Following a surge in cases of rape and violence against women and children, Nigerian governors have declared a state of emergency.
There have been concerns over how...
Nigeria has recorded 681 new Covid-19 cases shooting the total number of confirmed cases to 14,554 with 387 deaths.
The country's Centre for Disease Control...
Sony teased Thursday which games will be available to play on its upcoming next-gen PlayStation 5 console and finally revealed the device's new design.
The...
Egypt will allow scheduled international flights and foreign tourists to resorts that have been least affected by the coronavirus starting from July 1, the...
A 21-year-old man identified as Zuozoa, from Agudama-Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been arrested and is cooling off...
Three police officers in Kenya have been arrested after one of them was filmed apparently dragging a 21-year-old woman tied to a motorcycle.
Accusing her...
Africa will have a “steady increase” in COVID-19 cases until a vaccine is developed and strong public health measures are needed in current “hotspots”...
Nearly 150 patients may have been wrongly told they had caught coronavirus, a hospital trust has admitted.
Nearly 80 patients at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton,...
Nigerian prosecutors have decided not to press charges against a 15-year-old girl detained after killing a man who had attempted to rape her.
Police said...
Nigerian prosecutors have decided not to press charges against a 15-year-old girl detained after killing a man who had attempted to rape her.
Police said...
Metro handles to elevator handrails, poll highlights things people don't want to touch
In the times of chaos and unpredictability, if there is anything which...
Technology giant Amazon has banned the police from using its controversial facial recognition software for a year.
It comes after civil rights advocates raised concerns...
The Queen's reign is 'effectively over' due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the virus 'practically putting Charles on the throne', a royal biographer has...
Police in Nigeria's northern Kano state says a man suspected of being a serial rapist has been arrested.
Kano police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna told the...
Africa has now confirmed over 200,000 coronavirus cases across all 54 countries, according to latest statistics from the Africa Center for Disease Control and...
Denise Nkurunziza, the widow of Burundi’s late president, returned home from receiving medical treatment in Kenya hours after the announcement of her husband’s death,...
On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital,...
In our series of letters from African writers, Ghana's Elizabeth Ohene writes that George Floyd, whose killing has sparked a global debate about race...
Nigerian clergyman, Reverend David Okechukwu, led members of his church to pray and also stage a peaceful protest over the deplorable state of Ohanku...
Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has agreed to extend the prime minster and government’s term in office beyond October because elections have been delayed.
Polls...
