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Coronavirus test kits now being sold in black markets – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said yesterday Nigerians have started selling COVID-19 diagnostic test kits in “black markets”. Speaking...

Coronavirus: 43 sex workers deported for violating restrictions

Police in Mozambique have deported 43 sex workers who were arrested for violating coronavirus restrictions. They included Zambians and Zimbabweans who were arrested in an...

Rwandan ex-politician handed life jail term for genocide role

A Rwandan court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of...

Covid-19: ‘Miracle’ mother cheats death after 77 days in ICU

A woman who made a miraculous recovery from COVID-19 after teetering on the brink of death for months in ICU thanks God and church...

Celebrities react to video of policeman kneeling on neck of black man to death

Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian West, Cardi B and more stars are speaking out about the tragic death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died after a police...

Family of black man killed by police officers say officers involved should get death penalty

George Floyd's fiancee and family have appealed for calm and said he wouldn't want people to get hurt after a night of violence saw...

Kenya: Journalist who committed suicide laid to rest

Former K24 journalist, George Kori, who committed suicide was buried on Wednesday in Elburgon. The body of the late Mr Kori was found dangling from...

Hit-and-run driver arrested for causing multiple car accident

A mid-morning accident along Mombasa road on Thursday caused traffic snarl heading out of town. The accident that occurred next to Vision Plaza involved three...

Father and son exchange ‘blows’ over feeding fee [Video]

'Honour thy father' appears to be missing in a young Nigerian's scripture as he faces his father man to man over feeding money. The individual,...

4 police officers fired after video shows one kneeling on neck of a man who later died [Video]

Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday, authorities said, amid protests and outrage after a viral video showed one of them kneeling on the...

Mahama’s point of view: Coronavirus is a chance for Africa to have its own marshall plan

After the nightmare of the Second World War, the economies of Western Europe were on their knees. And so, on 3rd April, 1948, the...

Donald Trump threatens to shut down Twitter

Donald Trump has threatened to shut down social media sites he accused of stifling conservative voices. It comes as Trump is expected to order a...

Coronavirus: The virus causing COVID-19 is changing, here is what it means

Coronavirus: The virus causing COVID-19 is changing, here is what it means As countries across the globe continue to ease lockdown restrictions, more and more...

Zambia probes Chinese clothes factory murders

Police in Zambia have arrested three people suspected of murdering three Chinese nationals, dragging the bodies into a factory and setting it alight. Home Affairs...

Self-disinfecting protective mask against the coronavirus invented in Israel

Israeli scientists have developed a reusable protective mask against the coronavirus which, to be cleaned, only needs a portable charger, the University and research...

875 people commit suicide during lockdown period

A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal. The country has been under lockdown since March 24. According to the...

Teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes begs judge for castration instead of prison

A former Pensacola, Florida, teacher who pleaded guilty last year to sex offenses involving students begged a judge last week to consider ordering him...

Pastor rejects Shs 182b award, wants more money

A pastor, who was last week awarded Shs 182 billion through court, has rejected the award and petitioned the Court of Appeal, demanding more...

Moroccan actor arrested for blasphemy

Police in Morocco say they have detained a well-known actor for making what they call blasphemous comments about Islam.The Office of National Security says...

How 50 trafficked Nigerian women were rescued from Lebanon [video]

The head of Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency, Julie Okah-Donli, has been telling the BBC how 50 women were rescued after being trafficked into domestic slavery...

Woman, 27, proposes to boyfriend, 72

A woman wants to prove that age shouldn’t be a barrier to true love after proposing to her boyfriend who is 45 years her...

Donald Trump features viral Prampram pallbearers in hilarious campaign video [Video]

American President, Donald Trump has featured Ghana’s dancing pallbearers in a short campaign video that is targeted at presidential candidate, Joe Biden. The video with...

Mob stones father of 7 to death for stealing chicken

A father of seven in Kamurojjo-Muro village, Serere district, Teso sub region, Uganda has been stoned to death for allegedly stealing food. The deceased, identified...

Man steals 126 slippers to ‘kiss, cuddle and have sex with them’ (Photos)

A man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly stealing his neighbours' shoes in order to have sex with them. The erapat Klaiya, 24,...

Coronavirus: Denmark opens borders to divided lovers

Denmark has opened its borders to couples who were separated from their partners by the coronavirus lockdown. As of Monday, cross-border couples who reside in...

Ghanaian mum graduates from medical school together with daughter in U.S [Photos]

Dr Cynthia Kudji, 49 years and her daughter, Jasmine,  went viral after they both graduated from medical school in the US on the same...

Prophet TB Joshua schools public on use of nose masks

Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has educated the public on the proper use of nose masks. TB Joshua who...

Man impregnates ex-girlfriend days after his bride-to-be’s family postpones wedding

A man has reportedly impregnated his ex-girlfriend weeks after his bride-to-be's family postponed their wedding indefinitely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Reports indicate the wedding was...

Man allegedly releases cobra to kill sleeping wife

A man in Kerala, India killed his wife by letting loose a cobra in her room after failing with a viper once before, the...

‘My cousin has picked a name for her son but the poor kid is going to get bullied for it’

Every day, all over the world babies are born and given names. Often a lot of thought goes into a name choice and there are...

Coronavirus vaccine status: Stages of COVID-19 vaccine development in India

8COVID-19 vaccine status in India explained The number of COVID-19 infection cases has breached the 1.40 lakh mark in India as of today (May 26)....

Thief steals car from fuel queue

A daring thief allegedly stole a car from a petrol queue at a filling station in Harare after tricking the owner that he could...

Gay couple ‘freed from jail in Zambia amnesty’

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has pardoned two men who were jailed last year for having gay sex, AFP news agency reports. Their 15-year sentence triggered...

Zimbabwe accused of using lockdown to silence reporters

Two Zimbabwean journalists who'd been charged with violating lockdown regulations have now been freed on bail, amid accusations the government is using the lockdown...

Covid-19: 33 Ghanaians die in New York – Ambassador

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Baffour Adjei Bawuah, has disclosed that 33 Ghanaians have died from the deadly novel Covid-19 in...

Coronavirus has affected my eyesight – Boris Johnson

The prime minister has said he was ‘having to wear glasses for the first time in years’ after suffering coronavirus. Boris Johnson told today’s...

Adorable photos of ‘socially distant’ baptism go viral (photos)

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, people are coming up with new ways to do things while maintaining social distancing. Social distancing is the new normal....

Tanzania to redeploy pot-bellied policemen

Traffic police officers with pot bellies in Tanzania are to be redeployed because they embarrass the police service, Interior Minister George Simbachewere said over...

Parrot to give evidence in its owner’s murder trial

The comments of a parrot may be used in an upcoming rape and murder trial. Elizabeth Toledo, 46, was raped and then killed in the...

How to travel safely during COVID-19 crisis

How to travel safely during COVID-19 crisis Even as the coronavirus cases continue to surge, some of the restrictions regarding the lockdown have been relaxed....