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Coronavirus: Asymptomatic cases ‘carry same amount of virus’

People with symptomless COVID-19 can carry as much of the virus as those with symptoms, a South Korean study has suggested. South Korea was able...

Can I visit France? Latest holiday advice and quarantine rules

Holidaymakers can still visit France despite a rise in the number of cases. The Eurostar has resumed direct trains to Disneyland Pairs and many restaurants...

Beirut explosion: Anti-government protests break out in city

Protesters clashed with Lebanese security forces at anti-government demonstrations in Beirut on Thursday. Officers deployed tear gas on dozens of people near parliament. Demonstrators were angered...

Twitter to label state-controlled news accounts

Twitter says it will no longer “amplify” tweets by state-controlled media organisations, by excluding them from its recommendation systems. The move makes affected accounts less...

Nigeria: Man faints during police confrontation for destroying daughter’s bladder with rape

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a village head (Baale), Rasheed Sholabi of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo, in Owode-Yewa, for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge...

The 8 most beautiful cities in Africa

We take a look at some of the cities in Africa that will give you a serious wander lust. "The black continent" is perceived as...

Police officer allegedly rapes woman as punishment for not wearing face mask

A 32-year-old widow has alleged that policemen attached to the Sakpenwa Police Division in Nigeria’s Tai Local Government Area, arrested her on Tuesday, July...

Why Michelle Obama fell in love with Barack

Michelle Obama’s Spotify podcast is finally here—and who better to serve as her first guest than her husband, former President Barack Obama. Mrs Obama began her podcast...

Covid-19 kills couple of 35 years[photo]

Covid-19 has taken the souls of love birds and happily married couple, Keith and Gwendolyn Robinson of Vallejo, California, United States. The couple met in...

Shocking: Fake blind beggar exposed [Photo]

A fake blind woman has been arrested by assistant to Nigeria's Governor for Mineral Resources & Environmental Management.According to reports, the woman, who hails...

Bride’s wedding shoot captures the moment blast tore through Beirut city [Watch]

Two massive explosions in Beirut have so far killed at least 135 people and injured around 5,000, with an unknown number feared trapped under rubble,...

BBC reporter thrown to ground in Beirut explosion during live interview [video]

A BBC reporter screamed in terror as the Beirut blast threw her to the ground while she reported live — the camera rolling as broken glass...

Nanny rescues her boss’ child during Beirut explosion [Watch]

A caring nanny has received praises on social media after a video of her rescuing her boss’ daughter surfaced on the internet. The nanny risked...

Professor names winner of US election

The professor famous for accurately predicting the winner of every presidential election since 1984 has issued his verdict for 2020: He said Joe Biden...

COVID-19: What must happen before I reopen my church – Prophet TB Joshua

Presiding pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua has said that he is waiting to hear from God before...

Facebook and Twitter ‘punish’ Trump for virus claim

Facebook and Twitter have penalised Donald Trump and his campaign for posts in which the president claimed children were "almost immune" to coronavirus.Facebook deleted...

Gambian leader declares state of emergency

Gambian President Adama Barrow has declared a state of emergency and introduced nationwide night curfew for 21 days as coronavirus cases keep rising. The president...

Price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in Nigeria

The price of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has skyrocketed in Nigeria, according to the government's consumer protection body.There's been widespread interest in hydroxychloroquine as...

South Africa coronavirus second wave risk ‘remains’

South Africa's Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said the country's risk of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic still "remains".He told a virtual...

Check out photo of couple kissing through mask to prevent infection during a flu in 1937

A photo of a couple kissing with surgical masks to prevent infection during a flu epidemic in 1937 has popped up on social media. Check...

Beirut explosion sweeps bride posing for photographs[video]

This is the terrifying moment a bridal photoshoot was interrupted by the massive explosion which tore through the Lebanese capital of Beirut last night,...

Man allegedly rejects his daughter because she has blue eyes (Photo)

A little girl with blue eyes has allegedly been rejected by her father because of her eye colour, it has been claimed. Alabi Rukayat Oyindamola...

Cause of Lebanon blast revealed as death toll passes 100

Security sources in Lebanon have claimed that welder triggered the fire that caused a massive explosion in Beirut. At least 100 people have been killed...

Michelle Obama explains why she fell in love with Barack

Michelle Obama’s Spotify podcast is finally here—and who better to serve as her first guest than her husband, former president Barack Obama. Michelle began her podcast by...

Over 11,000 COVID-19 patients discharged within 24 hours in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded the highest one-day recovery from the deadly COVID-19 disease after over 11,000 patients reportedly recovered in a day. This is based on...

Beirut blast: Frantic search for survivors of deadly explosion

Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of...

Pictures of Chaos and destruction in Beirut after blast

Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is reeling from a huge blast, which has killed dozens, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction in the city. There...

Ethiopia receives ventilators from the US

The US government has donated 250 ventilators to Ethiopia to help in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The donation came after a promise made...

U.S. issues safety alert for 10 Kenya Airways Boeing planes

Kenya Airways will be forced to inspect afresh the engines of its 10 Boeing 737 New Generation aircraft after the US aviation regulator warned...

Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on coronavirus

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine...

Letter from Africa: How African generosity dried a crying teacher’s tears

In our series of letters from African journalists, Kenyan Joseph Warungu looks at the acts of generosity helping ordinary people through desperately trying times. When...

Nigerian musician, Flavour secretly marries first baby mama

Nigerian musician, Chinedu Izuchukwu Okoli, popularly Known as Flavour Nabania, has reportedly married his first baby mama, Sandra Okagbue. According to reports, the high-life crooner...

Shoprite to exit Nigeria after 15 years

South Africa’s grocery retailer, ShopRite, is leaving Nigeria, 15 years after it opened a shop in the West African country. Shoprite opened its first store...

Man United legend, Paul Scholes in trouble!

Former Manchester United and England footballer, Paul Scholes, has been spoken to by police over claims he flouted lockdown rules by staging a house...

Today in History: Ghana demands independence from Britain on August 3, 1956

On August 3, 1956, exactly 64 years ago, the new assembly passed a motion authorising the government to request independence within the British Commonwealth....

Hushpuppi effect: Visa renewal for Nigerians in the UAE stopped

Nigeria's international woes have increased as Dubai withdraws visa application for the country. Apart from being blacklisted from applying for jobs in some Dubai organisations...

Viral video shows where TB Joshua goes before attending church service

The General Overseer of Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua, has finally revealed what he does before he comes to the altar...

Sallah Party: Seven women found dead in a beauty salon

Seven women were found dead in a beauty salon in the Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State on Thursday, July 30. The spokesperson of...

Kenyan nurse dies of Covid-19 after giving birth

A Kenyan nurse has died from Covid-19 days after giving birth for the first time while undergoing treatment for the disease in hospital. Local media...

The big 6 in Nigeria’s music right now

Right now, it looks like the term “Afrobeats to the world” which everyone has been shouting is actually becoming a reality, with Nigeria at...