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French bus driver dies five days after passengers beat, left him brain-damaged for not wearing face mask

A French bus driver has died five days after being viciously beaten during a…

JUST IN: COVID-19 hits 31,323 cases in Nigeria

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the record for the COVID-19 cases…

JUST IN: Coronavirus now linked to possible Brain Damage

British researchers are now warning that Coronavirus could cause a wave of brain damage…

90 Percent of staff at Ghana education ministry test positive for Covid-19

Ghanaian minister of education, Matthew Prempeh,  has revealed that at least 90 per cent…

COVID-19 pandemic is ‘accelerating’ and ‘getting worse’ – WHO boss warns as world cases hit nearly 12 million

The World Health Organisation has warned that the Coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating and getting…

His death was a huge shock, Lagos lawmakers speak of Tunde Braimoh’s death

The Chairman, Committee on Information and Strategy of the Lagos House of Assembly, Hon.…

WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa has joined immunisation experts in urging the…

Nigeria has developed COVID-19 testing kit, says FG

The Federal Government on Thursday announced the indigenous development and validation of RNA-Swift, a…

Italy bans entry from 13 countries due to coronavirus fears

Italy on Thursday banned entry to people coming from 13 countries that it said…

Police arrest four COVID-19 escapees in Rwanda

Rwandan police on Thursday arrested four people who had escaped from a COVID-19 treatment…

Nigeria records 499 new cases of COVID-19, total now 30,748

Nigeria recorded 499 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total cases reported in…

JUST IN: Nasarawa Attorney General tests positive for COVID-19

Nasarawa Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Abdulkarim Kana, has tested positive for…

Africa urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000

African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a…

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria hits more than 30,000 with 460 new cases

The  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 460 new cases of COVID-19, bringing…

COVID-19: Adamawa Govt fixes Aug. 4 for schools’ resumption

The Adamawa Government has fixed Aug. 4, 2020, as the resumption date for students…