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Covid-19: Wrong diagnosis kills pregnant woman

The death of a young woman in Brazzaville over fake covid-19 diagnosis has sparked fury. André Ngakala Oko, prosecutor of the Congo Republic on...

Man arrested for beating 4-year-old son to coma

A Nigerian father has been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command for beating his four-year-old son, Ezekiel, to a state of...

Armed men dressed as Covid-19 healthcare workers rob supermarket

A group of armed men robbed a South African supermarket dressed as healthcare workers on Wednesday. The thieves made away with an undisclosed amount of...

Woman who filmed George Floyd’s killing speaks [Watch]

A video capturing George Floyd’s killing began circulating immediately the officer, Derek Chauvin, who was seen killing Mr Floyd was arrested and charged with...

Four things we know about the Police officer charged with murdering George Floyd

Derek Chauvin worked for the Minneapolis Police Department for more than 18 years. Then, within one week, he was filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck...

George Floyd had coronavirus a month before he was killed, autopsy report claims

George Floyd had coronavirus a month before he was killed, his autopsy shows. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the full autopsy results...

South Sudan leader sacks 2 top officials

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Tuesday evening sacked Mayiik Ayii Deng as presidential affairs minister and replaced him with former foreign affairs minister...

Over 127 journalists die from coronavirus globally – PEC

At least 127 journalists have died of COVID-19 between March 1, and May 31, this year, around the world, according to a count by...

Man to die by hanging for raping 2-year-old to death

For raping a baby that was 2 years 9-month-old to death, a Kaduna State High Court sitting at Dogarawa Sabon Gari Zaria has convicted...

Outrage as U.S. police kill son of Gambian diplomat in Georgia

Gambians are outraged at the killing of one of their fellow citizens, Momodou Lamin Sisay in Georgia, United States (U.S.). The 39-year-old Sisay was reportedly...

Baldness cure possible as scientists re-grow hair on mice using human stem cells

A cure for baldness is on the horizon after scientists grew hair on mice - using human stem cells. The breakthrough could lead to an...

All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges

The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck was charged on Wednesday with a new, more serious count of...

Shatta Wale reacts to being number one on Billboard’s latest ranking

Dancehall musician, Charles Nii Armah Mensah who is known to many as Shatta Wale, has reacted to Billboard’s latest stats that ranked him number...

Woman shows how to perfectly slice watermelon – and all you need is dental floss

There's a life hack for just about everything these days - from freshening up stale bread to stopping flies from getting in your kitchen. We also recently learned how...

Full list of destinations for Jet2 flights this July and new rules for passengers

After the coronavirus pandemic ground the travel industry to a halt, things are slowly starting to get back to normal. While the FCO still advises against non-essential...

George Floyd will be laid to rest next week following memorial services in 3 states

George Floyd will soon be memorialized across the nation. Floyd — whose death at the hands of police officers sparked protests and demonstrations across the nation over the...

George Floyd death: Trump’s church visit shocks religious leaders

Last night he held a Bible in front of St John's Episcopal Church, just across the road from the White House. Today, he'll visit...

People living on higher altitude less likely to get infected by coronavirus: Study

Researchers have found that people living in higher altitudes, especially 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) above the sea level are less likely to get infected...

Monkeys, ferrets offer needed clues in coronavirus vaccine race

The global race for a COVID-19 vaccine boils down to some critical questions: How much must the shots rev up someone's immune system to...

Coronavirus could ‘drag on US economy for a decade’

The drag on the US economy from the virus pandemic will last almost a decade, according to projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). It...

Six elephants killed in poaching ‘massacre’ in Ethiopia

Poachers have killed at least six elephants in just one day at Mago National Park in southern Ethiopia. The park’s warden described the incident as...

George Floyd protests spread across US; embassies in Africa react

Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Friday, as his case renewed anger over...

Kennedy Agyapong names close associates who have recovered from COVID-19

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed his cousin, wife and their daughter have recovered from the infectious COVID-19 disease. Though the legislator...

Donald Trump has screwed up – Rawlings

Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has made a condemning assessment of President Donald Trump amid the continuing anti-racist protests in the United States of America...

Wife of cop who killed George Floyd files for divorce

The wife of Derek Chauvin, the dismissed police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck during his arrest, has filed for divorce, her lawyer...

Ex-African leaders condemn killing of George Floyd

The Forum of Former Heads of State and Government in Africa has condemned the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, United States of America. The Forum, in...

Jay-Z calls Minnesota governor to discuss justice for George Floyd

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Jay-Z are speaking out about a phone call they had over the weekend to discuss the death of...

Ethiopia ‘needs 131m face masks’ in coronavirus fight

Ethiopia's health minister has told journalists that the country needs 131 million face masks in the next four months, state-linked Fana Broadcasting Corporate reports.Minister...

All the countries that won’t quarantine you when visiting for a summer holiday

As a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK is set to be introduced from June 8, many travellers have delayed holiday...

Coronavirus: Bollywood music composer dies at age 42

Wajid Khan, one of the top composers in Bollywood, has died at the age of 42 after contracting coronavirus, media reports said on Monday. Mr...

Soldier recounts how his mother was allegedly raped by colleague

A former Nigerian soldier has shared the sad story of how his mother was raped by a neighbor in the barracks where he lived. Sharing...

Police in D.C. force back protesters so Trump could walk to church to pose with Bible [Video]

United States (US) President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the military unless states halt violent protests. President Trump said he would mobilise...

China’s Wuhan finds no new COVID-19 cases after millions tested

The number of lives lost to coronavirus in the UK has neared 50,000, according to data released this morning.  Devastating figures from the Office for...

Musician in hot waters for berating Buhari and Trump

Nigerians have proved freedom of speech is not indeed completely free as they express their displeasure in some comments made by singer Wizkid. Sharing his...

George Floyd’s autopsy result out

Doctors have ruled George Floyd's death was a homicide with an independent autopsy finding he died from "mechanical asphyxia". The family of the African-American man,...

George Floyd: Police warn against anti-US demo in Ghana

The Ghana Police has cautioned against what they say is a planned anti- United States (US) demonstration in Ghana following the killing of George...

Teenagers arrested for mocking George Floyd’s death on Snapchat

The teenagers, who allegedly mocked the murder of George Floyd in a Snapchat video, have been arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime. They...

Cameroon: Journalist ‘severely beaten’ by soldiers

A Cameroonian journalist working for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle is receiving treatment after being beaten by soldiers in country's Anglophone area where separatists...

12 men rape 12-year-old girl for 2 months

A 12-year-old girl has told Jigawa State Police Command how a 57-year-old man and 11 others turned her into a sex-machine. “They hid me,...

Why do some patients get false negative even after contracting coronavirus? Here is the reason

COVID-19 test false negative: Why do some patients get false negative even after contracting coronavirus? Here is the reason The total number of positive coronavirus...