Coronavirus: Austria bans gatherings of more than five people

Austria on Sunday banned gatherings of more than five people and told residents to go out only if necessary, in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. Police would enforce new restrictions on public life, the government said, threatening ...

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Police launch manhunt for killers of 2 herdsmen in Kogi

The Police Command in Kogi state says it has launched a manhunt for some youths that allegedly killed two Fulani herdsmen in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja ...

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Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello loses mother

Hajia Hauwa Oziohu Bello, the mother of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, is dead. Hajia Hauwa, the matriarch of Alhaji Bello Ipemida Ochi’s family died on Sunday after a brief illness at the age of 101. Announcing her passage on ...

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Family of four, 11 others die in Lagos explosion

The National Emergency Management Agency says 15 corpses, including a family of four, have been recovered from the scene of Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State. No fewer than 60 students of Bethlehem ...

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Confusion as pipeline explosion rocks Lagos

There was a large explosion at Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State on Sunday. It was learnt that the impact of the explosion damaged nearby houses. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Abule Ado inside Omo Onile around ...

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Coronavirus is gods punishment on the west – Zimbabwe minister

Zimbabwe’s defence minister has called the coronavirus pandemic a “punishment” of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members of the ruling regime over human rights abuses. Coronavirus has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide and killed almost 6,000 ...

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Youths protests as trailer crushes 3, injures 7 others in Abuja

There was pandemonium in Gwagwalada in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday morning after a trailer killed three persons and injured another seven. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, who ...

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Argungu Fishing Festival: man with biggest catch gets N10m, 2 cars, Hajj slot

Malam Abubakar Ya’u from Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi on Saturday got N10 million, two new cars and two Hajj seats for catching the biggest fish weighing 78 kilogrammes at the 2020 Argungu fishing festival. Reports have it that ...

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Witches came for me after acting ‘Koto Orun’– Iya Gbonkan

  Nollywood actress, Margaret Bandele Olayinka also known as Iya Gbonkan who is well known for acting witches in Yoruba movies reveals how she almost lost her life and how witches tried to initiate her after acting the popular ‘Koto ...

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Two robbery suspects burnt to death in Benue

Bodies of three men suspected to be robbers were found early Friday burnt near the perimeter fence of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM), but police say there were lynched. A number of sources indicate the three burnt ...

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Amazing photos from AMVCA7

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards is up, and this year wardrobes are taking some tumbling. From red-carpet hosts to actors and senators, the race is on for the “best-dressed”. The big brother naija winner and runner up Mercy and ...

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Trump finally undergo coronavirus test

US president Donald Trump has tested for coronavirus, but the results are yet to return, Fox News reported on Saturday. Just before a briefing with the White House press corps, Trump said he had his “temperature taken and was fine,” ...

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Homosexuality is caused by ogbanje, Pete Edochie narrates

Veteran Nollywood actor who has been giving the youths a ‘heart-attack’ lately, telling them how not to propose to a woman, except the man is a fool and also addressing single mothers is at it again. According to respected Pete ...

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London marathon postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

The London marathon was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a statement Friday. The race was due to take place April 26 and will now be held Oct. 4. The event was expected to draw 43,000 participants. “The ...

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4 EFCC officials receive FBI commendation certificate

The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice has presented commendation certificates to four officials of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The certificate is in recognition of their efforts ...

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Road safety boss orders clampdown on overloaded school buses

The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered the corps’ field operatives to clampdown on overloaded private school buses plying Nigerian roads as part of organised efforts to reduce crashes involving school children. The spokesman of ...

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Two arrested for dumping murdered facebook lover in Anambra bush

The Police in Anambra have arrested two persons for allegedly killing a Facebook friend and dumping the corpse in a bush in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Commissioner of Police, John Abang, disclosed this on ...

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Edo govt. shuts down orphanage where child was sold for N1.7m

The Edo State Government says it has shut Famous Faithland Orphanage for allegedly selling a baby girl for over N1.7m. The government has also withdrawn the operational licence of the facility. The state’s Commissioner for Social Development and Gender Issues, ...

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Mother jailed for letting 4-year-old son shoot himself

A mother has been jailed for six months for letting her four year-old son shoot himself dead as she slept. Tiara Danielle Jefferson, 26, was sent to jail on thursday over the May 2018 death of her son Demetrius, who ...

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Katsina engages Muslim clerics in fight against coronavirus

The Katsina State Government on Friday engaged Muslim clerics and Ulamas (Muslim leaders) leaders in a one-day sensitization meeting on measures that have been put in place to checkmate the spread of Lassa fever and coronavirus otherwise referred to as ...

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