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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...

They froze time but coronavirus has left them with frozen incomes

Apart from the sudden religious trust in alcohol-based sanitisers and washing of hands under running water for 20 seconds, the next most peddled advice...

Algeria approves chloroquine to treat Coronavirus ‘in certain cases’

Algeria’s health ministry has said hospitals in the North African nation can use chloroquine to treat patients infected with Coronavirus. However, the statement specifies that...

How much you can be fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules

Boris Johnson has introduced tougher new measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus as the death toll in the UK reaches 335. In a stark warning...

Coronavirus: Couple’s dance into their wedding reception with no guests [Watch]

The novel coronavirus has cancelled many events across the world and the latest to amaze Nigerians were a couple who decided to tie the...

Coronavirus: Eight of your most-asked questions answered

Governments around the globe have introduced strict new measures to try and slow the spread of coronavirus. But what does the virus mean for...

Dedicated frontline doctor treating coronavirus patients in hospital dies

A medic who was on the frontline treating coronavirus patients in the Philippines has died. Dr Raul Diaz Jara, a cardiologist, has been described...

Taylor Swift and Kanye West’s phone call leaks

An infamous phone call between Kanye West and Taylor Swift, which triggered a long-running feud, has leaked online. The call took place in 2016, as...

Coronavirus kills 30-year-old top Broadcast Journalist

A renowned broadcast Journalist has died through the deadly coronavirus that continues to claim thousands of lives across the globe. The death of the Zimbabwean...

Coronavirus pandemic is ‘accelerating’ – WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed. It took 67 days...

WHO warns public about criminals impersonating the organisation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the public to be aware of some criminals disguising themselves as the WHO, to steal money and...

Family mourns Nigeria’s first Coronavirus victim

Nigeria's first identified Coronavirus death involved a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Suleiman Achimugu, his family confirmed Monday. PPMC...

‘My experience in Kenya’s virus isolation ward’

I reached the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's health port on Monday at around 15:30 GMT. I queued to have my temperature checked. It was around...

Coronavirus: Former vice president’s son tests positive

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son has tested positive to the coronavirus. ALSO READ: READ: Role devil wants to play...

Twitter users reveal how they used heater to do nasty things in secondary school

Some twitter users have taken to the social media platform to reveal the nasty things they did with boiling ring (heater) while in...

Coronavirus: Why is India testing so little?

"We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva...

READ: Role devil wants to play in coronavirus pandemic revealed

Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has revealed the role desired by the devil in the coronavirus pandemic. ALSO READ: COVID-19: Number of travelers in...

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 35, with 1 death

Nigeria on Monday recorded five new cases of the novel coronavirus spreading across the globe, bringing the number of those who tested positive in...