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The provost and deputy provost, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Prof. Ezekiel Olapade-Olaopa and Prof. Obafunke Denloye, have tested positive for coronavirus. Olapade-Olaopa, who…

Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the total number of deaths to 6,528, according to health ministry figures. The number of confirmed…

The Chief Medical doctor, UCH, Prof Jesse A. Otegbayo, has tested positive for C. This was disclosed in a statement personally signed by the CMD. The Statement reads: “On Monday 23rd March, we commenced a 12man quarterly board meeting…

Although political rivals, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on his 68th birthday. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Authorities in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, have arrested prostitutes who have been visiting coronavirus isolation centres in some hotels and offering their services. The prostitutes, who earn at east $30 a night, have been…

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has blasted the government of Nigeria for its poor handling of the novel Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. The IPOB leader wondered why a country as Nigeria…

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, dropped the idea of imposing a curfew in the state meant to allow the fumigation exercise of public space. Relying on experts advice, the Governor said the disinfectant is non-toxic,…

Satguru Maharaj ji on Saturday urged Nigerians to look inwards toward finding a cure for the pandemic Coronavirus. In a statement, “the perfect living master” attributed the ravaging pandemic to “consumption of…

The Police in Katsina State has arrested 90 people for allegedly setting ablaze Kusada Divisional Police Station over the suspension of Friday congregational prayer by the state government to contain the…

The General Overseer Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Okukoya, has counselled Nigerians not to panic, reminding them of the various steps being taken by the federal…

The Comptroller-General of Immigration,  Muhammed Babandede, has tested positive for coronavirus. The CG, who disclosed this in a WhatsApp message to our correspondent this morning,…

It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic. Kazakhstan, one of the…

It is that time of the year again when people from different parts of the world come to celebrate the birthday of an icon, the Jagaban of Borgu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the rain of…

Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel, on Sunday complied with government’s directives banning religious gathering due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Oyedepo held service at the…

The Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba, has decried the low level of compliance with the State Government’s directive to the people of the state to adhere to preventive measures against the Coronavirus pandemic. Ayuba…

Lagos State Government has taken delivery of a 110-bed isolation facility on the Lagos Island, where confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State can be managed and treated. The facility was conceived and built…

The federal government through NAFDAC and the Ministry of Health has granted Lagos State permission to commence clinical trials of a combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and Azithromycin for the…

The United States government is preparing emergency flights to evacuate its citizens in Nigeria over fear of escalation of Coronavirus in the country. To this end, the US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has advised nationals who…

The coronavirus toll in Italy shot past 10,000 on Saturday and showed little sign of slowing despite a 16-day lockdown. The 889 new fatalities reported in the world’s worst-hit nation came a day after it registered 969 deaths on…

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres   fears “millions and millions” of coronavirus cases in Africa, where the youth will not be spared. He wants wealthy countries to…

The Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Mr Asishana Okauru, and his wife, Ifueko, have tested negative to the dreaded Coronavirus. Okauru said he and his wife got a clean bill following…

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party to emulate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who clocks 68 on Sunday.  Okowa described…

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger on Saturday tested negative for the Coronavirus, his Commissioner for Health, Dr Maku Sidi said. Sidi spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on…

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a quarantine of the New York area to curb the spread of the coronavirus would no longer be necessary. He said he had asked federal health…