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BREAKING: Abia Records 2 COVID-19 Cases
Abia State Government says the state has recorded two confirmed cases of coronavirus. This is the index case the state is recording since the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Nigeria. The state in a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Monday says both patients are advanced in age but currently stable at an isolation...
WHO Confirms 6 New Cases Of Ebola, Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has confirmed six cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UN health agency confirmed the development on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Monday. The tweet read “There are currently six confirmed Ebola cases in Northeastern DRC in spite of ongoing insecurity in the...
Another 4 Patients Discharged In Lagos After Testing Negative For COVID-19
Lagos State has discharged four additional fully recovered COVID-19 patients. The discharged persons, all-male, brings the number of patients that have so far recovered fully from the coronavirus disease in Lagos to 98. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this via his Twitter handle. The commissioner also confirmed 70 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Lagos on Sunday. Giving...
Ohafia Killing Recipe For Anger, Restiveness, Chaos, Anarchy, Sen. Kalu Cries Out
The senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed sadness over the killing of one Mr. Ndukwe Arunsi in Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia local government area of the State by a team of policemen led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police last week, saying such act has the tendency to truncate the peace in the area. Describing...
Two-Month-Old Baby Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Lagos
A two-month-old baby has tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos State. This was confirmed by Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health. Abayomi said it was not clear if the child got infected from the womb or breast milk. He said, “We have seen mother to child transmission, we admitted a mother and her 6-weeks old child, it is not clear...
BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap About-To-Wed Couple In Church
An about-to-be- couple has been kidnapped by gunmen in Tegina Kabata in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The couple was undergoing wedding solemnisation in a church in the community when the gunmen invaded the church and carted away the couple among others. Details shortly....
Jack Ma Gives-Out Fresh 500K Test Kits, 300 Ventilators To Nigeria, Others To Fight Coronavirus
Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, has given-out more medical equipment and donation to African countries in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle. Ma twitted: “Our 3rd donation to Africa will immediately be made to @_africanunion and @AfricaCDC. Here is jack’s tweets below; https://twitter.com/JackMa/status/1252136657672790016?s=20 “This includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs and test...
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 86 New COVID-19 Cases, Toll Hits 627
Nigeria has recorded 86 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 627. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Katsina, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno. 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at...
BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 4 More COVID-19 Patients
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharge of another set of patients from isolation centres in Lagos. “I am delighted to once again intimate you on the success we are recording in the battle against the lethal COVID19 infection. “Today, four more persons; all-male were discharged to reunite with their families and the community. “The patients; 3 from the Mainland...
Police Inspector Extorts N120K From Woman Over Violation Of Lockdown In Delta
A police officer has been accused of allegedly forcefully collecting N120,000 from a woman suspected to have violated the COVID-19 lockdown order in the Delta State. The Delta State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa had imposed a total lockdown across the state since April 1 amid four recorded positive cases of COVID-19 including one fatality. Since the lockdown started, too, there have...
