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Four Brothers Beat 19-year-old Sister, Aisha Isiyaku To Death Over Alleged Promiscuity In Kano
A 19-year-old divorcee, Aisha Isiyaku, suspected by her family members to have indulged in promiscuity, has been allegedly murdered by her elder brothers.According to Maro, late Aisha’s mother, the incident occurred in their residence in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State.She said that some members of her family accused her daughte

COVID-19!:25 Corps Members Test Positive In Gombe
No fewer than twenty-five members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for the dreaded COVID:19 in Gombe State.This was disclosed on Saturday by the State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru.According to the Commissioner, a total of 1,291 tests were conducted on corps members posted to the State, stating that of 25 of
Actor & Producer, Shona Ferguson Dies From COVID-19 Complications
South African actor, producer and co-founder of Ferguson Films, Shona Ferguson, has died. He was 47.According to a statement from his family, Ferguson passed away at noon on Friday, July 30 from COVID-19 related complications.Ferguson is known for various TV roles including The Queen, Isidingo: The Need, and Scandal!. In 2020, Ferguson made his Ne

How Police Arrest Suspected Burglar Of COVID-19 Isolation Centre In Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday arrested a burglar who allegedly stole an air-conditioning system from a COVID-19 isolation centre in Osogbo.Mr Olawale Olokode, the Commissioner of Police in the state, said this during the parade of arrested suspects at the State Police Headquarters in Osogbo.Olokode expla
"Some People Are Angry We’re Not Catching COVID-19" – Bishop David Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder and president of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has claimed that coronavirus cannot be spread into the church, accusing some persons of being upset that members are not contracting the dreaded virus.The African richest pastor, who had vowed not to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination exercise, said the church i

6 Persons Injured In Lagos Highway Accident Died In Ogun Hospital, Death Toll Raises To 19
Six other persons, who were among those that sustained injuries in a fatal accident along the Lagos-Ibadan highway on Wednesday have died in a hospital in Ogun State.It was reported on Wednesday that 13 persons died in the accident, while 12 others sustained serious injuries.A commercial bus was said to have lost control and rammed into a faulty w
FBI Uses ATM Cameras To Arrest Three Young Nigerians Over 1.4m Covid Benefit Fraud
Three Nigerians have been arrested in the U.S for engaging in more than $1.4 million (about N580 million) jobless benefits of the states of Arizona, California, North Carolina, and Maryland.The suspects: Quazeem Owolabi Adeyinka, 20; Ayodeji Jonathan Sangode, 22; and Olamide Yusuf Bakare, who allegedly filed unemployment remunerations more than 20

US-Based Nigerian Woman Loses Legs After Taking Covid-19 Vaccine, Set To Lose Both Hands
Jummai Nache, is a medical assistant who worked in one of the clinics in Minneapolis MN, where she was instructed to take the Covid-19 vaccine.After receiving her second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on February 1, 2021 she started to experience chest pain at work. Three days after the chest pains, her husband, Phillip said he took her to Urgent Care on
"Why We Didn’t Approve Herbal Medicine For COVID-19 Treatment" – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.This was contained in a statement signed by the agency resident’s Media Consultant, Olusayo Akintola, and issued to newsmen on Sunday, in Abuja.The statement quoted Moji Adeyeye, NAFD

COVID-19 3RD WAVE! Federal Government Puts Lagos, FCT, Five Other States On Red Alert
Sun News reports that the Federal Government has put six States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert as part of the preventive measures against a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.This follows the confirmation of the Delta Variant of COVID-19 and the rising number of infections and hospitalization in the country.According to a st
UNILAG Orders Students To Vacate Campus As Number Of COVID 19 Cases Rises
Following the surge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the emerging third wave of the pandemic among students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the institution’s management Tuesday ordered the students to vacate the campus by 2 pm today.The vice-chancellor Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe also summoned an emergency meeting of the school’

COVID-19 THIRD WAVE! Lagos Government Orders Religious, Event Centres To Cut Capacity
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says COVID-19 third wave has hit the state.In an address on Sunday, he directed that religious, event centres and other encloses places are to henceforth operate at 50 percent capacity.He said since the end of March 2021, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos began to wind down.The governor reg
COVID-19 Helped Improved My Music Career And Preserved My Brand – Bella Shmurda
Young street music sensation Ahmed Akinbiyi aka Bella Shmurda speaks about his new album “High Tension 2.0” and how COVID-19 helped improved him as a person and music as a whole. Bella Shmurda drops his second EP, a 8-track EP on Friday, July 9th which he described as a personification of who he is as a person which is why he didn’t feat

