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  • Nigeria Sets To Adopt Use Of Dogs To Detect Covid-19 Patients

     A pilot study on the use of dogs, to diagnose the dreadful covid-19 pandemic ravaging many countries, may start in Nigeria in July.The pilot training programme utilising scent detection by dogs to discriminate between samples from Covid-19 positive and negative patients would have 36 dogs as pioneer participants in the novel research initiative of ...

  • Kogi State Records First Ever Case Of Coronavirus - NCDC Confirms

     Kogi State in Nigeria’s North-Central has recorded two cases of the novel coronavirus.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this Wednesday night.It was the first time that positive results were confirmed for Kogi since the outbreak in Nigeria – exactly three months ago.In its tweet, NCDC announced 389 new patients and 5 new deaths ...

  • Nigerian, Tony Ugochkwu Wrongly Jailed In US, Freed After 15 Years, Gets $10m Compensation

     A United States based Nigerian, Tony Ugochkwu, has walked out of prison a free man after spending 15 out of the 18 years he was wrongly convicted for murder.For being a victim of wrong identity, he is to be paid $10 million by the government on the order of a court.Ugochukwu, according a brief story shared by Omobola Jomog Olajumoke on Facebook, h ...

  • Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media Platforms After Twitter Put A Warning On His Tweet

     Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media Platforms After Twitter Put A Warning On His Tweet For The First Time.US President, Donald Trump, known for his preference of Twitter to disseminate information, has threatened to regulate or shut down social media platforms after accusing them of political bias towards conservative voices. Trump's th ...

  • So Sad! COVID-19 Hospital Razed By Fire, Five Patients Burns To Death In Bangladesh

     Fire on Wednesday gutted a COVID-19 hospital in Bangladesh, killing five.The fire broke out in a makeshift isolation unit made for (COVID-19) patients in United Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh.Reuters reports that the fire service director, Zillur Rahman, who confirmed the incident, said the cause of the inferno could not be immediately ascertained.Rah ...

  • Gospel Singer, Jon Steingard Renounces Christianity - No Longer Believes In God

     Christian rock group frontman, Jon Steingard has revealed that he no longer believes in God and is letting go of his successful musical career. Jon revealed this in an instagram post which he wrote yesterday, her was his message: “I’ve been terrified to post this for a while – but it feels like it’s time for me to be honest,” he wrote in ...

  • Many Left Stunned As Staff Directs Boss To Transfer Her Entire Salary To Church

     Many people have been left stunned after a staff directed her boss to transfer her entire salary to a church.There is a growing debate on social media, whether her boss should honour the request, as some argue that it is unethical for a boss to send a workers salary elsewhere.Taking to social media, Nigerian radio personality and talk show host, T ...

  • WATCH: Boy Engages In Physical Fight With His Father In Abia State Over Feeding Money

     A video of a boy engaging in physical fight with his father in Abia state is going viral online and has got people talking.In the video, the boy, named Abuchi, is seen fighting his father in front of their home, in the full glare of the public. Voices can be heard cautioning the boy but the fight between father and son continued. A spectator got i ...

  • Lagos Govt Discharges 87 Additional COVID-19 Patients, Records 5 New Deaths

     87 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the Lagos state Isolation centers.The state Ministry of Health disclosed this via its official Twitter page. It said of the 87 patients, 40 of them were females while 47 of them were males and they are all Nigerians.''87 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 females & 47 males, all Nigerians ...

  • PHOTO: IPOB Loyalist Designs Obituary Poster For Kemi Olunloyo For Declaring Nnamdi Kanu Dead

     An IPOB loyalist, Ajuonuma Kelechi has taken to social media to reveal comic obituary photo he designed for Kemi Olunloyo after she alleged that Nnamdi Kanu is dead.It all started when Nigerian self styled investigative journalist took to her Twitter page to allege that today marks 30 days since the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra died.S ...

  • I Was Laughed At When I Predicted This! Davido’s Fall Has Been Certified Gold In The US

     The hitmaker just shared news that his ‘Fall’ single which was certified gold in Canada some days ago has also been certified gold in the United States.Taking to Twitter to share this piece of good news, the father of three stated that he already predicted this happening though people laughed at him.The 2017 produced hit has done the numbers b ...

  • Federal Govt. Suspends Evacuation Of Stranded Nigerians Brings Out New Policy

     The Federal Government has suspended further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas.The development, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama is to allow take-off of a new policy on evacuation of Nigerians.Onyeama said henceforth evacuated Nigerians would not have to go straight into 14-day government monitored isolation if they t ...

  • Cynthia Morgan Retracts All Allegations Against Jude Okoye and Joy Tongo; Thanks Everyone

     Two wrongs they say, does not make it right. Cynthia Morgan has decided to rescind on her earlier allegations against Jude Okoye and her former manager, Joy Tongo. The former singer has been accused of lying about various stuff like her former record label banning her from using the "Cynthia Morgan" name and many other things which she c ...

  • #DancingForHusband! Nigerian Man Divorces His Wife Of 19 Years For Sharing Their Video

     A marriage of 19 years has reportedly ended because of the trending ‘Dancing For Husbands‘ challenge which has gained popularity among Northern wives.Over the Eid Mubarak holiday, Arewa women engaged in a challenge which involves dancing for their husbands and sharing the video with the hashtag #DancingForHusbands Challenge.The challenge has p ...

