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Hong Kong Airlines sack 400 staff over coronavirus outbreak

Hong Kong Airlines has been forced to fire 400 of its staff with others ordered to take unpaid leave amid the coronavirus outbreak. The South China Morning...

Video: Policemen arrest fellow officers for collecting bribe

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PGPECHuxQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again A video making rounds online, captured moment some policemen arrested their colleagues for collecting bribe.  The policemen attached to the Nigeria Police special squad 'Operation Puff Adder’...

Six months old baby summoned to appear in court

A six-month-old baby, accused of having collected €500 of excess rent, was summoned to a Brussels court. The baby was summoned by the justice of the...

Erykah Badu to release perfume that smells like her private part

Soul legend Erykah Badu previously revealed to InStyle that she was launching her own online store, Badu World Market, where she also shared the various types of merchandise...

South African Airways to cut routes in rescue effort

South African Airways (SAA), which entered a form of bankruptcy protection in December, will scale back some of its domestic and international routes from...

Best International Flow: Sarkodie unveils BET plaque [Video]

Rapper Sarkodie has finally received the plaque he won after he was crowned 'Best International Flow' artiste during last year's Black Entertainment Television (BET)...

5-year-old girl raped in grounds of US embassy

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the grounds of the US Embassy in New Delhi, according to police. The girl was...

Simplifying UK visa and immigration rules would save £70m

Complicated immigration rules make it more likely that mistakes are made leading to refusals. Migrants then end up paying even more money in Government fees by...

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma takes aim in rifle photo

South Africa's embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim...

Wuhan doctor who warned about coronavirus dies from the illness

Li Wenliang, the Chinese whistleblower doctor who warned the public of a potential "SARS-like" disease in December 2019, has died, according to Wuhan Central Hospital. The...

Teenage wife kills husband 51 days after wedding in Katsina

Barely 51 days after the illegal child marriage between a 17-year-old identified as Rabi Rabi’u, and her 25-year-old husband, all hell has ...

Newborn is youngest victim of coronavirus

A newborn baby has become the youngest victim of coronavirus - after being diagnosed at just 30 hours old. The infant was born in the...

Angry soldiers brutalise civilian for saying “you’re beautiful [Video]

A disheartening video has surfaced online in which a group of uniformed soldiers are seen taking turns to assault a harmless civilian. The only offence...

Check out Chris Brown’s drawing of Kobe Bryant and Gianna

Ace American singer Chris Brown has given his fans the opportunity to see an art piece he is painting to honour late Los Angeles...

Mr Eazi, Temi Otedola celebrate 3rd anniversary

Nigerian fashionsta and daughter of billionaire Femi Odetola, Temi Odetola, has taken to Instagram to celebrate three years of union between herself and boyfriend...

Nigeria’s new visa policy to attract foreign talent

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new visa policy which he says is intended to attract innovation, specialised skills and knowledge from abroad. The...

Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill reignite their beef with a heated war of words

Nicki Minaj and her ex-boyfriend Meek Mill tangled in a vicious and personal exchange on social media Wednesday. The situation began after Meek liked a photo...

A 30-hour-old newborn is the youngest patient infected with coronavirus

Two newborn babies in Wuhan, China, have been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV. The youngest baby was diagnosed at just...

Trump cleared in impeachment trial

President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US. The...

Three dead, many injured as plane skids off Istanbul runway

A plane flying into Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Wednesday skidded off the runway while landing in bad weather and broke apart, killing three people...

Bomb scare at Living Faith Church: Father of suspect speaks!

Samuel Ezekiel, the father of the suspect who was arrested for allegedly attempting to bomb a Living Faith Church in Kaduna, has said his son, Nathaniel...

Trump snubs Pelosi’s handshake – Photos/video

https://twitter.com/BlazeTV/status/1224878528115527681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1224878528115527681&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F2020%2F2%2Ftrump-snubs-pelosis-handshake-during-state-of-the-union-address-photosvideo-2.html United States(US) president Donald Trump showed his dislike towards House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he snubbed her handshake after giving her a copy...

Nigeria unveils new visa policy to attract specialized skills

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new biometric visa policy, intended to improve transparency of their security database. The president announced the policy dubbed ‘Nigeria Visa Policy...

Davido buys Chioma expensive watch as early Val’s Day present [Photo]

Nigerian singer Davido continues to prove his love to his girlfriend Chioma as he serves her even more assurance with an early Valentine’s day...

Celebrities, fans celebrate Tiwa Savage as she marks 40th birthday

Celebrities and fans on social media are pouring out their heart-warming wishes to Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage as she celebrates her 40th birthday....

Coronavirus: Medics deployed at Juba airport flee as plane carrying Chinese diplomats land

South Sudanese medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane carrying...

Tanzanian preacher granted bail over deaths in stampede

Tanzania's Boniface Mwamposa has been released on bail after he was arrested over a stampede that killed 20 people on Sunday during an outdoor religious service...

Trump appears to snub Pelosi when she tried to shake his hand

President Donald Trump ignored -- or didn't see -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempt to shake his hand before Tuesday's State of the Union address in...

‘My African name stopped me from getting job opportunities’

Lawyer and diversity campaigner Funke Abimbola says she suffered "bias" when she tried to get into the profession. About a third of FTSE 100 companies...

Seven persons to contest presidential election in Togo

Seven persons including President Faure Gnassingbe, leader of the Union for the Republic (UNIR), have been cleared by Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)...

Pelosi tears up Trump’s State of the Union speech

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up her copy of President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, after sitting through an hour of...

Arrest warrant issued for former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

Former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma pictured at the BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia on July 9, 2015. A South African judge said she was left...

First Lady charged for murdering rival

The wife of the Prime Minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to...

This Chinese doctor tried to save lives, but was silenced. Now he has coronavirus

On December 30, Li Wenliang dropped a bombshell in his medical school alumni group on the popular Chinese messaging app WeChat: seven patients from...

Arrest warrant issued for former South African leader Jacob Zuma

A judge in South Africa issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for former president Jacob Zuma for failing to appear in court on a corruption...

Thai Doctors discover ‘cure’ for Coronavirus

Thai doctors have found a promising treatment for the new coronavirus. The doctors, from the Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, said Sunday that a drug cocktail of...

Daniel Arap Moi Kenya’s longest-serving leader dead

Kenya's longest serving President Daniel arap Moi who died on Monday rose to power in 1978 upon the death of Kenya's first President Jomo...

Coronavirus: Chinese embassy stops issuance of visas to Nigerians

Barely one week after the government of the United States of America (USA) placed a visa ban on Nigeria and some other African countries,...

Okada ban: Horses troop in their numbers as alternative means of transport

In lieu of the Federal Government’s decision to ban Okada and Keke drivers from the state, Nigerians have been forced to go on endless...

‘I sold my hair for $2 to feed my children’

The mother-of-three had already lost her husband after he had killed himself in a fit of desperation amid mounting debts and a failed dream. Even...