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20 vaccines being developed to tackle Coronavirus – WHO

World Health Organisation representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said WHO has received certification requests for 40 Coronavirus tests, as 20 vaccines are being developed.Vujnovic...

African countries among world’s least happy

South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and the Central African Republic (CAR) are amongst the unhappiest countries in the world, according to the UN’s World Happiness...

Coronavirus scare: Man takes chloroquine overdose

A Nigerian man has reportedly been rushed to the hospital unconscious after he reportedly took an overdose of malaria drug, Chloroquine, over the Coronavirus...

Coronavirus fears fuel mad rush back to the villages

It was a few minutes to 2pm. Nairobi was boiling hot. At the country bus station, popularly known as 'Machakos Airport', Ms Esnah Bosire sat...

Coronavirus: Togo’s first patient recovers

The first patient to contract Covid-19 in Togo has tested negative but is still under medical observation, state TV quotes the Health Minister...

Coronavirus: Deeper Life holds crusade despite ban on large gathering

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Kumuyi, held a crusade last night despite a ban on large gathering by the...

Diamond Platnumz’s manager tests positive for Coronavirus

Bongo Flava star Diamond Platnumz’s manager, Sallam Sharaff, has tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). Sallam took to his Instagram page to confirm the news to...

Parliament distributes nose masks to MPs over Coronavirus [photos]

Nose masks have been distributed to Members of Parliament (MPs) as part of enhanced measures against Coronavirus.The masks were handed over to the...

Kenyan pastor suspended for calling coronavirus a hoax

A Kenyan pastor who called the coronavirus pandemic a hoax and ridiculed hand washing as a means of preventing the virus has been suspended...

Kenyan youth stone man to death after they suspected him of having coronavirus

A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya has been beaten to death by a group of youth armed with stones.The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron,...

Coronavirus cases in Ghana rise to 16; 4 not imported

The novel Coronavirus cases in Ghana have increased to 16.The Ghana Health Service’s website dedicated to updating Ghanaians on COVID-19 cases confirmed the development.All...

20 Nigeriens arrested in Ghana amid COVID-19 fears

Ghana is finalizing processes to repatriate 20 Nigeriens who were arrested by the country’s immigration officers at Juaso in the Asante Akim South District...

Muslims are naturally immune to coronavirus – Islamic scholar claims

An Islamic Scholar, Dr. Abubakr Imam Aliagan, has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari government, the Sultanate Council and Muslim authorities not to shut down...

How I contracted coronavirus – Lady shares bitter experience

Below is a narration from a Nigerian lady on how she contracted coronavirus and how she has been battling to save her life.According to...

She voluntarily gave me s3x – Kidnapper who abducted and raped a pregnant married woman says

A kidnapper, who was arrested for the abduction and rape of a middle-aged woman, has claimed she gave him sex voluntarily and didn't fight...

Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China

Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese media said on...

Amazing: Man manufactures creative hand-washing sink from scraps [Photos]

An unidentified South African man is being held in high esteem after coming up with a creative hand-washing technique to combat spread of coronavirus.He...

Coronavirus: Lagos shuts down public and private schools

As the deadly Coronavirus spreads, the Lagos State Government has ordered that all public and private schools in the state be shut from Monday, March 23,...

Nigerian school sends pupils on airport excursion amidst coronavirus

Nigerians have condemned the Airport authorities and management of a school who took its students on an excursion to the Abuja Airport amidst the...

Coronavirus: Top celebrities who have tested positive for Covid-19

While the globe is ultimately fighting off the coronavirus pandemic, top celebrities around the world have been diagnosed with the viral illness.Talk about...

Real Coronavirus is dead, what is left is its remnants – TB Joshua

The Founder and leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has said that the real coronavirus is gone.According to Prophet...

Coronavirus cases in Ghana hit 9

Ghana has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus.This brings to nine the total number of cases in Ghana.Information Minister...

Couple become Zambia’s first Coronavirus patients

Zambia has confirmed its first two cases of Coronavirus, involving a couple who had travelled to France, the health minister has told the BBC.They...

Government denies claims Akufo-Addo has tested positive for Coronavirus

Government has denied claims making the rounds on social media that President Nana Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees have tested positive for coronavirus.Speaking...

Coronavirus:Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization's director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became...

Coronavirus: Six- weeks old baby, 4 others test positive

Nigeria has revealed a six-weeks old baby and four others have tested positive to the novel deadly coronavirus.This was announced in a tweet by...

Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather, dies at 58

Floyd Mayweather says he is mourning the loss of "one of the most important people in my life" after the death of his uncle...

Coronavirus: Kevin Durant, 3 other Brooklyn Nets players test positive

Four players on the Brooklyn Nets including superstar Kevin Durant have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement issued by the team...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records eight new cases

The Federal Government of Nigeria has just confirmed eight new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms third caseNigerian doctors go on...

SHS students allegedly beat colleague to death

A group of unidentified students of Kings College of Commerce, in River State, Nigeria have allegedly beaten to death one of their mates.Though it...

How a woman escaped death after she was kicked out of vehicle [Watch]

A lady has shared her testimony on social media of how her life was spared after she was driven out of a car by...

Coronavirus: Shop raided by authorities for selling ‘fake’ test kits

Kenyan authorities have raided a shop allegedly selling fake coronavirus testing kits.The Standard newspaper reported that police detained 10 people and locked the facility...

How you can tell the difference between a common cold and COVID-19

Coronavirus is known to have several nasty symptoms, ranging from a fever to breathing difficulties.However, COVID-19 also shares many characteristics with the common cold,...

Man arrested for allegedly suffocating, burning woman as daughter looked on

A man has been taken into custody for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal woman who was suffocated with clothing and burnt as her daughter...

Nigerian doctors go on strike amid coronavirus

Doctors in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have gone on an "indefinite strike" over delayed pay and unsafe working conditions.The announcement came just after Nigeria, Africa's...

Coronavirus-free Chad shuts borders, airports

Amid the spread of coronavirus, Chad which has no record of the disease has shut its borders and airports.ALSO READ:Watch: Man ‘recovers’ from coronavirus after pastor’s...

Watch: Man ‘recovers’ from coronavirus after pastor’s prayer

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B90-RMRgwxF/ALSO READ:Ghana records 7th Coronavirus caseLady found dead at Awutu Bontrase; body parts missingWaala Traditional Council bans Friday congregational prayers, funeralsA video of...

Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms third case

Nigeria has confirmed the third case of coronavirus in Lagos. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, which confirmed the case, said the patient is...

Families of Ghanaian victims file case against Yahya Jammeh at Gambia’s Truth Commission

Families of Ghanaians, who were murdered in The Gambia in 2005, have filed submissions to the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) demanding that Yahya...

Coronavirus: South Africa imposes strict restrictions

South Africa has declared a national disaster and announced a ban on travel from the worst-affected countries, while Kenya has also imposed sweeping...