The elder brother of G\\zxxovernor, Bala Mohammed, Adamu Mohammed Duguri, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Spokesperson of the governor, Mukhtar Gidado, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the governor’s…
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A total of 67 Italian Catholic priests have died after being infected with the novel coronavirus. The Avvenire newspaper revealed this on Wednesday, adding that the youngest of those listed by the…
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Coronavirus: Rwandan police shoot dead two people who defy lockdown orders
by Reporter March 26, 2020Rwandan police shot and killed two people who defied lockdown orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The two men in their twenties “attempted to…
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The parish priest of Holy Cross Parish in Oroma Etiti community of Anambra State, Rev Fr. Charles Okeke-Odogwu was found dead in his car on Tuesday March 24. Prior to his…
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A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus cases same day. The two patients…
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The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive for coronavirus. This was revealed by the Deputy Governor of the State, Phillip Shaibu, during a…
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Washington-based law firm Freedom Watch and Texas Company Bus Photos, which specialize in high school sports photography, have filed legal action against China. The Organizations filed a Texas lawsuit seeking…
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Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, is currently in self-isolation. Fayemi made the decision after meeting with two infected persons in recent days. In a post on Twitter on Wednesday, Fayemi…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has temporarily suspended all activities requiring physical contacts in all its offices and centres nationwide. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar, disclosed this…
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Army Set To Enforce ‘Stay-At-Home Order To Reduce Coronavirus Spread
by Damilare Salami March 25, 2020The Nigerian Army is to embark on a special operation with a multidimensional approach, which includes enforcing the restriction of movement and compulsorily moving sick people to hospitals. This is…
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Manchester United now plan on signing Odion Ighalo on a permanent basis as they’re unsure if the striker would be able to play for the club again under the current…
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Movie Gist
Our Movies Should Give People Inspiration – Popular Actress, TOLULOPE OKE
by City People March 25, 2020Tolulope Oke is graduate of Sociology, from the University of Lagos. She also read Dramatic Arts at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. Tolulope is a popular Nollywood actress.…
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Right now, many Nigerians are afraid of catching Coronavirus as the deadly disease is fast spreading. The virus has become a pandemic it has killed thousands in Asia, Europe, America…
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The United Bank for Africa, UBA is one of the best-run banks today. But many people don’t know that those running this formidable institution. City People unveils below, The Big…
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Entertainment
The ELESHOs: Like Father, Like Son – YEMI ELESHO Opens Up On His Life As A Comedian
by Toyin Ogundiya March 25, 2020He is an Instagram skitter. Yemi Elesho is one of the comedians currently making waves on Instagram. A lot of people do not know that he is the son of…
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•He Has Been Holding Political Meetings In DUBAI The 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria promises to be very interesting. This is because some of the political juggernauts, who will be…
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A new study by several research institutes in China found that people belonging to the O blood group have a lower risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus. A…
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A few weeks ago I attended a top celebrity function in Lagos and something fascinated me. I saw a very long Menu list and right there and there, I saw…
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Lionel Messi has made a reported donation of €1 million (£920,000/$1.08 million) to Hospital Clinic, a public hospital in Barcelona, to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The hospital confirmed Messi…
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Clarence House, the royal residence in London, says Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus also known as COVID-19. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: I DO NOT HAVE CORONAVIRUS – OVATION…
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Only March Salary Is Guaranteed – Kebbi Govt Tells Civil Servant
by Damilare Salami March 25, 2020Kebbi State Government, says the payment of March salary and pension to workers will not suffer in spite of the global economic downturn arising from the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Atiku…
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I Do Not Have Coronavirus – Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu Opens Up
by Damilare Salami March 25, 2020Media mogul, Dele Momodu, has insisted he is not showing symptoms of coronavirus. Momodu, in a statement on Wednesday, said it became necessary to talk about his health status, especially…
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Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has tested negative for Coronavirus on Wednesday, SaharaReporters can confirm. Osinbajo went into self-isolation after President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, tested positive…
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Veteran Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo Tackles Pastors, Asks Them To Heal Coronavirus
by Damilare Salami March 24, 2020Veteran Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo, has on Tuesday, asked Nigerian Pastors with supernatural powers to visit hospitals and locate those infected with coronavirus and heal them. Disclosing this via her…
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Ecobank Plc says it temporarily closed its Wuse II branch in Abuja because Suleiman Achimugu, who died of coronavirus, visited the branch. Achimugu, a former managing director of the Petroleum…
