BREAKING: US Approves Chloroquine To Treat Coronavirus
The United States has approved the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump told reporters on Thursday: “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone through the approval...
Man Beaten To Death After Being Suspected Of Having Coronavirus
A young man suspected of having coronavirus in south-eastern Kenya was beaten up by a group of youths. He was pronouced dead later in the hospital. Local police chief Nehemiah Bitok confirmed the death to the BBC and said no arrests had been made and investigations were underway. The attack took place in the fishing village of Msambweni in Kwale county,...
COVID-19: Anambra Govt Bans Public Gatherings, Closes Schools
Anambra State Government has declared all higher institutions will be closed from March 22 while other schools will all be shut on 27th March until further notice to contain the coronavirus epidemic. Also, all public gatherings in the state had equally been banned by the Governor Willie Obiano. These were contained in a document obtained by ABN TV on Thursday in...
BREAKING: Four New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Lagos
Four New Cases Of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Lagos State, Channels Television reports. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, revealed this in an ongoing press conference. Details shortly…
Coronavirus Lockdown: Randy Italian Couple Caught Having S£x In A Car, Arrested
A couple caught having sex in a car were arrested for breaching coronavirus quarantine rules in Italy. The 23-year-old Egyptian man and 40-year-old Tunisian woman were caught in the act by a police officer on the outskirts of Milan on Monday. Quite apart from decency laws, the pair chose a particularly bad time for their roadside fling, with authorities on alert for breaches of...
COVID-19: RCCG Follows Govt Orders, Issues New Guideline For Sunday Worship
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has modified its mode of services in parishes in Lagos and Ogun States. Lagos and Ogun States on Wednesday announced total ban on religious gathering of over 50 worshippers as part of measures to prevent spread of coronavirus pandemic. RCCG’s Assistant General Overseer, Pastor Johnson Odesola, in a statement on Wednesday evening, entitled ‘Slight...
[BREAKING] COVID-19: Senate Closes Gallery, Suspends Public Hearing
The Senate has announced the partial closure of its activities to members of the public to safeguard the National Assembly Complex from coronavirus. Senate President Ahmad Lawan announced the development at plenary after a one-hour closed session. Lawan said all forms of public hearing and excursion of students to the Senate have been suspended till further notice. The Senate President, in addition,...
Coronavirus: Lagos Announces Closure Of Schools
The Lagos State Government has announced the closing down of all public and private schools from Monday, March 23, 2020. The move is part of the preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, the move became necessary to prevent children and their teachers from getting more...
We Will Protect Nigerians – Buhari
Everything possible will be done to protect Nigerians from the adverse effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari assured on Tuesday. He gave the assurance during a briefing session by the Prof Doyin Salami-led Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The PEAC Chairman, Prof Doyin Salami, warned of the likely consequences of a...
Coronavirus: US Govt To Pay Citizens $1tn In Cash As Cases Surpassed 5,700
In the United States, Trump administration announced a plan on Tuesday to send money directly to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic, as fatalities hit 100 and the number of cases surpassed 5,700. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he supports sending money directly to Americans as part of a $1tn (£830bn) stimulus aimed at...
