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Senegal confirms second coronavirus case
A second person in Senegal has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's health ministry confirms.
It says the patient is an 80-year-old French national who arrived in the West African country on 29 February.
He is being treated…
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Kizito Mihigo: Singer Found Dead In Rwandan Police Cell
Rwandan gospel music artist Kizito Mihigo has been found dead in a police cell, officers say. It comes three days after he was arrested near the border with Burundi.
Police accused him of attempting to flee the country and join rebel…
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Nigeria: Man Attacks Medical Workers, Stabs Nurse Over Son’s Death
An aggrieved father has attacked medical workers at the Sapele Central Hospital, Delta State, over the death of his child at the medical facility.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the man went berserk minutes after medical workers broke the news…
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Coronavirus: Armed Robbers Steal Hundreds Of Toilet In Hong Kong
Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($130).
Toilet rolls are currently in short supply in Hong Kong due to shortages caused by panic-buying during the coronavirus outbreak.
Knife…
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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma takes aim in rifle photo
South Africa's embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim with a rifle.
Its meaning was unambiguous, and provocative.
A day after he had…
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Kenya school stampede: Six children ‘suffocated to death’
Post-mortem results show that six of the 14 schoolchildren who died in a stampede in western Kenya had suffocated.
Pathologist Dickson Mchana says his team is still investigating the cause of death for the other eight children who died…
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Simplifying UK visa and immigration rules would save £70m
Complicated immigration rules make it more likely that mistakes are made leading to refusals. Migrants then end up paying even more money in Government fees by applying again. This puts off people coming to the UK and indirectly reduces…
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5-year-old girl raped in grounds of US embassy
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the grounds of the US Embassy in New Delhi, according to police.
The girl was playing outside the embassy's staff quarters on Saturday before she "was lured and raped by a…
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Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal and blasts rivals
US President Donald Trump has taken a victory lap one day after his impeachment acquittal, in a White House tirade against his political enemies.
"I've done things wrong in my life, I will admit... but this is what the end result is," he…
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Fraud at the National Council for Arts and Culture: Who is lying: Sahara Reporters or Otunba…
Following the unprofessional report released by Sahara Reporters http://saharareporters.com/2020/01/05/damning-audit-report-ncac-not-during-my-time-runsewe, one is forced to ask again, is Sahara Reporters indeed useful in supporting the…
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