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24-hour Covid-19 vaccination sites to be piloted in London before end of January

Twenty-four hour vaccination sites will be piloted in London before the end of January, the vaccines minister has said. Mr Nadhim Zahawi said the NHS...

Six distinct ‘types’ of Covid-19 identified

Analysis of data from the Covid Symptom Study app, led by researchers from King’s College London, reveals that there are six distinct ‘types’ of...

Man found ‘living in airport for 3 months’ over Covid-19 fears

A man too afraid to fly due to the pandemic lived undetected in a secure area of Chicago’s international airport for three months, US...

WHO’s out to narrate the true coronavirus story

The crucial tight-lipped probe to get into the roots of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in China soon. A World Health Organization...

Shocking: Dead chief resurrects after 24 hours in mortuary

It was a sight to behold when hundreds of residents thronged a mortuary at Imo State, Nigeria over the resurrection of their chief. The chief,...

Bizzare: Ice cream tests positive for coronavirus

Ice cream has been found to have been contaminated with COVID-19 in China after three samples tested positive for the virus. Anti-epidemic authorities in north China's...

Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged

Uganda's longtime leader Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected for a sixth term, in a vote his rival has said was rigged, calling on the...

Palestinians announce first elections in 15 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces first presidential elections in 15 years to take place on July 31. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced parliamentary and presidential...

Chaos as passengers and airline staff fight at Airport

Frustrated passengers created a scene Friday evening, January 15, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Nigeria after their flight was cancelled. The chaos...

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Refusing to abide...

42 feared killed, hundreds injured as earthquake hits Indonesia

A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday, January 15, trapping several under rubble...

Covid: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday

The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday to “protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains” of Covid, the...

Court dissolves 15-year-old marriage as wife says she used juju to “tie husband spiritually”

A woman, who confessed that she used black magic to "tie her husband spiritually to milk him dry", has lost the marriage eventually. Reports say...

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez to perform at Joe Biden inauguration

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez are to perform at the inauguration ceremony for incoming US President Joe Biden. Lady Gaga campaigned for Mr Biden during...

Uganda election: Museveni leads in early results

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is leading in the country's presidential election, according to provisional results released on Friday. With around a quarter of votes counted, Museveni has 65% so...

Mary J Blige, 50, exposes b*ob in new photo

United States music icon, Mary J Blige, who recently turned 50, shared a sexy photo to thank her followers for their birthday messages. In the...

We are ready to accept pregnant students – KPANSEC headmaster assures

Following President Nana Akufo-Addo's Address to the Nation where he announced that schools should reopen today, pupils and students were expected to throng the...

38-year-old Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics: Four things worth knowing about him

Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner....

Uganda elections: Bobi Wine says election marred by ‘fraud, violence’

Bobi Wine, the main challenger of incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the election, said early on Friday that Thursday’s vote had seen “widespread...

India culls thousands of birds over avian flu concern

An outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu is rapidly spreading across India, causing concern among officials and forcing them to come up with a...

Uganda elections 2021: 38-year-old singer Bobi Wine challenges Yoweri Museveni, 76

The internet has been cut off in Uganda as voters cast their ballots in a hotly contested election. A 38-year-old singer is challenging Yoweri Museveni,...

If I lose fairly I will go – Museveni

President Museveni Wednesday said he would "accept the results" if he lost the January 14, 2021 election. "Uganda is not my house. If I lose...

18-year-old girl dies during marathon s3x

An 18-year-old, identified as Bilikisu Ali, has died shortly after lodging in a hotel for marathon sex. The teen, who is said to have graduated...

Shatta Wale nominated for 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been nominated for the Best Fan Base Awards and Best collaboration categories at the 2021 MTV MAMA Awards. The Shatta...

#EndSARS: Court drops charges against Davido, Falz, other protestors

A Federal High Court has dropped the criminal compliant charges against 50 celebrities and activists including Davido, Falz and Burna Boy over the #EndSARS protest...

COVID-19 infection gives immunity for 5 months – UK study

People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those...

Coronavirus: Pope Francis and ex-Pope, Benedict get vaccines

Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday. The Argentine pontiff, 84, has...

Davido shares touching letter he wrote to his late mother

Davido has shared a photo of the letter he wrote to his late mother, Veronica Adeleke, after she died when he was a young...

Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ US Capitol riot

The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot. Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to...

African Union ‘secures 300m Covid vaccine doses’

The Associated Press is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as saying the African Union (AU) has secured close...

Priest arrested with human head

Osun State Police Command has arrested a cleric, Tiamiyu Yusuf, for possession of human head. The said body part, he said, was bought for a...

Uganda leader defends social media shutdown

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has accused social media giant Facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shutdown of social media and...

African Union ‘secures 300 million Covid vaccines’

The Associated Press news agency is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) as saying that the African Union has...

YouTube suspends Donald Trump’s channel

YouTube has become the latest social network to suspend President Trump. The Google-owned service has prevented his account from uploading new videos or live-streaming material...

First South African virus variant reported in Taiwan

Taiwan’s Health Minister, Chen Shih-chung, on Wednesday reported the island had confirmed its first case of the South African variant of the coronavirus. The people...

Four great Egyptian mummies and the interesting stories behind them

Ancient Egypt has often been the main reference point when interpreting the past and experience of Africa. Egyptian civilization has been identified as the cradle...

Two death row executions delayed to give killers time to recover from Covid

The executions of two condemned murderers have been delayed for months while they recover from coronavirus. Inmates Cory Johnson and Dustin Higgs had been scheduled to...

Soldier sentenced to death for killing senior officer

A trooper, identified as Azunna Maduabuchi, has been sentenced to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. The soldier,...

Uganda ‘shuts down’ social media ahead of election

Ugandan officials ordered internet service providers to shut down social media and messaging applications on Tuesday. The move comes two days ahead of the country's...

Nigerian stars join the Stingy Men Association

One of the topics trending on Twitter on Tuesday is SMan, which stands for Stingy Men Association of Nigeria, as more and more Nigerian...