Nigeria has recorded 313 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. NCDC, on its verified twitter handle on Sunday night, said, “148 – Lagos, 36 – FCT, 27 – Rivers, 19 – Edo, 13 – Kano, 12 – Ogun, 11 – Ebonyi, 8 – Nasarawa, 8 – Delta, 7…
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i on Sunday commended the patience and understanding displayed by the Muslim faithful in observing the Ramadan fasting under conditions of quarantine this year. El-Rufa’i made this commendation in an Eid-el-Fitr message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, and made available to newsmen in Kaduna. The governor prayed…
Muslim faithful have today stormed various Eid grounds for the observance of prayers across Yobe State despite COVID-19 pandemic. The Eid-El-Fitr prayer marked the end of a month-long Ramadan fast for the Islamic year 1441 After Hijrah. most of the congregants wore their face masks as recommended for public gathering, but the proximity was to…
Twenty-one members of a household in Jos North local government of Plateau State have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state, as of yesterday, to 76. In an interview with journalists, yesterday, Management Committee Chairman of Jos North local government, Hon. Shehu Bala Usman, said the council’s meagre…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has said only a big miracle can make COVID-19 leave the world completely. Adeboye stated this on Sunday during a live broadcast to his members on Dove TV. The cleric urged Christians to trust God because he is in charge and cannot…
The United Kingdom said at the weekend that it will arrange three more special flights to evacuate British citizens from Nigeria. In a statement at the weekend, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said the scheduled trips may likely be the last charter flights available. She said the flights will take place in three…
Zambia’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Dora Siliya on Saturday, May 23, announced that she has tested positive for Coronavirus. Siliya went into self-isolation after revealing that she is asymptomatic (has not shown any symptom) and does not feel ill. Siliya who confirmed this in a short video she shared on Twitter, said she tested positive despite taking all…
The Lagos state government on Saturday discharged 45 COVID-19 patients from its isolation facilities to reunite with the society after having fully recovered and tested negative twice. This was announced by the Incident Commander Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement. They are made up of 22 females and 23 males, according to Sanwo-Olu. He stated…
The Benue State Government has reversed its decision to reopen worship centers, markets, and public places. Governor Samuel Ortom told reporters in Makurdi that the State Government decided to heed the advice of the Federal Government and the Christian Association of Nigeria as well as other religious bodies against the reopening of worship centers and…
A 20-year-old mother of one, Miss Chinasa Chukwu, has told policemen in Ebonyi State how her aunt would bring men to her apartment, sit down and watched as the men slept with her. She was rescued by the combined effort of a hairstylist, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and the Police, while the…