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Buhari’s daughter self-isolates after UK trip

A daughter of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Burhari and First Lady Aisha Buhari is self-isolating after returning from the UK. Mrs Buhari said their daughter...

Nigeria coronavirus cases rise to 12

Nigeria has confirmed four additional cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 12. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday that the four new...

Woman with coronavirus gives birth to healthy baby

A woman who tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby at an Athens hospital, Greek media reported on Thursday. The 24-year-old woman...

Two arrested for drinking disinfectant to avoid coronavirus

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered the arrest of two people who appeared in a video drinking disinfectant in a bid to stave...

1 Iranian dies from coronavirus every 10 minutes, health ministry says

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus. Every hour, at...

20 Nigeriens arrested in Ghana amid COVID-19 fears

Ghana is finalizing processes to repatriate 20 Nigeriens who were arrested by the country’s immigration officers at Juaso in the Asante Akim South District...

WHO debunks 14 common myths about coronavirus disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has exposed the falseness in popular beliefs held by some people about the dreaded coronavirus disease. Below are some of...

Italy is now world’s deadliest hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic

Italy overtook China as the country with the highest recorded death toll from the coronavirus on Thursday, with the pandemic gathering pace in Spain...

Muslims are naturally immune to coronavirus – Islamic scholar claims

An Islamic Scholar, Dr. Abubakr Imam Aliagan, has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari government, the Sultanate Council and Muslim authorities not to shut down...

Coronavirus: Iran pardons 10,000 prisoners

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 more prisoners including political detainees in an apparent bid to combat the coronavirus epidemic. The...

How I contracted coronavirus – Lady shares bitter experience

Below is a narration from a Nigerian lady on how she contracted coronavirus and how she has been battling to save her life. According to...

Why coronavirus vaccine is taking so long to be ready – and when we can expect it

The world is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 200,000 people now confirmed as suffering from COVID-19. Spain and Italy are...

She voluntarily gave me s3x – Kidnapper who abducted and raped a pregnant married woman says

A kidnapper, who was arrested for the abduction and rape of a middle-aged woman, has claimed she gave him sex voluntarily and didn't fight...

Couple caught making love in a car arrested for breaching coronavirus lock-down rule

A couple caught having sex in a car were arrested for breaching coronavirus quarantine rules in Italy.  The 23-year-old Egyptian man and 40-year-old Tunisian woman were caught in...

Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China

Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese media said on...

Tonto Dikeh’s ex-husband breaks silence on accusation he’s ’40-seconds’ man

Tonto Dikeh’s ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, has broken silence on accusations that he's a 40 seconds man, allegations made by his wife in the heat of...

Coronavirus tears Kardashian sisters apart in self-isolation practice – Kim Kardashian laments

'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star, Kim Kardashian, has opened up on how the novel coronavirus has forced her family to keep away from...

How Singapore stayed one step ahead of the virus

In Singapore, one of the first places hit by coronavirus, detectives are tracking down potential positive cases to try to stay one step ahead...

Amazing: Man manufactures creative hand-washing sink from scraps [Photos]

An unidentified South African man is being held in high esteem after coming up with a creative hand-washing technique to combat spread of coronavirus. He...

Coronavirus: Lagos shuts down public and private schools

As the deadly Coronavirus spreads, the Lagos State Government has ordered that all public and private schools in the state be shut from Monday, March 23,...

Nigerian school sends pupils on airport excursion amidst coronavirus

Nigerians have condemned the Airport authorities and management of a school who took its students on an excursion to the Abuja Airport amidst the...

Covid-19: Dutch Health Minister collapses in Parliament due to ‘coronavirus fatigue’ [Video]

The Dutch Health Minister collapsed today in parliament because of 'fatigue from intense weeks' of working against the coronavirus crisis. Bruno Bruins, 56, fell behind the speaker's...

Coronavirus: Top celebrities who have tested positive for Covid-19

While the globe is ultimately fighting off the coronavirus pandemic, top celebrities around the world have been diagnosed with the viral illness. Talk about...

China’s virus center has no new cases after two-month ordeal

The Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak reported no new infections for the first time since the pathogen emerged more than...

Four tourists denied entry to Sierra Leone over Coronavirus fears

Four Japanese tourists were on Wednesday barred from disembarking at Sierra Leone's main airport in the capital, Freetown, over suspicion of a possible coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Why washing hands is difficult in some countries

As Europe and much of the developed world shuts down in the face of Coronavirus, many millions of people haven't much hope in following...

Real Coronavirus is dead, what is left is its remnants – TB Joshua

The Founder and leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has said that the real coronavirus is gone. According to Prophet...

Coronavirus cases in Ghana hit 9

Ghana has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus. This brings to nine the total number of cases in Ghana. Information Minister...

Virus-free Niger announces coronavirus preventive measures

Niger’s president Mahamadou Issoufou has announced the closure of the country’s land borders, Niamey airport and its educational institutions to prevent the entry into...

Four Nigerian internet fraudsters jailed

Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Tuesday, sentenced four men to one year imprisonment each for fraudulent...

Couple become Zambia’s first Coronavirus patients

Zambia has confirmed its first two cases of Coronavirus, involving a couple who had travelled to France, the health minister has told the BBC. They...

UK scientists starting trials of drug that could fight off coronavirus next week

A British team has received the green light to begin Phase II human trials of a drug that could help hospital patients fight off...

Government denies claims Akufo-Addo has tested positive for Coronavirus

Government has denied claims making the rounds on social media that President Nana Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees have tested positive for coronavirus. Speaking...

Coronavirus:Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization's director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became...

Coronavirus, a force majeure to China-Ghana Sinohydro trade deal?

Dubbed the Master Project Support Agreement, Ghana in 2018 signed a barter trade deal with Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro to ultimately solve Ghana’s infrastructural...

Coronavirus: Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers’ teammates to undergo testing today

The Los Angeles Lakers will undergo testing for the coronavirus on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, following the Brooklyn Nets' announcement Tuesday that four players...

Coronavirus: Six- weeks old baby, 4 others test positive

Nigeria has revealed a six-weeks old baby and four others have tested positive to the novel deadly coronavirus. This was announced in a tweet by...

Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather, dies at 58

Floyd Mayweather says he is mourning the loss of "one of the most important people in my life" after the death of his uncle...

Coronavirus: Kevin Durant, 3 other Brooklyn Nets players test positive

Four players on the Brooklyn Nets including superstar Kevin Durant have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement issued by the team...

Jamaica declares disaster over Coronavirus, seeks Cuban nurses

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection and said his country...