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Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins...

Ghanaian nurse dies of Covid-19 [Video]

Freda Ocran, a Ghanaian nurse who worked as the former head nurse at New York City’s Jacobi Medical Centre has died of the Covid-19. Mrs...

Coronavirus: Thailand bans sale of alcohol

Thailand is trying a new tactic in its battle against the new coronavirus: banning the sale of alcoholic beverages to try to curb...

Juliet Ibrahim in trouble over comment about Africans

Actress Juliet Ibrahim is being crucified on twitter for a comment about Africans. Since the advent of colonialism, Africa has been depicted as the poorest...

Coronavirus: North Korea testing, quarantining, still says no cases – WHO

North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s father speaks

Boris Johnson "must rest up" after he was moved from intensive care with coronavirus, his father has said. ALSO READ: Lockdown: I feed on...

Coronavirus: License of popular TV station in Zambian revoked!

The Zambian government has revoked the license of one of the country's most popular TV station for "refusing to air free coronavirus-awareness adverts." ALSO READ: Woman reveals...

COVID-19: Sweden refuses to lockdown, believes in its citizens to do the right thing

Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. But not Sweden. Restaurants and bars are...

Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues...

Oil producers agree to cut production by a tenth

Opec producers and allies have agreed to cut output by around 10% to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns. The group said...

Doctor says 5G isn’t spreading coronavirus and labels theories ‘impossible’

A conspiracy theory claiming 5G wireless communication technology is responsible for causing the coronavirus crisis has been widely shared online. Social media bosses have been urged to...

New York now burying victims in mass graves as case numbers soar past Italy

The victims of Covid-19 in New York have been buried in mass graves as the city struggles to cope with the coronavirus. Shocking images taken from...

In Uganda, mothers in labour die amidst coronavirus lockdown

Scovia Nakawooya’s unborn child died inside her as she struggled to reach a hospital on foot. She died hours later - one of at...

Coronavirus: Nigerian Imam loses position for complying with social distancing order

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque, Lowcost, Zaria-Kaduna, has on Wednesday lost his position as the...

Chinese experts arrive in Nigeria to help fight against coronavirus

A team of Chinese medical professionals on Wednesday arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Nigeria flying in medical equipment worth about 1.5 million...

Women are most adversely impacted by coronavirus – U.N. calls for action

The United Nations has called for specific action for women on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. It urged governments to take...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment...

Nigeria quarantines 15 Chinese doctors

The 15 Chinese medical doctors who arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday, April 8, have begun a 14-day mandatory quarantine. The Nigerian Government made the announcement on...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s King, crown Prince in isolation after 150 royals test positive

Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a ...

Rwanda courts start online trial

Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. ALSO READ: Sarkodie donates foodstuffs, sanitisers to...

Woman, three sons die eight days apart after contracting Coronavirus

An 86-year-old Louisiana woman and three of her sons who all tested positive for the coronavirus have died, relatives and the coroner's office say. The...

Coronavirus: Married men I sleep with for money not picking my calls – Slay queen cries [video]

A Nigerian lady, who identified herself as a slay queen in a video which has gone viral, has cried out over the challenges...

Coronavirus: Uganda’s president, 75, makes exercise video

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has released a video of himself working out in his office, to encourage citizens to exercise at home ...

Sarkodie and rapper M.I to battle for $200,000 [Video]

Sarkodie and Nigerian rapper M.I Abaga would be having a rap battle to entertain fans while their countries fight the coronavirus. These two artistes would be...

Coronavirus: Spain PM sees ‘fire coming under control’

Spain is close to passing the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, the prime minister said, as parliament debated extending the national state...

Coronavirus: Popular prophet gives back tithes, offering to the poor [video]

With the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world and the Nigerian government announcing that they will be giving out some money to poor...

Coronavirus: Couple name their newborn baby boy ‘Lockdown’ [photos]

A couple in India has named their newbown baby son 'Lockdown' in a nod to the coronavirus pandemic.  ALSO READ: Why Mahama refused to donate salary...

Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty

The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion. This bleak warning comes from a United Nations...

As China reopens, Africa’s woes threaten to starve its factories

On a typical workday, hundreds of thousands of men clad in overalls and carrying safety equipment and head lamps assemble at South Africa’s mine...

Coronavirus: Former Finance Minister apologises for spreading ‘fake news’

Nigeria’s former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has taken to her twitter page to apologise to Nigerians for posting a fake picture about...

Coronavirus: President of Nigeria pardons 2,600 prisoners

The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted amnesty to no fewer than 2,600 inmates as part of measures to decongest prison facilities during the coronavirus...

African leaders seek remedies, with 20 million job losses and shrinking GDP expected

The African Union (AU) has projected a contraction across the continent’s economies and the loss of almost 20 million this year amid the fallout...

I don’t care… I’m proud of being black – WHO boss [watch]

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned world leaders to not politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will...

African leaders back WHO head against Trump attacks

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is the latest African leader to defend the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against...

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s mega churches adjust to empty auditoriums

The auditoriums of Nigeria's mega churches are empty and their gates are shut as they are forced to observe a government ban on large...

Uganda bans outdoors exercises over coronavirus

Uganda has banned exercising in public as an extra measure towards controlling the spread of the coronavirus. President Yoweri Museveni said that Ugandans should exercise...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "improving" after two nights in intensive care with coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Obour’s household,...

Check out Drake’s extravagant Toronto mansion (Photos)

A one-ton bed, a two-story closet and a 4,000-pound bathtub carved from a single slab of black marble -- Drake's Toronto mansion is a case study...

Coronavirus: Minister suspended for having lunch with friend during lockdown

South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months, one of which will be without pay, for having lunch with a friend during...

Coronavirus: Togo nationals get free water, electricity

President Faure Gnassingbé has announced several social, political and economic measures to make life easier for the Togolese people as the coronavirus pandemic...