  • COVID-19: FG Considers Morning And Afternoon Session As It Proposes To Reopen Schools

     The Federal Government has disclosed that it’s considering reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, disclosed that federal government was considering morning and afternoon classes when it reopens schools across the country.Nwajiuba made the disclosure while speaking at the daily press brief ...

  • Buhari Congratulates Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi At 55

     President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on his 55th birthday, commending his result-oriented leadership style, which positively reflects on people and projects he has supervised over the years.The President, in a statement by its spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, joined the All ...

  • Aare Ona Kakanfo Of Yoruba, Gani Adams Welcomes Twins

     Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Tuesday, welcomes a set of twins in a private hospital in Lagos.Adams made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday.He said his wife, Mrs Mojisola Adams, delivered of a set of twins, a boy and a girl, on Tuesday night, saying that the mother and the babies were in good condition.The ...

  • Ondo Gov. Akeredolu Gives Directives For Worship Centres To Reopen From May 29

     Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has directed the resumption of worship centres in the state from Friday, May 29.Akeredolu gave the directive in Akure on Wednesday during a press conference on update of coronavirus pandemic at the Government House.He noted that Mosques and Churches in the state would be allowed to hold services on Friday a ...

  • Ganduje Totally Abolishes Almajiri System In Kano During COVID-19 Briefing

     Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has finally abolished Almajiri system for life in the state.Ganduje, who was briefing the media on the state of the COVID-19 in Kano on Wednesday, insisted that the system of Almajiri system has been totally abolished in the state.The Government explained that if an Almajiri system would be allowed in K ...

  • Crisis Hits Oyo APC As Ajimobi Loyalists Plan To Expel Buhari’s Ex-Minister, Adebayo Shittu

     Another crisis is currently brewing within the fold of the Oyo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following a clandestine move to expel former Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, from the party.Our correspondent recalls that Shittu served as Minister under President Muhammadu Buhari in his first term.It ...

  • Rumour Has It That Zlatan's New Babymama is 23 Year Old Davita Lamai Based in UK

     Nigerian rapper, Zlatan Ibile welcomed his first child, a baby boy, Shiloh Toluwalase on the 29th of March 2020, and for the first time since then, the singer took to his page to share photos of the toddler in spirit of children’s day. Not long after showing him off, fans and followers have been speculating who the singer’s baby mama is — w ...

  • Nigerian Lady Seeks Justice Against Her Brother-Inlaw, Shares Injuries Inflicted on Sister

     A Nigerian lady is clamouring for justice for her sister who was physically assaulted by her [email protected] on Twitter shared photos of her sister’s bloody body earlier this morning, stating that her sister’s husband who she described as a “Monster”, inflicted the injuries on her sister. She is therefore demanding for justice. This ...

  • Missing Ebonyi Senator's Brother, Victor Aleke Found Dead in The Lawmaker's Car Trunk

     It was a shocking moment in Ebonyi state as the younger brother to a member representing Ebonyi North West in the State House of Assembly, Victor Aleke, was found dead in his own brother car booth.The deceased, Mr Samuel Aleke, a middle-aged man was said to have left his house in the evening of Saturday 23rd of May 2020 and was not seen until Sund ...

  • COVID-19: Health Ministry To Take Delivery Of The Madagascar Herb Today

     The Federal government of Nigeria will today hand over the Madagascar covid-19 cure to the Ministry of Health.This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire during a programme on Channels Television.Recall that over a week after receiving the Madagascan formulation for the treatment of COVID-19, the Presidency had yet ...

  • Can You Tell Who The Father Or Son is in This Photo

     A father and son photo has thrown the internet into confusion and uncertainty.The photo which surfaced earlier today left so many social media users debating on who is the father and/or son as the resemblance is just too alarming, while some argued that its the same person with different outfit, others are still wondering who is who.But if you loo ...

  • How 12yr Old Gabriel Tehrile Escaped After He Was Trafficked From Benue to Anambra

     A 12 years old boy has reportedly escaped from the home of a family in Anambra into which he was trafficked by unknown persons.Anambra State Police Command have launched a search for the parents of a 12-year-old boy, Gabriel Tehrile, suspected to have been trafficked from Benue State.The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Moha ...

  • I Wrote An Album For Psquare, They Made Over $1Million And Gave Me Only $300 - May D

    Mr May D Finally tells his own story about his slipt with Psquare who is know as Rudy boy and Mr. P on the instagram live May D says he is not a Greedy Person and that his fallout with Psquare Permanently ruined his Brands Image!!! See video below... ...

  • I Have All The Powers, No Man Can Stop Me From Having a 2nd Term - Edo Governor, Obaseki

     Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has made it clear that he will return as Governor of the state in the next election, as he said “power comes from God.” The governor who disclosed this on Wednesday, in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, noted that he is a man of peace, not an violent person. “I am not a ...

  • My Heavily Pregnant Sister Was Murdered By Her Abusive Husband - Nigerian Man Cries Out

     A Nigerian man has alleged that his pregnant sister who died immediately after child birth was killed by her husband after he abused her while she was heavily pregnant.The man identified as Prince Iyase Kelvin took to Facebook to report the alleged domestic abuse. He stated that the abuse was so much that his late sister’s family had to retrieve ...

  • Man, Patrick Flees After Killing His Brother Over Money Raised For Their Mother's Funeral

     According to a report by The PUNCH, one Patrick Obiesheike has reportedly murdered his brother, Remigus, in the Umulowoshie Umuoahochie Autonomous Community, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, following disagreements over funds raised for their mother’s funeral.It was learnt that the suspect fled after killing his sibling on Sunday.It was ...

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