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  • Langya: New Transmissible Virus Discovered In Taiwan, Potentially Fatal Like COVID

    . Langya: New Transmissible Virus Discovered In Taiwan, Potentially Fatal Like COVID

     China has discovered a new, potentially fatal virus within its borders, which experts say could trigger another pandemic.The Langya Henipavirus, referred to as "Langya," has already infected 35 people, according to Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control.Authorities said the patients did not have close contact with each other or common
  • 2023: Trouble For Tinubu As Christians In 19 Northern States Withdraw Their Support

    .2023: Trouble For Tinubu As Christians In 19 Northern States Withdraw Their Support

     The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in 19 Northern states including Abuja has withdrawn their support for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. CAN in a statement issued on Sunday, in Kaduna State, through the Secretary-General of the Christain body, Sunday Oibe reiterated their opposition on the Muslim-M
  • 19 Northern State, Abuja CAN Reaffirms Opposition To Muslim-Muslim Ticket

    . 19 Northern State, Abuja CAN Reaffirms Opposition To Muslim-Muslim Ticket

     The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and Abuja has reaffirmed its opposition to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).The Secretary-General of the Christian body, Sunday Oibe, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna State, some months ahead of the presidential election.
  • 19 Year Old Nigerian Twin Sisters Get UN Foundation Recognition For Community Work

    . 19 Year Old Nigerian Twin Sisters Get UN Foundation Recognition For Community Work

     The United Nations (UN) Foundation has recognised the community-based work of 19-year-old Nigerian twin sisters, Uforo and Eduek Nsentip, popularly known as De Nsentip Twins, by featuring their humanitarian contributions and girls/women advocacy in its Equal Everywhere website.The Akwa Ibom State twin ladies, who are currently second-year medical
  • President Buhari Asks Senate To Confirm 19 Nominees As INEC Commissioners

    . President Buhari Asks Senate To Confirm 19 Nominees As INEC Commissioners

     President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to confirm 19 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation request to the upper chamber was contained in a letter dated 25th July 2022. The letter was read at plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.President Buhari,
  • Man Arrested For Issuing Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

    .Man Arrested For Issuing Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

     An ad hoc staff of a COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in Abuja has been arrested by security officials for issuing fake vaccination cards to some international travellers.The Head of Public Relations of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mohammad Ohitoto, disclosed this in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday.The suspect,
  • COVID Makes a Comeback As Infections Spike In Lagos With 247 New Cases

    . COVID Makes a Comeback As Infections Spike In Lagos With 247 New Cases

     Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos State, is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the country recorded 247 infections between June 21 and 24, 2022.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Saturday that out of the 247 new infections recorded, Lagos recorded 203 cases, while the Federal Capital Territory and three other
  • Yoruba World Fix June 19 For The Celebration Of New Olubadan Of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun

    . Yoruba World Fix June 19 For The Celebration Of New Olubadan Of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun

     The Yoruba World Centre has fixed June 19 for the celebration of the new Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun. According to the release, the ceremony which will take place at the University of Ibadan coincides with the monarch’s 100 days on the throne.The centre said: “This provides an opportunity for the young ones to learn about it and und
  • 19-year-old Girl Mercilessly Beaten By Her Boyfriend In Delta State

    .19-year-old Girl Mercilessly Beaten By Her Boyfriend In Delta State

     A 19-year-old Akwa Ibom girl has been hospitalised after she was beaten to a pulp by her alleged boyfriend in Ugboroke area of Warri, Delta State.It was gathered that the suspect identified as Patrick Fregene met the victim on the internet and invited her to Warri. Ever since then he turned her into a punching bag."He has been locking her ind
  • 19-Yr-Old Boy Who Engaged 17-Yr-Old Girlfriend In Benin Cancels Wedding Over Infidelity (Video)

    .. 19-Yr-Old Boy Who Engaged 17-Yr-Old Girlfriend In Benin Cancels Wedding Over Infidelity (Video)

     It has ended in tears for the adolescent couple who went viral after a video of their loved-up moment wrapped in a marriage proposal surfaced weeks ago.According to multiple sources, the couple met in Benin City, Edo State, when he planned a special birthday celebration for the young lady.In that video, the young man was seen wearing a dapper jack
  • LAGOS: Controversy Trails Mysterious Death Of 19-Year-Old Dispatch Rider In Ikoyi Prison

    ..LAGOS: Controversy Trails Mysterious Death Of 19-Year-Old Dispatch Rider In Ikoyi Prison

