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The “whole world needs to be on alert” to fight the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme has said. Dr Mike Ryan praised China’s response to the deadly outbreak, saying: “The challenge is great but ...

  A Kenyan female bus conductor who has a beard has shared how she was stripped naked in a police cell to confirm her gender. Theresia Mumbi told BBC Swahili that traffic police in the capital, Nairobi, arrested her and ...

WWE twins, Nikki and Brie Bella are both pregnant – and due less than two weeks apart. The twins, who are expecting with Dancing With The Stars ace Artem Chigvintsev and WWE star Daniel Bryan respectively, insisted they never ‘planned’ ...

Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa has made her Instagram account public for the first time since the LA Lakers star’s tragic death alongside their daughter Gianna. The NBA legend died on Sunday (26 January) aged 41 in a helicopter crash that ...

The head-teacher of Wamagana Primary School in Tetu, Nyeri County,Kenya died on Wednesday afternoon in his office as he prepared to meet parents whose children study at the institution. Stanley Muriungi is said to have collapsed before losing his life. ...

The remains of the Sikorsky S-76B that crashed into a foggy hillside, killing Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others, have been removed from the scene of the disaster. The last of the victims’ bodies also were recovered Tuesday ...

The grieving wife of basketball legend Kobe Bryant has revealed that ‘there aren’t enough words to describe her family pain right now’ and she has been left ‘completely devastated’ by the death of her husband and their teenage daughter in ...

  Real Madrid advance to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey with ease this evening courtesy of a 4-0 win over Real Zaragoza.   Raphael Varane gave his side the lead in the sixth minute when he converted Toni ...

  Manchester City will get the chance to defend their EFL Cup title in the final against Aston Villa after beating Manchester United 3-2 on aggregate, despite Nemanja Matic – who was also sent off – inflicting a 1-0 defeat in Wednesday’s second leg. City ...

  Liverpool go 19 points clear at the top of the league with a 2-0 win over West Ham.   Salah opened the scoring from the spot in the first half after Origi was brought down by Diop.   Oxlade-Chamberlain ...

It’s Lincoln the goat versus Sammy the dog in the race for honorary mayor of one Vermont town. The Nubian goat had won the post in Fair Haven, Vermont, last year after the town manager came up with the pet ...

Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola has allegedly lost another pregnancy due to psychology trauma she suffered from the fake news that her marriage has crashed. Her husband, Olukayode Salako sent out a press release debunking viral reports of their alleged failed ...

Rihanna is reportedly dating ASAP Rocky after splitting from her billionaire beau Hassan Jameel. The pair were seen spending time together in New York, with speculation spreading, and it’s now been claimed that they shared a hotel suite during the ...

A California woman who lives near the site where Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crashed says her Google Nest camera captured audio of the doomed aircraft’s final moments, a report said. Ronna Leavitt’s recording, which was obtained by ABC 7 Los Angeles, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that he was “taken aback” by the resurgence of banditry and insurgency in the country. But he promised to be harder on criminals. Federal lawmakers who returned from their recess also expressed misgivings about ...

Maura Higgins left almost nothing to the imagination as she turned up at the National Television Awards nearly naked. The Love Island star, 29, looked absolutely sensational in a sheer blue dress with a sequin design that cleverly concealed her ...

  Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is “desperate” to play again – after having his ankle cast removed following surgery earlier this month. That is according to Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who failed to give a date for ...

  Kim Kardashian received a huge gift from Beyonce, a massive box of clothing from the singer’s new Ivy Park X collection, which re-launched earlier this month. Kardashian, 39, took to her Instagram story to share several videos of  her ...

  The General overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye is presently trending on twitter for his teachings on fidelity. In a series of tweets this morning, the cleric had admonished Christians to take their marriage seriously, challenging ...

  Brad Pitt ensured his name would not be forgotten at the Oscars Nominees luncheon by hilariously wearing his name badge throughout. Despite having one of the most instantly recognisable faces in the world, the 56-year-old Hollywood legend wore the ...

  The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director-General (DG), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has confirmed that the Federal Government in line with the new National Minimum Wage has approved N33,000 allowance for Corps members. The NYSC-DG disclosed this while speaking ...

  The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspects who allegedly use Point of Sale (POS) machines to extort unsuspecting motorists. The suspects were arrested after a complaint by one of their victims, that ...

  DJ Khaled has shared the first photo of his newborn son on Instagram. “Brothers! Asahd! And Aalam!” Khaled, 44, captioned the post, which shows his 3-year-old son Asahd in bed — nestled against an array of pillows — sweetly ...

  Workers in Bayelsa state have staged a mass protest over non-payment of December 2019 salary and minimum wage from January 2020 salary by blocking the entrance of the treasury building in Yenagoa. The workers said their anger is that ...

  Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja has lessened the conditions of the bail he granted the former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina on November 26, 2019. The defendant has been unable to meet the ...