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Saudi Arabia bans pilgrims from visiting Mecca, Medina to prevent coronavirus spread

Saudi Arabia has banned religious pilgrims from visiting Mecca or Medina to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom.  In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Kingdom, it was disclosed that they had been following developments of the virus for some time.  In order to support countries impacted by the virus the Kingdom

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Man who kissed Spanish TV reporter on air convicted of s*xual assault

A passerby who kissed a reporter during a live TV broadcast in Spain has been convicted of s*xual assault and aggression. The Daily Mail reported on Thursday citing a ruling by the Courthouse of Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. The court also ordered the assailant to pay €2,410 in compensation to the victim. The

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Remo player’s death: IG disbands zonal SARS, dismisses inspector

The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, on Tuesday, announced the disbandment of the Zonal Intervention Squad, Obada-Oko, Ogun State. The disbandment followed the death of a player of Remo Stars Football Club, Kazeem Tiyamiyu. The victim and his friend had been arrested by police operatives at Sagamu on Saturday. They were being taken to the

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Lagos beggars protest against continuous arrest, harassment

Some beggars took to the streets of Lagos today February 25, to protest against continous arrest by officials of the state government. The beggars who stormed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s office in 10 buses and seven tricycles, also barricaded the entrance to the State House of Assembly as they demanded for audience with the Lagos State Governor.  They held

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Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi tests positive

Iran’s deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi has tested positive for coronavirus, a ministry official said on Tuesday. “The coronavirus test for Mr. Harirchi, the deputy health minister who was on the front lines combating the coronavirus, was positive,” Alireza Vahabzadeh, a media adviser to the health minister, said in a tweet. According to Aljazeera, Harirchi coughed

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NAFDAC warns Nigerians against buying ‘Maishayi’ tea from vendors

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be cautious when taking cup of tea popularly known as ‘Maishayi’ from vendors. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that the warning

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