Lagos gets ready special wards for coronavirus victims

Lagos is getting prepared ahead of a possible surge in the number of people infected with coronavirus, after a visitor from Milan, Italy was found to have the deadly bug on Friday. Health Commissioner, Professor Akin Abayomi has not only visited the yet to be identified Italian...

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Italian Serie-A matches postponed over Coronavirus fears

Five Italian Serie-A weekend matches including Sunday’s clash between Juventus and Inter Milan have been postponed due to the novel Coronavirus, the Italian football league said on Saturday. Other matches called off were AC Milan v Genoa, Parma v SPAL, Sassuolo v Brescia and...

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Police arrest two suspected ritual killers in Ondo

The Police in Ondo State have arrested two suspected ritualists, namely: Idris Sule and Alfa Alhassan. According to the police, the suspects were said to have been in possession of a human skull and two roasted hands. Confirming their arrest to Channels Television, the Public...

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Coronavirus: Increase prices of face mask, sanitiser and go to jail – Nigerian govt warns

The Federal Government has warned that suppliers and retailers using the excuse of coronavirus case in Nigeria to inflate protective apparel will be prosecuted. It said sellers of face masks and latex gloves, personal hygiene products like sanitizers and anti-bacterial wipes,...

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Air force kills, destroy terrorist facilities in sambisa forest

Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has neutralized some Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed some of their facilities in air strikes conducted on the region. The strikes targeted a location referred to as the “S” Region in the heart of the Sambisa Forest, Borno State. Air...

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Russia, Syria under attack over killing of Turkish soldiers

Russia and Syria on Friday came under strong criticisms from western countries in the UN Security Council over the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria on Thursday. According to reports, the soldiers died in an attack by Russia-backed Syrian government forces in the northwestern...

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Coronavirus: relationship expert, Joro Olumofin shaves beard

Self acclaimed relationship expert and blogger, Joro Olumofin has shaved his beards due to fear of coronavirus. The relationship expert shared a photo of himself at the barbing salon shaving his beards. A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had revealed...

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Husband drowns wife then tries to flee country with suitcase full of s.e.x toys

A man who drowned his disabled wife was caught as he tried to flee the country with a suitcase full of s.e.x toys. Peter Rex Dansie, 71, murdered his wife Helen by pushing her wheelchair into a pond in Adelaide, Australia. On Easter Sunday 2017, he waited until it was almost...

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21 year-old student who was 'cursed from birth' collapses and dies at university

The father of a student who died from a drug overdose said his son was 'cursed from birth'. Remi Gosal, 21, was found dead on a sofa in a student hall on March 2 last year. He had moved from Canada six months prior to study law and Spanish at the University of Sheffield. In...

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Bride dumped for being 'too fat' gets ultimate revenge winning Miss Great Britain

Three years ago, Jen Atkin was enjoying planning her dream wedding, when her fiancé suddenly called it off. His reason for ditching his blushing bride-to-be? She'd been eating too much junk food and had gotten "too fat". Well fast forward to present day and Jen, now happily...

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A Quick Trip to The Porkmoney Ranch (photos)

With an expected holding capacity of 40,000, Porkmoney’s Epe pig ranch is well on its way to become the biggest privately-owned pig farm in Africa. Porkmoney is a pioneer in the pig-farming segment of Nigeria’s agriculture sector. The company, with expertise in pig production...

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Four corpses found in Taraba kidnappers’ den

Four corpses were found in a forest in Taraba state. The corpses, all males were suspected to be part of the ten passengers abducted by kidnappers along Wukari-Jalingo road last Month. Daily Trust gathered that the victims were travelling to Jalingo from Wukari when they were...

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Coronavirus: face masks, hand sanitizers sold out in lagos

Face masks, hand sanitizers and head masks are now scarce in most supermarkets and pharmacy shops in Lagos state as the Nigerian government on Friday confirmed the first Coronavirus case in the state. A visit to most pharmacy shops and supermarkets on Lagos mainland areas...

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Italian infected with Coronavirus attempts to escape Lagos centre

A 44-year-old Italian who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus in Lagos on Friday was angry and attempted to escape from the isolation center where he was being quarantined. According to Punch, a high ranking health worker, at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos (formerly,...

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Video: NOTORIOUS WANTED physically-challenged thief finally caught in Lagos

A notorious physically challenged wanted thief was finally yesterday caught at the Social Media Week, at Freemee Space, Lekki. The physically challenged man had already been on wanted list when a CCTV video of him stealing a lady's phone went viral on social media. That however...

