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Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana, aka Falz, has written an open letter to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) over 5 female officers that were reportedly punished with redeployment after a video of them participating in the ‘BobDaddy Challenge’ went viral. The female officers who featured In Falz’s ‘Don’t Rush’ challenge were on Wednesday reported to have been punished with …

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) says about 70 nurses and midwives have tested positive for COVID-19 and 200 others in isolation while 15 health workers have lost their lives to the disease. Abdurafiu Adeniji, president of NANNM, said almost 1000 nurses and midwives have been exposed to COVID-19 while about 200 are in isolation. He said our …

The son of a former Ondo Military Administrator, Brig.-Gen. Okpaleye, was killed on Wednesday by gunmen in Lagos State. The incident, according to a source occured at a drinking spot at Adekunle Kuye, off Ikate street, Aguda in Surulere, when the deceased, Muyuwa Okpaleye, 40, was hanging out with his friends. The gunmen, who were reportedly four in number, parked …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 288 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a tweet on Friday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 5,445

Nollywood actor, Alex Ikenna Ekubo has lashed out at his friend and colleague IK Ogbonna after he complained on his social media page that his new hair is turning white after days of showing it off to his fans via his Instagram handle. The reason for the change in color is still unknown to his fans. However, Alex who is …

The Abia state police command has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man identified as Chinedu Omeonu who killed his cousin, Solomon Monday Orji, in Mgboko Umuoria community in Obingwa Local Government area of Abia State. It was gathered that one of the Orji’s sons had gone into the compound of his uncle Chinedu Omeonu to pick some fallen mango …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 193 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a tweet on Thursday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 5,162

Three unidentified men walked away unscathed after being involved in an accident which involved a car they were travelling in and a container carrying goods.  According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred at Apapa area of Lagos State. An ecstatic social media user who shared a video from the scene of the incident, showed off the mangled car which the container …

Nigerian former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has warned the present administration to focus more on how to get the economy running again by cutting most of their expenditures. In a tweet that was tweeted from the official handle of Atiku, elaborated that Nigeria cannot afford luxuries during austerity. Atiku who made mention of how Nigeria has lost touch with the …

Nigeria has now recorded  4,971 in 34 States and the FCT with over  1,000 people that have recovered from COVID-19. As at this morning, there are 3,737 active cases. On Wednesday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced six new deaths and 184 new cases in 21 States and the FCT. However, a total of 111 recoveries were also …