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Nigerians have taken to social media to celebrate the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye as he turns 78 on March 2. Politicians, public office holders and other prominent citizens joined thousands to wish the prominent religious leader a Happy Birthday on Monday. In the early hours of Monday, Pastor Adeboye tweeted, “Thank You Jesus for Miracles, Signs and Wonders” along with a picture of himself and the figure 78 across it. Thank You Jesus for Miracles, Signs & Wonders #EAA78 pic.twitter.com/lxeEF4lZAk — PastorEAAdeboye (@PastorEAAdeboye) March 2, 2020 Messages have been pouring…

The duo of Michael and Cherry (MiCherry) have become the first couple to be checked out of Ultimate Love, proudly Naija reality television show. The couple was evicted during the live check-out show on Sunday after they received the least number of votes out of the five nominated couples from the voting public last week. It was, however, not all gloom as the couple went home with N350,000 in their portmanteau after they played the Jeopardy game on stage. Meanwhile, eight couples were nominated for possible check-out during the live nomination show on Sunday. The couples as announced by the show’s hosts, Dakore…

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Sunday, came under intense criticism on social media for advising the Nigerian media to focus on the deaths caused by malaria rather than on coronavirus. Shehu, who took to his Twitter and Facebook accounts, asked why all the newspapers used coronavirus headlines as their cover page stories. “This morning’s newspapers, all of them have coronavirus as the lead, cover story. When will they bring the spotlight to bear on 822 who are killed by malaria every day in Nigeria?,” Garba Shehu wrote. However, Shehu’s comment had…

In a bid to recover a debt of N513,534,765.76 Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has dragged an ex-President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Solomon Ogba before a Federal High Court in Lagos. In an affidavit sworn to by one Benjamin Akahi, and filed before the court by an Abuja-based lawyer Oluwatosin Ajayi, it was alleged that at various times between 2006 and 2007 Cleopas Communication Company, a company owned by Ogba, a former Sports Commissioner in Delta state applied for various margin facilities and enhancements, from Oceanic Bank International for the purposes of promoting their business objectives and acquiring…

The number of people killed worldwide by the coronavirus has exceeded 3,000, as China reported 42 more deaths. More than 90% of the total deaths are in Hubei, the Chinese province where the virus emerged late last year. But there have also been deaths in 10 other countries, including more than 50 in Iran and more than 30 in Italy. Worldwide, there have been almost 90,000 confirmed cases, with the numbers outside China growing faster than inside China. But most patients have only mild symptoms, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, and the death rate appears to be between…

Pete Buttigieg, the former Indiana mayor who made an ambitious run for president, is to end his campaign for the White House, US media report. The 38-year-old became the first openly gay major-party presidential candidate when he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination. But despite a successful start, his campaign has failed to gain momentum. His decision to drop out comes ahead of a key day on Tuesday in the Democratic race to take on Trump. Fourteen states will vote on Super Tuesday, by the end of which staunch left-winger Bernie Sanders could have an unbeatable lead and…

A corps member identified as Amaka Asikaogu has reportedly been found dead in an Abuja hotel, few days to the end of her service year. The deceased checked into New England Hotel in Abuja on Saturday evening with a male friend who left shortly after they were served food and drinks they ordered. According to reports, when asked about the lady he checked in with, Amaka’s male friend insisted that she is fine and alone in the room. Amaka also affirmed that she was fine when called by the hotel workers. Amaka’s corpse was however found in the room when…

Real Madrid beat Barcelona in a captivating El Clasico to move above their rivals at the top of La Liga. Vinicius Junior drove in via a deflection in a second half packed with chances after Isco saw a shot saved and an effort cleared off the goalline. Karim Benzema volleyed over for Real and substitute Martin Braithwaite went close for Barca moments before Vinicius sparked celebrations at the Bernabeu. Substitute Mariano struck in added time as Real moved a point clear of Barca. Mariano had not played a single minute in La Liga for Zinedine Zidane’s side this season until…

The leader of a religious sect in South Korea will be investigated over some of the country’s coronavirus deaths. The city government of the capital Seoul has asked prosecutors to charge Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church, and 11 others. They are accused of hiding the names of some members as officials tried to track patients before the virus spread. South Korea is battling the worst coronavirus outbreak outside China. The country has reported 3,730 cases and 21 deaths so far. More than half of all infections involve members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a fringe Christian…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied media and social media reports that it is laying siege on Premium Times and that it has hacked the phones of some staff. In a statement on Sunday by DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, the agency urged Nigerians to disregard the reports. “The report that the DSS is laying siege on Premium Times and has hacked the phones of one of its staff is false in its entirety. “It is unfounded and just a needless sensationalism. There is no such operation at the moment by the Service targeted at the Premium Times, its…