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Just In: UK Adds Nigeria To Red List Countries Over Omicron COVID-19 Variant

Sylvia LANO Dec 4, 2021 0

United Kingdom has banned flights from Nigeria over the Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus starting Monday, December 6. In a statement via his verified Twitter handle, the UK Secretary of State for Health, Sajid Javid, wrote that only…

Local

Lagos Govt Indefinitely Shuts Dowen College In Lekki Over Sylvester Oromoni’s Death

Sylvia LANO Dec 3, 2021 0

Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of Dowen College in Lekki over the death of a 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. The school will remain shut pending the outcome of an investigation. Oromoni was allegedly murdered by…

Metro

Police Arrest Pastor, Others Over Abduction Of Imo Catholic Priest

Sylvia LANO Dec 3, 2021 0

Police have arrested one Pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba and 12 others over the abduction of a Catholic priest and 13 other residents in Imo State. Anoloba of the Apostolic Church of Christ in Eziama Osuama, in Isiala Mbano Local Government…

Celebs

Wizkid Is Human, My Love For Him Will Not Change – Tems Reacts To Controversial Video

Sylvia LANO Dec 3, 2021 0

Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Tems has reacted to controversial video of Wizkid trying to lift her up at his concert at O2 Arena. The video, which went viral on Thursday night after his performance in London, had Wizkid holding Tems while…

Local

Court Shifts Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial To January 18, 2022

Sylvia LANO Dec 2, 2021 0

Justice Binta Nyako of Federal High Court in Abuja has brought forward the trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu from January 19 to January 18, 2022. The shift in the trial…

Local

Buhari Arrives In Dubai For Expo 2020

Sylvia LANO Dec 2, 2021 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday, December 2 arrived in the United Arab Emirates where he will grace Expo 2020 Dubai. This was announced by presidential aide, Buhari Sallau on social media on Thursday. EXPO 2020 Dubai,…

Politics

Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Soludo’s Election

Sylvia LANO Dec 1, 2021 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit to invalidate the election of Professor Charles Soludo in the just concluded Anambra State governorship poll. The suit seeks to nullify the victory of the governor-elect and the…

Celebs

I Didn’t Know My Father Was Rich Till I Was 13 – Davido Speaks About Parents’…

Sylvia LANO Dec 1, 2021 0

Award-winning singer, Davido, has revealed that he didn’t know his billionaire father, Adedeji Adeleke, was rich till he was 13 years old. The singer made this revelation during an interview with an American-based podcast, Earn Your…

Local

#EndSARS: Lagos Releases White Paper On Lekki Panel Report

Sylvia LANO Dec 1, 2021 0

Lagos State Government has released its White Paper on the report by #EndSARS panel that probed Lekki toll gate incident of October 20, 2020. According to the government, 11 out of 32 recommendations made by the panel, have been…

Sport

Lionel Messi Beats Lewandowski, Others To Win Seventh Ballon d’Or

Sylvia LANO Nov 29, 2021 0

Lionel Messi has on Monday, November 29 won the men’s Ballon d’Or award for a record-extending seventh time at a ceremony in Paris, France. Messi won the last edition of Ballon d’Or in 2019 before last year’s awards were cancelled due to…

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Charity, Wife Of Coscharis Group Founder, Cosmas Maduka, Dies At 62

Sylvia LANO Nov 29, 2021 0

Charity Maduka, wife of President and Chairman of the Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka, has passed on. The deceased, who was Vice President of the group, was said to have died in Nnewi, Anambra on Saturday evening after suffering a…

Metro

EFCC Summons 25 Senior Civil Servants For Alleged Corruption

Sylvia LANO Nov 26, 2021 0

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited about 25 members of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) for questioning over alleged corruption. ASCSN is affiliated with Trade Union Congress (TUC). The…

World

South Africa Detects New COVID-19 Variant With Many Mutations

Sylvia LANO Nov 26, 2021 0

Scientists in South Africa have detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers. The number of daily infections in Africa’s hardest-hit country has increased tenfold since…

Celebs

Kanye West Admits He Made ‘Mistakes’ In Marriage To Kim Kardashian

Sylvia LANO Nov 25, 2021 0

Award-winning rapper, Kanye West has reiterated his desire to reconcile with Kim Kardashian amid their ongoing divorce, admitting he made “mistakes”. During a surprise visit to the Los Angeles Mission's annual Thanksgiving event on…

Events

Photos: Veteran Comic Actor, Baba Suwe Buried In Lagos

Sylvia LANO Nov 25, 2021 0

Veteran comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has on Thursday, November 25 been buried. The actor died in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday after a protracted illness. Read Also: Breaking: Veteran Nollywood…