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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 ...

Michael Jackson was as famed for his high-pitched voice as for his plastic surgery. And as the story goes, his softly-spoken manner was a direct result of his father Joe allegedly forcing him to undergo ‘chemical castration’ when he was ...

Nigeria has recorded six new cases of COVID19. The six cases are in Osun State. With the six cases, there are now 190 confirmed cases of the virus in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged so far, with two records of ...

Sharing before and after photos of a lady, the Government critic wrote; ”This is why I say never marry anyone you have not seen without makeup!. In fact, some marriages should be dissolvable on the basis of fraud. This isn’t ...

Apostle Suleman has defended his reasons for not giving the Nigerian Government a dime to help fight COVID-19 saying his money is for the NEEDY and not the GREEDY. Taking to twitter, the Apostle said, he heard people have been ...

Adam Schlesinger, a singer-songwriter for the bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, has died aged 52. He was also an award-winning writer of songs for film, theatre and television. His lawyer, Josh Grier, said that Adam passed away on Wednesday ...

A man who Don Jazzy wanted to give N50k on twitter, but mistakenly credited him with N450k, has returned the N400k on top of the money. He made the refund after Jazzy notified him. After the return, the very impressed ...

More than half a million people have tested positive for coronavirus in Europe, but the number of people carrying the potentially deadly bug is likely much higher. With many countries in unprecedented lockdowns, continent hit the grim milestone as Spain ...