AFRICA

Five persons were allegedly killed during a clash between youths and police officers enforcing the stay-at-home order due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Kaduna state. The clash reportedly took place at Trikania in Sabogeri Nasarawa under Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday April 6. According to SaharaReporters, traders converged at …

A 23-year-old man identified simply as Bayo, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Angwa Tiv area of the Kogi State capital, Lokoja in the early hours of Monday April 6. The deceased was managing a thrift business before his death, leading to speculation of it being why he committed suicide. An …

A young man from Jalingo, Taraba state, has been arrested after he allegedly raped a 68-year-old woman in Enugu state. Abba Kyari Mohammed is accused of raping the woman on Saturday, April 4, in Umulungbe Community, Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State. The victim and another woman had gone into the farms to pick …

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says as of Tuesday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1 749. “There is also another death, bringing the total to 13 deaths. It was a male who had stage 4 prostate cancer at Parklands Hospital. We convey our condolences to the family of …

African countries are experiencing a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases, and many governments are now enforcing strict social distancing measures. As they prepare for a surge in cases, misleading information has been spreading throughout the continent. 1. Misleading video about virus testing in South Africa In South …

The United States says it has killed a founding member of the militant Islamist group al-Shabab, Yusuf Jiis, in an airstrike in Somalia. There has been no word so far from al-Shabab. The commander of US Africa Command, Gen Stephen Townsend, described Jiis as a brutal, ruthless killer who held …

A young man, who pretends to be mad, was caught on the streets of Asaba in Nigeria when he was trying to change his clothes in an uncompleted building by people who knew him very well. He was caught by his relatives who lived in Asaba, and he was asked …

The man who posted a fake video relating to Covid-19, claiming testing kits are possibly contaminated, has been arrested. Police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said the 55-year-old man was expected to appear in court on Tuesday following his arrest on Monday by police from Parow police station in Cape Town. “The …

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde, has enacted a new constitution following a referendum last month on changes that critics fear are aimed at extending his time in office. Changing the constitution was hugely controversial in the west African nation, spurring mass demonstrations that left dozens dead. After months of tensions, Conde …

Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has waded again into the controversies surrounding the dramatic spread of COVID-19 and the extreme measures implemented by leaders worldwide to contain it. “World leaders and scientists know what they are doing; that is why they keep promoting fear and panic,” the cleric revealed in an ‘exclusive …