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Rihanna’s foundation gives away $5 million to help fight coronavirus

Rihanna’s foundation has donated $5 million to various organizations assisting with coronavirus relief efforts. The Clara Lionel Foundation announced the donation in a statement on Saturday. “When...

Meet the black woman leading the charge for the coronavirus vaccine

As the world looks for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor, is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the...

Teen dies after suicide attempt due to coronavirus fears

A British teen, petrified of being isolated with the coronavirus, has died following a suicide attempt, according to a report. Emily Owen, a 19-year-old waitress from King’s...

Popular Nollywood actor dies on set

Popular Nollywood actor, Alkali 'Matt' Mathew, also known as 'Dareng' of the African Magic series ‘Halita,’ has died. According to report, the fast rising thespian...

Kevin Hart’s wife, Eniko Parrish, pregnant with second child

Kevin Hart‘s wife, Eniko Parrish, is pregnant with baby number two, she revealed on social media Tuesday. Parrish, 35, shared the news on Instagram with a...

Pep Guardiola donates 1m euros to fight coronavirus

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has donated 1m euros (£920,000) to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain. Guardiola, who is at his home in Barcelona,...

Mali on lock-down after recording first two cases

A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday, March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus...

Catholic Priest found dead in his car in Nigeria

The parish priest of Holy Cross Parish in Oroma Etiti community of Anambra State, Nigeria, Rev Fr. Charles Okeke-Odogwu was found dead in his car...

Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus

A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus. The woman, identified by...

5 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Nigeria, total now 51

Five new cases of patients affected by the novel coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control released the...

Heartbroken mum banned from sitting next to baby on ventilator with coronavirus

A mum is barred from sitting by her baby daughter's hospital bedside due to quarantine rules as the tot battles the deadly coronavirus. Ashley Hildebrand...

Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary dies after contracting coronavirus

Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest, has died after contracting coronavirus, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday (March...

DR Congo president’s aide dies of Covid-19

The third person to die of Covid-19 complications in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a respected human rights lawyer and an aide...

Ugandan baby diagnosed with coronavirus

An eight-month-old baby in Uganda, whose father recently travelled back from Kenya's western city of Kisumu, has tested positive for coronavirus. The baby girl is...

Coronavirus: Police shoot two people for defying lock-down orders

Rwandan police shot and killed two people who defied lock-down orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Coronavirus: A girl’s emotional letter to Boris Johnson after cancelling 7th birthday party

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has praised a young girl for cancelling her birthday party because of the coronavirus pandemic. Josephine, who turned seven this week, wrote to...

Coronavirus: Trump hopes US will shake off pandemic by Easter

United States President (US), Donald Trump, has said he hopes the US will shake off coronavirus by Easter, even as New York's governor...

Coronavirus: How a politician scared his colleagues with a sneeze

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, frightened his colleagues with a sneeze during plenary on Tuesday. Adamu represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District. The...

Woman with no pre-existing health conditions dies after contracting COVID-19

A 21-year-old woman is believed to be the youngest person with no pre-existing health conditions to have died after contracting coronavirus in the United...

Nurse, 34, kills herself after testing positive for coronavirus

An Italian nurse killed herself after testing positive for coronavirus and fearing she had infected others, a nursing federation has revealed.  Daniela Trezzi, 34, was...

It’s st*pid to think I was paid to say I have coronavirus – Idris Elba fires Cardi B [Watch]

Actor Idris Elba has slammed rapper Cardi B for throwing out the conspiracy that he, among other ace celebrities, were paid to declare themselves...

Man in self-isolation sends dog to shop [photos]

People around the world are being told to stay at home in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Although many of us are...

Coronavirus can’t survive in the body of Jesus – Magufuli (video)

Tanzania's President, John Magufuli, has revealed why his government cannot close down churches and mosques in the East African country over coronavirus.  ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Coronavirus: Panic buying as South Africans brace for lockdown

There is panic buying in South Africa as people stock up on food and other essentials ahead of a lockdown on Thursday. The country has...

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s vice president tests negative

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who went into self-isolation after President Muhammadu  Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tested positive for coronavirus, has ...

Photos: India’s innovative way to ensure social distancing

Grocery and milk stores across the country have hit upon an innovative way to ensure social distancing as people queue up to buy...

Video: Naked demo hits coronavirus

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Jy9DtjcMJ/ Some mothers in Abeokuta, Ogun state, came out topless to pray against the deadly coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Medikal and Fella to distribute toiletries to needy...

Father, mother, 2 kids die in sleep

A family of four, made up of father, mother and two children, has died in their sleep in Lagos, Nigeria. According to Lagos-based Facebook user,...

Just In: Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has confirmed. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good...

Kenyan woman in forced quarantine mingled with church members

The Narok County emergency response committee has forced a woman who jetted back into the country from Sweden on Wednesday to quarantine after members...

Man dies after taking drug he thought could stop coronavirus

An Arizona man has died and his wife is in a critical condition after both ingested a form of chloroquine in an apparent effort...

Coronavirus: 6 million masks missing in Kenya

German officials are trying to track down six million face masks ordered to protect health workers, which have gone missing from an airport in...

Buhari tests negative to coronavirus

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly tested negative for Coronavirus as his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has allegedly tested positive to the virus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Buhari’s...

Coronavirus: Lagos Health commissioner urges attendees of AMVCA to self-isolate after one tested positive

The Lagos health commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has asked everyone who attended the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2020 held on Saturday, March 14,...

Lorry in Mozambique found with 64 dead stowaways

Mozambican immigration officers have found 64 dead bodies in a shipping container on the back of a lorry that had crossed into Mozambique from...

Coronavirus: Wuhan to ease lock-down as world battles pandemic

The lock-down in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the global coronavirus outbreak began, will be partially lifted on April 8, officials say. Travel...

Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19

The African saxophone legend, Manu Dibango, has died in Paris after catching coronavirus. Dibango - best known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa - is...

Coronavirus: Buhari’s Chief of Staff tests positive

Activities at the Aso Villa reportedly came to a halt today after President Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, tested positive for coronavirus.  ALSO...

Social Distancing: Commercial drivers in Uganda carry 2 passengers per row [Photos]

Many Ugandans, including commercial drivers and conductors, are sticking to rules of social distancing by carrying only two passengers per row, in the fight...

Coronavirus: Priest, 72, dies after giving respirator to a younger patient

An Italian priest died of coronavirus after giving a respirator that his parishioners bought for him to a younger patient, it has been revealed.  Giuseppe...