14 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Lagos, Abuja

By OLUWAFUNKE ISHOLA The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak in Nigeria. The NCDC, through its verified Twitter account, said that as at 8.35 p.m. of March 26, Lagos has additional 12

S.African Virus Carriers Charged With Attempted Murder For Not Isolating

A queue of cars are seen at the Maseru Bridge border post between Lesotho and South Africa on March 24, 2020, as residents and retailers of Lesotho head to South Africa to stock up on groceries and other essential goods after South African

COVID-19: Presidency assures quality healthcare, says virus not a death sentence

The Presidency has assured that all those who tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) would receive adequate medical attention, saying Coronavirus was not a death sentence. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the assurance

Coronavirus: Edo pays workers March salaries to cushion effects of pandemic

Poised to minimize the effect of the economic disruptions caused by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Edo State Government has paid civil and public servants March 2020 salaries. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication

Aso Villa Shuts Down After Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Garba Shehu, Others In Self-isolation

Report has it that Abba Kyari met with Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Babagana Kingibe, a prominent member of the ‘cabal’ and Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, in recent days. Activities in Nigeria’s seat of power,

BEWARE: FG alerts Nigerians to existence of coronavirus ransomware

The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of an Android-based malicious and fraudulent Coronavirus Ransomware Application, which claims to provide updates on the virus and infections near the user. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information

BREAKING NEWS: Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed tests positive for Covid-19

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. This comes a day after the governor took the test after he had contact

BREAKING: Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rise to 42

The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria has risen by two. The latest update by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that the figure stood at 42 as at 1pm today, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. One of the new

BREAKING: Buhari’s Chief of Staff tests positive for Covid – 19, President negative

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Abba Kyari, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus pandemic, according to reports coming in from Abuja, the nation’s capital, this Tuesday morning, March 24, 2020. One of the reports, by Arise TV, said

Atiku gives update on son’s itinerary before testing positive for coronavirus

By VICTOR OGUNYINKA Former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku has come out to set the records straight on his son’s movement just before testing positive for Coronavirus. There have been insinuations by different section of the media on where and what the Atiku’s son had