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The Ebonyi state Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a 75-year-old woman from Lassa fever infection. According to the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Agujiobi, the victim was brought to the state university teaching hospital 10 days ago with symptoms similar to malaria. It added that she started vomiting blood which raised concerns […]
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has come out to defend the raids on nightclubs in the country, insisting that there is nothing wrong in it. The anti-graft agency recently stormed a nightclub in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital and arrested 89 suspected internet fraudsters, known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’. […]
Arsena legend, Martin Keown, has said he does not expect Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, to still be manager of Manchester United by the start of next season. Solskjaer initially impressed after replacing Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford in December 2018, but results and performances dipped after he signed a permanent deal. Following United’s 2-0 defeat to […]
Edinson Cavani’s mother has accused Paris Saint-Germain of “not behaving well” and outlined her son’s desire to join Atletico Madrid. Uruguay international Cavani is PSG’s record goalscorer but is expected to leave the Parc des Princes either in January or at the end of the season when his contract expires. Atletico Madrid have been repeatedly […]
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has debunked claims that a security outfit launched by South-West governors, Amotekun, is a threat to national unity. Tinubu said this in a press statement on Wednesday. The statement read, “Those claiming that this limited, inoffensive addition to security threatens the Republic have taken themselves […]
DJ Khaled has announced the arrival of his second child with wife, Nicole Tuck. DJ Khalid has welcomed a second child with his wife, Nicole Tuck in the United States of America. DJ Khaled has welcomed a second child with his wife, Nicole Tuck in the United States of America. The music mogul shared the […]
Cameroonian international striker Karl Toko Ekambi has joined Lyon on loan from Villarreal until the end of the season, the French club announced on Monday. The 27-year-old, who has scored six goals this season, arrives at a Lyon side sitting seventh in Ligue 1, seven points adrift of Rennes in the third and final Champions […]
Real Madrid have completed the signing of teenage Brazilian prospect Reinier from Flamengo on a six-and-a-half-year deal, the Spanish giants announced on Monday. According to reports in Spain and in Brazil, Madrid will pay the player’s buyout clause, amounting to around 30 million euros ($33.3m), with 80 per cent going to Flamengo and the remainder […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Senator Bala Mohammed as the governor of Bauchi State. The apex court affirmed Governor Mohammed’s election on Monday in Abuja while delivering judgement in the appeal filed by a former governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar. Former Governor Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had filed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to defend the closure of the nation’s borders. According to him, the partial closure of the borders was not caused solely because food products, particularly rice, were being smuggled into Nigeria, but also because arms and ammunition, as well as hard drugs were being ferried into the country. The president […]
