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Caroline Flack’s boyfriend Lewis Burton has paid tribute to her on the day of her funeral saying: “I will love you forever”. The 27-year-old shared a picture of himself cuddling the late presenter and planting a kiss on her forehead. ...

  Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out and has been self-isolating at home. This comes ...

  The Premier League have decided to postpone Wednesday’s match between Manchester City and Arsenal over coronavirus fears. The fixture, which had already been delayed due to respective cup commitments, is the latest European fixture to be interrupted by COVID-19. A decision to postpone the game ...

Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds has showed off her ring – and many fans reckon it was inspired by the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Yesterday marked Carrie’s first appearance at a major public event since announcing her pregnancy. ...

Angelina Jolie has revealed two of her young daughters have been hospitalised for surgery this year. She wrote about their battles with their health in an essay for International Women’s Day, where she said the two girls “fought to survive ...

Milan-based designer Giorgio Armani has donated $1.4 million to help tackle Italy’s coronavirus outbreak. It comes as the health system in the Lombardy region of northern Italy is said to be ‘a step away from collapse’ as intensive care facilities ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday signed the bill establishing the State Security Network Agency, code-named Operation Amotekun into law. The signing took place on Tuesday at the executive council chambers in the Governor’s office in Ibadan, the Oyo ...

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has denied having a romantic relationship with the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, saying no such affair helped her clinch the NPA top job. Ms Usman, chief of ...

This is the very touching moment the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido was escorted out of the palace yesterday as Kano state Government dethroned him. (oh he was loved as the Emir by his people). Watch the video below…

The Nigerian Army on Monday commenced training engagements with Californian National Guards of the United States. The engagement which is ongoing at the Warrant Officers Academy in Jaji, Kaduna, was part of the measures toward curtailing security challenges in Nigeria. ...

Former Brazil and ex-FC Barcelona player Ronaldinho Gaucho is adapting quickly to life in a Paraguayan jail, the head of the facility told Reuters on Monday. The former Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward’s lawyers are however hopeful he may soon be ...

A 26-year-old woman suffers from a rare condition which means food she eats is turned into alcohol and makes her appear drunk. Alyssa Kelsch has auto-brewery syndrome so carbs and sugars she digests turns into booze resulting her speech becoming ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a hotelier Oladimeji Olusegun Ogunfolaju and 79 others in Ikorodu, Lagos for alleged involvement in internet fraud. According to the Commission, Ogunfolaju owns Lakers Hotel and Lake County Entertainment in Ikorodu, ...

Internet icon Marnie the dog has sadly died at age 18, with her owner reassuring fans that she passed away ‘painlessly and peacefully’. Her owner Shirley Braha broke the news on social media, writing: ‘It is with much grief I ...

A teenage girl who grew up in poverty and had no space to do her homework has been offered a place at Oxford. Thamima shared a cramped council house with her parents and three siblings which was so overcrowded she ...

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Lucky Michael for allegedly beheading an 82-year-old woman in her farm. The deceased, identified as Eka Sammy but fondly called ‘Mma Iko Mbakara’ was ambushed in her farm in Oku Abak ...

Well it’s a do me, I do you season. So a troll on twitter has said Davido’s Sweet In The Middle song would have been better, if Zlatan Ibile wasn;t featured on that track and went ahead to hail Naira ...

The Jigawa State Police Command yesterday confirmed 23 people dead in an accident at Gwamfai community in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The command’s spokesman, Audu Jinjiri, in a statement, said the accident occurred yesterday after a tyre ...

  Both Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili were taken straight to hospital after their gruelling war at UFC 248, with the Polish fighter suffering a horror hematoma during the bout. The strawweight title fight has already been dubbed one of ...

As the Senate commenced its public hearing on the anti-social media bill, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to resist the bill. Describing the hill as obnoxious, the main opposition party also called on the media, organised ...

Champtions League and Europa League football could be suspended to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to reports. Uefa have already taken the decision to play many of the round-of-16 ties behind closed doors. Barcelona’s clash with Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited Wuhan for the first time since the city emerged as the centre of the coronavirus epidemic in January – a major sign that Beijing believes the outbreak is under control. The timing of Xi’s ...

Best friends Ashley Thomas and Latoya Wimberly have called themselves sisters ever since meeting in middle school. Last month, after 17 years of friendship, the two Philadelphia-area women confirmed through a DNA test that they are in fact biological sisters. ...

Daughter of the former Emir of Kano, Khadija Sanusi, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Monday, asked her followers to stop sending her condolences, following her father’s dethronement. The former emir, who ascended the throne in 2014, was deposed by Governor Abdullahi ...

French Culture Minister Franck Riester has contracted the novel coronavirus and is staying in his Paris home but is “doing fine”, his office said Monday. “The minister tested positive today,” after displaying symptoms, the ministry said. It noted that Riester ...