Nigeria has recorded 49 new coronavirus cases which now takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 542. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),…
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Video: NCDC official dumps PPE by roadside after Kyari’s burial, Buhari’s aide reacts
One of the officials of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) who participated at the funeral of Late Abba Kyari has sparked outrage after he was caught on camera as…
Breaking: Lagos records three COVID-19 deaths
The Lagos state government has announced three more deaths from COVID-19 complications. The state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi made the announcement via his Twitter handle on Saturday. According to…
Breaking: Nigeria records 51 New Coronavirus cases, Toll Rises to 493
Nigeria has recorded 51 new cases of Coronavirus, taking the total number of comfirmed cases in the country to 493. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in…
4 Kano COVID-19 Taskforce members test positive, Kaduna discharges 3 patients
The Co-Chairman of Kano state COVID-19 Taskforce, Prof. Abdulrazak Habib and three other members have tested positive for coronavirus. Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, confirmed the development on Friday…
Ghanaian Police launch manhunt for a Nigerian who escaped after testing positive for Coronavirus
Police in Ghana on Friday, April 17, launched a manhunt for a Nigerian who fled the country after he was found to have tested positive for coronavirus. The 46-year-old Nigerian,…
Doctor dies in Akwa Ibom of suspected coronavirus
The owner of San Dominique Hospital Uyo, Doctor Dominic Essien, has died after displaying symptoms of COVID-19. Essien was said to have fallen sick with a week long fever, cough…
Lagos discharges five more coronavirus patients
Lagos State government has announced the discharge of five more patients who have won the battle against Coronavirus. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stated this on his official twitter…
China must pay damages to Africa, write off all her debt for failing to stop Covid-19 pandemic – Oby Ezekwesili
Former Nigerian Minister of Education in Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili has said that China would have to pay damages and liability compensation to Africa for their failure to ”transparently and effectively” manage…
Breaking: Rivers state discharges second COVID-19 patient
The second COVID-19 patient in Rivers state is set to be discharged any moment from now after testing negative twice. Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, disclosed this in a press conference…
‘It’s like a horror movie’ Man weeps after losing Mum, dad, & sister to Covid-19 in 2wks
A man is still in shock after losing his father, mother and sister to the dreaded COVID-19 which has snatched a lot of lives and thrown the world into economic…
Bill Gates Foundation speaks on possibility of using Africans to test Coronavirus Vaccines
Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has reacted to comments about plans to use Africans as guinea pigs for testing the COVID-19 vaccines, which are…
Ogun discharges three COVID-19 patients
Ogun State has discharged three coronavirus patients after they tested negative twice for the virus. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Comer, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Conference Room…
Breaking: Nigeria records 35 new Coronavirus cases as toll rises to 442
Nigeria has recorded 35 new coronavirus cases in Lagos, Abuja, Oyo and Kano, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 442. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Trump accuses other countries of lying about number of Covid-19 deaths
President Donald Trump has accused other countries of lying about the number of Coronavirus deaths after the United States became the country with the most coronavirus deaths and infections in…
Doctor slams colleagues for risking their lives & treating rich Covid-19 patients secretly
Dr Bella Nifemi has slammed her colleagues who are risking their lives to secretly treat wealthy Covid-19 patients. Nifemi who is one of the doctors on the frontlines of Nigeria’s…
Lagos state records two more COVID19 deaths
The Lagos state government has announced the death of two more patients who succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus disease. The state Commissioner for Health. Professor Akin Abayomi, announced this on his…
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Son dies of Coronavirus in London Hospital
Menegian, one of the children of late Ogoni environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died of Coronavirus at a London hospital. Noo, sister to the deceased, in a social media post,…
President Trump describes the ‘Scariest day’ of his life
US President, Donald Trump, has said his “scariest day” happened last month when he was told the US had a shortage of ventilators needed by patients during the Coronavirus pandemic.…
Nigeria Air Force produces and distributes oxygen to isolation centers (photos)
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has began the mass production and distribution of oxygen to isolation centers across the country. Nigeria’s Defence Attaché to Moscow, Air Vice Marshal O.A Adesanya said…
