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Coronavirus: Obasanjo donates his house as isolation centre

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has donated his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State as an isolation centre for victims of...

Coronavirus: Pastor Chris, Benny Hinn lead two billion people in prayer

In a clear response to recent happenings across the globe, over two billion people have indicated interest in participating in a two-hour ...

Coronavirus: UK Health Secretary tests positive

UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock has tested positive for coronavirus, just hours after Prime minister Boris Johnson announced he had also contracted...

15 yr-old girl hangs herself over four-year ‘burden’

A Walvis Bay teenager allegedly committed suicide on Monday evening after leaving a note saying she has been living with a burden for four...

Covid-19: People are cutting their own hair during lockdown – and it’s not going well

In the UK, restaurants, pubs, gyms and any other shops that do not provide an essential service have been forced to close following...

Bring anyone with coronavirus for treatment – Bishop dares

A Nigeria pastor has has offered to treat anyone with coronavirus free of charge and also said, “anyone with coronavirus should be referred...

Coronavirus patients charged with attempted murder

Two people are facing attempted murder charges after allegedly refusing to go into quarantine in South Africa, it has emerged.  One of them is a...

Coronavirus: Couple arrested for ‘calling virus a hoax’

Police in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam are holding a couple for allegedly spreading false information about coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new...

Last known survivor of transatlantic slave trade discovered

A woman, who was taken from Africa when she was just two years old, has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave...

Boris Johnson breaks silence after testing positive [Video]

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus and has taken to social media to confirm the news in a...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street says. His symptoms are mild and he will continue to...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new cases, number up to 136

Ghana has recorded four new cases of the deadly coronavirus, shooting the number up to 136. Below is a confirmation by the Ghana Health Service...

FBI arrests actor who claims he has coronavirus cure

The FBI has arrested a Southern California man who officials said falsely claimed to have developed a cure for the coronavirus and solicited investments...

COVID-19: Video reveals lung damage in coronavirus patient

A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier. Now, the patient has Covid-19 and his lungs are...

Coronavirus: South Africa reports first death as lockdown begins

South Africa has announced its first deaths from Coronavirus infection, and said cases there have passed the 1,000 mark. "This morning, we South Africans woke...

UBA announces $14m for coronavirus relief support across Africa

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over $14 million through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response...

Coronavirus: Prophet T.B. Joshua’s head on the chopping board

The coronavirus outbreak has kept many at home with the hope of it ending soon. So many people are hoping that scientists and medical researchers finding...

As they rush to save lives, health care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plans

The first time Andrea Austin, 35, considered her own mortality, she was flying into Iraq aboard a C-130 military plane. Though the emergency medicine...

Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lock down

South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. All but essential movement...

U.S. surpasses China with most coronavirus cases worldwide

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country with at least 82,404 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated...

Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...

Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the campaign on constant washing of hands with soap under running water, has made the veronica buckets very...

Coronavirus: Drug gangs impose strict curfew on residents

Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro's lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into...

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...