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BBC News Published image copyrightVarious As 2020 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the iconic figures on the African continent who died this year. Here is a look back at 10 of those to whom we have said farewell from the worlds of football, science, music, business, medicine, politics, activism and the arts. Football: Papa Bouba Diop, 42 The Senegalese footballer, who died in November after a long illness, was feted for his performance in the 2002 World Cup where he scored his team's winning goal against France and went on to see Senegal go on to the quarter-finals. No Africa...

Share 2020 is a year that will definitely remain engraved in the mind of every Nigerian and across the globe as the year came with so many shocking and tragic events. The year is coming to an end but events continue to ring the bell in the mind of people daily. In January 2020, the beginning of a new decade came with optimism and a chance at a new lease on life. But as summer progresses, many were wondering if the year would get messy and rough, following a string of wildfire, airplane crash in Iran and Pakistan, the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, social unrest erupted over the killi...

By Seun Adeuyi & Adejumo Enock The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, (PTF) has raised alarm over recent upsurge in Corona Virus infections, warning that a second lock down may be inescapable if the Nigerians continue to flout all the COVID-19 protocols. PTF stated that in the last two weeks, its surveillance system recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases across the country and warned citizens to observe all stipulated modes of behaviours so as to sustain the gains made so far in Nigeria’s COVID-19 response. The ravaging virus has not only sent many early to their grave, but has forced...