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How we gang-raped female student, killed her and two others – Suspected abductor

“We were five in number and we slept with the girl before we killed her. We killed the boy first, killed the second and...

Zamfara emir dies while awaiting result of coronavirus test

The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Mohammed Ahmad Asha, is dead. He died while waiting for his result of COVID-19 test. The monarch’s death...

Coronavirus: Nigeria eyes 2 million tests in 3 months

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is looking to test two million Nigerians over the space of three months. This was revealed by the Director-General of...

Imam flogged for holding prayers, defying social distancing order

An Imam (Muslim CLeric) in Bauchi state has been publicly flogged for defying social distancing order to hold prayers with over 10 people.The President,...

Kim Jong-un appears in public – North Korean state media reports

Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North...

Coronavirus: Mass graves dug in Brazil as deaths surge (video+photos)

Harrowing footage from a Brazilian city hit by the Coronavirus pandemic shows mass graves being dug as authorities struggle with the pandemic. ALSO READ: Woman causes stir...

Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation

Sudan has criminalised carrying out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14...

READ: Popular gospel musician shares dream about coronavirus

Gospel musician, Nathaniel Bassey, has advised people to seek God for help in this coronavirus pandemic and not the government. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Akufo-Addo speaks on...

Coronavirus: Russian PM tests positive

Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has gone to hospital after he was diagnosed with coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus kills child at Korle-BuNumber of Ghanaians tested for...

Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown – Durex boss

The boss of Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Durex condoms, has said people are having less sex because of the coronavirus crisis. Laxman Narasimhan said condom...

Bill Gates: What you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine

One of the questions I get to ask most these days is will the world be able to go back to the way things...

Coronavirus: New York funeral home puts corpses in lorries

Dozens of bodies have been found stored in moving lorries in New York, authorities say, after passersby complained of the smell. The Andrew T Cleckley...

They must be sued – Man says as foreigners imitate Ghana’s viral pallbearers

A group of foreigners whose nationalities are yet to be known has come out with their own version of the viral Ghanaian pallbearers in...

Remdesivir: Drug has ‘clear cut’ power to fight coronavirus – US officials

There is “clear-cut” evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus, say US officials. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15...

Top Manhattan ER doctor commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught

The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said...

Coronavirus: Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister, 3 ministers test positive for Covid-19

ALSO READ: Y’asem Nie: Man shares how galamsey money was wasted on alcohol and women You can’t bring me down, you’re not God – Lil...

Coronavirus: Life in Wuhan after pandemic; Ghanaian shares experience[audio]

Residents in Wuhan, the city in Central China where the novel coronavirus began are struggling to adjust to their new kind of living. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Boris Johnson, fiancee announce birth of son

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a son. A spokeswoman for the PM and his partner said...

False belief that methanol cures Coronavirus has killed over 700 people in Iran

The false belief that toxic methanol cures Coronavirus has killed over 700 people in Iran. ALSO READ: Beware of carjackers – Police to publicCoronavirus: Doctors strip...

Horror tales of children with COVID-19-linked inflammatory disease

More 'petrified' parents have come forward after their children were struck down with tell-tale signs of a mysterious coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome that has hospitalised...

Bill Gates throws weight behind WHO, has a message for Trump

Billionaire Bill Gates’s will focus all of its resources on fighting the coronavirus, according to the Financial Times. The philanthropist and founder of Microsoft Corp. said that...

Obituary: Irrfan Khan, star of Slumdog Millionaire and Indian films

Irrfan Khan was one of Indian cinema’s finest actors and among its most successful exports to Hollywood. A veteran of nearly 80 films, he almost gave...

Coronavirus spread frees prisoners in Cameroon

Thousands of Cameroonian prisoners have effectively regained their freedom, as ordered by the central African state’s President Paul Biya, after his government reported that...

Iran: Over 700 dead after drinking alcohol to cure coronavirus

More than 700 people have died in Iran after ingesting toxic methanol, erroneously thinking it can cure the new coronavirus.  The National Coroner's Authority said that alcohol poisoning...

Coronavirus: Jack Ma’s third medical supplies arrive in Africa

The third round of medical equipment donated by the Founder of Ali Baba Group, Jack Ma, to African Union member states to assist their...

WHO warns on supply disruptions in coronavirus crisis, seeks more air capacity

The World Health Organization (WHO) appealed for more flight capacity on Tuesday to step up shipments of diagnostic tests and protective equipment to areas...

Man returns more than GH¢157,590 he found in second-hand drawers

A man has been praised after finding 25 000 euros (about R512 000|GH¢157,590 ) in a second-hand chest of drawers and returning the cash...

Trump ‘promises to send ventilators to Nigeria’

Nigerian officials say United States (US) President, Donald Trump, has promised to send the West African nation ventilators to help it tackle the coronavirus...

Court says no lockdown for Malawi

For the second time in a fortnight, the Malawi High Court, has stopped the government from implementing a lockdown as one way of preventing...

Coronavirus: Witches to pay $1,000 to popular pastor if…

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches has challenged Apostle Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries to go ahead with his promise to heal COVID-19 patients. ALSO READ: I...

Another Ghanaian nurse dies of coronavirus in the US

Another Ghanaian nurse in the United States (UN) has died from coronavirus after she contracted the disease while on admission at the hospital. Doreen Tay,...

Coronavirus: How football fans want to fill stadium if league returns [photos]

Fans of German club, Borussia Monchengladbach,  have paid for more than 8,000 cardboard cutouts of themselves to fill their stadium if the Bundesliga returns...

Basketball player, Teshaun Hightower charged with murder

A Tulane men's basketball star, who just declared for the 2020 NBA Draft -- was arrested this weekend for felony murder, records show. Officials believe...

Check out six new symptoms of coronavirus

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added six new symptoms of the coronavirus to its website as officials grapple with gauging...

Children wear social distancing headgears as schools resume in China (photos)

Life in China is now returning to normalcy since the outbreak of Coronavirus.  ALSO READ: Funny Face’s message to Adebayor after he refused to donate to...

Man dies of Coronavirus few hours to his 60th birthday

A Nigerian man, identified as Jide Arije, has been reported to have lost his life to the deadly pandemic coronavirus disease few hours to...

Liberia’s justice minister tests positive for coronavirus

The health authorities in Liberia have announced that Justice Minister, Frank Musa Dean, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is receiving treatment at a...

Nurse who battled coronavirus with Boris Johnson in intensive care dies

An NHS nurse, who fought for his life alongside Boris Johnson, has died from coronavirus. Larni Zuniga, 54, passed away after battling the disease in...

Kenya’s top coronavirus scientist demotion ‘sparks row’

The demotion of Kenya's top scientist who was in charge of coronavirus tests in the country has sparked an uproar among his colleagues, according...

Coronavirus: More US states begin lifting virus lockdown orders

More US states are beginning to lift lockdown orders even as US leaders say social distancing guidelines will be necessary throughout the summer. But governors...