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Obama criticises Trump administration’s virus response

Former US President Barack Obama has criticised his successor Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. In an online address to graduating college students, he...

Buhari receives Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal drug

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the Madagascar native formulation against the Coronavirus. At an audience meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea...

My wife and I came face-to-face with death – Nigerian coronavirus survivor narrates

Narrating the trauma his wife and himself suffered at the isolation centre after testing positive for coronavirus, Chief Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special...

Madagascar registers its first Covid-19 death, but has not quit World Health Organisation

Madagascar has not quit the World Health Organisation, neither has it asked other African countries to follow suit. The President of the island nation off the...

Pregnant COVID-19 patient delivered of baby boy

Gbagada Isolation Centre in Lagos has been thrown into a state of excitement and thanksgiving after one of its patients was successfully delivered of...

Coronavirus: This is why President Buhari does not wear face masks

The Nigerian presidency has denied that the country's leader, Muhammadu Buhari, is breaking any safety rules by not wearing face masks. The denial was...

Coronavirus: Trial begins to see if dogs can ‘sniff out’ virus

A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to begin. The dogs are already trained to...

Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines

Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines Even as countries toy with the idea of relaxing lockdown and restarting life in the COVID...

Miss Rwanda Plus-Size on her coronavirus recovery [photo]

Vivine Uwizeye, also known as "Miss Vivy", is the only coronavirus patient to have been publicly identified in Rwanda. It happened when a photo of...

Missing seven-year-old girl found dead inside co-tenants vehicle

Olujoda area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Friday, was thrown into mourning when the corpse of a 7-year-old girl Olagoke Morire, was found...

Coronavirus: Pastor sells boiled eggs as churches remain closed [Video]

A pastor and a father of six has decided to go to the streets to hawk smokies after he was forced to cancel worship...

Church sues Zoom after porn clips appear during Bible study

A historic San Francisco church is suing Zoom, claiming the video-conferencing app’s security failures enabled a hacker to stream porn into a Bible-study class. The X-rated content,...

Man charged for disclosing patient’s coronavirus status

A Zimbabwean man has appeared in a court in the capital, Harare, for allegedly disclosing the status of a Covid-19 patient on a WhatsApp...

‘Dear Mr President, please give my cigarettes back’

A desperate South African has reportedly addressed a letter to the president himself, asking that the national ban on the sale of cigarettes during...

Slovenia proclaims end to virus epidemic at home

Slovenia has become the first European country to proclaim an end to the coronavirus epidemic at home. The European Union state's government said Friday...

Asempa FM and StarTimes to serve football fans with Live Bundesliga radio commentary

Ghana’s ultimate sports station, Asempa 94.7 FM, in collaboration with StarTimes, will, starting from Saturday, May 16, 2020, run live radio commentary of the...

Viral Japanese experiment shows just how fast coronavirus transmission can happen in crowded places

COVID-19, with over 4 million cases is a scary disease and large scale pandemic. The numbers just keep on rising every day. As countries...

Coronavirus vaccine: Animal trial offers hope

A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys. It gives early hope for the vaccine, which is...

193 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Nigeria, total confirmed cases now 5,162

One-hundred and ninety-three new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ,...

Woman hangs herself after poisoning her children, leaves suicide note

A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night in Kenya, Nairobi County, as a 33-year-old woman, identified as Jane Mwende, committed suicide by hanging herself. The woman, who hanged...

3 female politicians ‘beaten and dumped’ on road

Three opposition politicians in Zimbabwe have been found badly beaten and dumped by a road. The politicians from the Movement for Democratic Change were reported...

They said I’m worth $3.5 million; that won’t even buy my cars – Musician

Nigeria singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, has, once again, left social media users talking. The singer wants the world to know...

Man in shock after DNA proves one of newborn twins is not his

A Chinese man is left stunned after finding out that his twin babies have two fathers. The parent, who remains unidentified, made the shocking discovery...

Man shocked to discover his twins have two different fathers

A Chinese man is left stunned after finding out that his twin babies have two fathers. The parent, who remains unidentified, made the shocking discovery...

Man allegedly kills cousin over mangoes [Photos]

The Abia state police command has arrested a middle-aged man, identified as Chinedu Omeonu, for killing his cousin, Solomon Monday Orji. The incident, according to...

Video: Two grown men fight over a woman

Two grown men took to the streets to fight each other over a woman. In a video shared online, both men are seen throwing punches...

Five million antibody kits ready to be shipped out to UK as second test approved

A major pharmaceutical firm is ready to begin shipping five million antibody kits to Britain a month after its test became the second given...

China to build Africa Center for disease control HQ to fight coronavirus

China has revealed its plans to upgrade its medical and health aid programs for Africa and help the continent complete projects in the health...

Comoros thanks Madagascar for supply of COVID-Organics

The Comorian president Azali Assoumani thanked the people of Madagascar and President Rajoelina for donation of COVID-Organics, the purported virus preventative and curative mixture. Also...

Mauritius ‘declares victory in Covid-19 battle’

Mauritius has declared victory in the battle against coronavirus, but says it has not yet won the war, the AFP news agency reports quoting...

Watch: How quickly Coronavirus can spread in restaurants

This terrifying video shows how coronavirus can spread in a restaurant in just 30 minutes - after just one person is infected. Scientists from Japan...

Covid-19: Top govt official opens lid on drugs used to treat his case

A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has said “hydroxychloroquine” was amongst the medications he used to...

MTN grows revenue by 11% amid coronavirus pandemic

Telecommunication giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has recorded positive service revenue by 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the...

Nerve-racking footage shows toad emerging alive from snake’s belly

Nerve-racking footage shot in a family's back garden shows a snake regurgitating a toad that emerges alive. The shocking clip was filmed by Richard Hancock...

Photos of highway temperature checks in Bono Region amid Covid-19

As Covid-19 continues to spread at both regional and community levels, the government and its collaborating agencies in the health sector are adopting new...

Covid-19: Lady tells story of how lockdown saved her friend

A lady has narrated how her friend nearly ended up getting married to a married man with kids. A few weeks to their wedding which...

Osibisa band, first African band to go Platinum

Osibisa band was the first Ghanaian as well as African band to notch up a whole series of best-selling singles and albums in the...

Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo makes revelation on vaccine

Pastor of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has kicked against the bill before the House of Representatives which has been a source of...

Covid-19: Ibn Chambas gives prediction on African elections and economies

With some general elections in Africa marked by tension and violence, the outbreak of Covid-19 in an election era is likely to increase the...

3 men narrowly escape death as container falls on their car [Video]

Three unidentified men have narrowly escaped death after a container carrying goods fell on a car they were traveling in. According to a witness, the...