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BREAKING: UK COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 980 In 24 Hours
Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 980 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK's spiralling victim count to 8,958. A further 5,706 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past 24 hours, meaning a total of 70,783 have now tested positive. Officials managed a record 19,116 tests yesterday, a...
NBM Of Africa Rolls Out Palliatives To Support Vulnerable People In Abia
A non-governmental organisation, Neo Black Movement of Africa has introduced palliatives for members and non-members in Umuahia and environs to help them cushion the effect of stay-at-home order issued by Abia state government to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Speaking with ABN TV on Friday, the Umuahia zonal President of the group, Elder Ikechiuku Ikechi said as a responsible organisation,...
BREAKING: Nigeria Joins OPEC To Cut Crude Oil Production
The Federal Government on Friday said crude oil price would rebound by at least $15 per barrel in the short term following the latest intervention of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, jointly referred to as OPEC+. Minister of State for Petroleum Resource, Timipre Sylva, said the rebound could translate to additional revenue of $2.8bn for Nigeria. He...
Corona Virus Has No Link With 5G Network — ICT Expert
As the world continues to battle the deadly COVID-19, there have been speculations that the disease is caused by the radiation from the 5th generation (5G) network. An ICT expert, Engr. Ajibola Abiola has however dispelled such speculation, saying it is untrue. Reacting to a viral audio message that said 5G network has been drying up people in China, Engr. Abiola,...
COVID-19: Group Commends ABN TV Over Donation Of PPE To Abia Journalists
Coalition Of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has applauded the management of ABN TV, a popular online medium for its recent donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to journalists in Abia State as part of its corporate social responsibility. The PPE our correspondent gathered was to enable the media workers stay safe from COVID-19 even as they go about their...
BREAKING: Lagos Airport Hotel On Fire [VIDEO]
The popular Lagos Airport Hotel was on Thursday evening gutted by fire. Firefighters and other emergency responders are battling with putting off the inferno as at the time of filing this report. The public Affairs Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident. https://youtu.be/xa7gPE6P5Lc Details shortly…
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 14 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 288
Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 13 in Lagos and 1 in Delta state As at 09:30 pm 9th April there are 288 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fifty - one have been discharged with seven deaths As at 09:30 pm 9th April, there are 288 confirmed cases 51 discharged 7 deaths Lagos- 158 FCT- 54 Osun- 20 Edo- 12 Oyo- 11 Bauchi- 6 Akwa...
BREAKING: Bauchi Governor Recovers From Coronavirus
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, has fully recovered from coronavirus. It would be recalled the governor earlier tested positive for coronavirus following contact with the son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Details shortly……..
BREAKING: South Africa’s COVID-19 Lockdown Extended By 2 Weeks
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that SA’s lockdown will be extended by two weeks. The lockdown was implemented to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial lockdown would have only been for 21 days, but Ramaphosa, in a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening, said SA was at the beginning of a monumental struggle and could not...
BREAKING: Boris Johnson Out Of Intensive Care
Boris Johnson was tonight taken out of intensive care in a sign he is winning his coronavirus battle. The Prime Minister, who has been in hospital since Sunday, has spent three nights in a high-dependency unit at St Thomas's Hospital in central London after his condition deteriorated. The announcement came just hours after Foreign secretary Dominic Raab, who has been standing in for him...
