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Lockdown dairies: Couple holds wedding online [photo]

A newly wed couple is trending on social media for getting married despite the Covi-19 lockdown. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings to...

Coronavirus: Ambassadors protest China’s racist testing of Africans

African Group of Ambassadors in Beijing have registered their opposition to China’s alleged ongoing forceful testing and quarantine and maltreatment of...

Coronavirus: List of animals that can be farmed for meat in China

The Chinese government released a new list of animals that can be farmed for meat as the country begins to reopen to a...

Coronavirus: How to celebrate a birthday during pandemic

The global coronavirus pandemic has drastically disrupted daily life around the world, and birthday kings and queens, unfortunately, don’t have the power to wish...

Coronavirus: Check out Queen Elizabeth’s prophecy

"Coronavirus will not overcome us," the Queen has said, in an Easter message to the nation. ALSO READ: READ: Why Bawumia thinks Ghana’s scientists are the...

Coronavirus: Pastor Chris’ position on ban on churches will shock you [Watch]

The founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has reacted to the decision by governors in...

Coronavirus: Three pastors sue govt

Three pastors have sued Kenyan government after church services stopped operating due to the coronavirus lockdown put in place to halt the...

12 Ghanaians die of Coronavirus in US

Nine more Ghanaian residents of New York in the United States of America (USA) have died of the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the total...

How coronavirus is changing funerals amid lockdown

For a long time, funerals were sad occasions where many people congregated to bid farewell to a loved one and some vigils would take...

Coronavirus: China descends on Ghanaians, others, Ghana govt reacts

Government is disappointed with reports of inhumane treatment being meted out to Ghanaians in China following the coronavirus pandemic in Africa. This comes on the back of widespread...

Apple, Google bring COVID-19 contact-tracing to 3 billion people

Apple and Google unveiled a rare partnership to add technology to their smartphone platforms that will alert users if they have come into contact...

Davido mocks his wife, Chioma after their baby did this [Watch]

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, famously known as Davido by music lovers, is super excited that his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke made him proud. Davido’s baby boy was first...

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “While not...

PPE donations from China could be contaminated – African leaders told

African leaders have been urged to be wary of donations from China in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies as...

Archbishop leading protest against 5G network goes viral [Video]

Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin, the General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries International, has led a protest against the launch of 5G network in Nigeria.  The...

Africans in China are on edge as coronavirus sparks anti-foreigner sentiment

The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as...

Barber dies from Coronavirus after accepting clients amid pandemic

A beloved Mississippi barber has died from COVID-19 (coronavirus) after continuing to accept clients amid the ongoing pandemic. According to outlet Gossip On This, Eugene Thompson,...

Young nursing mother commits suicide due to marital problems

A young nursing mother has reportedly committed suicide due to problems in her marriage in Nigeria. Mrs. Esther Frank, from Anambra state, is said to...

British Airways cabin crew boss dies from coronavirus

A much-loved British Airways cabin boss has died from coronavirus in the same hospital where the Prime Minister is being cared for. Ian Johnson, a...

Nigeria records 17 new cases, total 305, 7 deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 17 new cases of Coronavirus in  Nigeria. Taking to their official twitter account, the Centre posted...

Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins...

Ghanaian nurse dies of Covid-19 [Video]

Freda Ocran, a Ghanaian nurse who worked as the former head nurse at New York City’s Jacobi Medical Centre has died of the Covid-19. Mrs...

Coronavirus: Thailand bans sale of alcohol

Thailand is trying a new tactic in its battle against the new coronavirus: banning the sale of alcoholic beverages to try to curb...

Juliet Ibrahim in trouble over comment about Africans

Actress Juliet Ibrahim is being crucified on twitter for a comment about Africans. Since the advent of colonialism, Africa has been depicted as the poorest...

Coronavirus: North Korea testing, quarantining, still says no cases – WHO

North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s father speaks

Boris Johnson "must rest up" after he was moved from intensive care with coronavirus, his father has said. ALSO READ: Lockdown: I feed on...

Coronavirus: License of popular TV station in Zambian revoked!

The Zambian government has revoked the license of one of the country's most popular TV station for "refusing to air free coronavirus-awareness adverts." ALSO READ: Woman reveals...

COVID-19: Sweden refuses to lockdown, believes in its citizens to do the right thing

Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. But not Sweden. Restaurants and bars are...

Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues...

Oil producers agree to cut production by a tenth

Opec producers and allies have agreed to cut output by around 10% to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns. The group said...

Doctor says 5G isn’t spreading coronavirus and labels theories ‘impossible’

A conspiracy theory claiming 5G wireless communication technology is responsible for causing the coronavirus crisis has been widely shared online. Social media bosses have been urged to...

New York now burying victims in mass graves as case numbers soar past Italy

The victims of Covid-19 in New York have been buried in mass graves as the city struggles to cope with the coronavirus. Shocking images taken from...

In Uganda, mothers in labour die amidst coronavirus lockdown

Scovia Nakawooya’s unborn child died inside her as she struggled to reach a hospital on foot. She died hours later - one of at...

Coronavirus: Nigerian Imam loses position for complying with social distancing order

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque, Lowcost, Zaria-Kaduna, has on Wednesday lost his position as the...

Chinese experts arrive in Nigeria to help fight against coronavirus

A team of Chinese medical professionals on Wednesday arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Nigeria flying in medical equipment worth about 1.5 million...

Women are most adversely impacted by coronavirus – U.N. calls for action

The United Nations has called for specific action for women on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. It urged governments to take...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment...

Nigeria quarantines 15 Chinese doctors

The 15 Chinese medical doctors who arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday, April 8, have begun a 14-day mandatory quarantine. The Nigerian Government made the announcement on...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s King, crown Prince in isolation after 150 royals test positive

Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a ...

Rwanda courts start online trial

Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. ALSO READ: Sarkodie donates foodstuffs, sanitisers to...