One person was reportedly killed on Sunday morning while several others were injured and many houses burnt in a renewed clash between two families of Mbapen clan in Taraku town of Gwer East Local Government Area in Benue State. It was gathered that the deceased victim identified as Tseaa Wanpera was …

The bored and the brave have taken over the six-lane highways of Nigeria’s capital, now on coronavirus lockdown. Vehicles in Abuja are mostly gone. In their place: hundreds of people doing group workouts with little concern for a disease that has so far killed 10 and infected 300 in Nigeria. …

The Chair of the African Union (AU), President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel as Special Envoys of the African Union to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will …

A six-year-old child died and 390 people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in two villages along the Lake Rukwa Rift Valley Basin in Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region. In the wake of the hostile weather pattern, 300 residents of Matete area in Nkwilo Village along …

Rwanda National Police (RNP) on Sunday, April 12 announced the usage of drones to further raise awareness of the coronavirus pandemic in local communities. “We have added drones to our methods of raising awareness about COVID-19,” reads part of the announcement on Twitter. The development comes after the country records …

Former Togolese Prime Minister and diplomat, Edem Kodjo is dead at the age of 82. Edem who served as the prime minister of Togo from 1994 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2006, under the leadership of a former president Gnassingbe Eyadema, died in Paris on Saturday April 11. Togolese Foreign Minister,  Robert …

In the clearest indication yet that the two-week lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on March 29 to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic may be headed for extension, President Muhammadu Buhari, saturday, said the movement restrictions would last as long as necessary, particularly, …

It was a day after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed Ghanaians on the country’s preparedness to fight the pandemic, setting aside one hundred million dollars to enhance the plan. Prior to this, he had ordered the suspension of all international travels by public officials, except for critical assignments which …

The College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has reached the advanced stage in the design and construction of a homemade ventilator. The project, a joint work between the College’s Computer Engineering Department and Michigan Technological University, United States (US), is expected to boost health service …

As of today, 12 April 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 2 173, with no reported increase in deaths. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said this is an increase of 145 cases from the previously reported cases on Saturday. The number of deaths still …

The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 150 suspects in connection with the resurgence of robberies, burglaries and cult violence in some parts of Ifo and Ado-Odo/Ota Local Governent Areas of the state. The arrest followed complaints by residents of Owode, Ilepa, Ifo, Arigbajo,Itori, Dalemo, Ijoko …

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than six weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. The victim was an 11-month-old girl linked to an Ebola death reported on Friday in the city of Beni, it said. Congo was …

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases. Volta and Western regions have recorded cases; bringing the number of regions with infections to ten (10). Before this development, regions that had reported cases were Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North …

The justice minister of Somalia’s autonomous Hirshabelle state, Khalif Mumin Tohow, has died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus, the second recorded death in the country. Tohow died on Sunday in Mogadishu’s Martini hospital a day after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle. …

A police investigation has led to an arrest after a truck transporting liquor from Paarl to Table Bay Harbour for exportation was hijacked on Thursday. “It is alleged that the driver was hijacked by suspects during a mechanical breakdown en route to the harbour,” Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andrè …

Scientists at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens both at the University of Ghana have obtained information about the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many countries globally. A communiqué from the Public Affairs Directorate …

Drama ensued after a girl who was believed to have died 2 years ago walked back to her parent’s home yesterday. It was gathered that the girl identified as Winnie died after an illness and the body was taken to the mortuary and later to the church before she was …

The founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has reacted to the decision by governors in Nigeria to ban church activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In his view, allowing Christians to worship especially during the Easter festivities will not spread the virus …

Police in Delta State, Nigeria have arrested two men for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl in the Abasa suburb of Delta State, Nigeria.     A Nigerian activist, Harrison Gwamnishu took to Facebook to break the news to the world. According to in the suspects are in police …

Three pastors have sued Kenyan government after church services stopped operating due to the coronavirus lockdown put in place to halt the spread of the deadly disease. Justice James Makau of The High Court revealed on Friday that three pastors, Don Mutugi Majau, Joan Miriti, and Alex Gichunge sued the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Razak Alhassan, aka Starboy, a sports teacher who allegedly raped a 16-year-old student of Tamale Secondary School (Tamasco). A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General, Anthony Boateng read “management has decided that the appointment of Mr. Alhassan Abdul Razak should be terminated. The …

Torrential rainfall has destroyed some parts of the nurses’ quarters at the Sunyani Regional Hospital. The heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds caused havoc to the whole of Block Three and some portions of Block Two of the nurses’ quarters. The rains ripped off the roofing of both blocks, displacing …

Lagos State Government has said that it will commence a house to house search for individuals infected with COVID-19 in the state. Professor Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, made this known during a press briefing on COVID-19 intervention held in Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday, stating that the Coronavirus …

The largest water park in West Africa, Park Vega, is set to launch in the country. Park Vega is a member of International Association of Amusements & Attractions( IAAPA) and World Waterparks Association (WWA), and it is acclaimed to be the first international standard water park in Nigeria and West …

Africa has passed the grim milestone of 10,000 reported cases of coronavirus, along with more than 500 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC). As the daily number of new infections appears to be falling in parts of the world, some fear the epicentre of …

Covid-19 has been the topic of the world since each and everyone is discussing and suggesting the origin of this Outbreak. can the 5G network cause this outbreak? The most popular suggested theory was that Covid19 was created by 5G Network, However (WHO) World  Health Organisation has smashed this belief …

The coalition of Concern Private School Teachers Ghana (COPSTEG) says it is disappointed in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failing to factor teachers into the Coronavirus budget. In a release, leadership for the group said, government has continuously ignored the plight of private school teachers in its policy intervention and has done same …

The government of Togo has put in place a universal income scheme to help the most vulnerable people and families cope with the measures put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Ghana’s eastern neighbour. Togo has, so far, confirmed 76 cases with three deaths and 25 …

Few days before the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was to be declared over, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that a new case has been confirmed. Over 3,400 people have been infected and 2,200 have died since the outbreak was announced in DR Congo …

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