Nigeria’s coronavirus cases have skyrocketed to 4151 after 239 new cases were confirmed across the country within 24 hours. According to the latest update from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
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Pharmacist dies on the spot after drinking concoction he developed to treat Covid-19
A pharmacist was confirmed dead on Saturday May 9, after he drank a chemical concoction he developed in a bid to come up with a drug that can treat Coronavirus patients. 47-year-old…
A deputy commissioner of police sabotaged our effort to check spread of Covid-19 in Rivers – Gov. Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has accused a deputy commissioner of police sabotaging Rivers state government’s effort to check the spread of Coronavirus in the state Speaking in a statewide broadcast on…
Nurse steals credit card of dying Coronavirus patient
A New York City hospital nurse is now facing charges for stealing a credit card of a dying Coronavirus patient while he was being hospitalized, the police said in a…
Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant reportedly tests positive for coronavirus
The personal assistant to Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s first daughter, has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. According to CNN, Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has been teleworking and hasn’t…
Five days after easing lockdown, Nigeria’s virus cases spike by 1,354
Nigeria’s virus cases have witnessed an increase of 1,354 five days after the gradual easing of lockdown in Lagos, and Abuja commenced. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on…
‘Social distancing is a practical impossibility in most urban areas in Nigeria’ – Gov Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has stated that social distancing is practically impossible in most urban areas in Nigeria. Kogi and Cross Rivers are the only states with no confirmed…
For the second time COVID-19 patients stage protest in Gombe
The COVID-19 patients who are being isolated at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe on Friday afternoon staged a protest over alleged of lack of food and medical attention. This protest comes…
Breaking: Nigeria records 386 new Coronavirus cases, 176 in Lagos, total now 3912
Nigeria has recorded 386 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3912. Sharing the update on Friday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
FG directs NAFDAC to assess herbal mixture for possible COVID-19 treatment
The federal government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) to carry out tests on plant-based cough mixtures, as possible treatment for Coronavirus. In a…
Drama: 2 Doctors and a nurse held hostage by Covid-19 patients in Kano
There was an unpleasant dramatic at the Kwanar Dawakin isolation center in Kano state on Thursday, May 7 as two doctors and a nurse were reportedly held hostage by the…
COVID-19: Buhari reveals amount donated so far, Salutes donors
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended public-spirited Nigerians and organisations for their financial donations and material support to the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The President expressed appreciation over…
Presidency explains why FG didn’t give N10bn to Rivers, Kano, others to fight Covid-19
Following the outbreak of the Corovirus pandemic in the country, the federal government provided 10 billion Naira assistance to Lagos state, Nigeria’s epicentre, to fight the spread of the dread…
Just in: Lagos may record 120,000 Coronavirus positive cases by July – LASG
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi on Friday said Lagos may record between 90,000 and 120,000 positive cases of Coronavirus by July or August when the state reaches…
Lagos Commissioner for Health, reacts to reports claiming he tested positive for COVID-19
The Commissioner for Health in Lagos state, Professor Akin Abayomi has debunked reports claiming that he tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. This is coming barely 24 hours after he…
Nigerian-British artist Ben Chijioke dies from Coronavirus
A Nigerian-British artist named Ben Obioma Godwin Chijioke, simply known by his stage name, TY, has died from coronavirus complications. The rapper died at the age of 47 on Thursday…
Breaking: NCDC official flees Kogi after Gov. Bello orders him to go on Isolation for 14 days
There was a mild drama in Kogi state on Thursday night when the officials of the the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) visited Governor Yahaya Bello during a working…
Nigeria records 381 new Coronavirus cases, 183 in Lagos, toll jumps to 3526
Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. Th latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
ECOWAS and WAHO refute claim of endorsing Madagascar’s herbal cure for Coronavirus
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and its health Institution, West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) have refuted their alleged endorsement of Madagascar’s herbal cure for Coronavirus. In a…
Breaking: Lagos discharges 48 more COVID-19 patients
Lagos State government on Thursday announced the discharge 48 more patients receiving treatment at Lagos State Isolation facilities after testing negative for COVID-19 twice consecutively. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this,…
