There are multiple reports circulating online - especially on social media - which suggest that Black people possess some special immunity to the coronavirus. According to one viral report, which MTO News will not re-post because it has not been verified, people with an African bloodline in their family history, have special antibodies that help them fight off the coronavirus. So far, there has been no independent study that confirms that Black people are either immune, or are more resistant to the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that anyone (regardless of race) who comes into close contact with someone infected with the coronavirus is at risk for contracting it.  So why are some scientists saying that Black people are more resistant to the virus? Read Also:- Are You Seriously In Need To Lose Weight? Here Is Nigerian Diet You Must Not Miss This Year Well, the genesis of that "claim" came from a case in China, that has doctors puzzle...

The Jerusalem District Police has confirmed that an unidentified man dressed in a Roman armor presented himself this morning in its headquarters, carrying a blood-covered spear-like weapon. The man, who speaks only in Latin, identified himself as the Roman centurion Caius Longinus Anxanumus and claimed to be a time traveler from the first century AD. According to police spokesman Jacob Levine, the man claims he’s the killer of Jesus Christ and that the weapon he carried is the one the “Holy Lance” that pierced the Christ in his side during the Crucifixion. “He said he was a Roman soldier and had killed Jesus because he was an enemy of Rome. He says he realized too late that Jesus was the Messiah.” The man also claimed that God tormented and tortured him for almost 2000 years to punish him for his crimes. “He told us that he suffered centuries of divine punishment, being killed and resurrected thousands of times. He claims he turned himsel...

Android is by far the most popular mobile operating system with over 2.5 billion users (Image: Getty • Google) ANDROID users have been warned to delete 116 apps that have been found to be ridden with harmful malware in a new security report. Android is by far the most popular mobile operating system with over 2.5 billion users. That makes it a prime target for malicious third-parties that want to infect devices across the globe with malware. Most recently, the team at Barracuda Security  discovered  almost 200 apps that contained either adware or a suspicious combination of device permissions. And now cybersecurity company White Ops has identified 116 apps – with more than 4.6 million downloads between them – it claims are performing ad fraud. Google's terrible Android problems exposed by a very unlikely source The firm said the apps are leveraging a type of code it nicknamed “Soraka” and a similar variant named “Sogo”. In a nutshell, the code allows the program...

American superstar Chris Brown was filmed dancing to Naira Marley’s “Soapy” at a gathering on Friday, July 26 . Chris Brown, whose music collaboration titled “Blow my mind” with Nigerian singer Davido was released on Friday , could be seen doing the soapy dance in the video. Naira Marley announced the release of the single ‘soapy’ with its dance routine on June 30. The dance, which has gained traction on social media, has controversies surrounding it, with many criticizing it on the grounds that it encourages masturbation. Though some Nigerian celebrities have criticised the dance, some still perform it. Watch the video below

A couple, Chinonso Anyanwu and Oluebube Anyawu, have allegedly sold their three-day-old son for N300,000. A source told our correspondent that the couple had had three daughters before they got the male child. “We were surprised that a family with such history could behave this way by selling their only son,” the source stated. Our correspondent gathered that the couple who hails from Imo State sold the baby to one Sandra Odimege of Umuezike, Amorka, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Haruna, confirmed the story to our correspondent. He said the couple was apprehended following intelligence report. He said, “The Command arrested a man and his wife for selling their three-day-old baby boy at the rate of N300,000. “Following intelligence report, Police detectives attached to Area Command, Ihiala arrested one Chinonso Anyanwu, aged 32 years and Oluebube Anyawu, aged 20 years of lbiasie...

At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by an HIV-positive doctor, using a contaminated syringe, officials said Friday. “We have arrested a doctor after receiving complaints from the health authorities,” said Kamran Nawaz, the local police chief heading the case in the southern city of Larkana. “We are told that the doctor also has HIV,” he said. Authorities were first alerted last week after 18 children from a town on the outskirts of the city tested positive for the virus, which causes AIDS, prompting health officials to carry out wider screenings. Dozens more infections were found. “More than 90 people have tested HIV positive and the number of children is around 65,” Dr. Abdul Rehaman, a district health official in Larkana, told AFP. A second official confirmed the outbreak, although gave slightly different figures. Authorities said they traced the outbreak to a single do...

