper Cardi B revealed she had been hospitalised with stomach pains after suffering for four days. The 27-year-old mum-of-one shared a photo of herself in hospital wearing a face mask. In the post, which she has now deleted, Cardi wrote: ...

The Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says corpses of persons who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be claimed for burial. He said such corpses would be handled by the ministry of health because they are contagious. He ...

The Lagos state government has announced the discharge of four coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, 18 patients had earlier been discharged, after making full recovery from the novel virus. With this development, Lagos state government has discharged 22 of its 98 confirmed ...

President Donald Trump said he has undergone a second coronavirus test on using a new diagnostic that produced a result in less than 15 minutes, and it determined he has not been infected. “I think I took it really out ...

An £12million private jet used by Lionel Messi has been forced to make an emergency landing at Brussels airport due to a fault with the plane. The Barcelona star’s favoured plane was making its way to Tenerife in the Canary ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder, Christ Embassy has warned that anyone who arrested a pastor in this Coronavirus period is in danger. He was speaking on reports that some pastors were arrested by government officials in a bid to enforce social ...

Boris Johnson has revealed he will remain in self-isolation as he is still suffering from a symptom of coronavirus. The prime minister entered self-isolation in 11 Downing Street for seven days last Thursday night after testing positive for COVID-19. However, ...

A woman in Ebonyi State, Chinenye Okoro, has killed her spouse Ifeanyi Okoro by pulling his manhood until he gave up, it has been alleged. The incident was said to have happened following a misunderstanding between the partners. The reason ...

ISA Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on telecommunications service providers to subsidy and relax calls and data for Nigerians. Pantami, on his Twitter handle, said: “As earlier conveyed, as the Minister of Federal Ministry of Communications ...

The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said on Thursday it was suspending production because of the health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 pandemic. Grupo Modelo — whose brands also include Pacifico and Modelo — said the measure was ...

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has ordered an accelerated investigation into the alleged battering of a beauty queen, Elizabeth Oyeniyi, in the state by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr. Abdumumini Danga. The commissioner allegedly assaulted, beat ...

North Korea has claimed its pandemic defence systems are so effective that coronavirus has not breached its borders at all. Authorities have insisted the secretive state doesn’t have a single case of the virus that has killed thousands around the ...