     Controversy is currently trailing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 19-year-old dispatch rider, Uzoma Ezekiel, who died at the Ikoyi correctional centre.It was gathered that a bicycle assigned to him by a logistics company located on Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State, where he worked as a dispatch rider was stolen. According to Chidera
  • 19 Year Old Kwara Poly Student Arrested With N21m, Confesses That He's A Yahoo Boy (Photo)

    . 19 Year Old Kwara Poly Student Arrested With N21m, Confesses That He's A Yahoo Boy (Photo)

     A student of Kwara State Polytechnic has been convicted for engaging in fraud. Oyedotun Adebayo Adebowale admitted to committing cybercrime offences and was accordingly sentenced by Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court, Ilorin. Oyedotun, 19, was prosecuted by the EFCC on one count charge. Justice Sani found him guilty of the charge and
  • WHO Approves China's COVID-19 Vaccine

    .WHO Approves China's COVID-19 Vaccine

     A Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organisation on Thursday. The vaccine was made by Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO and it is a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, according to AFP. It is the third Chinese-made vaccine to be approved by the WHO, after Sinovac and Sinopharm. It was found to have 64 percent efficacy aga
  • Bill Gates Tests Positive For COVID 19, Says He's Fortunate To Be Vaccinated

    . Bill Gates Tests Positive For COVID 19, Says He's Fortunate To Be Vaccinated

     Bill Gates, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, says he tested positive for COVID-19. Gates announced this on Tuesday in a post on Twitter, adding that he is experiencing mild symptoms. “I’ve tested positive for COVID. I’m experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts’ advice by isolating until I’m healthy aga
  • KANO: 19-Year-Old Boy Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing His Five-Year-Old Nephew

    .KANO: 19-Year-Old Boy Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing His Five-Year-Old Nephew

     A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Ibrahim Khalil, to death by hanging for killing his five-year-old nephew, Ahmad Ado.The presiding judge, Justice Usman Naabba, convicted Khali of two counts of kidnapping and culpable homicide.In his judgement, Justice Na’abba sentenced the convict to 14 years of imprisonment for kidnappin
  • 19-year-old Student Arrested For Murdering His 22-Year-Old Former-Lover Inside Classroom

    .. 19-year-old Student Arrested For Murdering His 22-Year-Old Former-Lover Inside Classroom

     A 19-year-old student has been arrested for stabbing his 22-year-old former lover and high school student, to death. Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigation said 19-year-old Tony Kiptoo of Keben secondary school, stabbed his ex-lover Irene Chelagat on the left side of her chest, killing her on the spot after she allegedly turned down hi
  • Ogun State Gov’s Aide, Abidemi Rufai, Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud in U.S.

    . Ogun State Gov’s Aide, Abidemi Rufai, Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud in U.S.

     Abidemi Rufai, an official of the Ogun State government until his arrest, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.Mr Rufai, 45, admitted using stolen identities to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, U.S. Attorney, Nick Brown, said.Abidemi Rufai h
  • Shock As Dead COVID 19 Patient Comes Back To Life Just Before Being Cremated

    . Shock As Dead COVID 19 Patient Comes Back To Life Just Before Being Cremated

     A COVID-19 patient, who was pronounced dead and sealed in a body bag, came back to life just before being cremated. The pensioner was declared "dead" by nursing home staff. Footage from China shows hazmat suited nurses carrying the body bag with the pensioner to a hearse to cremate him. However, on their way there, there noticed movement
  • US Vice President, Kamala Harris Reportedly Tests Positive For COVID-19

    . US Vice President, Kamala Harris Reportedly Tests Positive For COVID-19

     US vice president, Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19.Her press secretary Kirsten Allen said in a Tuesday statement that Harris was exhibiting no symptoms. She will isolate and work from the vice president's residence.The VP's office said Harris had not participated in any meetings at the White House on Tuesday, and she had n
  • NSCDC Official Beats Up His 19 Year Old Sister For Having A Boyfriend (PHOTOS)

    . NSCDC Official Beats Up His 19 Year Old Sister For Having A Boyfriend (PHOTOS)

     A 19-year-old student of the University of Abuja, Amarachi Ugwueze, has narrated how she was a$$aulted by her elder brother after he accused her of having a boyfriend. The accused, an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ugwueze Ezekiel, a$$aulted the victim at their residence in Kuje Area Council, Abuja, on Wednesday, April 2
  • NSCDC Officer,Ugwueze Ezekiel Tortures & Brutalises His 19-year-Old Sister In Abuja For Having Boyfriend

    ..NSCDC Officer,Ugwueze Ezekiel Tortures & Brutalises His 19-year-Old Sister In Abuja For Having Boyfriend

