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Coronavirus: Security forces kill more Nigerians than Covid-19

Security forces enforcing the lockdown in parts of Nigeria have killed more people than coronavirus itself, a local rights group says. ALSO...

TB Joshua breaks silence on ‘failed’ coronavirus prophecy

Popular Nigerian pastor, TB Joshua, has addressed his botched prophecy in which he claimed the Coronavirus pandemic would end on 27 March 2020. ALSO...

Coronavirus: Lions nap on road during lockdown

Sooner or later animals were going to notice that humans had disappeared and in South Africa's Kruger National Park lions have been taking...

UK calls for hard questions for China over coronavirus pandemic

Dominic Raab took aim at China tonight, warning the hardline Communist state faces 'hard questions' about the source of the coronavirus pandemic. The Foreign Secretary and temporary United...

UK’s coronavirus lockdown extended

The United Kingdom's (UK) coronavirus lockdown will continue until May 7, Dominic Raab confirmed today. The foreign secretary, standing-in for the Prime Minister who continues...

Coronavirus: Lawyers run as suspect coughs in court

A dramatic scene was recorded at the Osun state magistrate court in Osogbo, after a suspect identified as Ige coughed while his two-count charge of...

Pastor runs mad shortly after praying for a mad man

Shocking information reaching the front desk of browngh.com has it that a pastor identified as Timothy has run mad shortly after praying for a mad man to...

Coronavirus: Why residents in this community wear panties as face masks [photos]

A section of Murang’a residents in Kenya have been reduced into wearing female underwear cut out to look like a face masks after...

Nigerian doctor dies of coronavirus

A Nigerian doctor has died of Covid-19 after contracting coronavirus while managing an infected patient at his private clinic. The doctor was admitted to...

Coronavirus: The 12 major developments that happened on Thursday

Across the UK, new coronavirus deaths rose by 861 in 24 hours on Thursday, bringing the death toll from 12,868 to 13,729 according to...

Single mother, 45, dies of coronavirus leaving her 12-year-old daughter

A 12-year-old girl, whose mother died in hospital from Covid-19, has been left orphaned with no living relatives in the United Kingdom. Rutendo Mukotsanjera, aged...

Lockdown Diaries: Wife flees from husband over marathon sex [Video]

Below is a video showing a wife fleeing from her husband over his insatiable quest for sex. The wife can be seen crying while her...

Lockdown: Robbery Gang sends warning letter to neighborhoods (Read)

An alleged robbery gang, identified as the One Million Boys, has sent a letter threatening to attack neighbourhoods in Lagos amid the coronavirus lockdown. The...

COVID-19: G20 suspends $20 billion debt payments by poor countries

Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the world’s poorest countries from May...

Lockdown: Aggrieved youth pour acid on Policemen [Photos]

Some Anambra State police officers ran for their lives after being attacked with acid by angry youth in Nkpor, Nigeria. The policemen were attacked over...

Covid-19: Ghana’s Mission to UK and Ireland breaks silence on Papa Owusu-Akomah’s condition

The High Commission of the Republic of Ghana to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has said the High Commissioner, Papa Owusu-Ankomah,...

COVID-19: California to give $500 payments to undocumented immigrants

California will give cash payments to immigrants living in the country irregularly, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, using a mix of taxpayer money and...

Eating ‘Amala’ can’t cure Coronavirus – Nigerians told

The Kwara State Government in Nigeria has dismissed claims across the state suggesting that the local delicacy, Amala, cures COVID-19. Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent...

Coronavirus: Germany slowly eases lockdown measures

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced plans to slowly ease restrictions brought in to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing rules will stay in place...

COVID-19: IMF says $8 trillion so far spent in fight against pandemic

So far, US$8 trillion has been used by countries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with G20 countries taking the lead. According to the International Monetary...

COVID-19: Leading expert predicts pandemic to end next year

Dr Zhang Wenhong, China’s leading COVID-19 clinical expert, has predicted a high probability of the global coronavirus pandemic ending next year. According to Dr Wenhong,...

US social distancing could last until 2022

The United States (US) may have to endure social distancing measures — such as stay-at-home orders and school closures — until 2022, researchers projected on Tuesday....

Pregnant nurse, 28 dies of coronavirus

A heavily pregnant nurse has died from coronavirus after medics tried to save her baby. The 28-year-old reportedly underwent an emergency cesarean to deliver and...

Kenyan Governor offers free alcohol in Covid-19 fight

The Governor of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has sparked controversy after announcing that he will distribute alcohol as part of food packs for...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Mission in New York requests details on dead citizens

The Ghana Mission to the United Nations and Consulate-General in New York is requesting from Ghanaians in some three states to offer information on...

Power outage kills politician during surgery

A Nigerian Politician and billionaire, Pastor Kenebi Okoko has reportedly died after power fluctuation during the course of his surgery. According to reports, the PDP...

Kenya slams China over racism connected to coronavirus

Kenya rebuked China on Tuesday over coronavirus-related discrimination against its citizens in Guangzhou province while noting that no Kenyans there had died from COVID-19. "The reality is...

Almost 1M people sign petition calling for WHO boss to resign

Almost one million signatures have been secured for an online petition calling for the resignation of the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The petition was...

Exact moment coronavirus infects a healthy cell captured under microscope

The moment that coronavirus infects a healthy cell has been captured under a microscope for the first time. Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil have...

Coronavirus: Inmates infections in SA prison a worry

The number of prisoners who have tested positive for coronavirus in a correctional facility in South Africa has increased by 49 in two days. The...

Lockdown: Residents steal bags of rice from moving track [Watch]

Some residents in Abuja, Nigeria have been captured in video stealing bags of rice from a moving truck as their lockdown period enters day 16. The truck,...

Social distancing ‘may be needed until 2022’, scientists warn

Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop the spread of coronavirus, a new study has warned. According to the study, while one-time social distancing...

Breaking News: Trump carries out ‘fund-cut’ threat against WHO

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has carried out his threat to cut cash supply to the World Health Organization (WHO). His...

G7 backs temporary debt relief for poor countries if G20 agrees

Group of Seven (G7) finance officials on Tuesday vowed to continue to act as needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and stabilize the global...

Landlords ‘asking for sex instead of rent’ during coronavirus crisis

Millions of people around the world have either been laid off or furloughed due to the pandemic as governments impose harsh lockdown measures to...

Covid-19: China approves three vaccines for clinical trials

China has approved three COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials, said an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Tuesday. An adenovirus...

WHO releases children’s book on COVID 19

The coronavirus pandemic seems like a big black cloud, which is hovering over our heads. With more than 10,000 total cases and 300 deaths in...

Village uses ‘ghosts’ to scare people during lockdown

An Indonesian village, Kepuh, has been employing the help of 'ghosts' to force people to obey lockdown rules as a measure to deal with...

Coronavirus: Parents name newborn baby sanitiser

A newborn in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India has been christened Sanitiser by his parents in a way that archives the trying time the...

TOR boss fingered in $4.5 million bribery scandal

Tema Oil Refinery boss, Asante Berko is currently in hot waters for his alleged role in the latest bribery scandal that has hit Ghana. Mr...