Two COVID-19 patients on the run in Borno
Two patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Borno state are on the run, according to Salisu Kwayabura, the commissioner for health. Kwayabura said the patients – Abbas Kaka Hassan,…
China seizes over 89 million faulty face masks
China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide. Demand for protective equipment has soared as…
Coronavirus: Pastor Adeboye sends new message to Nigerians
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has sent a fresh message to Nigerians, emphasizing the need to remain indoors as a safety measure against the deadly Coronavirus. The respected…
Nigerian lawyers drag China to court over COVID-19, demands $200bn damages
A coalition of Nigerian legal practitioners has dragged the People’s Republic of China to court over the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak on the West African giant. The lawyers are demanding $200 billion as damages for the “loss of…
Lagos Govt confirms 33 fresh cases as state toll rises to 703
Thirty- three persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos State. They were confirmed positive for the disease on Saturday according to the state health authorities. The Lagos State Ministry for Health, on its Twitter page…
Italy to reopen businesses amid coronavirus pandemic
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that some businesses, especially in the manufacturing and construction sector, will resume from May 4. Conte gave a detailed outline of plans to…
Lockdown: Imam, 207 others arrested in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 288 violators of the lockdown directive by the Federal Government in the last three days. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Bala…
Emulate Sanwo-Olu – Kano residents tell Ganduje as more deaths occur
Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit some parts of the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
COVID-19: Another batch of Nigerians arrive Seme border
Another batch of 13 Nigerian returnees from the Togo Republic has arrived at Seme Border Post in Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday. The 13 returnees arrived at the border post on a Toyota…
Saudi Arabia partially lifts coronavirus curfew
Businesses in Saudi Arabia will re-open as the government has begun to loosen its coronavirus-induced curfew. Saudi King Salman who imposed the curfew last month to curb the…
COVID-19: Africa records 9,106 recoveries
As the world battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Africa has recorded 9,106 COVID-19 recoveries from its 30,329 confirmed cases in 52 African countries. Data from the Africa Centres for Disease…
39 arrested at Lagos strip club during lockdown
The Lagos police command has announced the arrest of 620 persons, including 39 at a strip club, who violated the lockdown in the state. On March 30, President Muhammadu Buhari had restricted movements in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to…
BREAKING: Another professor dies in Kano, burial fixed for 4pm
Balarabe Maikaba, a professor of mass communication, at Bayero University in Kano, is dead. A family source disclosed this to TheCable, saying his burial has been fixed for…
Tiwa Savage lists lessons learnt from COVID-19
Award-winning singer, Tiwa Savage has listed the lessons learned from the horrors of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. In a lengthy post on her social media page, the…
COVID-19: Suspected killer of Fasoranti’s daughter tests positive
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Sunday morning disclosed that one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter has tested positive for…
Is It Time to Lift the Lockdown?
Perhaps the biggest COVID-19 debate in Nigeria today is: should the lockdown be lifted? Residents of Lagos state and the federal capital territory (FCT) have been under a lockdown since March 30. The aim is to slow…
COVID-19: African Leaders Insist on Two-year Debt Standstill
African Heads of State and Government as well as business leaders in the continent have expressed strong support for a two-year debt standstill as a result of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. The position emerged from a…
Lockdown: FIRS Wants Your Taxes Paid Before Due Date
Amid the growing revenue strains, the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami, has appealed to corporate bodies…
I’m Not in Self Isolation – Tinubu
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu yesterday disclosed that he was not in self-isolation contrary to some reports. Rather, the APC leader clarified…
‘Office of Chief of Staff isn’t a piece of cake’- Ex-CoS to Jonathan
Ex-Chief of Staff to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Brig-Gen Jones Oladeinde Arogbofa has said the office is not a piece of cake as the responsibilities are…
What Nigerians must do to defeat COVID-19
Barely days to the end of a four-week lockdown declared by President Muhammadu Buhari to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria, I’ve seen a few number of “pots and pan…
COVID-19: UK imposes 14-day quarantine on foreigners, returning citizens
The UK government has imposed a 14-day quarantine for all arriving the country. The measure is in line with “phase two” of government’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. According to Daily Mail, UK officials have been asked…
Uncertainty surrounds Kim Jong Un’s health status, his train spotted at resort town
As the health status of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, continues to generate controversy, a train likely belonging to North Korea’s leader has been spotted at a resort town in the country’s east, satellite imagery showed, amid…
Most People Who Contract Coronavirus Don’t Feel Sick – Lagos State Health Commissioner
Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, stated that most people infected with coronavirus don’t feel sick, they can be exercising daily and feel generally well but are secreting and transmitting…