Nollywood actress, Sotonye Green has died of COVID-19. She became the first person to have been confirmed killed by the deadly virus in the movie industry. The death of the Rivers born actress was made public by her friend, Debby King. Miss King said she had
Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho's mother, Dona Miguelina is dead. The 71-year-old passed away in a hospital in Porto Alegre after testing positive for COVID-19. Atlético Mineiro, the World Cup winner's former club, confirmed her death on Twitter on Sunday
The All Progressives Congress has reportedly won the council election held in all the 20 Local Government Areas and the 37 Local Council Development Areas on Saturday. Early results released by the Lagos Television showed that the APC took several LGAs and
The Oyo State Government has announced the immediate closure of Agodi Zoo, in Ibadan, the state capital. The government said this decision is based on the report received from the company managing it, AM & C, that one of the lions at the zoo had accidentally
The Sokoto State government has confirmed three deaths, including two students, following a strange illness that occurred in two neighbouring houses at Mabera in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a mechanic and father of five, one Malam
The Nigerian military has pulled out of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. According to sources in neighbouring Akugbene and Okoloba communities in Bomadi local government area, the soldiers pulled out of the embattled
Heavy rain in China has killed at least 87 people and forced thousands from their homes, state media reported on Saturday. Seventy-two people have been killed and 78 are missing in the northern province of Hebei after rain triggered floods and landslides,
Following a heavy downpour that lasted several hours on Saturday at the Dakingari area of Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi State, three persons have been confirmed dead. The Chairman of Suru Local Government Area, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Suru, said apart
In a recent development, Israel has announced the withdrawal of all its troops from southern Gaza, including the city of Khan Yunis, following months of intense clashes with Hamas militants, as reported by Daily Trust. The move comes as an important development
About forty-two farmers from Aliero town, in Aliero Local Government Area of Kebbi State have reportedly been slaughtered by suspected dislodged members of the Boko Haram terrorists. The terrorists were reported to have fled Borno State while escaping from
A child bomber killed four members of a local self-defence group late Tuesday in northern Cameroon, an area often targeted by Boko Haram jihadists in their long-running insurgency. The attack in the village of Amchide, near the Nigerian border, was confirmed
Davido has reacted to Meek Mill's sentence, after the latter was sentenced to 2-4 years imprisonment after violating his probation multiple times. Here's our initial report; Foreign Rapper, Meek Mill appeared in a Philadelphia court on Monday where the judge
Seven civilians, including two children, were killed when a car bomb exploded near a military checkpoint in North Sinai, the Egyptian army said Monday. The explosion happened 200 metres from its military target, "when an Egyptian soldier used a tank to stop
A landslide has swept over a fishing village on the banks of a lake in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 40 people, a regional official confirms. Part of a mountain engulfed "a fisherman's camp after heavy rains caused a landslide" the deputy
A staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Olabode Olawuyi was on Monday attacked and killed by a lion he was feeding. Olabode, who works in the zoological department and was in charge of the Lion was said to be feeding it when he was
Ayo Fayose has pulled out of the 2019 presidential race. The outgoing governor of Ekiti state was the first to have indicated interest for the office of president come 2019, but has now has dropped his ambition. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the
Boko Haram gunmen on Friday shot and killed a retired general, Mamman Shuwa, in Maiduguri, Borno State. Shuwa is an ally of a former governor of Borno State, Modu Sheriff. Shuwa, who is a former minister of communications, will be buried on Friday evening.