BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 49 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 542
Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 23 in Lagos, 12 in FCT, 10 in Kano, 2 in Ogun, 1 in Oyo, 1 in Ekiti. As at 10:40 pm 18th April, there are 542 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 166 have been discharged with 19 deaths. 23 in Lagos 12 in FCT 10 in Kano 2 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Ekiti As...
Atiku’s Son Mohammed Reportedly Struggling To Survive From COVID-19
Mohammed Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is still battling with COVID-19 and his situation is not looking good, according to a report from investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo. The former vice president had on March 23rd broken the news that his son had tested positive and had been taken to the University of Abuja Specialist Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada....
Aid Worker With Doctors Without Borders Dies Of COVID-19 In Borno
An aid worker employed by a humanitarian agency, Doctors Without Borders died in Borno State after contracting coronavirus, a spokesman for the organisation told Reuters on Sunday. The death of an aid worker in a part of Africa’s most populous country where camps house many of the roughly two million people displaced by the insurgency will prompt fears of the...
Jack Ma Gives-Out Fresh 500K Test Kits, 300 Ventilators To Nigeria, Others To Fight Coronavirus
Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, has given-out more medical equipment and donation to African countries in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle. Ma twitted: “Our 3rd donation to Africa will immediately be made to @_africanunion and @AfricaCDC. Here is jack’s tweets below; https://twitter.com/JackMa/status/1252136657672790016?s=20 “This includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs and test...
Another 4 Patients Discharged In Lagos After Testing Negative For COVID-19
Lagos State has discharged four additional fully recovered COVID-19 patients. The discharged persons, all-male, brings the number of patients that have so far recovered fully from the coronavirus disease in Lagos to 98. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this via his Twitter handle. The commissioner also confirmed 70 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Lagos on Sunday. Giving...
BREAKING: Abia First Suspected COVID-19 Case To Be Released After Testing Negative
The man, Prosper Vincent earlier suspected to have COVID-19 in Abia State has tested negative for the virus and will be promptly released for isolation, says Abia Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu in a press statement on Monday. Prosper Vincent was said to have sneaked into Abia from the neighbouring Akwa Ibom after having to contact with a...
BREAKING: CNN Presenter, Richard Quest Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Cable News Network (CNN) presenter and journalist Richard Quest has tested positive for coronavirus. Quest disclosed this in a tweet on his verified handle. He however said he has only experienced a few symptoms of the disease. “I have caught coronavirus; I’m blessed I have a few symptoms: just a cough. “I’m saving my thoughts and prayers for those less fortunate, stay in...
BREAKING: Tension As Abia Closes Private Hospital Treating Coronavirus Patients
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has announced the indefinite closure of a private hospital where the two index cases of the coronavirus in the state were receiving medical attention before their referral to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia. Ikpeazu, in a media briefing in Umuahia, the state capital, added that all the medical staffers and patients on admission...
JUST IN: Globe Motors Chairman, Willie Anumudu, Dies At 68
He was reported to have died around 4am on Tuesday before he could be flown for Germany for treatment. Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu, confirmed the development. Momodu tweeted: “One of Nigeria’s biggest car dealers WILLY ANUMUDU has died! The Chairman of GLOBE MOTORS, Victoria Island, suffered some health challenges few days ago and “was tested for COVID-19 which came out negative”. “He...
Lagos Discharges 9 More COVID-19 Patients
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced the discharge of nine more COVID-19 patients in the state. The announcement was revealed in a tweet by Sanwo-Olu’s special adviser on new media, Jubril Gawat. According to Jubril, the patients include five females and four males, and one Polish national. https://twitter.com/followlasg/status/1252619933227323392?s=20 This brings the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos to 107. On...
