AFRICA

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa now has 927 confirmed coronavirus Covid-19 infections. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated on Thursday that the positive cases had risen to ‘over 900’. In a short statement after the president’s remarks, Mkhize said the new infections meant the country …

A Nigerian lady who goes by the name Madam Praizzy on social media has accused her parents, Bishop Jude Nkemdilim Chukwumaife and Pastor Favor Agaezi Chukwumaife of anusing her sexually and physically. Madam Praizzy who shared a video in which she showed the injuries she sustained after allegedly being assaulted …

A man in Rwanda, who breached the ongoing lock-down to reportedly go fishing, has been killed and eaten by a crocodile, the mayor of the Southern Kamonyi district has told the BBC. Alice Kayitesi said the Wednesday morning incident happened in the Nyabarongo river. “He had broken the stay-home rule, …

According to Vanguard, the Osun State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Kehinde Salamat for allegedly setting ablaze her husband’s six-bedroom bungalow, worth N3 million. The incident was said to have occurred on March 18, 2020, around Adio, Ori Eru in Iwo local government area of Osun State. A source …

Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel has reiterated that companies that are essential to the production and transportation of food, basic goods and medical supplies will remain open during the 21-day “lockdown”. He indicated that essential personnel required for the continued functioning of these companies during the “lockdown” will …

Popular Nigerian investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has revealed that the president of the Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari is very sick. According to the the investigator, the president has been coughing severely and has already tested positive for Coronavirus. She claims that a ventilator has been brought from a hospital …

A young man was electrocuted while vandalizing a transformer in Enugu. According to a Facebook user, Ifeanyi Eze, who shared photos from the scene of the incident, the deceased was trying to steal a cable from the transformer when he was burnt to death. “A young man trying to steal …

A 16-year-old girl who killed a 51-year-old man that allegedly attempted to rape her was arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State, Tuesday, March 24. The  Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 pupil was arraigned on a one-count charge of killing one Babatunde …

Authorities have described the current situation the world over as dangerous and unusual times following the declaration of the novel coronavirus pandemic by the World Health Organization(WHO). Thousands of lives are being lost daily to the virus while the infection rate is galloping in some parts of the globe with …

At least 64 Ethiopians are believed to have suffocated to death in a lorry that had crossed into Mozambique from Malawi, officials say. Fourteen survivors were discovered in the vehicle in the Western province of Tete early on Tuesday morning. The immigration service had stopped the container truck in the …