Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 10,000 Worldwide As Crisis Continues To Escalate In Coronavirus
The coronavirus death toll has topped 10,000 worldwide, doubling in one week, as the crisis continues to escalate in Europe. Almost half of all COVID-19 deaths have occurred in Europe, with Italy now having confirmed more victims than China. China, where the killer virus first emerged, accounts for a third of all victims, having battled the disease since December 2019. More than 245,000 cases of the...
Amarachi Lawrence Recovers Sight After Husband Attempted To Remove Eye In Domestic Violence, Community Hails Gov. Otti
Residents of Emede Ibeku in Umuahia North Autonomous Community of Abia State have expressed their gratitude to God and Governor Alex Otti over the recovery of the sight of their daughter, Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence, whose husband, Lawrence, allegedly attempted to gouge out her eyes for ritual purposes. The suspect, Lawrence, had on September 1, allegedly attempted to use a knife...
Popular Nollywood Actor Dallas, Dies In Hotel Room In Abia
Another Nollywood star actor and film maker, Frank Dallas Ebulukwu is dead. He reportedly died in his hotel room in Umuahia, the Abia State on Wednesday, where he was attending a summit. Following his sudden demise, the National President of AGN, Mr Emeka Rollas, has declared three days of morning and prayed in honour of the late actor. In a statement...
Coronavirus Not A Death Sentence – Abia Governor
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said testing positive for coronavirus is not a death sentence, ABN TV reports. Ikpeazu made this known in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, on Monday. Kalu, while announcing that the governor tested positive for the virus, urged “all Abians to take the fight against COVID-19 serious as the disease is real but...
Release My Detained Aides, Aisha Buhari Tells IGP
The First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari on Friday asked Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu to release her staff who are in police detention. Mrs. Buhari in a series of tweets said the IGP should “release my assigned Staff who are still in the custody of the Police in order to avoid putting their lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while...
Four LIONS Test Positive For COVID-19
Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus. Three females named Zala, Nima, and Run Run and Kiumbe, a male, were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of coronavirus. Two staff at the zoo also tested positive for coronavirus,...
FG Orders Reactivation Of COVID-19 Isolation Centres Nationwide
Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja at a media briefing on COVID-19 update. The move came as the government said it had identified 10 positive cases of COVID-19...
VIDEO: About 40 Health Workers Tested Positive For Coronavirus – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says about 40 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Dr Ehanire disclosed this on Thursday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He, therefore, appealed to medical workers in the frontline of the COVID-19 fight to always protect themselves while giving...
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Exceed 20K As Death Toll Hits 518
Nigeria’s coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, on Sunday, increased to 20,244 as 436 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Sunday night. it also said that 169 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos. “On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths...
Fears As Abia Confirms First Monkeypox Case
Abia State Government has announced one positive case of monkeypox. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who chaired the State’s Executive Council meeting on Monday, stated this. He noted that there were 13 suspected cases, one of which was positive, nine negative cases and three uncertified with no death recorded yet. According to Kanu, a case of monkeypox was recorded in...
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