Nigeria Records 745 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 18,480
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 745 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 18,480. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Thursday. “745 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-280 Oyo-103 Ebonyi-72 FCT-60 Imo-46 Edo-34 Delta-33 Rivers-25 Kaduna-23 Ondo-16 Katsina-12 Kano-10 Bauchi-8 Borno-7 Kwara-5 Gombe-4 Sokoto-2 Enugu-2 Yobe-1...
Fear As 35 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19 In Ogun
About 35 youth corpers have tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus in an NYSC camp in Sagamu, Ogun state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing on the upsurge of the third wave of COVID-19. IT can be recalled that over 109 prospective corps members have been diagnosed with the virus in...
Aba Records Highest Number Of COVID-19 Infection – Abia Govt
The Abia State Government says the Aba area of the state has the highest number of COVID-19 infection. The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, who spoke on a radio station, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State, on Tuesday, regretted that Aba residents did not follow COVID-19 protocols, leaving them with the highest rate of infection in the state. He...
COVID-19: Suspend Flights From UK Now, Atiku Warns FG
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday urged the federal government to immediately restrict flights, temporarily, from the United Kingdom. Atiku’s call comes on the heels of news of a new strain of COVID-19 circulating in the UK. The new strain is said to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus. Several countries, including France and other EU states, have already...
Florentino Perez Tests Positive For COVID-19
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday, February 2. A statement from the Spanish giants said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result in the club's routine tests and was currently asymptomatic. It read: "Real Madrid C. F. would like to inform that our president Florentino Pérez has tested positive in the...
Why We Cancelled “2020 Evening Of Carols” — Magic FM Management
The management Saturn communications, owners of Magic 102.9 FM Aba, has finally explained why the third annual Evening of Carols was cancelled. The company on Tuesday said the COVID-19 outbreak which has led to a limit in number of persons at a public gathering has made it necessary for the 2020 edition of the programme to be called off. It further...