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Burna Boy speaks to Diddy on Coronavirus lockdown, others [Watch]

Nigeria's Burna Boy formed part of the tall list of celebrities worldwide, who interacted with American rapper and producer, P. Diddy in the...

Coronavirus’ genetic makeup traced back to US funded experiments on bats in Wuhan laboratories

Scientists have sequenced the COVID-19 genome and traced it back to bats found in caves in China’s Yunnan community. Bats from Yunnan were, however, used for...

Woman loses her entire family to coronavirus

A woman from Michigan has lost her husband of 35 years and her only son to coronavirus within three days of one another. ALSO READ: NDC...

Coronavirus in 52 African countries: 14, 400+ cases, 788 deaths, 2, 823 recoveries [Video]

There are now more than 14,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention...

Add domestic violence prevention plans in national response to COVID-19 – Guterres says as domestic abuse cases double

General-Secretary of the United Nations The United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has asked the world governments to include domestic violence prevention and redress plans...

Domestic violence cases surge in Africa amid Covid-19 lockdown

Some African countries are reporting of an increase in domestic violence cases during a period of lockdown to deal with coronavirus. With couples forced to...

Africans react to Melinda Gates’ ‘I see dead bodies in the streets of Africa’ comment

Africans have expressed outrage at comments made by Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates. The wife of the world billionaire, Bill...

Covid-19: Melinda Gates says ‘dead bodies’ will be on streets in Africa [video]

Melinda Gates, wife of world billionaire Bill Gates, has claimed that developing countries including those in Africa would be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. She...

Chad president joins frontline combat to fight Boko Haram [Photos]

Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno, joined the country’s soldiers in the frontline of the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the country. Deby appeared...

Coronavirus: Popular pastor backtracks on 5G

Popular preacher, Chris Oyakhilome, leader LoveWorld Inc., better known as Christ Embassy, has taken back his recent claims that the introduction of 5G networks...

China imposes restrictions on research into origins of coronavirus

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published...

Coronavirus pandemic – all you need to know as China sees peak in new infections

China has reported a peak in new cases of coronavirus while Boris Johnson continues his recovery after being released from hospital. On Sunday, 108 new...

Woman, 21, dies of Covid-19 while awaiting liver transplant

A "bubbly" young nursery worker has died after testing positive for coronavirus while in hospital awaiting a liver transplant. Katie Horne's family have been left...

Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica. "This is...

South Africa opts for mass testing

South Africa is rolling out mass testing of the population in a bid to arrest the rising number of coronavirus infections. The WHO has in...

Kenya: Easter mass held in empty Nairobi church

Nairobi’s main Catholic church was empty Sunday as faithful endure coronavirus lockdown. A modest Easter Sunday service was held by a small group of Clergymen...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares near death experience

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it "could have gone either way" as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after...

Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest

The United States has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins...

Coronavirus: Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica. "This is...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says. ALSO...

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...