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India records 85,940 total COVID-19 cases to top China

India’s total novel coronavirus cases rose to 85,940 on Saturday, taking it past China,…

Covid-19: Additional 950 under-5 Nigerian children may die daily from preventable causes – UNICEF

An additional 950 Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes over the…

Bollywood, Nollywood good to work in, says Nigerian actress who broke into Indian film industry

Nigerian actress, Kehinde Omisande, believes collaborations between the Nigerian film industry and their Indian…

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Life of Pi’ actor, Irrfan Khan, dies 

Irrfan Khan, an Indian film star who brought a modern sensibility to recent hit…

To stop coronavirus spread, man sacrifice own tongue to the gods

A 24-year-old man in India, cut off his own tongue to sacrifice to his…

45-year-old India returnee, one other die of Covid-19 in Lagos

Lagos State has recorded fresh COVID-19 related deaths. The state Commissioner for Health, Professor…

Indian couple name newborn baby ‘Lockdown’ amidst covid-19 stay-at-home-order

A couple in India have named their newborn son ‘Lockdown’ after he was born…

Fraudster tries to sell world tallest statue for $4bn online

Police in India lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who…

Coronavirus: If Nigeria explodes world will wish it intervened, says CNN anchor

American journalist, political scientist, and CNN anchor, Fareed Zakaria, says the world cannot afford…

India links coronavirus cases to Muslim gathering in New Delhi

Authorities in the Indian capital have sealed off the premises of Tablighi Jamaat, a…

COVID-19: Five under quarantine in Ebonyi

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State says five persons are under self-observation in the…

Coronavirus: India’s prime minister imposes ‘total lockdown’

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to…

India executes four men for 2012 Delhi gang rape, murder

Four men were executed on Friday for the brutal gang rape and murder of…

Photos: To cure coronavirus, Indian group hosts cow urine drinking, dung eating party

A Hindu group hosted a cow urine drinking party on Saturday as they believe…

India arrests two Nigerians for romance scam

Indian authorities have arrested two Nigerians - Nwankwo Raphael Chinonso (34) and Azudiefe Emeka…