Horror As 19 Year Old Arrested For Murdering 2 Sisters In A Park In Satanic Ritual
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering two sisters in park in north London. Danyal Hussein, 19, stabbed to death Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, in Fryent Coutry Park in Wembley last year.The sisters had been celebrating Ms Henry’s birthday when they were attacked and dragged into bushes. Their bodies were found together on June
Nice One! Policewoman Pays School Fees For 19 Secondary School Students (PHOTOS)
Faith Okwuego Ejoh, an officer attached to the Delta state police command, has been commended for her selfless act towards some secondary school children. The policewoman covered the school and examination tuition of 19 students of Ezechima Senior Secondary School in Aniocha North local government Area of the state. A veteran journalist, Joel Nwok

Nigerian Customs Refuse To Release Kits Of Basketball Teams With Less Than 19 Days To Olympic Game
Kits and other sports equipment donated to Nigeria’s basketball teams for the 2020 Olympic Games, which is less than 19 days away, are still being held by the Nigerian customs.A China-based company donated the kits and other equipment to the Nigerian basketball teams for the upcoming Olympic Games.But according to a report by the Guardian, the N

COVID 19: Religious Leaders In Yobe Urge People To Accept Vaccination Jab
Religious leaders in Yobe State have called on people to avail themselves of the COVID-19 vaccination.They made the call at a one-day sensitization workshop organized by the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, (IDFP), for religious and community leaders in the state, held on Thursday, in Damaturu.They also unanimously agreed in principle that the

Nigeria Receives COVID-19 Medical Items Worth $1B From Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabian Government has donated medical items worth $1 billion to Nigeria to strengthen its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical items donated include 23 ventilators, surgical sterile gowns, non-sterile surgical gowns, surgical mask and nitrite gloves. Olusegun Adetola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, Fed
Over 4,000 Fully Vaccinated People In The U.S. Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
According to new data from the state Department of Public Health, not less than 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts, US, have tested positive for the ravaging COVID-19 viru. The number of breakthrough cases in the state has accounted for approximately one in 1,000 vaccinated people.According to the state Department of Public Health, as

Police Arrest 19-yr-old Kidnapper, Abdul Alhassan & 4 Others In Abuja; Lots Of Cash Recovered
A 19-year-old kidnapper alongside four other suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory.The 19-year-old, Abdul Alhassan, and Lawal Abdullahi, 25, were arrested in connection with kidnappings along Tunga-maje axis of the FCT while Usman Musa, 20; Bello Musa, 21, and Haruna Alhassan, 22, were said
Saudi Arabia Bars Travellers From Nigeria, Others From Performing 2021 Hajj Over COVID-19
The PUNCH reports that Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing 2021 Hajj over coronavirus concerns.This is as Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj.The hajj ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for nationals

Shock As Woman Believed To Have Died From COVID Returns Home Weeks After Cremation
The relatives of a woman who was declared dead from the ravaging coronavirus were left in shock after she arrived home two weeks after her funeral.Muktyala Girijamma’s family were told on May 15 that she had died of coronavirus, but social distancing policies meant they could only see the body from a distance. It remained tightly wrapped in plas
COACHELLA Announces Festival Dates 2022 After Two Years of Cancellation Due to COVID-19
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced new dates for 2022. The festival was cancelled from the beginning of 2020 and went onto 2021.The festival organizers have now announced new dates for April 15-17 & April 22-24, 2022.Earlier this year the festival was ordered to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s edition w

Stray Dogs Eat Corpse Of Dead Covid Patients Thrown In The River By Victims Families
Stray dogs have been pictured eating charred human bodies that washed up on the banks of a river in India. Due to the increase in coronavirus-related deaths in India, the country has been struggling to dispose of dead bodies. Cemeteries and crematoriums are overwhelmed and, as a result, relatives have been forced to toss the bodies of their loved
Shock As Woman Believed To Have Died From COVID Returns Home Weeks After Cremation
The relatives of a woman who was declared dead from the ravaging coronavirus were left in shock after she arrived home two weeks after her funeral.Muktyala Girijamma’s family were told on May 15 that she had died of coronavirus, but social distancing policies meant they could only see the body from a distance. It remained tightly wrapped in plas

COACHELLA Announces Festival Dates 2022 After Two Years of Cancellation Due to COVID-19
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced new dates for 2022. The festival was cancelled from the beginning of 2020 and went onto 2021.The festival organizers have now announced new dates for April 15-17 & April 22-24, 2022.Earlier this year the festival was ordered to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s edition w

