Mali Records First Coronavirus Death Hours Before Election
A street vendor sells sunglasses and masks in front of a supermarket of Bamako on March 26, 2020. – The price of masks, gloves and sanitising gel has increased as…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Rise To 97 As NCDC Confirms Eight More Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported eight new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of infections to 97. According to the NCDC, two…
[PHOTOS] COVID-19: Lagos Gets New 110-Bed Isolation Centre
The Lagos State Government has taken delivery of a new isolation and treatment centre as additional measures to handle the coronavirus pandemic. The 110-bed facility which is located within…
Mali Votes Amid Coronavirus, Security Fears
A Malian woman holds a polling paper during a meeting for the campaign of the parliamentary elections in Bamako on March 23, 2020. MICHELE CATTANI / AFP Malians headed to…
Australia Announces Nearly $100m To Fight Coronavirus-Triggered Domestic Violence
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) attends a videoconference with G20 leaders to discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Parliament House in Canberra on March 26, 2020. Gary Ramage /…
COVID-19: Quarantine Of New York Is Unnecessary, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference on COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, March 13, 2020. SAUL…
COVID-19: Isolated In Foreign Lands, Learn To Deal Without Football
Aerial view of the empty Azteca stadium in Mexico City on March 22, 2020, as the Mexican football tournament was postponed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. ALFREDO…
COVID-19: NCDC Launches WhatsApp Service To Engage Nigerians
A file photo of the NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a WhatsApp service to engage Nigerians on how to curtail the spread…
Niger Governor Bello Tests Negative For Coronavirus
A file photo of Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19) and gone into self-isolation. The Chief Press Secretary to the…
BREAKING: ‘Stay At Home,’ Fayemi Shuts Down Ekiti Over Coronavirus
A file photo of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has ordered a total shutdown of the state and directed all residents to stay…
Obasanjo Donates Former Residence For COVID-19 Isolation Centre
A file photo of former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he had donated his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State for use…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 81, As Disease Spreads To Enugu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 11 new cases late Friday. Nigeria now has 81 confirmed cases of the coronavirus after 11 new cases were confirmed by the…
Enugu Records Two Cases Of COVID-19
Enugu State has recorded two cases of the deadly coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed on Friday. It is the first time the disease has shown up…
US Lab Unveils Portable 5-Minute COVID-19 Test
French doctor Michael Bohbot displays a COVID-19 test kit at his office on March 25, 2020 in Ormesson-sur-Marne, a Paris suburb, on the tenth day of a strict lockdown in…
COVID-19: Oyo Imposes Dusk To Dawn Curfew, Closes Markets
A file photo of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde (centre). Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, announced stringent measures to halt the coronavirus spread in the state on Friday. According…
UPDATED: Explosion Rocks Akure Suburb
The explosion reportedly occurred in the early hours of Saturday, March 28, 2020. Residents of Iluabo, a suburb of Akure were shocked by an explosion that occurred in the area…
Ministers Donate 50 Percent Of March Salary To Help Stop COVID-19 – Lai Muhammed
A file photo of Information Minister, Lai Mohammed. Nigeria’s 43 cabinet ministers have donated 50 percent of their March salaries towards the federal government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…
Trump Signs $2trn Recovery Plan As COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket In US
Members of the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office at the site as workers build a makeshift morgue outside of Bellevue Hospital to handle an expected surge in Coronavirus victims on March…
COVID-19: Ganduje Launches Fumigation Of Kano, Calls For Social Distancing
Abdullahi Ganduje (second right) holds a hose on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday launched a special fumigation exercise of public spaces in the state.…
Iran COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 2,500
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on March 18, 2020 shows President Hassan Rouhani (R) chairing a cabinet meeting alongside Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri in the capital Tehran.…