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The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic, with the number of deaths doubling in a week. WHO chie…

Sodiq Oyeleke Nigeria has recorded 23 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 174. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known …

Read moreBREAKING: Nigeria records 23 new cases of COVID-19, total now 174

Tobi Aworinde, Abuja The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said over 2,000 people have been tested for the new coronavirus disease. Ehanire, who spoke during a live briefing by …

Read moreCOVID-19: We’ve tested over 2,000 people, says health minister

One soldier was killed as well as around 15 suspected jihadists who attacked a military unit in northwestern Burkina Faso overnight, the army said Wednesday. “The Toeni detachment came under …

Read more15 attackers, one soldier killed in Burkina Faso clash

Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government has said that it doesn

An Algerian court issued heavy prison sentences Wednesday to a powerful former police chief and his family for illicit gains and misappropriation of land, local media reported. Abdelaghani Hamel…

Wale Oyewale, Ibadan Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration is not considering a total lockdown of the state over COVID-19. He said other alternatives must equally be …

Read moreTotal lockdown not top option in Oyo – Makinde

Britain reported 563 daily coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the first time the national toll has exceeded 500, bringing the total fatalities to 2,352, according to official figures. “As of 5 …

Read moreUK records over 500 coronavirus deaths in a day

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – World

Kayode Oyero The Kwara State Government has commiserated with the family of a Britain-based and Kwara-born medical doctor, Dr Alfa Saadu, who died of complications from coronavirus on Tuesday. …

Twenty people were killed on Wednesday when a lightning strike damaged a high-voltage power line in a suburb of the Congolese capital Brazzaville, the local mayor and witnesses said. The …

Read moreLightning strike leaves 20 dead in Congolese capital

Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Kaduna State Government has temporarily relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state to check the spread of COVID-19 in …

Read moreCOVID-19: Kaduna relaxes curfew

The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are now 5,406 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the African continent. This is as a 37-year-o…

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives in Europe alone, a global tally showed Wednesday, in what the head of the United Nations has described as humanity

Kayode Oyero A Lagosian, Jimoh Taiwo, has said the rich and powerful in Nigeria would have travelled overseas had coronavirus happened only in Nigeria. Taiwo, a resident of Ikorodu area …

Read moreThe rich would have travelled out if COVID-19 was only in Nigeria – Lagosian

Sodiq Oyeleke Pop star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, says the result of his second coronavirus test is negative. The ‘If’ singer took to his social media page to share the …

Read moreCOVID-19: Davido tests negative again

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has donated three ventilators to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada to support the Federal Government’s fight against coronavirus in …

Sodiq Oyeleke The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that an American who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the US. He made this …

Read more[BREAKING] Coronavirus: American evacuated after testing positive in Lagos

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Sodiq Oyeleke Osun State has emerged as the third state with the highest number of infections in Nigeria. This was after recording nine new cases on Wednesday, The PUNCH reports. …

Read moreCoronavirus: Osun now third state with highest cases in Nigeria

The war in Syria killed 103 civilians in March, marking the lowest monthly non-combatant death toll since the start of the conflict in 2011, a war monitor said Wednesday. Of …

Read moreSyria war records lowest monthly death toll in 9 years

Nigeria’s electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric Plc, has announced that non-paying customers within its franchise network will not be disconnected during the two-week stay-at-home period…

The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide “food shortage” if authorities fail to manage the ongoing coronavirus crisis properly. Many governments around the …

Read moreWorld faces food crisis in wake of coronavirus – UN, WTO

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has decided to handle his duties remotely, the Kremlin said Wednesday, after the head of the country

Nigeria’s electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric Plc, has announced that non-paying customers within its franchise network will not be disconnected during the two-week stay-at-home period…

Flooding in Iran caused by heavy rainfall has left 21 people dead and one missing, an emergency services spokesman said Wednesday, even as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. Mojtaba …

Read moreIran floods leave 21 dead

China on Wednesday said it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has released such data following public concern over people who have tested positive but …

Read moreCovid-19: China reports 1,300 asymptomatic virus cases after public concern

Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Nine were recorded in Osun State, two in Edo State and one in …

Read moreBREAKING: Nigeria records 12 new COVID-19 cases, total now 151

James Abraham, Jos Three persons have been confirmed killed in a fresh attack by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Ancha community, Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of …

Read moreGunmen murder three persons in Plateau midnight attack