VIDEO: We Can’t Shut Down Places Of Worship, Coronavirus Can Not Survive In Churches — Tanzania’s President
Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli on Sunday announced that his government would not shut down places of worship over the highly contagious coronavirus that has so far claimed 14,746 lives worldwide. The President who has a Ph.D. in chemistry from The University of Dar es Salaam (2009), added that churches and mosques are the only places where true healing can be...
BREAKING: Edo Speaker Okiye Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The Speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive for the global pandemic called coronavirus. This was announced by the Edo State Government on Wednesday, saying that Okiye was the index case of coronavirus in the State, which was announced by the NCDC on Tuesday. The State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, disclosed this while updating journalists...
COVID-19: Abia Speaker Lists Measures To Protect Indigenes
As the COVID-19 pandemic virus continues to ravage the world, the Speaker Abia state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has stated that the state must take proactive measures to protect indigenes and residents from the virus. He made this known on Monday when the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji briefed the Assembly on steps the government is...
Coronavirus: Chloroquine Not Approved – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians against the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. In a post on its official twitter handle, NCDC warned Nigerians against self-medication, stressing that the use of chloroquine is yet to be approved or validated. The tweet says, “Please remember that the use of...
COVID-19: Abia CP Warns Against Undermining Govt Instructions, Releases Helplines
The Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Ene Okon, has called on the people of the state to always abide by the instructions from the government of the state under the leadership of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and the police authorities as a measure to curtail the spread of COVID-19. This is contained in a release signed by the state...
37 Italian Doctors Have Died Of Coronavirus
Coronavirus crisis has killed 37 doctors in Italy, while more than 6,000 medical workers have been infected, it emerged today. Three more doctors died of coronavirus yesterday, in Bergamo, Foggia and Naples, the Italian Federation of Medical Professionals said, bringing the total to 37. The head of an Italian research institute said today that 6,205 health workers had caught the disease...
COVID-19: Buhari Approves N10bn Grant For Lagos, N5bn For NCDC
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate release of a 10 billion Naira grant to Lagos State, the epic centre of COVID-19 as a measure to increase its capacity to control and contain the outbreak of the virus. He also ordered that the sum of a 5 billion Naira special intervention fund be released to the Nigeria Center for Disease...
Davido’s Fiancee Chioma Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Singer Davido’s fiancee, Chioma Rowland, has tested positive for coronavirus, 13 days after arriving in Nigeria from London. On Friday night, March 27, Davido announced to his fans and the general public that his fiancee of eight months has tested positive to COVID-19. In a statement by the singer, Chioma tested positive after a test was conducted on himself, his baby,...
Nnamdi Kanu Donates N50m To Fight Coronavirus
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has donated N50m to fight the deadly Coronavirus across Southeast Nigeria. Kanu made the announcement in a broadcast via Radio Biafra, monitored by ABN TV on Friday. Kanu revealed that that the money was from the coffers of IPOB. Kanu disclosed that part of the donation will be used to ensure...
COVID-19: Nigeria Cases Jump To 70 As NCDC Confirms 5 New Cases
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Three new cases were confirmed in FCT, and two in Oyo state This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 70. However, three have been discharged, with one death recorded so far. According to NCDC, “As at 8:00 pm 27th March, there are 70...