     Ugwueze Ezekiel, an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, has tortured and brutalised his 19-year-old sister, Amarachi Ugwueze, a microbiology student of University of Abuja, for refusing to surrender her mobile phone to him after accusing her of having a boyfriend. The incident, which occurred at Aviation Estate in Kuje Area C
  • Russia vs Ukraine War: Poland Releases 13 Out of 19 Detained Nigerians

    . Russia vs Ukraine War: Poland Releases 13 Out of 19 Detained Nigerians

     The Polish government has released 13 out of 19 Nigerians detained in various camps in the country.Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in a statement on Wednesday, April 20, said their release followed the intervention of the Nigeria Ambassador to Poland, Major General Christian Ugwu (rtd).According to the statement, signed by NiDCOM spokesp
  • We Conducts COVID 19 Test; Chrisland Schools Denies Conducting Pregnancy Tests On Students

    . We Conducts COVID 19 Test; Chrisland Schools Denies Conducting Pregnancy Tests On Students

     The management of Chrisland Schools, Lagos has denied  said it did not conduct pregnancy tests on any of its students that attended the World School Games in Dubai, UAE, last month.Rather, the management said it only conducted the COVID-19 tests on the students when they returned from the said trip in accordance with laid down protocols on th
  • Hip Hop Icon, DJ Kay Slay Reportedly Died 4 Month After Battling COVID 19, Online Users React

    . Hip Hop Icon, DJ Kay Slay Reportedly Died 4 Month After Battling COVID 19, Online Users React

     Hip-Hop icon, Keith Grayzon, better known as DJ Kay Slay, has succumbed to medical complications resulting from a lengthy battle with COVID-19.The 55-year-old American DJ passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17.Rumors of Kay Slay’s passing began to circulate on Sunday evening, with well known music artist manager, Wack 100 reportedly confirming t
  • BREAKING! Airlines To Begin Selling Their International Tickets in Dollars From April 19

    . BREAKING! Airlines To Begin Selling Their International Tickets in Dollars From April 19

     The sale of tickets in US dollars will begin with effect from April 19, 2022, some foreign airlines operating in Nigeria disclosed on Thursday. This was contained in an announcement made by APG in an advisory to its travel partners, titled: “APG IET: Restrictions of Sales in US dollars”.APG is the world’s largest passenger and cargo general
  • Federal Govt Lifts Midnight Curfew, Other COVID-19 Restrictions

    . Federal Govt Lifts Midnight Curfew, Other COVID-19 Restrictions

     The Federal Government has lifted the nationwide midnight curfew — 12 midnight till 4 am — imposed in 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19...The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 in a statement disclosed that crowd restriction at weddings, concerts, and other crowded places has also been uplifted...According to the statement,
  • Gunmen Storm Cultural Festival Killed 10 People Injured 19 In Plateau

    . Gunmen Storm Cultural Festival Killed 10 People Injured 19 In Plateau

    In what will come across as a really startling development, as many as ten persons have been confirmed dead while 19 others sustained injuries after gunmen attacked celebrants at a cultural festival in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.It was learnt that the incident occurred as the people of Irigwe ethnic nationality of the state were
  • Leaked Documents: How Gov. Simon Lalong Spent N74m For COVID-19 Test, Medical Check-up For Wife & Others

    . Leaked Documents: How Gov. Simon Lalong Spent N74m For COVID-19 Test, Medical Check-up For Wife & Others

     The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong might be yet another guest with the EFCC as a reported leaked documents have revealed how he spent N74 million for COVID-19 test, medical check-up, summit in Dubai for wife and selected government officials.The documents which is currently making rounds shows a break down of how the said money was expend
  • "Vaccinated Travelers Arriving Nigerian No Longer Required To Take COVID 19 Test" -FG

    . "Vaccinated Travelers Arriving Nigerian No Longer Required To Take COVID 19 Test" -FG

     Effective Monday, 4th April, 2022, Fully vaccinated travellers coming into Nigeria will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test. Instead, a FREE rapid antigen test will be administered within the airport arrival hall (fully-vaxxed only).However, passengers who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated are still expected to t
  • COVID-19: Ex-NANTA VC Urges FG To Review PCR Test Rules, About Policy Making

    .COVID-19: Ex-NANTA VC Urges FG To Review PCR Test Rules, About Policy Making

     Former Vice Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, NANTA, Otunba Segun Adewale has urged the Federal Government to review the pre-arrival PCR test rules in order to allow tourism business to be revived in Nigeria.According to him, the policy is inimical to Nigeria’s economy and it is a fraudulent development in that no othe

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