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Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele has died in hospital in France’s capital Paris, aged 67.

A 20-year-old woman in Anambra state on Thursday tried to kill herself after discovering that her boyfriend was a married man. She allegedly took a liquid substance suspected to be poison to kill herself. The woman’s name was obtained as Oluchi from Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Our investigation showed that she was later rescued and arrested by the police for attempted suicide. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed confirmed the incident. He said: “On the 19/3/2020 at about 4 pm, there was a report at Awada Police Station that…

Hospitals in Lagos state have now began receiving patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning, says Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Senior Special Assistant on Health, Dr Oreoluwa Finnih. She urged people against massive consumption of Chloroquine as a measure to fight Coronavirus. According to her, there is a lot of unverified information in circulation about the pandemic, and that it was important for people to be sure of their facts before taking any medication. This development was disclosed by SSA to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media, Gawat Jubril, via his Twitter account. US testing chloroquine as cure for coronavirus Dr…

EFCC Lagos office has secured the conviction of 11 oil thieves alongside their Vessel, MT Jonko , before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts are Umoh Akaninyene Clement, Moses Ogbodu, Ignatius Okereke, Valentine Amaegberi, Victor Egbowon, Emmanuel Bassey, Ademola Olasode, Sule Godwin Anyebe, Oyelami Akeem Oloyede, Otuagoma Emmanuel and Anthony Orhieoghenebruru. Justice Aikawa found them guilty on all three counts and sentenced each one to one year Imprisonment on each count. The sentence is to take effect from their day of arrest. The judge also ordered the forfeiture of a vessel, MT…

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has commiserated with Senator Ben Murray-Bruce following the death of his wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce on Friday. Murray-Bruce disclosed that his wife passed from cancer on his Twitter page, posting pictures of the both of them and their children. Condoling with Mr Murray-Bruce and the family, Atiku wrote, “My good friend and brother, Ben Murray-Bruce, on behalf of my family, I extend our deepest condolences. “Your family are in our thoughts and prayers. May her beautiful soul rest in peace,” the PDP presidential candidate wrote. In his eulogy to his wife, Murray-Bruce described Evelyn as ” his…

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has lost his wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce to cancer on Friday. In a tweet, he said he was heartbroken by the loss and that he would miss his “sweetheart and most beautiful girl”. “I’m broken. Just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and my wife for 41 years. “Cancer is real, but it shouldn’t be a death sentence – awareness, and early detection and treatment are key to survival. I miss her so so much. I’m broken. “Our children are devastated, I am too. But I have to be strong…

The Nigerian government has revved up its efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the monitoring of 1, 300 persons who had direct and indirect contacts with the 12 confirmed cases. The Lagos state government on Thursday confirmed four new cases of coronavirus, 11 of which are in the state while the 12th and the only one outside Lagos, is the driver of an American citizen who died in Ekiti State. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the state executive would take a decision on the next stage of social distancing. He said all the fresh cases were…

*Special committee to coordinate FG, States’ response to coronavirus pandemic set up In what reflects a continuous and consistent confrontation of COVID-19 in Nigeria, state governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have set up a Special Committee to coordinate Federal and State governments’ response to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The Committee which started deliberations immediately after the NEC meeting on Thursday is also chaired by Prof. Osinbajo with the governors of Jigawa, Edo, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kebbi and Ogun States as members. The establishment of the…

Netflix will reduce the video quality on its service in Europe for the next 30 days, to reduce the strain on internet service providers. Demand for streaming has increased because large parts of Europe are self-isolating at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. The video-streaming provider said lowering the picture quality would reduce Netflix data consumption by 25%. But it said viewers would still find the picture quality good. The change appears to include the UK but Netflix has not responded to the BBC’s request for confirmation on this. Video quality The company will cut its streaming bitrates, which influence…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is no confirmed case of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The disease control centre described the banner making rounds on social media as an edited graphic of the agency, designed to spark panic and fear. “The news circulating of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Apo, Abuja is false,” the centre wrote on its official Twitter account on Thursday. “For two weeks, individuals have edited our graphics used to announce cases and to spread panic. Africa must wake up to coronavirus – WHO “Please disregard and follow our contact details for updates.…