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Bishop David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of the Living Faith Church has explained why he conducted services on Sunday as against the directives of the Ogun State Government. In a statement…
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The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) held at the Eko Hotels and Suites Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday 14th, 2020. Some of Nollywood big names and celebrities showed up…
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•Details Of The New Book On His Life Revealed These are good times for former Oyo Governor, Chief Abiola Ajimobi who has now become the Deputy National Chairman of the…
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Entertainment
How My Movie, ALUBARIKA, Won AMVCA 2020 Award – Ace Producer, YEWANDE FAMAKIN
by City People March 24, 2020Yewande Famakin is an Editor, writer and producer. She recently won the Best Indigenous Movie in Yoruba in the just concluded 2020 African Movie Viewers Choice Awards, (AMVCA). She is…
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•His Strategies & Tactics Kaduna governor, Malam El-Rufai is one of the top contenders for Presidency. His name keeps popping up each time any list is being drawn up. This…
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•A Life Lived Through Music… Ruth Ejiro Emokiniovo was born in Sapele, Delta State on the 22nd April, 1987 to the family of Okunbo. As a child, music was her…
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Japan’s prime minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games by a year Tuesday in an extraordinary move, unprecedented in peacetime, as…
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The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for Coronavirus. He was said to have possibly contracted the virus during a visit to Germany and…
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About 70 soldiers, including a major and three officers, have been killed in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, military sources tell Newsmen. The troops, on operation Ayiso Tamonuma,…
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News
Two New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Nigeria, Number Hits 42
by Damilare Salami March 24, 2020Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Lagos and Ogun states. One is in Lagos state and the other in Ogun state. According to the Nigeria Centre for…
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Nigeria Senate on Tuesday adjourned sitting for two weeks over the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. The decision which was announced by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan came after a…
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Activities in Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Villa, Abuja, has been shut down following the confirmation on Tuesday that Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu, had tested positive…
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Sports
UEFA Set To Convert UCL, UEL To One Leg Matches For Fear of Coronavirus
by Damilare Salami March 24, 2020Uefa could authorise one-legged knockout matches for some Champions League and Europa League ties after postponing the finals of all this season’s major competitions. With European football suspended because of…
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Entertainment
Annie Idibia and 2Baba Celebrate 7th Wedding Anniversary
by Damilare Salami March 24, 2020Nollywood star and wife of top Nigerian singer, Tuface Idibia, Annie Macaulay-Idibia, has celebrated her 7th wedding anniversary with her husband. In a video clip shared on her social media…
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Nigeria may soon slip out of reckoning as a profitable oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) if crude oil prices decline further by at least another…
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The Federal Government on Monday issued stay at home order for Federal civil servants at grade levels one to 12 as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus in…
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The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said it will enforce the regulation of social distance directive to further prevent the spread of Coronavirus outbreak in…
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Football players Dayo Ojo and Benjamin Iluyomade have been kidnapped by gunmen, according to a press statement from Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, Enyimba. The incident took place on Sunday…
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News
Bishop Oyedepo Finally Speaks On Why Winners Chapel Held Mega Service On Sunday Despite Govt Warnings
by Damilare Salami March 24, 2020Living Faith Church, better known as Winners Chapel, says it held services on Sunday to sensitise and mobilise its members against the dangers of coronavirus (COVID-19). The church had come…
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BREAKING: Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari Catches Coronavirus
by Damilare Salami March 24, 2020The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for Coronavirus. He was said to have possibly contracted the virus during a visit to Germany and…
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Cross River female Senator, representing Northern Senatorial District of the state, Dr Mrs Rose Okoji Oko is dead. She was aged 63. The late Senator Oko, who died last night…
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The Nigerian Center for Disease Control has confirmed four new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This was announced via the official Twitter account of the agency on Monday night.…
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How I Plan To Celebrate My 50th Birthday – Popular Movie Producer, Prince ADELAKUN
by City People March 23, 2020•Plans To Mark His 30 Yrs In Entertainment +Launching Of His N150 Million Cinema Movie Prince Ademola Adelakun is the CEO of Megastar Entertainment. He is one of the top…
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Why They Had To Remove LAMIDO SANUSI – Popular Poet, ODIA OFEIMUN
by City People March 23, 2020The traditional elites in the Northern part of Nigeria are fighting a war of survival on two fronts. The poor who are regarded cannon fodder and the expendable in the…
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The Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards is one of Africa’s most prestigious celebration of film and TV talents behind and in front of the cameras. These include actors, directors, songwriters,…