It follows the announcement of some incentives and insurance package for those thought to be ‘frontline’ workers, especially in the healthcare sector by the President. At a meeting at the Jubilee House today, the leadership of the various categories of health workers including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s justice ministry has freed 1,200 prisoners in new measures to decongest prisons and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Those released from prisons were minor offenders, according to Justice Minister Célestin Tunda. Seven hundred of the prisoners have been released from the Makala Prison in the …

A child has died after a portion of a building in Onitsha collapsed on her. The building is located at No. 47 Modebe Street, Onitsha, Anambra state. The portion that collapsed on the child is the lintel attachment to an existing structure, Anambra Broadcasting Service reports. Officials of the State …

A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer is in the soup after he allegedly teamed up with his colleague to sexually violate a 17-year-old girl.  This was reportedly after the law enforcement officer found the girl in the bush with her boyfriend. According to reports reaching the publication, Nomore Gotora who is …

A taxi driver was allegedly beaten to death Tuesday by Nigerian security operatives, for carrying passengers who were not wearing face masks. A witness @ayebechristopher, revealed that the incident occurred at Marian in Calabar, Cross River State’s capital. He said the driver, who was not wearing a face mask when …

Some soldiers deployed to the streets of Calabar, Cross River state, to enforce the coronavirus lockdown in the state, have reportedly beaten a taxi driver to death. According to an eye witness report, the driver was allegedly assaulted by the operatives for carrying passengers who were not wearing face masks. The …

South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months – one of which will be without pay – for having lunch with a friend during the coronavirus lockdown. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been the talk of the town since a photograph of her eating with Mduduzi Manana surfaced this week. …

South Africans will soon know if the national lockdown is working. On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government would soon receive a scientific assessment on whether the national lockdown, which ends next week, had worked. This amid uncertainty about the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic and an economic meltdown …

The owner of the Nigerian government-appointed company which produces visas for people wishing to travel to Nigeria from around the world is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in Nigeria in relation to a different company, the BBC has learnt in a joint investigation with the Premium Times. There …

OAP Daddy Freeze has slammed Pastor Chris of Christ Embassay for saying the Federal Government has secret plans with 5G network which is linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Pastor Chris had appeared in a video where he supported the conspiracy theory that says it is 5G network that is killing …

New York-based Ghanaian rapper Asem takes Sarkodie to the cleaners after the latter dropped a freestyle, jabbing fellow rappers and bragging about his influence in the industry. Sarkodie, on Sunday, April 5, shared a new beat produced by Appiatus and dropped a hot freestyle and ask other rappers to do the same. …

The Abia State Police Command on Monday, confirmed the arrest of Inspector Stanley Azuh attached to Ohuru-Ishimiri Police Division at Ogbor-Hill, Aba, for allegedly killing one Chibuisi Godwin. It was gathered that that Godwin, a staff of Greenmac Energy Ltd, a Petroleum Company, was shot while the Inspector was enforcing …

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 …

The Mental Health Authority has raised fears over the passage of the bill legalizing the growing of cannabis for health purposes in Ghana. They believe that the legalization of ‘wee’ will worsen the abuse of the narcotic substance in the country. Parliament recently passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019 …

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 …

Hours after being named the Deputy Minister-designate for Health, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, has stated that his appointment is just to help those working tirelessly to win the fight against the novel Coronavirus. “It will take a team to win the war, not an individual,” he explained what his appointment meant …

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 …

Moroccans who venture outside their homes without wearing face masks risk prison sentences of up to three months and a fine of up to 1,300 dirhams ($126; £102), the government has said . The new order takes effect on Tuesday for those allowed to go out during the coronavirus pandemic. …

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. “Africa can’t and won’t be a testing ground for any vaccine,” said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The doctors’ …

What was meant to be a six-day honeymoon on a tropical island soon turned into an isolation destination for these South African newlyweds. The De Freitases – Olivia, 27, and Raul, 28 – from South Africa arrived at the beautiful Cinnamon Velifushi Hotel in the Maldives on 22 March for what …

Lesotho, Comoros, and São Tomé and Príncipe are the three remaining African countries yet to record a single case of coronavirus. South Sudan which until April 4 was also free of the virus recorded its first case on Sunday, according to government officials. Riek Machar, the country’s first vice president, …

Police in Cameroon say Islamist militants have killed seven people in a suicide attack on a village bordering Nigeria. A police spokesman said two Boko Haram militants blew themselves up in the village of Amchide on Sunday night. A village chief is reported to be among the dead.

Funke Akindele and her husband, AbdulRasheed Bello popularly known JJC Skillz have been arraigned before a Lagos court. The pair were arraigned amid tight security on Monday April 6, 2020 for defiling the orders of the Lagos state government which had ordered Lagosians to stay at home. A Video sighted by …