A patient has died of COVID-19 complication in a private hospital in Lagos, says the state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi on Saturday. Abayomi revealed this via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday while giving an update on coronavirus in the state. The just-announced death brings the total of coronavirus death in the state to…
The Nigerian government appears to have ignored the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria in its latest pardon of prisoners in the country. On Thursday, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the government was freeing 2,600 inmates in various prisons in a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. According to…
President Muhammadu Buhari may extend the ongoing lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja due to the rise in the spread of coronavirus cases in Nigeria. On Friday, April 10, 2020, coronavirus cases in Nigeria rose to 305 after 17 news cases were confirmed in seven states. The virus has now spread to 19 states including…
A Nigerian doctor, Urchilla, has revealed why he believes the coronavirus has been in Nigeria since the year 2019. Taking to his Twitter page, he revealed that in recent times, he handled a lot of patients with respiratory-related issues, adding that the sickness disappeared by itself a few weeks after. He wrote; “I honestly believe…
The US on Friday, became the first country in the world to record 2,000 deaths in 24 hours making it the deadliest day from the Coronavirus pandemic any country has so far seen. In a dark day for the country’s health sector, the total number of Americans infected also ballooned to 500,000 as the Trump-led…
The Lagos state commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi has announced the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state. He made the announcement through his official Twitter handle on Saturday morning. According to the commissioner, the patient died in a private facility. With the announcement, a total of four COVID-19 deaths have been recorded…
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has compared the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic to the Black Death (also known as the Pestilence), regarded as the most devastating pandemic recorded in human history. The monarch said the only difference between the Black Death and COVID-19 was that while the former did not spread across all parts…
Coronavirus Survivor, Oluwaseun Osowobi, has shared her experience after spending 2 weeks in isolation for testing positive for the disease. The Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative, is one of the survivors of COVID-19. Osowobi, who stayed in a Lagos State isolation centre for two weeks before testing negative, talks about how she…
The Delta State Police Command has reportedly sealed off the building of a private hospital where the second case of COVID-19 was first admitted for treatment in the Warri South Local Government Area of the state. The Divisional Police Officer DPO, A Division, Warri, Onyeke Ezekiel, and other community leaders led the operation to seal…
[07:45, 4/11/2020] Deji Allen: The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged Nigerians to emulate Jesus Christ by imbibing the spirit of sacrifice and perseverance to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Buhari, who said this in his Easter address on Friday, stated that the year’s commemoration of Easter came amid the grip with which COVID-19…