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Covid-19: Viral Ghanaian pallbearers have a message for all [Video]

Viral Ghanaian dancing pallbearers, amid the soaring global coronavirus cases, have urged citizens to comply with the stay at home directive. Taking to Twitter to...

Police rescue homeless mother who gave birth by the roadside [Photos]

 The Lagos State police command has rescued a homeless mother of four who gave birth to a baby girl by the roadside in Ikate,...

Coronavirus: Patients hold doctors; nurse hostage

Two doctors and a nurse were reportedly held Hostage yesterday May 7, by Coronavirus patients at Kwanar Dawakin isolation centre in Kano.  Former Chairman of Nigerian...

Photos: Man collapses as wife saves ‘chop money’ to build mansion

One Joseph Yohana, who is based in Kaduna with his family, has reportedly collapsed out of joy after his wife, Juan revealed she built...

Dad and son charged with murder of US black jogger

A father and son have been arrested and charged in the United States (US) state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery,...

Man jabs teacher over alleged explicit phone conversation with 15-year-old- student

A social media user has criticised a young man for allegedly having explicit conversation with his student. The victim, as narrated by an Instagram user...

Nigeria medics to probe rise in ‘strange deaths’

The authorities in Nigeria are investigating a reported rise in deaths in the northern state of Jigawa. The state government has sent a five-person team...

WHO warns virus could kill 190,000 people in Africa

Coronavirus could kill up to 190,000 people in Africa in the first year if control measures fail to work, according to the World Health...

Paralysed mother pulled from grave alive three days after son buried her [Video+Photos]

A man has been arrested for attempted murder in China after burying his own mother alive. Ma Mou, 58, was taken into custody after discovering...

Police pull over five-year-old en route to buy a Lamborghini

A five-year-old boy shocked a Utah state trooper when he was pulled over for stealing his parents' car. Taking to Twitter on Monday, the Utah Highway Patrol...

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria jump to 3,526 – Checkout latest breakdown

Some 381 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria as at Thursday, May 7, 2020, the country's Centre for Disease Control has...

Scary: Family narrowly escapes being attacked by snake that hid in ceiling [Video]

Shock waves have swept through residents of Bariga in Lagos, Nigeria after a huge snake was killed in the ceiling of one of the...

Opinion: “I see dead bodies all over Africa.” Did Melinda Gates really say that?

Pepped by his desire to regain his sight, a blind man went to Jesus and asked for His help.  The healing Savior placed His...

18 nurses test positive for Coronavirus in Kano

Eighteen nurses in Kano state have tested positive for Coronavirus.  The state chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Ibrahim Mohammed, who disclosed this...

250 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai amid coronavirus

Nigeria evacuated 250 nationals Wednesday from the United Arab Emirates amid the coronavirus pandemic. Passengers arrived in the commercial hub of Lagos at about 8:30...

Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people

Black people in the United Kingdom (UK) are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people and a number of other...

Woman delivers baby on repatriation flight

A woman has given birth onboard a flight repatriating Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora...

MPs’ virtual meeting hacked with pornographic images

South African lawmakers were left embarrassed and shocked after a virtual committee meeting held over Zoom was hacked. The meeting was interrupted with pornographic images...

Coronavirus: Nigerian Commissioner who celebrated death of Chief of Staff tests positive

Engineer Muaz Magaji, the Kano State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructures Development, who was sacked after being accused of "celebrating" the death of late Chief...

COVID-19: Plane evacuating Nigerians returns to Dubai after woman gives birth mid-air

A baby boy was born onboard an Emirates airline's flights en route to Lagos to repatriate Nigerians stranded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UEA). After...

Akan drum, the oldest African-American object in the British Museum

The Akan drum is the oldest African-American object in the British Museum, brought from West Africa to the Colony of Virginia as part of the slave...

Coronavirus: Patient turns preacher at isolation centre [watch]

A middle-aged woman, who has been infected with coronavirus, has turned into a preacher while in isolation. The controversial Nigerian woman from Benue State, Susan...

Ladies reveal disturbing items they discovered after ripping their pillows ‬apart

A good night sleep, as they say, depends on the comfort of pillow one lays on, but some manufacturers have pushed that saying into...

Covid-19: Pastor Chris’ revelation about face mask will shock you [video]

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the Senior Pastor of Christ Embassy, has expressed his displeasure about the different measures put in place by the Federal Government...

Coronavirus cases in Africa surpass 50,000

The total number of Coronavirus cases in Africa reached 51,698, according to data released by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on...

Kenyan goat traders dump handshake for stick-shake

Kenyan health officials are giving communities safer options to substitute traditions that require physical contact in the wake of coronavirus outbreakInstead of a traditional...

Nigeria’s confirmed Coronavirus cases now 2,950 – Checkout latest breakdown

Nigeria has recorded 148 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, shooting the total number of confirmed cases to 2,950 with 98 deaths and 481...

I slept with my landlord to feed my husband, kids during lockdown – Woman cries

A Nigerian woman has taken to popular Facebook counselor, Vivian Valerian Raphaels to open up on what she did to feed her family during...

Nigerians descend on Stonebwoy for saying their musicians pass through Ghana to blow [Video]

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, in an Instagram live conversation with Tunde Balogun, a top Nigerian media personality, said Nigeria musicians, irrespective of their followers, have...

2 farmers arrested for possessing 17 bags of ‘weed’

A 47-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Isaac Echi, has been arrested in Edo State by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after...

Nigerian man sentenced to death over ‘Zoom trial’

Nigerian court hearings that take place over the internet must be “fair, transparent and effective”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has told the BBC. The comments...

Coronavirus: 265 Nigerians to be evacuated from Dubai

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that an Emirates Airline is scheduled to evacuate 265 Nigerians from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The press...

Doctor dies of coronavirus in northern Nigeria

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kano, in the north of the country, says that one doctor has died after testing positive for coronavirus. State...

Coronavirus cases in Africa hit 47,000 plus

Africa has 47,581 cases of the Novel Coronavirus and 1,862 deaths, according to data released late Tuesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control...

Why not test COVID-19 vaccine on senior govt officials first? – Social justice advocate quizzes

Social justice advocate, Martha Wangari Karua, has come out to strongly oppose the testing of the coronavirus vaccines on Kenyans. On Saturday, the Kenyan politician, who...

Boris Johnson granted second divorce

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s second divorce has been granted, leaving him free to plan his third wedding when the lockdown restrictions are relaxed. Marina Wheeler...

Arrest me: Men beg ‘pretty-face’ police officer (photos)

A female police officer has gotten the attention of some Nigerian men on Twitter because of her beauty and baby face. Owolafe Omoadoni, a police...

Coronavirus: 101 prison inmates test positive in Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Ministry says that 101 inmates have tested positive for coronavirus in the N'dolo military prison. Only three infected inmates...

BBC to close small regional offices to save money

The BBC is to close a number of its small regional satellite offices as part of cost-cutting measures. Up to 20 locations will be shut...

Amazon vice-president quits over virus firings

A vice-president at Amazon has quit “in dismay” at the internet giant’s crackdown on workers who criticised it over coronavirus safety measures. Tim Bray described...