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Egyptian security raid on militant cell in East Cairo kills 7

Egyptian security forces on Tuesday killed seven suspected militants in a shootout in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said, amid tight security as the country’s Coptic Christians start the Holy Week leading up to Easter next week. A police officer was also killed during the hours-long firefight which erupted when security forces raided a suspected militant […]

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Nigerians suffering, feeding from hand to mouth – Burna Boy tells Diddy

Popular Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, has explained to American veteran musician, Sean John Combs, also known by the stage name Diddy, how Nigerians are suffering during this Coronavirus lockdown. Burna boy told the American rapper, who’s also known as Puff Daddy, that Nigerians are on lockdown without any benefit […]

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5G network not linked to Coronavirus – IT expert

An Information and Communication Technology expert, Mr. Jide Awe, on Sunday described rumours linking coronavirus to the roll-out of 5G technology as baseless conspiracy theory and misinformation. According to Awe, the belief in such conspiracy theory derived from a deadly mix of ignorance, unsubstantiated evidence, and zeal. He, however, noted that there had always been […]

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‘Jele Has Come A Long Way At Pirates’

An Orlando Pirates defender has spoken about how much he has learnt from Happy Jele. Ntsikelelo Nyauza has been playing alongside Jele ever since he become a regular in the Pirates’ set-up in August 2019 and took over the captain’s armband a few times this season in the 33-year-old’s absence. Nyauza has made 21 appearances […]

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Isolation has turned me into a bricklayer – Davido

As every human on earth whose place of residence is faced with the plague of the novel Corona Virus is practicing ‘self-isolation’ so as to curb the spread of the virus, celebrities are not left out as majority of them even use their platform to raise awareness. Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases is stealthily on the rise […]

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Five Celebrities whose Parents are also Famous

Growing up with a celebrity as your parent could mean an automatic tutoring on how to act and carry yourself as a famous person, and most times these set of people usually get the needed support from their parents to start a career in the entertainment industry. Meet 6 Nigerian celebrities whose parents are also […]

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I don’t have Coronavirus – IK Osakioduwa

TV presenter, IK Osakioduwa, has debunked rumours that he has contracted coronavirus. IK shared a video on Instagram today Monday March 23rd in which he cleared the air on reports suggesting he had attended the 2020 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), which he hosted, after contracting coronavirus while in the UK. […]

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Nina debuts baby bump, shows off her husband for the first time

Big BROTHER Naija season three (3) finalist, Nina who recently got married to her US based husband via proxy has finally granted Nigerians the “privilege” to see her man’s face. The Imo born reality star who is currently heavily pregnant for her man and attached “Mrs A” to her bio on Instagram after the controversial […]

DRC’s Virunga National park shuts to public due to COVID-19

Animal lovers will have to wait a little while to see gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Virunga National Park has closed to the public over fears of COVID-19. ‘‘We don’t know right now how seriously they will be affected but we do know that other human diseases that have gone to apes […]

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Alex Ekubo shares video of Linda Osifo snoring while sleeping

Popular Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo has shared a hilarious video of his fellow actor Linda Osifo asleep and snoring. In the video, Linda Osifo is seen deep asleep in a car with her head leaning backwards. Alex Ekubo who shared the video on his Instagram page disclosed that not only was the actress sleeping with […]

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Malawi president sacks army chief

Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday fired the country’s army chief whose men have in recent months protected demonstrators protesting against the fraudulent election that returned the president to office. A statement from the presidency said said General Vincent Nundwe was replaced by the former air force commander, Major General Andrew Namanthanga. Nundwe will be […]

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CAF suspends CHAN 2020 over COVID-19

The Championship of African Nations, CHAN 2020 scheduled to start in Cameroon next month will no longer take place due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 04 to 25 April tournament was postponed following an extraordinary session of the CHAN Organizing Committee meeting in Cameroon on Tuesday. The committee cited amongst others, the confinement of population […]

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SA Golf Association Suspend All Tournaments

All golf tournaments under the auspices of the South African Golf Association (SAGA) and Womens Golf South Africa (WGSA) have been cancelled. The decision was made on Monday, following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa declaring a national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and will run to the end of April. It’s not […]

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Business: How coal is doing better than gold

Amid instability in the oil markets and sharp losses for other commodities such as copper, you may be tempted to think gold is the best option for a positive return. But coal beats the metal. Coking coal futures on the Singapore Exchange, which mirror The Steel Index price for Australian free-on-board cargoes, ended at $159.98 […]

Eritrea bans all internal, external travel

The Ministry of health in Eritrea has issued additional guidelines to all nationals & expatriates residing in the country. They have not recorded any case yet even though neighbours Sudan and Ethiopia have one and five cases respectively. Somalia also just confirmed their first case. Egypt on the other hand has been the most impacted […]

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Apple to close US retail stores

Apple is temporarily closing all of its retail stores “outside of Greater China” until March 27th, CEO Tim Cook announced in a letter posted on the company’s website late Friday night. “The most effective way to minimize risk of the virus’s transmission is to reduce density and maximize social distance,” Cook wrote. “We are committed […]