Stray Dogs Eat Corpse Of Dead Covid Patients Thrown In The River By Victims Families
Stray dogs have been pictured eating charred human bodies that washed up on the banks of a river in India. Due to the increase in coronavirus-related deaths in India, the country has been struggling to dispose of dead bodies. Cemeteries and crematoriums are overwhelmed and, as a result, relatives have been forced to toss the bodies of their loved
JUST IN: Kaduna Gov El-Rufai Reportedly Sack 19 Political Appointees In The State
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees.A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House which was issued on Wednesday said that affected officials include two Special Advisers, a Deputy Chief of Staff and several Special Assistants.‘’Malam Nasir El-Rufai has thanked the departing officials fo
First Man in World To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, William Shakespeare Dies at 81
William Shakespeare, the first man in the world to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on December 8 last year, has died aged 81.Sadly, the pensioner from Coventry died last Thursday, May 20, at the same hospital, after suffering for a period of illness.Local councillor Jayne Innes has described him as a “much-loved figure” with the Coventry Labour
41-Yr-Old Nigerian Man, Chibuike Daniel Arrested In India For Duping Families Of COVID-19 Patients (Photos)
A 41-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly duping families of Covid-19 patients on the pretext of selling to them Remdesivir injections, used for the treatment of the infection. Police arrested the accused identified as Chibuike P Daniel, from his rented apartment in the Khanpur area of South Delhi on Wednesday, May 19, an

COVID 19 News, Photos and Videos

Four Brothers Beat 19-year-old Sister, Aisha Isiyaku To Death Over Alleged Promiscuity In Kano

COVID-19!:25 Corps Members Test Positive In Gombe

Actor & Producer, Shona Ferguson Dies From COVID-19 Complications

How Police Arrest Suspected Burglar Of COVID-19 Isolation Centre In Osun

"Some People Are Angry We’re Not Catching COVID-19" – Bishop David Oyedepo

6 Persons Injured In Lagos Highway Accident Died In Ogun Hospital, Death Toll Raises To 19

FBI Uses ATM Cameras To Arrest Three Young Nigerians Over 1.4m Covid Benefit Fraud

US-Based Nigerian Woman Loses Legs After Taking Covid-19 Vaccine, Set To Lose Both Hands

"Why We Didn’t Approve Herbal Medicine For COVID-19 Treatment" – NAFDAC

COVID-19 3RD WAVE! Federal Government Puts Lagos, FCT, Five Other States On Red Alert

UNILAG Orders Students To Vacate Campus As Number Of COVID 19 Cases Rises

COVID-19 THIRD WAVE! Lagos Government Orders Religious, Event Centres To Cut Capacity

COVID-19 Helped Improved My Music Career And Preserved My Brand – Bella Shmurda

Horror As 19 Year Old Arrested For Murdering 2 Sisters In A Park In Satanic Ritual

Nice One! Policewoman Pays School Fees For 19 Secondary School Students (PHOTOS)

Nigerian Customs Refuse To Release Kits Of Basketball Teams With Less Than 19 Days To Olympic Game

COVID 19: Religious Leaders In Yobe Urge People To Accept Vaccination Jab

Nigeria Receives COVID-19 Medical Items Worth $1B From Saudi Arabia

Over 4,000 Fully Vaccinated People In The U.S. Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Police Arrest 19-yr-old Kidnapper, Abdul Alhassan & 4 Others In Abuja; Lots Of Cash Recovered

Saudi Arabia Bars Travellers From Nigeria, Others From Performing 2021 Hajj Over COVID-19

Shock As Woman Believed To Have Died From COVID Returns Home Weeks After Cremation

COACHELLA Announces Festival Dates 2022 After Two Years of Cancellation Due to COVID-19

Stray Dogs Eat Corpse Of Dead Covid Patients Thrown In The River By Victims Families

Shock As Woman Believed To Have Died From COVID Returns Home Weeks After Cremation

COACHELLA Announces Festival Dates 2022 After Two Years of Cancellation Due to COVID-19

Stray Dogs Eat Corpse Of Dead Covid Patients Thrown In The River By Victims Families

JUST IN: Kaduna Gov El-Rufai Reportedly Sack 19 Political Appointees In The State

First Man in World To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, William Shakespeare Dies at 81

41-Yr-Old Nigerian Man, Chibuike Daniel Arrested In India For Duping Families Of COVID-19 Patients (Photos)

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