The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua, has denied saying Senator Orji Kalu would be the next president of Nigeria. Joshua clarified in a tweet posted on Monday. The controversial cleric described the story making the rounds as “fake news”. He said he has been on his prayer mountain…
Yuichiro Hata, a Japanese lawmaker, has died of COVID-19. Hata, 53, is the first victim of the nation’s parliament. He was Transport Minister under the defunct Democratic Party of Japan. Hata passed away at a Tokyo hospital on Sunday, DPA reports. Tetsuro Fukuyama, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said coronavirus was the…
A Chinese court has sentenced a journalist who reported from Wuhan, the city in which the Covid-19 pandemic started, to four years in jail on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai sentenced Zhang Zhan following accusations she…
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has alleged that fake COVID-19 certificates are on sale in the state. Abayomi said this at a press conference to give an update on the second wave of the virus in Lagos. He said it has come to the attention of the government that several people who…
A 75-year-old man from Northern Israel died of a heart attack about two hours after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, December 28, the Health Ministry has confirmed. The man had pre-existing conditions and had suffered from heart attacks in the past, the ministry said. Chezy Levy, the Health Ministry director-general has launched an investigation…
Nigerian-born New Zealand MMA fighter, Israel Adesanya, has been named Fighter of the Year for 2020 at the World MMA Awards. The UFC Middleweight champion, who has a 20-0 career record after beating both Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa in the Octagon this year, picked up the Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year Award,…
A woman and her young son have been killed by gunmen in Nagu village, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The armed men killed the woman, her son, and her brother-in-law after razing part of Nagu village in the early hours of Sunday, December 27. The attacks also left several persons injured while many have reportedly…
Nigerian pop star, Davido, has threatened to leave the music industry. The ‘Fem’ crooner stated this in a tweet on Monday. q “I go leave this music for una” Davido wrote. It is the first time he is saying anything after the purported fight with Burna Boy in a Ghanaian nightclub yesterday. Davido’s comment comes…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Comfort Innocent, for allegedly attempting to traffic two underage girls to Libya for prostitution. The Spokesperson for the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday. Oyeyemi said Comfort was arrested following a complaint by the mothers of the victims, Mrs. Oluwaseun Adurotola…
The Kwara State Police command has launched a man hunt for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 30-year-old, Abdulkadir Segi to death over knockouts issues in Ilorin the State capital. Late Abdulkadir Segi, of Segi’s compound, along Sheikh Adam Al-lory road, Ita-mo junction, Ilorin, was reportedly stabbed to death by Kehinde Oloka of Oloka’s compound,…