Delta State Government just confirmed the third Covid-19 case. This was made available to newsmen on Governor Okowa official Facebook page on Saturday. “We have just confirmed the third case of #COVID19 in Delta State. The patient, a male, was diagnosed today in Asaba, our state capital and is currently being managed by our healthcare…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the restriction of movement in several states will remain as long as experts find it necessary. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. Some state governments had also declared a curfew to restrict the movement of persons and ensure social…
The Cross River Government has ordered workers in the state’s civil service to resume work after a temporary suspension over the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released by Governor Ben Ayade’s spokesperson Christian Ita, civil servants from grade level 10 were asked to resume work on Tuesday, April 14. The returning civil servants were also told to adhere to the ‘no…
At least 20 states in Nigeria have recorded COVID-19 cases. This follows the latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday. A total of 13 new cases were confirmed. A breakdown shows that eleven are in Lagos, one in Delta and one in Kano. It is the first time Kano and…
Following the confirmation of 13 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, 20 states in the country are battling the virus. Based on the figures released by the NCDC as at Saturday, 11th April, Lagos remains the epicenter with 174 confirmed cases while Abuja closely follows on 56 and Osun in third with just 20 confirmed…
Police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village on Saturday, as villagers protested the burial of a COVID-19 victim, a security source said. Relatives had taken the body of a retired doctor from her home in Daqahliya north of Cairo to the family vault in the village of Shubra…
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many plans and events to be either postponed or canceled as the world battles to curb the deadly disease. However, a relentless couple went ahead with their wedding as they smartly used technology to their advantage and decided to have an online wedding to give their family members the opportunity…
The United States has overtaken Italy as the country with the highest Coronavirus death toll, following a recent figure released by the Johns Hopkins University. Over 20,000 have died from Coronavirus in the United States, a heartbreaking development that came just after the North-American country became the first nation to record more than 2,000 virus deaths in a…
The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of private and public motor parks in the state. This followed the announcement of the state’s COVID-19 index case on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Our correspondent learned that the whereabouts of the index case were unknown as of the time of filing this…
Another Nigerian born and a doctor in the United Kingdom Dr. Edmond Adedeji has died at the intensive care unit of Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire after testing positive for coronavirus Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire, described the 62-year-old as a “respected and well-liked member of the team”. The father-of-three had worked as…