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Half of Facebook’s 45,000 employees ‘will be allowed to work from home’ in future

Facebook has joined other social media giants in saying up to half of its 45,000 employees will be allowed to work from home in...

Nigerians rush to stock up on hydroxychloroquine

The authorities in Nigeria say they are concerned that people are buying large quantities of hydroxychloroquine - a drug touted, but not yet proven,...

Davido calls himself and Wizkid the two greatest of all time, fans of Burna Boy react

Nigeria's Davido says he is the greatest musician of all time and the only artiste in Nigeria he feels is at par with him...

Pastor flogged for criticising government official

A Nigeria pastor has told the BBC about how he was tortured and flogged for two hours because of Facebook posts in which he...

Beauty pageant contestant withdraws from race over old tweets

One Bianca Schoombee has pulled her entry for the 2020 Miss South Africa (SA) pageant after offensive tweets she posted over six years ago...

Miracle baby pulled alive from Pakistan plane crash area during live news report

This is the incredible moment a baby was pulled alive from the Pakistan plane crash impact area. A local news reporter was broadcasting from the...

Woman called ‘4:30 Eyes’ because of her crossed eyes shows her transformation

A woman has shared before and now photos as she narrated how she was bullied mercilessly for having crossed eyes, until she resorted to...

Coronavirus: Nurse punished for wearing underwear under see-through PPE gown [Photos]

A nurse on an all-male coronavirus ward in Russia has been disciplined for only wearing 'lingerie' beneath her transparent protective gown. Her revealing picture went...

339 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria, total now 7,019

A whopping 339 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, May 21, 2020.  According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 139...

Popular American rapper finally graduates from high school years after dropping out

29-year-old American rapper, Quavo, who is part of the famous music group, Migos, has achieved an academic milestone. The rapper, who reportedly dropped out of...

Lockdown Diaries: 17-year-old impregnates his two sisters

Facebook user, Abuchi Onwumelu, has taken to the platform to narrate how a teenage boy allegedly impregnated his two younger sisters during lockdown. He wrote: A...

Education Minister carries baby and holds Zoom meeting [photo]

At first it looked like a cute Twitter picture to cheer us up in these uncertain times. But, as the man sharing the image of...

Pregnant woman in labour dies after being delayed by policemen for not wearing face mask

A pregnant woman, who was in labour, died today after she was allegedly delayed by police officers for not wearing a face mask in the...

Ignorant teen wife kills her husband for attempting intercourse

An 18-year-old wife, Salman Hassan, has been arrested by the Bauchi Police Command in Nigeria for stabbing her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, to death...

Coronavirus vaccine trial Phase 2 – who it involves and what it means for you

The second phase of the trial of the coronavirus vaccine tipped to be the ‘front runner’ in the fight against COVID-19 has started today. The first phase...

WHO to sign confidentiality clause with Madagascar on coronavirus herbal ‘cure’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to sign a confidentiality clause with Madagascar on the formulation of its herbal remedy for coronavirus. The WHO had...

Sons of murdered Saudi journalist Khashoggi forgive his killers

The family of slain Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, said on Friday that they have forgiven those who murdered their father, his son Salah wrote in a...

Pregnant women in Madagascar get free transport to hospitals during coronavirus pandemic

Raholimalala Avotiana is rocking her newborn baby boy to sleep. It's her fourth day at the Maternity Hospital of Befelatanana in Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital. "I...

WHO Assembly Heads of state adopt coronavirus consensus

The World Health Organisation (WHO)has concluded its assembly with participants signing up to a historic consensus resolution on COVID-19 and the way ahead. The...

Kenyan landlady ‘removes roof over rent arrears’

A Kenyan woman, who failed to pay her rent last month, has had the front door and part of her home’s roof removed by...

Comedian detained ‘for bullying the president’

Popular Tanzanian comedian and former Big Brother Africa winner Idris Sultan is being held by police for allegedly bullying President John Magufuli. According to his...

Hospital delivers 100 babies from Covid-19 mums

More than 100 healthy babies have been born to mothers infected with the novel coronavirus in one hospital in India's western city of Mumbai. Three...

Two-day-old baby dies from Covid-19

A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa - one of the world's youngest victims of the virus. The mother had tested positive...

Bob Marley’s heartbreaking final words to his son

Bob Marley was just 36 when he lost his tragic battle against a rare form of skin cancer that robbed the world of one...

Actor arrested over alleged murder of neighbour over electricity bill

A 30-year-old Nollywood actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death following a disagreement over the payment of electricity bill. The...

Covid-19: Woman tests positive eight times

After testing positive for COVID-19 seven times, a Cambridge, Ont., woman was relieved to hear that her eighth test came back negative. “I cried because...

Man who super-glued wife’s genitals arrested in witch doctor’s house

Police have arrested a man from Tharaka-Nithi county who went into hiding after allegedly assaulting his wife and sealing her private parts with superglue,...

Coronavirus outbreak teaching world humility – WHO

The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreysus, has stated that the coronavirus outbreak pandemic is teaching the world humility. Dr...

Man who sealed wife’s private part with super glue arrested

The 30-year-old man who sealed his wife's private part with super glue has been arrested, days after security operatives launched a manhunt for him..  LIB reported...

Two-day-old baby dies from coronavirus

A two-day-old baby born became the youngest victim of coronavirus in South Africa after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive mother. It is the...

Shocking: Popular Nigerian actress dies!

Popular Nollywood actress, Emilia Dike, has reportedly breathed her last after she collapsed in Enugu State. Her death was confirmed by Nollywood movie director, Okechukwu...

Marriage services in Nairobi suspended after many flock AG’s office

The office of the Attorney General and Depart of Justice in Nairobi has halted marriage services in order to develop a clear roadmap on...

WHO lists African countries with less coronavirus cases

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa increased to about 86,000 on Tuesday. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville,...

Scientists to produce up to 1bn doses of coronavirus vaccine from September

AstraZeneca has said it has the capacity to manufacture one billion doses of the University of Oxford 's potential Covid-19 vaccine and will begin supply in September. The pharmaceutical...

Covid-19: Govt halts marriages after being overwhelmed by many people getting married

The government has temporarily halted marriage services days after reopening the services as Kenyans flocked Sheria House to seek to tie the knot. The department...

Covid-19: Cambridge University lectures to be online-only until 2021

There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has...

Moment husband caught wife, lover in hotel room [Watch]

A man, who caught his wife red-handed in an unidentified hotel room, has threatened to take the lover's life. Though the identities of the people...

Covid-19: Six workers test positive in same company

Six workers of iSON Xperiences in Ibadan, Nigeria have reportedly tested positive for the infectious coronavirus disease. iSON Xperiences is a leading customer experience provider that...

Coronavirus patient shares drastic transformation photos after six-week battle

A coronavirus patient has shared shocking before and after photos of the effects the illness had on his body in a bid to prove...

Covid-19 patients’ fun time in isolation centre [Video]

A group of Covid-19 patients in an unidentified isolation centre in Nigeria has been captured in a merry-making mood and positive vibes. The patients, numbering...