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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...

Coronavirus: Jack Ma donates masks, test kits to all countries in Africa

Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, says he will donate masks, test kits and protective suits to all countries in Africa to...

First Liberian with Coronavirus suspended from work

Liberia's President George Weah has suspended a government official who tested positive for Coronavirus after he returned to the country from Switzerland, becoming the...

Coronavirus: Obinim reveals next plan of action after suspension of church activities

Founder and Leader of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, has revealed what his church would be doing following the suspension of...

Mother of two becomes first person to receive COVID-19 trial vaccine

The first human trials of a new vaccine scientists hope will protect against Covid-19 have been carried out.The US National Institutes of Health, an...

Man arrested for fake news on coronavirus

Police in Kenya have arrested a 23-year-old man for publishing false information on the spread of coronavirus.Elijah Muthui Kitonyo was arrested in Mwingi town...

Clinic accused of selling fake coronavirus test kits

A health care regulator in Kenya has raided a clinic in the capital Nairobi that it accuses of selling coronavirus test kits for $30...

Four African countries confirmed first COVID-19 cases in a day

Two countries apiece to the East and the West of Africa recorded index cases of coronavirus pandemic. The current tally of countries affected is...

Lagos explosion: 3 year old rescued unhurt from rubbles

Emergency officials have rescued a three-year-old girl, Favour, from the rubble at the Abule-Ado explosion site in Lagos.Chairman, Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) Lagos...