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Lightning kills 20 people during Congo’s virus lockdown

Some 20 people were killed by a lightning strike on high-voltage power lines in Congo Brazzaville, the authorities say. The incident happened on the first...

Coronavirus: Mothers giving children sanitisers to drink

Some mothers in one of the states in Nigeria are using unconventional ways to protect their children from the deadly coronavirus. ALSO READ: China concealed extent...

Coronavirus: Police raid sex party during lockdown

Police in Thailand busted a secret sex and drugs party packed with naked women during the coronavirus lockdown in Thailand. Earlier this week, officers were alerted by furious neighbours...

China concealed extent of virus outbreak – U.S. intelligence

China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths it suffered from the...

Coronavirus: Prince Charles speaks after recovery

Prince Charles has spoken for the first time about suffering Coronavirus which he described  as a 'strange, frustrating and often distressing experience.' The 71-year-old Prince...

Coronavirus: Amazon workers strike over virus protection

Amazon has fired a New York warehouse worker who organised a protest over the safety precautions taken by the firm to deal with the...

Coronavirus: The unusual ways countries are managing lockdowns

Countries across the globe are taking unprecedented measures to prevent the coronavirus spreading, ranging from the extreme to the relaxed to the creative. We've taken...

Coronavirus: Woman, unborn baby die during emergency CS

A woman who was diagnosed with Covid-19 and her baby have died during a caesarean section. The 37-year-old mother-to-be died in hospital in Spain on...

Meet the herbalist with anti-coronavirus plant

A female herbalist in Anambra State, Mrs Flora Ilonze, has stated that she has an anti-coronavirus plant in her garden. ALSO READ: Lockdown: 15 traders arrested...

Over 15,000 Zimbabwean returnees dodge coronavirus testing

Less than 200 people have gone through coronavirus testing out of 16,032 returnees who arrived in Zimbabwe after the outbreak of the world pandemic,...

Coronavirus: Top South African HIV scientist dies

Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who died on Tuesday of Covid-19 complications. Prof. Ramjee had recently returned home from...

Nigeria confirms 4 new cases, Coronavirus cases rise to 139

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has confirmed four new cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria. According to the agency, three of the new...

Boy, 13, dies in London after testing positive for coronavirus

A 13-year-old boy who tested positive for coronavirus has died, King’s College Hospital Trust in London said. A spokesman for the trust said the boy’s...

All set for Rihanna to have 4 kids with or without partner

Sensational singer, Rihanna, has revealed plans to expand her family in the next 10 years. The songstress disclosed that she is aiming to have four kids...

Former Congo President dies of coronavirus

Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, former president of the Republic of the Congo, has died after contracting coronavirus, his family said. Yhombi-Opango died in a Paris hospital on Monday. He...

Female MP compares coronavirus to bad boyfriends

A Kenyan MP has tickled many with her comparison of coronavirus to lousy men and bad boyfriends. Burna Boy breaks silence on losing Grammy to...

Coronavirus: 3 Ghanaians confirmed dead in US [audio]

Three Ghanaians resident in New York in the United States o f America (USA) have died of COVID-19. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana records 9 new cases;...

Burna Boy breaks silence on losing Grammy to Angelique Kidjo

The African Giant, Burna Boy, has finally disclosed how he felt when Angelique Kidjo was mentioned as the winner of Best World Music Album...

Coronavirus: CNN anchor tests positive

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Covid-19. He is feeling well, and will continue to anchor his 9:...

Man buried in his favourite car according to his last wish [Video+Photos]

Instead of traditional coffin, a man in Eastern Cape, South Africa was buried in his car with a safety belt on. Apparently, two years ago...

Student dies of coronavirus weeks before graduation

Weeks before he was set to graduate at the Western Michigan University, a Nigerian-America student, Bassey Offiong, died from coronavirus after being refused a...

Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of coronavirus

The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus. He was 81 years old....

US to evacuate nationals amid Nigeria lockdown

The US is evacuating its nationals from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, and the capital, Abuja, after the two cities were placed on a...

Coronavirus: King ‘isolates’ with 20 women

Thailand’s playboy king has taken over a luxury German hotel to isolate from the coronavirus — along with a harem of 20 women, according...

Scientist gets magnets stuck up nose after Coronavirus experiment goes wrong

A scientist of all people was the one with a stuffed snout. Daniel Reardon, an astrophysicist from Melbourne, Australia was screwing around with a...

Drake’s baby mama shares more family photos with 2-year-old son Adonis

Drake's son Adonis made his Instagram debut on Monday, more than two years after his birth. And after the rapper, 33, posted series of snaps...

Ronaldinho playing foot-volleyball with prison inmates while awaiting trial [Watch]

A footage has emerged showing football icon Ronaldinho playing foot-volleyball with fellow inmates in a Paraguay prison while awaiting trial. Ronaldinho, who turned 40 on...

Coronavirus: Kenya wants 50 MPs tested

Kenya’s lower parliamentary chamber wants some 50 lawmakers to be tested for coronavirus amid fears they may have contracted the virus from a member...

Police arrest pastor for holding church service despite stay-at-home order

Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne said he wouldn't close the doors of his Tampa, Florida, megachurch until the End Times begin. The police weren't willing to...

Ladies with long and artificial nails are at high risk of contracting Coronavirus – Health Expert

An expert has warned against the dangers that long nails, varnish and extensions carry amid the coronavirus epidemic.  Dr Elisabeth Dancey, a British beauty and aesthetics...

Photo: Meet the lady who murdered COVID-19

A Nigerian lady, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, who tested positive to coronavirus has revealed that she has murdered the deadly virus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: 2 cargo trucks...

Coronavirus: Niece dies, 16 members infected after attending funeral of aunt killed by virus [photos]

An 86-year-old woman, Sheila Brooks from the United Kingdom died last month from coronavirus and now the family has come out to encourage...

Coronavirus: Prince Charles recovers

Prince Charles is out of self-isolation and is in good health after testing positive for coronavirus. ALSO READ: Lockdown: Military officers punish man for...

COVID-19: Many faces of social distancing

As the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, it is necessary to adopt social distancing measures aimed at curtailing further spread of the...

Wuhan records no coronavirus case for six days

China on Monday reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as drastic curbs on international travellers reined in the number...

The US needs foreign doctors and nurses to help fight coronavirus

Right now, the biggest worry is whether the medical system has enough ventilators and protective equipment to treat patients with Covid-19, the disease caused...

Coronavirus: 2Baba donates N10million, plans e-concert on Easter Day [Video]

In a bid to rally support and unify Nigerians against the spread of the coronavirus in Nigeria, Afro-pop music legend, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly...

Lockdown Tales: Man hides wife in car boot but gets caught

A driver flouted the coronavirus lockdown to pick up £15 windows with his wife in the boot of his car. The man, who had bought...

Coronavirus: Check out how much Nigerian billionaires, banks donated

Some top businessmen and banks in Nigeria have donated huge sums of money to support the government's coronavirus fight. ALSO READ: Lockdown: Military officers punish man...

Libya releases prisoners to contain virus spread

Libya has become the latest country in the Middle East to release detainees in response to Coronavirus. The internationally recognised government in Tripoli has ordered...