Here is how to update kids about coronavirus
With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, children have asked questions like; “Will I get sick?”, “Will my school close?”, “Will grandma or granddad die?”, and plausible answers are needed to…
Senegal health authorities adopt measures to contain spread of coronavirus
Issued on: 07/03/2020 – 08:40Modified: 07/03/2020 – 08:40 Senegal has so far seen four people contract the novel coronavirus, with one patient cured and soon to be released from hospital,…
Dos Santos: Whistleblower named a Football Leaks author
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rui Pinto is currently awaiting trial in Portugal The author of the Football Leaks website, Rui Pinto, has come forward as the source behind…
Police Games: Winning athletes get governor’s accolade
By Emmanuel AfonneGov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has commended the swimming team of Force Headquarters (FHQ) Abuja after they emerged winners of the swimming event at ongoing 2020 Nigeria Police…
Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in…
NAN MD assures staff of better days, harps on accurate reportage
By Philip Yatai Acting Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alhaji Ibrahim Mammaga, assured staff of the agency of improved welfare to enhance productivity. Mammaga, who is also…
Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home from Netherlands
Image copyright @AbiyAhmedAli Image caption The crown has depictions of Jesus Christ An 18th Century Ethiopian crown has been returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for more…
Nigeria re-elected UN Peacekeeping Committee chair
By Fortune Abang Nigeria has been re-elected to Chair the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, known to be UN most strategic committee on the record 48th time. A statement…
Coronavirus: Watch how germs spread
Coronavirus has been seen in more than 30 countries. The virus can spread from person to person and officials recommend simple steps to avoid becoming infected. Dr Adele McCormick from…
FG reforms broadcast Industry: forwards Executive Bill to NASS
Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government is set to reform the broadcast industry to benefit stakeholders as it will soon forward an Executive Bill to the National Assembly. The Minister of…
Coronavirus: Could Africa cope with an outbreak?
Image copyright AFP Africa now has more than 30 cases of the new coronavirus, ranging from Egypt to South Africa – including Nigeria, the continent’s most-populous country – although it…
Vatican’s first corona virus reported
The director of the Holy See Press Office Matteo Bruni reported on Friday that the first case of coronavirus infection has been reported in the Vatican City. He noted that…
Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms first case in sub-Saharan Africa
Image copyright AFP Image caption Nigerian officials have been screening passengers arriving at the country’s main airports The first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been confirmed in…
UNICEF, Kano govt. collaborate on 98,000 out-of-school children enrollment
By Tukur MuntariThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it will support Kano state government to enroll 98,785 additional out-of-school children in 2020. The UNICEF Chief Field Office, Kano, Mr…
South Africa’s rhino orphanage: A sanctuary in the war against poaching
Issued on: 06/03/2020 – 15:28Modified: 06/03/2020 – 15:29 Bottle-feeding time for this young rhino. Like many others in this orphanage in Limpopo Province, South Africa, this calf has lost his…
Gender study finds 90% of people are biased against women
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The report analysed areas of bias such as politics, education, reproductive rights and integrity A new UN report has found at least 90% of…
Man to hang for killing neighbour
By Ramatu Garba A 30-year-old man, Yakubu Dalha is to face the gallows for killing his neighbour, Zakariya’u Bala of Tsangaya Village, Albasu Local Government of Kano. Dalha, who was…
Tunisia: Suspected terror attack near the US embassy in Tunis
A militant on a motorbike blew himself up outside the US embassy in Tunisia on Friday, wounding several police officers. Source: France 24
Blast reported near US embassy in Tunisia’s capital
Issued on: 06/03/2020 – 12:02 An explosion rocked a district of the Tunisian capital home to the US embassy Friday, the North African country’s interior ministry said without giving the…
Africa’s week in pictures: 28 February-5 March 2020
Image copyright AFP Image caption Prayers are held at a mosque in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Wednesday to ask for help as the West African nation confirms two of cases…