The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Seychelles: Muslims set to adapt Ramadan rituals to…
Weekly Friday prayers during the religious period of Ramadan this year are likely to be aired either on radio or television to allow the Muslim community in Seychelles to stay connected while observing restrictions in…
Nigeria: UCH Resident Doctors’ President tests positive for…
The President of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr Adedayo Williams, has tested positive for Coronavirus. Williams disclosed this in a WhatsApp message he sent to his colleagues…
We need to save our people from hunger…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his national command council (NCC) debate the balance between securing food supply in South Africa and containing the spreading of Covid-19 daily. "What is the best…
Coronavirus: Lagos sets date to begin clinical trial
The Lagos State Government has said it will begin clinical trial for Coronavirus next week in partnership with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, at a news conference on…
Lab discovery offers promise for treating multiple sclerosis
A new discovery could lead to better treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. MS occurs when immune cells get into the central nervous system…
Nigeria:I have found a cure to coronavirus –…
The Provost of Luminar International College of Alternative Medicine, Enugu, Prof. Joseph Akpa, says he has found a cure for coronavirus pandemic. Prof. Akpa, made the claim to newsmen in a press conference held in…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba may lose eye…
Veteran Nollywood Yoruba actor, Sadiq Abubakar Daba, better known as Sadiq Daba is on the verge of losing his sight as his health condition worsens. Popular social media commentator, Faleye Oluwatosin shared the actor's health…
Concerns over Queen Elizabeth’s health amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
There are growing concerns about the health of Queen Elizabeth II following the diagnosis of her son, Prince Charles, who tested positive for Coronavirus. The monarch was reportedly exposed to the virus during one of…
Sudan closes airports to stop COVID-19 circulation
The Sudanese government on Monday declared a public health state of emergency to address coronavirus and decided to shut its ports and airports. The Security and Defense Council headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of…
COVID-19 hits 27 countries in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there are now over 300 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Africa. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, stated that 27 countries have been affected. The UN health…
Somalia, Tanzania confirm first COVID-19 cases
Tanzania and Somalia on Monday confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus. Tanzania’s Health Minister called on citizen to remain calm, as a 46-year-old woman in the country tested positive for the virus, according to…
Hospital nurses call off strike in kenya
Normal operations have resumed at the Mbagathi Hospital after its nurses called off their strike. Speaking to the Star on Monday evening, Mbagathi Hospital chairman George Osewe said the decision was arrived at after a…
Sudan, Guinea confirms first COVID-19 case
Sudan and guinea have also recorded cases of the coronavirus pandemic bring the number of African countries infected to sixteen as at midday of March 13, 2020. The Guinean case was of a Belgian national…
Coronavirus: Ivory Coast records first case
Ivory Coast have recorded its index case of coronavirus according to multiple reports in the West African country. The case was reported in the capital Abidjan. The country becomes the fifth in the region to…
Morocco records first coronavirus death
The Ministry of Health in Morocco on Tuesday has said the country has recorded its first death linked to the new coronavirus, an 89-year-old woman who suffered from chronic health problems. The woman, a Moroccan…
Coronavirus:Zimbabwe government Speaks On Death Of Suspect
The Zimbabwe government has said that the death of a woman who had been returned from China and referred to Wilkins Hospital, an institution designated for infectious diseases, had nothing to do with the novel…
COVID-19 confirmed cases close to 100,000 – WHO
The World Health Organization says confirmed COVID-19 cases is almost at 100,000. At a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland Friday, Director General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus appealed to all nations to make containment of COVID-19 their…
Second coronavirus case confirmed in south Africa
Minister of health Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed a second case of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Africa. A 39-year-old lady from Gauteng was in direct contact with the first case from KwaZulu-Natal. She was…
