Ebonyi Records First COVID-19 Case As Governor Gives Details [VIDEO]
Ebonyi State has recorded its first COVID-19 case. The state Governor David Umahi stated this in a statement on Sunday evening. He said the patient is a 31- year- old man from Ukawu in Onicha Local government area of the state. According to him: “Today 26th of April 2020, unfortunately, I wish to announce that Ebonyi has recorded the first Covid-19 index...
BREAKING: Two COVID-19 Patients Escape In Borno
Two patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Borno state are on the run, according to Salisu Kwayabura, the commissioner for health. Kwayabura said the patients – Abbas Kaka Hassan, a 24-year-old male, and Hauwa Mohammed, 42-year-old female – fled the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after their results came positive. He said while Hassan resides at Layin Tanki in Gwange 11...
[UPDATE] Imo Records First Coronavirus Case
The update from the Nigeria Cenre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night revealed that Imo state has recorded its first case of COVID-19. Addressing members of staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri, on the development, the Medical Director, Dr. Achigbu Kingsley stated that the index case “is a 45year old man who lives and works in Owerri...
BREAKING: Suspected Killer Of Fasoranti’s Daughter, 2 Others Test Positive For Coronavirus In Ondo
Ondo State has reported three new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the state to seven. The state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, announced this in a series of tweets on Sunday. He disclosed that one of the new cases was one a suspect arraigned in a court in Akure, the state capital on Friday last week. The...
BREAKING: Six COVID-19 Patients Discharge In Lagos
The Lagos state government has discharged six-COVID-19 patients who have tested negative twice for the virus. The state ministry of health announced this in a tweet on Saturday night. “Six more #COVID19 Lagos patients; 3 females & 3 males were today discharged from the @LUTHofficial Isolation facility to reunite with the society. The number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos...
COVID-19 Kills Professors, Banker, Editor, In Kano
The death of an economic icon, Professor Ibrahim Ayagi; professor of physiology, professor Aliyu Abdullahi Umar Dikko; the regional director of First Bank in Kano, Abdullahi Lawal; former managing director (MD) of the defunct Continental Merchant Bank; and Mallam Musa Ahmad Tijjani, former editor-in-chief of the newspapers Leadership Sunday and Triumph, as well as four other famous figures died...
BREAKING: Lagos Records Another Death From Coronavirus
Lagos State has recorded another death from the COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 19. The State Ministry of Health disclosed this via Twitter on Saturday, hours after an additional 80 cases of the Coronavirus were confirmed in the state. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) had announced on Friday that there were 114 new...
Coronavirus Kills First Bank Regional Manager
A Regional Manager with First Bank PLC in Kano, northern Nigeria, Abdullahi Lawal, has died of a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID -19). ABN TV reports that family sources said the deceased Nigerian banker took ill on Friday and was first put on admission at a private clinic in Kano from where he was referred to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. The late...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 114 New Coronavirus Cases, Hits 1095
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 114 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a tweet on Thursday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 1095. The centre said that 80 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, in FCT, ...
BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 10 More Coronavirus Patients
The Lagos State government, on Friday, announced the discharge of ten more COVID-19 patients. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, urged Lagosians to practice great personal hygiene and join the #MaskUpLagos campaign by using a facemask in public. He said, “Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories because they show that a positive...
