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Iranian MP ‘dies of flu’ as coronavirus spreads through country

An Iranian Member of Parliament (MP) has died of the flu, a state-run news agency has reported, amid a sharp rise in the number...

Facemasks at Fashion Week amid coronavirus concern

One show at Paris Fashion Week proved to be unintentionally timely as models wore a range of outfits complete with matching facemasks. The outfits were...

Coronavirus: Nigerian escapes quarantine, threatens to spread virus

A Nigerian man diagnosed with Coronavirus has reportedly run away from the hospital amid threats to spread the virus all over the country. The man,...

Kenya’s High Court suspends flights from China over Coronavirus

Kenya’s High Court on Friday ordered flights from China to be temporarily suspended over the coronavirus outbreak, following a petition by the Law Society...

Watch: Man prays on a highway

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HlGmrJ85d/ An unidentified Nigerian man was spotted praying in the middle of a busy road in Lugbe, Abuja this morning.  The man parked his car on...

Coronavirus: Ghana suspends consular services to Italy

Ghana's Embassy in Italy has suspended consular services following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in the country. RELATED STORIES: North Korea shoots and kills coronavirus...

Dog tests positive for coronavirus

A dog in Hong Kong has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus that’s killed at least 2,859 humans across the world over ...

Coronavirus: Footballer tests positive

A 22-year-old Italian-Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, who plays professional football with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side has tested positive to the novel...

Coronavirus: How Nigerians are reacting to their first case

Nigeria, one of the most populated countries in Africa, has recorded its first case of Covid-19 also known as Coronavirus and social media has...

North Korea shoots and kills coronavirus patient

North Korea has brutally executed a coronavirus patient for going out in public, reports claim. Kim Jong-un's dictatorship is dealing with the virus with an...

Suspected coronavirus case in Lagos tests negative

Nigeria has confirmed that there is no coronavirus case in the state after a Chinese citizen tested negative to the COVID-19 infection. On Wednesday, February...

Imam who married man ‘released on bail’

A Ugandan imam, who was arrested after marrying a man in a wedding dress, has been released on bail, according to Daily Monitor newspaper. Human rights organisations...

Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus

Nigeria has recorded the first case of coronavirus, health officials confirmed Thursday. The Health Ministry said on Twitter that the case was in the state...

Iran to flog and imprison anyone caught ‘spreading fake news’ about coronavirus outbreak

Iran has threatened to flog and imprison anyone caught 'spreading fake news' about the coronavirus outbreak that has already killed 26 people in the...

Model looses sight after tattooing eyeball

A model, identified as Aleksandra Sadowska, has lost her sight after she tattooed her eyeballs. Report has it that the model has lost...

How I used ‘juju’ to destroy my former boyfriends – Lady cries

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to confess how she goes diabolic on any man who dumps her for another woman...

Two more coronavirus cases in UK bring total to 15

Two further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK), bringing the total number of cases to 15, England's chief...

Pope Francis sick a day after supporting coronavirus sufferers

Pope Francis has come down with a “slight indisposition,” forcing him to cancel a planned Mass in Rome, just a day after he expressed...

Coronavirus hits Prince George, Princess Charlotte’s school

Pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte's school are in self-isolation at their homes over fears they may have coronavirus. ALSO READ: Mental Health Expert...

DJ Khaled endorses DJ Switch

American record producer and musician, DJ Khaled has endorsed Ghana's youngest disc jockey, DJ Switch, for her talent and achievements in the global entertainment...

‘No visas for low-skilled workers’

Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to "move away" from relying on "cheap...

Japan shutting down schools nationwide to fight coronavirus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for all schools in the country to close from Monday until the end of their spring holidays,...

Transgender man says becoming successful bodybuilder helped him overcome insecurities

A transgender man has revealed how he managed to overcome all his insecurities by becoming a bodybuilder. Alex Tilinca, 18, from Long Island, New York, was...

Joe Biden drops claim he was arrested seeing Mandela

Joe Biden was not arrested in South Africa while trying to see Nelson Mandela, his campaign has conceded. The US presidential contender had repeatedly said...

Mexico returns ‘smuggled ancient sculpture’ to Nigeria

The Mexican government has returned an "ancient" bronze sculpture to Nigeria after it was seized by customs officials in the capital's airport. The sculpture is...

‘They removed my uterus and I had no idea for 11 years’

A woman in South Africa has told the BBC how she was sterilised without her consent after she gave birth at the age of...

Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims as virus cases spread

Saudi Arabia hosts the two holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina. The country welcomes millions of Muslim visitors throughout the year - with...

Lady confronts family friend for sleeping with her father (video)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9Cg_BHp4fl/ A video making rounds online captured the moment a young lady confronted a family friend for allegedly sleeping with her father.  The young lady, who...

God did not answer my prayer – Judge says after jailing law school mate

Justice Okon Abang, the Federal High Court Judge, who handed over a seven-year jail sentence to Olisa Metuh in the N400m fraud case against...

Coronavirus: Ghanaians at risk as travellers from China enter Ghana unchecked

Contrary to reports that people entering Ghana from China would be quarantined for 14 days amidst the widespread of the coronavirus killing people in...

Woman arrested for marrying two husbands

A 37-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Ali has been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board for reportedly marrying two husbands.  The lady was arrested at...

Time for Ghana to be more alert as Africa announces its second case of Coronavirus

Algerian authorities on Tuesday announced the country's first case of the novel coronavirus, in an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on February 17. "One case...

Photo of ‘unhappy’ baby staring at doctor goes viral

A Brazilian baby is becoming an Internet sensation at an unusually young age — thanks to one skillful photographer. Isabela Pereira de Jesus was born...

Man dies inside suitcase, girlfriend charged after claiming they were playing hide and seek

A Florida woman was charged with second-degree murder after police said her boyfriend died after he was zipped up in a suitcase and left to...

These hilarious photos of Akufo-Addo dressed to ‘deal’ with cold Norwegian weather will make your day [Photos]

Photos of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a winter jacket in Norway has got social media talking. The talks suggest many Ghanaians are...

Could North Korea handle a Covid-19 outbreak?

As the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea keeps on rising, attention is turning to how its impoverished neighbour might cope with an outbreak...

Algeria confirms first case of coronavirus

The Algerian health minister has confirmed the country's first case of the coronavirus in an announcement on state-owned ENTV on Tuesday evening. The minister Abdel...

Video+Photos: Beggars storm Parliament over incessant arrest

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_8EjaJwsN/ Some beggars took to the streets of Lagos today February 25, to protest against continous arrest by officials of the state government. ALSO READ: ‘Why I...

Meet female paedophile who abused 64 babies [Photos]

49-year-old Vanessa George who is believed to have abused as much as 64 babies, is back on the streets after serving her jail sentence.  The...

‘Men with only one wife are living a half life’

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC, has said men who have only one wife are "missing a whole lot"...