African leaders back WHO head against Trump attacks
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is the latest African leader to defend the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against...
Uganda bans outdoors exercises over coronavirus
Uganda has banned exercising in public as an extra measure towards controlling the spread of the coronavirus.President Yoweri Museveni said that Ugandans should exercise...
Coronavirus: Minister suspended for having lunch with friend during lockdown
South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months, one of which will be without pay, for having lunch with a friend during...
Coronavirus: Togo nationals get free water, electricity
President Faure Gnassingbé has announced several social, political and economic measures to make life easier for the Togolese people as the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus: Weah declares state of emergency in Liberia
Liberia’s President, George Weah, has declared that a state of emergency should begin at 11:59 pm local time on Friday because of the ...
Coronavirus: Taxi driver lynched for carrying passengers without face masks
A taxi driver was allegedly beaten to death Tuesday by Nigerian security operatives, for carrying passengers who were not wearing face masks. ALSO READ:Mmebusem runs...
Kenya pays musicians, actors, other creatives $950k to entertain citizens amid coronavirus [Video]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to set aside Ksh.100 million ($944,356) to to cushion local artistes from...
Africans evicted from Chinese hotels over coronavirus fears
Hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China's southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as local health officials rollout...
Coronavirus: Nigerian govt knocks Pastor Chris for calling lockdown a scam
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has berated Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the founder and President of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy.Paul Ogenyi,...
Covid-19: Man constructs locally-made ventilator [Watch]
As the world struggles against coronavirus with a shortage in medical supplies, an unnamed young Nigerian man has risen to the challenge by...
Coronavirus: Moroccans without masks in public risk jail terms
Moroccans, who venture outside their homes without wearing face masks, risk prison sentences of up to three months and a fine of up...
The countries preparing to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions
The end of lockdown appears to be in sight for many as countries across Europe begin to lift their coronavirus restrictions.Spain, Italy and Denmark are all...
Coronavirus: Hungry residents loot local govt office for food[video]
Hungry residents of Lagos state allegedly raided the office of the chairman of a local government around the Abule Egba area of the...
Why Davido skipped school for a whole year
Nigerian singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known Davido, has narrated how he went against his dad’s wishes to become a musician.In a live video...
Cameroon turns stadium into isolation centre as virus cases hit 650
Cameroon has turned a football stadium in the country into an accommodation centre for coronavirus patients as authorities grapple with lack of space to...
Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine – WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine...
‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as...
Debunking the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory
It is a proven fact that people fear what they do not know/understand. So let me help you understand what 5G is.First, 5G is...
Lady beaten mercilessly for ‘snatching’ friend’s lover [Watch]
A lady received the beatings of her life when her best friend caught her making advances at her boyfriend.The said lover did not forgo...
Coronavirus: Nigeria to distribute seized rice to citizens
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to release for immediate distribution, bags of rice seized from smugglers. ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Popular...
The three African countries free of coronavirus
Lesotho, Comoros, and São Tomé and Príncipe are the three remaining African countries yet to record a single case of coronavirus.South Sudan which...
Lockdown dairies: Pastor conducts deliverance on Instagram [video]
An unknown Nigerian pastor was spotted on his Instagram live video conducting deliverance for his members.ALSO READ:Couple arrested on their wedding day for violating...
Coronavirus: Popular actress charged for violating lockdown rules [video]
Actress Funke Akindele and husband JJC Skillz have pleaded guilty after they were arraigned in court for disobeying an order restricting movement due...
Coronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese medic
COVID-19 patients on hydroxychloroquine heal faster, a Senegalese doctor has disclosed.Moussa Seydi, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at Fann Hospital in Dakar,...
Nigeria records 8 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed cases now 232, 5 deaths
Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of the novel coronavirus, the country’s Centre for Disease Control made this public on its social media handles....
Weddings not allowed in South Africa, police say
A bridal couple, their party and all their wedding guests were arrested in South Africa for taking part in a wedding against government regulations,...
Coronavirus: Popular author worries about her doctor husband after losing aunt
Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has expressed fears over the coronavirus pandemic because her husband is a doctor and is in the frontline.In a...
Lockdown: Couple hold wedding in living room [Photo]
A couple in Taraba state, Nigeria defied all odds to have their wedding despite the statewide restriction of movement and social gatherings due to...
Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele arrested
Actress Funke Akindele has been arrested by the Lagos State
Police Command for hosting a party on Saturday for her husband, JJC Skillz’s
birthday in contravention of the...
I killed my mother-in-law to save my marriage – Suspect
A lady, identified as Rosemary Osegba claimed she hacked her mother-in-law to death to save her marriage, following her arrests in Nassarawa State.The...
How Senegal is leading African fight against coronavirus
The mantra of the World Health Organization (WHO) is “test, test, test”. But Africa can ill afford expensive, time-consuming testing.That all may be set...
Zimbabwe turns water cannon on coronavirus
Zimbabwe’s police began using water cannon on Friday to disinfect markets and bus ranks, turning instruments associated with repression into weapons against the new...
Pastors want churches listed as ‘essential services’
A group of Kenyan pastors have asked the government to include churches in the list of “essential services” to allow them to remain ...
Nigerian coronavirus patient ‘savagely bites a nurse [ photos]
A Nigerian Coronavirus patient has been detained in China for allegedly attacking and biting a Chinese nurse as he attempted to escape ...
Lockdown: Police officer arrested for assaulting worker who was picking up a friend [video]
A Police officer has been arrested for assaulting a ports worker who was picking up his friend who works with a medical equipment company...
Coronavirus: Anyone who assaults a pastor is in danger – Pastor Chris [Video]
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has warned against the arrest and assault of pastors amid the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.The founder of Loveworld Ministries, popularly...
Coronavirus lockdown: Nigerian Police officer arrested for assaulting civilian
A Police officer has been arrested for assaulting a ports worker who was picking up his friend who works with a medical equipment company...
Video: Soldiers vow to infect Warri women with HIV
A disgusting video of Nigerian soldiers vowing to s3xually abuse and rape Warri women without condoms, and subsequently infecting them with HIV/AIDs has surfaced...
Tanzania extends visas for stranded tourists
Tanzania’s immigration department has extended visas for foreign nationals who can't leave the country because of the coronavirus pandemic.Foreign visitors, who applied online, were...
Musician releases her own naked pictures to shame blackmailer
The days are hard and people are not smiling as they look for every possible means to make money at all costs.A legendary...