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A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, has sentenced four internet fraudsters to one jail term each. The convicts are; Atanda Femi Benjamin, Sadiku Muniru Dolapo, Olapade Oladimeji Solomon and Atoyebi Samson. Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial ...

Morgues in Italy are overhwhelmed as the latest figures show that 2,158 people have now died from the coronavirus in the country. Some in the hardest-hit northern areas of Italy are said to be unable to cope with the number ...

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate satellite cable television service providers in Nigeria for refusing the calls by Nigerians to adopt ‘pay per view’ subscription plan. Members of the House took turns to particularly criticise Digital Satellite Television, ...

  North Korea boasts that it has no cases of COVID-19, even as its neighbor to the north China has experienced more than 3,200 deaths from the global pandemic. North Korean leader Kim Jung Un claims that a 30-day quarantine, ...

A 68-year-old man identified as Amos Ojedapo had reportedly committed suicide at his resident, Ile Atepatan compound, Ejigbo, Osun State. The deceased, it was learnt hanged himself with a rope on the burglary proof of his window in his room. ...

You can also fly on a private jet with 16 friends, with double beds, huge en-suites and a fuel tank which can fly you 6,000 miles non-stop. The only problem? It will set you back $110m for the entire plane. ...

Women turning to mail-order pills to get bums like Kim Kardashian could be putting their lives at risk, a top expert has warned. A range of products are available online that claim to be “clinically proven to enlarge the size ...

Some private schools in Lagos have taken the bull by the horns by announcing closure from Thursday-without instruction to do so from the Ministry of Education. This is coming as the Federal Government announced five new cases of coronavirus, bringing ...

Burkina Faso has joined the list of African countries to have recorded coronavirus related death. Authorities announced the first COVID-19 death on Wednesday. The country’s confirmed cases as at Wednesday is at 26 with over 230 contacts being monitored. Other ...

People with Type A blood are significantly more likely to catch coronavirus than those with Type O, Chinese academics have found. The study in Wuhan – the epicentre of the disease – also found those with Type A blood are ...

Fashion entrepreneur and Vice President Osinbajo’s daughter — Kiki is 27 today. Sharing the above photo, the lady raised by Christian parents wrote; ”CHAPTER 27! Happy birthday to me 🎊 Thanking God for the +1 , so much to be ...

A 26-year -old female identified as Chinazaekpere Uwadineke who allegedly killed a six months old baby of her ex-lover has been arrested by the personnel of the Abia State Police Command in Umuahia, Abia State capital. Though information about the ...

Roger Mayweather, a former two-division champion and uncle and trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr., died Tuesday after battling declining health for years and several known medical issues, including a long battle with diabetes. He was 58. Mayweather compiled a professional ...

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa has soared to a 116. There are now 31 new cases from Tuesday night’s announcement. Six of the new cases are local transmissions. “As part of tracking and tracing, we have ...

The Federal Ministry of Health has just announced five new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to eight. All five cases had a travel history to the UK/USA. Oh dear!

  Ramsey Nouah has called out LG electronics for failing to be responsible for a N500k television he bought from one of their stores. According to the actor, he bought the Tv in one of LG’s stores and it is ...

Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua, on Tuesday, declared that coronavirus, which has caused worldwide panic will vanish before the end of March 2020. “The noise of coronavirus would be silenced before the end of March 2020”, T.B Joshua said. The cleric, ...

  Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham is fighting for his life in hospital. South Wales Police confirmed the former Bluebirds midfielder, 35, is alive after rumours of his death spread on social media. Police were unable to give further details, ...

The Senate on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to personally address Nigerians on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The upper chamber also urged the Federal Government to take more drastic precautionary measures against the spread of the disease. The resolutions ...

A fast rising Port Harcourt artist Bright Moses known by his stage name as Shine BM or Bright Music is currently fighting for his life. It was learnt that the upcoming musician was attacked by yet to be identified cultists ...

The Federal Government has inaugurated a special task force to take charge of the national response strategy and management of the COVID-19. The task force will be headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, while ...

Ulrika Jonsson has described her first night of s.e.x in five years as “fantastic”. The Swedish TV presenter, 52, divorced her third husband Brian Monet last year after the pair found themselves in a “s.e.xless marriage”. She later admitted she’d ...

Police in Ganze, Kilifi County have arrested a middle-aged man who confessed to killing his wife over allegations that she was engaging in an extramarital affair. Festus Baya Maitha, a civil servant attached to the IDs department in Kilifi, told ...

A routine question from her doctor about menstruation set Kenyan Julian Peter, now 29, down a path that led her to discover she was born without a womb, cervix or a vagina. Twelve years on she shared her story with ...

One person was reportedly killed on Tuesday during a clash between two rival groups over the control of a motorcycle/tricycle garage at Ganmo area, Ilorin, Kwara State. Daily trust correspondent gathered that the clash was triggered by two rival groups ...