Access Bank shuts branch after visitor tests positive for coronavirus

Access Bank Plc has temporarily closed its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos after a visitor tested positive for coronavirus. “We have confirmed that an individual who visited our Ligali Ayorinde branch on Monday 16th March 2020, has tested positive for coronavirus,”

BREAKING: Nigeria records first novel Coronavirus death •Identity and details of victim

Nigeria has recorded the first case of death to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday via its verified Twitter handle. According to NCDC, the case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment

Coronavirus spreads to Edo •5 new cases confirmed in Nigeria as total number shoots up to 35

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 35, with Edo being the latest state in the country to be hit by the virus. A Channels TV report said the figure rose after the Nigeria Centre

Resident doctors suspend strike

The Gombe State Chapter of Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon on March 16. Dr Saidu Alhassan, the state President of the association disclosed this at a news conference in Gombe on Sunday. Alhassan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes into self-quarantine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus, her spokesperson said Sunday. Steffen Seibert, the spokesperson, said a doctor gave her a vaccination on Friday, then tested positive for the virus shortly after.

Three new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Lagos

By TIMILEYIN OMILANA Three new cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed in Lagos on Sunday morning, World Health Organisation and Nigeria’s centre for disease control said. Three persons who tested positive had a history of travelling to high-risk countries in the last

Catholic priests collapses, dies during mass in Rivers

By MIKE ODIEGWU, Yenagoa A Catholic priest, Rev. Father, Cyprian Kooro, has reportedly slumped and died while conducting mass in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A source, who spoke in confidence said said the morning mass was underway on Sunday at St. Helen Catholic

Covid-19: Imo Governor calls for prayers

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has called for prayers and support in the fight against the spread of Coronavirus, assuring that the state has put in place adequate measures to prevent and control the disease. Governor Uzodinma, who spoke on Sunday during

BREAKING: Atiku’s son tests positive for Covid – 19

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus. He made his known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive to coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former

Bar Forum bemoans abuse of lawyers, others, blames Fed. Govt. of laxity towards preventing codiv-19

By Kachy Madukaego The chairman governing council of Eastern Bar Forum( EBF) Barr. Soseipriye Long Williams has condemned the spate of abuse of the rights of lawyers and other citizens of Nigeria stressing their must be proactive measures to resist every act of