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President Buhari’s response to latest Boko Haram attack sparks outrage

Following Thursday’s attack on a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service helicopter  by insurgent group, Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a statement on the issue. His reaction however, has...

5G in a post-pandemic world: Countdown to the digital blastoff

At this years GSMA Thrive event, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Guo Ping delivered a keynote speech titled “5G in a post-pandemic world: Countdown to the...

Coronavirus may be hiding in these everyday objects in your household!

Coronavirus may be hiding in these daily objects in your household! As the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, it has...

Coronavirus pandemic costs Africa travel, tourism almost US$55 billion

African countries have lost almost US$55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union (AU)...

Coronavirus patients wake from comas and tell doctor ‘they wish they were dead’

Critically ill coronavirus patients have been brought out of lengthy comas only to admit they wish they had died, a frontline doctor says. London consultant Dr Zudin...

Coronavirus in Kenyan parliament

Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi downplayed fears over Covid-19 infections in parliament, saying only two legislators had tested positive for the virus. But the...

English-born Ghanaian footballer, Derrick Otim has died

Former Nottingham Forest footballer, Derrick Otim has died aged 24 after he drowned in a lake in the US. The English-born Ghanaian midfielder drowned in...

Makeup artist slumps and dies while dancing at her birthday party

A young makeup artist reportedly slumped and died Saturday, July 4, while dancing at her birthday party. Deborah Tushima had been counting down to her...

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,...

2020 Hajj cancelled with monies to be refunded

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the cancellation of the 2020 pilgrimage amid the coronavirus pandemic. As part of preparations, pilgrims pay for Hajj services...

‘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...

Meet the doctor who removed baby, operated on her and returned her to mother’s womb

He came to international attention when he led a team of medical practitioners to perform surgery on a baby in-utero in a Texas hospital...

Genevieve Nnaji: Oscar snubbed Nigerian star, joins Academy

Nigerian actress and director, Genevieve Nnaji, has been invited to be a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organisation...

Hushpuppi charged with attempt to steal £100m from Premier League club

An Instagram star with 2.4million followers has appeared in court in the United States to face criminal charges over an alleged global scam which...

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...

UN suspends 2 officials caught making love in its vehicle

The United Nations (UN) on Thursday said it had suspended two of its staffers for suspected sexual misconduct after a video clip surfaced last...

Oxford researches feel COVID-19 pandemic will end on its own; won’t need a vaccine

Oxford researches feel COVID-19 pandemic will end on its own; won't need a vaccine It has been over six months since we first heard of...

Anthony Joshua’s heartbreaking explanation for never allowing his son to box

Anthony Joshua is one of the most successful boxers in the world - but nothing is more important to him than family. The two-time world...

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...

Inside UK factory hit by coronavirus where workers can’t afford to be sick

Inside one of Britain’s meat  processing factories, where there is an ongoing outbreak of Covid-19, Alex is working “shoulder to shoulder” with his colleagues. One...

Moment white woman pulls gun on black family after they accuse her of racism

A white woman held a black mum and her teenage daughter at gunpoint after they accused her of being racist in a horrifying confrontation...

Coronavirus has mutated into a new, more infectious strain, scientists warn

cases around the world are now at over 10.6 million, and now a new study suggests that most of those cases are caused by...

Man arrested for pushing 86-year-old from lift ‘to protect himself from virus’

A 72-year-old man has been arrested after pushing another, aged 86, from a Miami Beach apartment block lift, claiming he was protecting himself and...

What is happening to Christians, churches qualifies as persecution – Pastor Chris

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church has said that the COVID-19 guidelines given to churches qualifies fully as persecution of Christians. Oyakhilome stated this...

India’s second COVID-19 vaccine cleared for human trials

In some positive development, Indian pharmaceutical company, Zydus Cadila received the green signal from The Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to start phase...

Hushpuppi handed over to United States for ‘fraud accusation’

Social media celebrity and his accomplice have been extradited to the United States of America (USA) after being arrested in Dubai last month. Raymond Abbas,...

Tesla becomes the most valuable automobile company on the planet

Elon Musk's electric car business exceeds the value of almost every company in the S&P 500, including some iconic American companies. Shares of Tesla (TSLA) were up 4% in...

Jealous family dog mauls newborn twin girls to death

Newborn twin sisters died after they were savagely attacked by their family dog in Brazil. The premature twin girls — Anne and Analú —...

All the countries that have still not reported a single case of coronavirus

As global cases of coronavirus pass ten million and deaths now exceed 500,000, the full impact of the deadly virus can be felt around...

Egypt reopens pyramids after coronavirus closure

Egypt has reopened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza after a three-month closure. The pyramids were the country’s first tourist attraction to...

Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana

Mystery surrounds the “completely unprecedented” deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana over the last two months. Dr Niall McCann said colleagues in the southern...

When Sir John appeared before Supreme Court panel [Video]

The late former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, was a man who...

Coronavirus patient suffers four-hour erection due to blood clots in his penis

A coronavirus patient was left with a painful four-hour erection after Covid-19 triggered blood clots in his penis. The man, 62, was in hospital in...

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...