BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Cases
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed eleven new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Eight new cases were confirmed in Lagos, two in Enugu state and one in Edo state This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 81. According to the NCDC, “11 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2...
Nigerian Senators Sneak Into Private Hospitals For Coronavirus Tests
The last executive session of the Senate before sitting was suspended for two weeks was with a drama over coronavirus. About 35 Senators who recently came back from London after a seminar on Petroleum Industry Governance Bill were isolated by their colleagues at the session because they refused to subject themselves to Coronavirus test. All the remaining senators refused to...
COVID-19: Abia Locks Down On Tuesday
The enlarged Inter-Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus set up by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu met on Friday to review progress made to prevent the disease from afflicting the state as well as put in place control and mitigation plans in case of an unlikely outbreak and wish to restate that the state is yet to record any case of the virus. In...
BREAKING: Buhari Meets Minister Of Health, NCDC DG In Abuja [Photos, Video]
President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the COVID-19 situation in the country by Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, and Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He was briefed on Saturday afternoon at his residence in the state house, Abuja. TheCable previously reported that Buhari was in his office on Wednesday before it was fumigated on Thursday. He...
[BREAKING] COVID-19: Ikpeazu Shuts Land Borders On Sunday
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the closure of all the state's land borders with effect from 4am on Sunday, 29th March, 2020. This is following the recommendation of the state’s inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 based on situational reviews. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, and made available to ABN TV...
UK Coronavirus Death Hits 1,019
The UK coronavirus death toll has risen to 1,019 after 260 people died in the last 24 hours - with at least 13 of them being healthy adults. There are currently 17,089 in Britain who have tested positive for Covid-19. It is the biggest surge in coronavirus deaths the UK has seen so far - up from yesterday's tally of 759. A statement...
[BREAKING] COVID-19: I’m Ready To Support Abia Govt, Ogah Pledges
Despite differences in their political parties, the minister of state for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has indicated readiness to assist, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu the Abia state governor in the fight against COVID-19. Ogah was the governorship candidate of APC in the 2019 election in the state while the incumbent governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu was the PDP candidate...
BREAKING: British Boxer’s Father Dies Of Coronavirus
British boxer Anthony Yarde has announced his father has passed away from coronavirus. The 28-year-old light heavyweight revealed the sad news on his Instagram account in the early hours of Sunday morning, adding that his dad had no underlying health conditions. Yarde urged everyone to stay at home and not spread the deadly virus further as the pandemic takes hold around the...
BREAKING: University College Hospital Ibadan, CMD Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The Chief Medical doctor, University College Hospital, Ibadan (UCH), Prof Jesse A. OTEGBAYO, has tested positive for coronavirus. This was disclosed in a statement personally signed by the CMD. The Statement reads: “On Monday 23rd March, we commenced a 12man quarterly board meeting which was meant to last 5 days in the hospital, we observed social distancing and other precautionary measures for...
BREAKING: Ex-French Minister Devedjian Dies Of Coronavirus
A former French minister on Sunday became the most senior politician in Europe to die of Coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old President of the Hauts-de-Seine departmental council, succumbed to the virus early on Sunday morning, three days after tweeting that he was ‘tired but stable’. Mr. Devedjian, a married father of four, was in the private Antony hospital, south of Paris,...