The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, has said from Monday when Ramadan begins, his men will begin to arrest adults who are seen eating in public. Usman said arrested persons would only be released if they can provide an exemption letter from a medical doctor or the person can show proof of chronic ulcer. The Hisbah boss told the BBC that when such a person has provided evidence, he or she would be released with a warning not to eat in public anymore. The Sharia boss had during the week arrested several sex workers and criminals ahead of the holy month. He said Ramadan was a special month for Muslims and anybody that practised Islam must fast. Usman said, “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year. The aim is to get every Muslim to respect the month of Ramadan. Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public while others are fasting. “So any Muslim that we apprehend eating outside, our...

Foreign Affairs Ministry says its silent diplomatic efforts in the past few weeks culminated in the release of Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar arrested by Saudi authority for a drug-related offence. The ministry said this in a statement by its Acting Spokesperson, Friday Akpan, on Thursday in Abuja “Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian student who travelled for Lesser Hajj with her mother was arrested by Saudi Security Officials on December 26, 2018, in a hotel in Madinah. “She was accused of possessing a bag containing illicit drugs purportedly bearing a tag with her name. “Another passenger, Ibrahim Abubakar, unrelated to Zainab who also travelled on the same aircraft, was also arrested on the same day,” it stated. The ministry explained that Zainab Aliyu was released on April 30, while Ibrahim Abubakar was released on May 1. It also stressed that the intervention by President Muhammadu Buhari directing that all efforts be exerted to secure their release facilitated the expedited final ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his son-in-law, Mr. Junaid Abdullahi of allegedly engaging in corruption, economic sabotage and unethical conduct by using funds from fake contract awards to fund the president’s re-election campaign to the tune of about N18bn. In a statement on Tuesday, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr. Phrank Shaibu said the All Progressives Congress, APC, controlled Federal Government has allegedly been using the Border Communities Development Agency, BDCA, headed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law, Mr. Abdullahi for hundreds of phony lawmakers’ constituency projects, using non-existent firms to fund Buhari’s electioneering campaign. The statement was a reaction to a report published by Premium Times, detailing massive fraud in the border agency. The Border Communities Development Agency, BDCA, has the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will always cooperate and lend helping hand as necessary to neighbouring countries. He gave the assurance while receiving the outgoing Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Job Obiang Esono Mbengono, at a farewell audience in the State House, Abuja, on Friday and was contained in a statement made available to the media by his Media Aide, Femi Adesina. Buhari said Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have always identified with each other, “and we will continue to maintain good neighborliness.” The President expressed happiness that the outgoing Ambassador, who spent nine years, “settled and understood our people and culture quite well.” On his part, Ambassador Mbengono said Nigeria made great impact on his life, as he learnt a lot “about this big and important country,” adding that the people were very friendly and warm. Congratulating President Buhari on his re-election, he said: “Nigeria is in ...

Nigerian music is popping in big ways and the country is loaded with a lot of tremendous artists in almost every genre.  In this article, we'll be putting a spotlight on 4 artists we believe will make an impact on the music scene this year.  Blaqbonez  Blaqbonez  has been in the music game for a long while now but he really started popping in 2018 when he dropped his Bad Boy Blaq project in 2018.  The project was met with a lot of critical acclaim and Baqbonez has been viewed as one of the rappers making Hip-hop relevant again.  This year, he teamed up with  M.I, Loose Kaynon  and  A-Q  for the Martell hip-hop cypher which became a trending topic within few hours of its release.  He then released  Bad Boy Blaq: Re-Up,  a sequel to the project he released in 2018. The new project featured the likes of  YCEE, Boj, CKay, Vector, Moelogo  and  Pretty Boy D-O.  Blaq has already started 2019 with a ba...

The notorious armed robber Two notorious armed robbers allegedly terrorising residents of Igbodo community in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State have been killed by security operatives. It was gathered that the robbers met their deaths on Friday morning after being nabbed by men of the Nigerian Police Force and the local vigilante group. The suspects were caught while allegedly trying to rob a broken down cement trailer. It was gathered that the kingpin of the group popularly known as  “CHOPPING”, until his death had been terrorising highway travellers and the people of the community, breaking into their houses and carting away with their valuables for over many years. The news of his death was greeted with cheers from the villagers as his gang member was taken into police custody.