At least 23,000 people escaping violence in north-western Nigeria have fled to neighbouring Niger in recent weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. The refugees were “mainly desperate women and children”, who had been allowed to seek protection in Niger despite border closures as a result of coronavirus pandemic, …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana is collating information on Ghanaians and Legal Permanent Residents who are stranded abroad as a result of the closure of international borders in the containment of the Covid-19 Pandemic. To this end, eligible nationals who are prepared to pay for …

Eight health workers, including doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Region According to the Western Region Health Directorate, the health officials who tested positive for COVID-19 are mostly from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The daily situational report released on the pandemic on Tuesday said the case counts in …

Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram has cried out for protection against Nigerian troops’ following intensified successful offensives against his fighters. In an audio obtained by Daily Nigerian, the Boko Haram leader who spoke in Kanuri sought for protection of Allah against the “devilish act” of Nigerian military which he said has …

A man allegedly battered his wife then had the courage to boast about it on Facebook while challenging the police to come and arrest him. The man, with the Facebook user name Afobaje Maiyegun, hinted that the incident had to do with him talking to a woman. Sharing photos of …

Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported the first influx …

The Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital in the Oti region has an announced that it has successfully treated and discharged all five patients who were receiving treatment after contracting the novel Coronavirus. The Medical Superintendent, Dr Hilarious Gadze, noted that all five patients were discharged after a series of confirmatory tests …

Authorities of some Senior High Schools in the Volta Region were full of praise for the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion as their facilities were fumigated on  Tuesday.    According to them, the decision to undertake the exercise was timely as most of them had to battle with bedbugs …

Platform to include COVID-19 assessment to test user knowledge and preparedness on the disease First of its kind in Ghana, My Digital Skills, will allow job seekers to assess their digital skills and employability The tool is targeted at empowering economically disadvantaged women in Ghana with both hard and soft …

Dr. Sheik Amin Bonsu, CEO of  Amen Scientific Herbal Hospital, a renowned Herbal Hospital in Ghana, known for healing of diseases, has revealed how he cured a United Kingdom returnee of Corona virus. He made the disclosure when a group of pressmen call on him. According to the statement, a Ghanaian …

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has hit back at critics of an untested herbal tonic that he is promoting as a treatment for coronavirus, despite it not having gone through clinical trials. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning against people using untested remedies for coronavirus. Africans deserved …

Ghana has recorded 427 new cases of COVID-19 within the last two days shooting the total number of cases to 5, 127, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has announced. According to the Director-General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, out of the 427 cases, 272 came from Obuasi in the Ashanti region …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 41-year-old man, Patrick Mbama, and 30-year-old, woman, Ogechi Chinonso Ekwebele, for stealing a one-month-old baby and selling him to a buyer in Lagos. The suspects were intercepted by police Officers from Anthony Police Division, on enforcement duty at Anthony Oke pin down …

Detectives have arrested a juvenile in connection with the gruesome murder Pamoja FM journalist, Mohammed Hassan Marjan, who was killed last week in Kibra on his way home from work. The arrest of the 14-year-old by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday comes after he was …

A 20-year-old lady, Miracle Kalu, who was arrested for selling her one-month-old baby for N130,000, to an unknown couple in Lagos, has blamed her action on hardship. She was traced to her residence in Orlu, Imo State, after the baby, who was being conveyed to his new parents in Lagos, …

A 49-year-old man from Bloemendal near Bethelsdorp in Port Elizabeth was arrested soon after the murder of his 45-year-old sister on Sunday night. According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, it is alleged that at about 19:30, the woman and her brother were arguing in the lounge of their home …

Police are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a teenager, approximately 16 years old, whose body was found lying in an open field in Jacksonville in Port Elizabeth on Sunday afternoon. According to provincial police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, a community member alerted police at about 12:45 that the body of a …

The authorities in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Rivers state have demolished two hotels over an alleged breach of lockdown rules intended to contain the spread of coronavirus. State Governor Nyesom Wike, who supervised the tearing down of Edemete Hotel and Prodest Home on Sunday, said the operators had flouted an order …

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has secured scholarship slots for 1000 Ghanaians to study on Coursera. Coursera is one of the leading, globally recognized Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platforms because of its association with top universities like, Stanford University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania and many others in offering …

Togo reported an outbreak of African swine fever in a farm northwest of the capital Lome, where 44 pigs have died of the disease since April 18. “Analyses at the Lome central veterinary laboratory have confirmed the presence of the African swine fever virus in this breeding farm,” said the …

South Africans have been told to prepare to live with the threat of coronavirus for a year or even more. President Cyril Ramaphosa said people will still be expected to social distance, wear masks and wash their hands for a while. He used his weekly newsletter on Monday to warn …

Military authorities have been alerted after a Naval officer identified as SM Ahmadu who is a coronavirus patient reportedly escaped from an isolation center in Oghara, Delta state. SM Ahmadu who was brought to the isolation center on May 1, 2020, ran away from the facility on Saturday, May 9 after threatening …

A Catholic priest, identified as Father Abel Mwelwa, has been suspended in Lusaka, Zambia, after his married lover allegedly died during a marathon sex in his house. Police in Lusaka say they have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old woman who allegedly died in the Parish Priest’s House …

The Chief Executive of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Dr, Oheneba Owusu Danso has confirmed that, two nurses at the health facility have tested positive to the novel Coronvirus pandemic. According to the chief administrator of KATH, the management has been carrying out periodic test amongst the staff to ensure that …

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to  10 015. Regrettably, the Health Department reported eight more COVID-19 related deaths: 3 from Western Cape, 1 from Eastern Cape, and 4 from Gauteng. This brings the total national deaths to 194. “We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of …

The Kaduna State Government has reacted to reports of soldiers firing at an Assemblies of God Church building during an operation against bandits in Chikun area of the state. The church was located in Kabarasha Village in Chikun local government of the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner …

Uganda’s Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) beheaded three people in the latest attack in the Ituri region in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s north Kivu province, local media reported Saturday. “Three civilians were killed in a new attack by the Allied Democratic Forces fighters late Friday in the village of Mbingi, …

A ban on large funerals in South Africa has forced people to give up many traditions, but they have also rediscovered old ones, including “secret burials”, as the BBC’s Pumza Fihlani reports from Johannesburg. All it took was one funeral and 40 people were infected with coronavirus. On 21 March, …

There is growing fear among workers of Tarkwa-Nsuta-based company, Ghana Manganese after a principal community officer died of COVID-19. The Deputy Health Director in charge of clinical services in the Western Region, Dr Atsu Dordor who confirmed the news said sample of the deceased was taken last week but she died …

The Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday. The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening. The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 …