Women and children fell to the ground, bloodied and trampled in a desperate surge for food being handed out in a Nairobi slum, as police fired teargas and men with sticks beat the hungry. As African countries grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, observers warn that the traumatic scenes which played out last Friday will not […]

In a pre-dawn raid in food-starved Zimbabwe, police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown confiscated and destroyed 3 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables by setting fire to it. Wielding batons, they scattered a group of rural farmers who had traveled overnight, breaking restrictions on movement to bring the precious produce to one of the country’s busiest […]

The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and other small businesses worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of America’s most violent cities, drug arrests have plummeted 42% in the weeks since the city shut down, compared with the same period last year. Part of that decrease, some criminal […]

By Chioma Obinna AS of the 5th of April 2020, a total of 29 COVID-19 patients had recovered and been discharged by the Lagos State Government.  It is a rare opportunity to get survivors of this disease to tell their stories of hope. Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi is one of the lucky survivors who gladly told […]

By Gabriel Olawale THE Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Professor Afolabi Lesi, has advocated for more investment in capacity building of healthcare professionals in Nigeria, saying the present output is not commensurate with demand. Speaking during the fifth Induction Ceremony and 10th Anniversary of Medical Laboratory Science of the institution, Lesi said that […]