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Coronavirus: Madagascar re-imposes lockdown amid surge in cases

Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new spike in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased,...

‘They induce us at 8 months’ – Church where babies are delivered, sold for millions exposed

One Mr and Mrs Chidi and Maureen Martins, who run a baby factory at a church, Grate Mercy Deliverance Ministry, in the Rumuolumili area...

Checkout full charge sheet of Hushpuppi’s crimes as he goes to court in the US

The United States (US) authorities on Friday, July 3, charged Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to court in Chicago. The...

Hushpuppi’s best friend, Woodberry, allegedly chatted with an FBI agent without knowing

An alleged screenshot of how Hushpuppi’s best friend and partner Woodberry chatted with a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agent without knowing has popped...

Nigeria records 12 deaths in 1 day as Coronavirus cases reach 27,564

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, July 3, released the latest updates of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic as it affects states...

Auditor-General Domelevo’s leave period extended from 123 to 167 days – Presidency

The Office of the Presidency has extended the leave period of the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo from 123 days to 167 effective July 1, 2020. This...

From Uganda to Nigeria, activists are calling on govt’s to remove colonialists names from streets

Ternan Avenue, a long stretch of road named after British Col. Trevor Ternan lies beside the presidential state house in Uganda. In the heart of...

Dubai Police, FBI agree to extradite Hushpuppi, partners to the US

Dubai Police has released a statement after it reached a consensus with Director of Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to hand over "notorious hacker"...

Nigeria: Law School audit uncovers unauthorised payments to ‘cleaner’

Several oddities have been uncovered in the financial records of the Nigerian Law School by the Office of Auditor-General of the Federation. The 2015 Audit...

Nigeria ‘still testing Covid-19 herbal cure’

Nigeria’s health minister says Covid-Organics – a herbal tonic produced in Madagascar and touted as a cure for coronavirus – has ingredients used for...

I studied law, but didn’t graduate – Fake lawyer confesses

The Ogun state police command has arrested a man allegedly parading himself as a lawyer in the state.  Ogun state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi...

Visitors from three African nations on EU safe list

Algeria, Morocco and Rwanda are among 14 countries named by the European Union whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from 1...

US to focus on skills over university degrees after Trump order

Applicants for United Staes (US) federal government jobs will now be vetted based on their skills rather than if they have a relevant college...

Why I have not bathed, slept with my wife for 20 years – Prophet shares story

The presiding Bishop of Divine Seed of God Chapel Ministries in Ibadan, Oyo State, Wale Olagunju, has revealed that he has neither taken a...

India’s first Covid-19 vaccine candidate cleared for human trials

Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for human trials, making it India’s first domestic candidate to get the green light from the government’s...

Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China

A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is...

BET Awards 2020: Check out the full list of winners

It was a special night on Sunday — not only did the BET Awards mark its 20th anniversary on Sunday but the network also celebrated its...

Coronavirus: Check out number of patients healed at Winners Chapel

Founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo on Sunday, disclosed 114 COVID-19 patients have been healed in his church. The General overseer made this...

Footballer arrested for killing colleague with voodoo

The Osun state police command has arrested one Lateef Ahmed for allegedly killing his friend by hitting him with a ''magic ring'' following a...

Ghana, Nigeria missing from list of travellers permitted to enter Europe from July 1

Ahead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travellers on July 1, the European Union (EU) Commission has released a list of 54...

240 years prison terms slapped on two Tanzanian poachers

Manyoni District Court in Singida District has sentenced two poachers, Juma Ramadhan, alias Kibangula to 160 years and Thadei Antony, alias Ndahani to 80...

Top politician’s wife hot for ‘donating’ pure water as empowerment package

Aishatu Mohammed, the wife of Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, has come under heavy criticism for donating bags of sachet water to people. The Nation...

Nigeria records 779 new Coronavirus cases, total infections now over 24,000

Nigeria on Saturday, June 27, recorded its highest daily toll of the Coronavirus infections with 779 cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases in the...

114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from Covid-19

The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was "incredible", one of the doctors...

70-year-old carpenter allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl

The police in Ogun State have arrested a 70-year-old carpenter, Baba Ahmed, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl who dropped out of school in...

Anas drops trailer of coronavirus exposé [video]

 Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is set, in the coming days, to show his latest investigative work.  This time with an exposé about the deadly and fast-spreading...

Three killed in riot over wearing of face masks

Three people were killed in a small town in Kenya's Rift Valley during a confrontation between police and residents over the wearing of coronavirus face masks.  Witness...

Politician who told God to kill him at 70 dies at 70 [Video]

https://twitter.com/Naijapals/status/1276220363387613185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1276220363387613185&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacefmonline.com%2Fpages%2Flocal%2Fsocial%2F202006%2F415837.php Nigerian politician, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has been confirmed dead after being infected with Coronavirus. The former Oyo State governor reportedly died at 70 of...

Earth tremors show that a big earthquake is coming – Disaster Risk Management expert

A Disaster Risk Management Expert has cautioned that a bigger earthquake may be approaching due to the steady increase of earth tremors across the...

Tears as 6-year-old boy commits suicide

Police in Kilifi are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a six-year-old boy, who is alleged to have committed suicide on Thursday, June...

Nigerian returns huge cash he found in Indomie carton

A Nigerian man, Chidiebere Ogbonna, has suddenly become an internet sensation and tagged a “good Samaritan” after returning the sum of N1.8m he found...

South Africans call for school closure as students test positive for coronavirus

Calls for the closure of South African schools are growing as 204 people, mostly learners, tested positive at a boarding school in the Eastern...

Africa’s top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies

The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties...

Five kidnapped mixed-race women to sue Belgium

Five mixed-race - or métis - women who were in the colonial era taken from their mothers by force in Belgian-Congo are taking the...

Ivory Coast begins cleanup after deadly floods

A clean-up has begun in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan after floods triggered by torrential rains left streets and houses underwater and at...

Suppress COVID-19 transmission by all means – WHO urges countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked all nations to make it an urgent responsibility to suppress transmission of the coronavirus and save lives,...

Miner becomes overnight millionaire

A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite stones - the biggest ever find in the country. Saniniu...

584 drug suspects arrested in Nigeria – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has disclosed that it had arrested 584 persons for drug-related offences, in Lagos State alone, with a...

Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality

Members of Gabon's lower house of parliament have voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a...

Six people who’ve come back to life shares what happens after death

As the famous saying goes, there are only two certain things in life - death and taxes. But it still remains mysterious despite huge scientific...