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Video: Man seen praying on busy road in Lugbe, Abuja

This is not even funny. An unidentified man has been spotted praying in the middle of a busy road in Lugbe, Abuja. The man can be seen on his knees, and raising his hands in prayer, as he shields himself with his car parked right behind him. Twitter user @Leokolade who shared...

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Tesco worker jailed for dumping date's body in woods after chemsex death

A Tesco retail store manager who dumped the body of a chef in woodland near his flat has been jailed for six years. Hiran Chauhan, 24, went to the home of Neil Cuckson, 32, after they chatted about taking drugs on the dating app Grindr, Manchester Crown Court heard. Cuckson...

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President Buhari suspends amnesty programme coordinator

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Charles Quaker Dokubo. Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that President Buhari had directed that the caretaker committee set up to review...

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Heart attack kills Congo’s intel chief Kahimbi

Congo’s military intelligence chief, General Delphin Kahimbi died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said. His death followed media reports that an investigation had been opened into allegations that he tried to destabilize the country. Kahimbi was also under...

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Popular Ondo businessman killed by suspected hired assassins

A popular businessman in Ondo State, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins. Charles Adenikinju, was shot dead at his residence along Ife Road, Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo-West Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the hoodlums numbering...

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Video: Maid caught on camera assaulting her boss' daughter

A maid has been caught on camera physically assaulting her madam;s daughter. A twitter user, @Sokoliously shared a video of the maid bathing the girl in the compound as she kicks, punches and dragged her on the floor. Though Sokoliously didn't mention where it took place,...

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Police under fire for allegedly sharing graphic photos from the Kobe Bryant crash scene

Some L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies have come under fire for allegedly sharing disturbing photos of the scene where Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gigi, and 7 others died in a helicopter crash, and the photos included remains from the gruesome aftermath. Kobe's family, along...

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Photo: Italian hit by Coronavirus unveiled in Lagos

A faint picture of the Italian man who brought Coronavirus to Nigeria has been unveiled at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital where he is being isolated and treated. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who displayed a picture he took with the index case...

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Protective measures against coronavirus (COVID-19) – WHO

Nigeria confirmed its first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the wee hours of Friday. Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned to Lagos from Milan, Italy on February 25, 2020. As the country battles...

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Rare Asian elephant born in UK after 22-month pregnancy

Chester Zoo has welcomed a ‘wonderful’ new arrival, a rare Asian elephant calf. The healthy female was born to 15-year-old mum Sundara Hi Way and both are doing so well, the zoo’s elephant experts have said. The birth, which was captured on the zoo’s CCTV cameras on Wednesday...

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Ekiti government dismisses three teachers accused of s.e.x.u.a.l.l.y harassing female student

Ekiti Government on Friday announced the immediate dismissal from service of the three public secondary school teachers accused of sexually harassing their female students. The State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), which made this known in Ado Ekiti, said the board...

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I wanted to use proceeds for marriage – Robbery suspect

One of three suspected armed robbers arrested by the police in the Dambam Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Shehu Abdullahi, has confessed that he was planning to use his share of the proceeds to get married. Abdullahi, 20, in an interview with Northern City News, while...

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Troops arrest female bandit dancing with AK-47 rifle

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected bandit, Zainab Abubakar, at the Ungwan Salaha, Mararaban Jos community, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The military said that preliminary checks into the suspect’s phone “revealed a video clip of her...

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Tottenham star Son Heung-min 'to be forced to stay indoors for two weeks amid coronavirus fears'

Tottenham star forward, Son Heung-min will be forced to self-isolate for two weeks on his return from South Korea over continued fears surrounding the coronavirus. Son was given permission to return to his homeland in January to undergo surgery for the broken arm he sustained...

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Second EFCC witness testifies against Naira Marley in cyber fraud case

The trial of music artiste, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, on 11 counts of conspiracy, possession of counterfeit cards and fraud, continued on Thursday with the testimony of the second prosecution witness, Anosike Augustine. Mr Augustine, a mobile forensic...

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Katsina Police command arrest corps member who allegedly r.a.p.e.d JSS1 female student

The Katsina State Police Command has said it has arrested a corps member for allegedly r3ping a female junior secondary school one student at his Primary Place of Assignment in the state. SP Gambo Isah, the Katsina state police spokesperson who confirmed the incident said...

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Footballer quarantined for coronavirus in Italy is a Nigerian

The professional footballer we earlier reported that was quarantined for coronavirus has been revealed as 22-year old King Udoh who plays in an Italian club. The Italian-Nigerian footballer according to reports has tested positive to the coronavirus (Covid-19). Udoh plays...

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