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Bauchi State Government has promised that two out of the three index Coronavirus (covid-19) patients in the state, would soon be discharged. Alhaji Baba Tela, the Deputy Governor who is also the…

Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 people…

The Lagos State Government has intesified the disinfection of major bus stops, parks and railings in the metropolis as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mr Oluwasegun Benson, Vector Control Consultant, Ministry of…

Brazilian midfielder Willian has revealed that he is likely to leave Chelsea this summer after seven years with the Premier League club. Willian, whose contract with the Blues expires in June, said he is open to offers from other…

The last three weeks have marked one of the most devastating periods in history for the American job market, as first-time claims for unemployment benefits have surged more than 3,000 per cent since early March. Businesses…

Spain confirmed the world’s largest coronavirus related deaths today with record 950 people dead.  It marks the country’s third successive day of record deaths. On Tuesday 849 died. On Wednesday 864 died…

Getting bored during a lockdown could be real torture especially with people who are used to having hectic schedules. In this light, it is kind of important to keep busy so as not to feel the state…

China has imposed a lockdown on the county of Jia in central Henan province after three doctors tested positive despite showing no symptoms. The county in Henan Province, with about 570,000…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has urged the government to ask the Customs to share food items they seized during the lockdown. Some states in…

A doctor in the frontline of the COVID-19 treatment at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, has contracted the disease, the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors,…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the COVID-19 Presidential Committee in Abuja. The meeting was to Review the Impact of Coronavirus on the Economy   President Muhammadu Buhari…

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has ordered immediate investigation into allegations of assault, battery and other serious crimes levied against the state Commissioner for water resources, Mr Abdulmumini…

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ramp up testing for coronavirus after his government faced criticism for being slower than some European peers to roll out mass checks for…

Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has sealed a mosque in the area for violating the state government’s order on a religious gathering in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…

Saudi Arabia asked Muslims to put on hold plans to perform the obligatory annual Hajj pilgrimage this year as the kingdom grapples with the coronavirus. “We have asked our Muslim brothers around  the world to wait” on making Hajj…

A commercial driver who tested positive to coronavirus in Niger State has escaped from the isolation centre in Bida where he was being managed. Similarly, one of the returnees from Côte d’Ivoire, simply identified as Alaska, who…

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat Ganduje, have tested negative to Coronavirus. Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Kano.‎ ‎“We thank Almighty…

Four days after the explosion which occurred in Ondo State, the driver of the truck that conveyed the explosives, Mr Isiaka Yinusa, said he did not know that his vehicle carried explosive…

•3 test positive, 13 negative •39 ministers silent •It’s a moral burden to declare – Lawyers CSOs react The COVID-19 status of 20 out of the 36 states governors in the country is not known, findings by the Daily Trust…

AFRICAN Ministers of Finance have launched a coordinated attempt to secure $100 billion debt relief following the economic impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the continent.…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to compel private depots owners to operationalize the new pump price of…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has explained that a total lockdown of the state has no benefit for now despite the rising cases of confirmed Coronavirus. He spoke during a programme on…

Italy’s record death toll from the novel coronavirus grew by more than 700 on Wednesday, as a top official said that social restrictions were getting harder to bear for the population. The…

The Olowu of Owu Abeokuta, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu; and a former world court judge,  Bola Ajibola, among other prominent people on Wednesday kicked against locating a COVID-19 isolation centre…