Davido’s Fiancee, Chioma Tests Negative For COVID-19
Chioma Rowland, the fiancee of Nigerian superstar singer, David Adeleke aka Davido, has won her battle with the dreaded COVID-19. Excited Davido broke the good news on Sunday night, saying that she has tested negative twice. Davido had announced on March 27th that Chioma who had recently returned from the United Kingdom had tested positive for the virus. He also disclosed...
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...
BREAKING: Fleeing Suspected COVID-19 Patient Captured In Abia, Quarantined (Photos)
The Abia state government has announced that a fleeing coronavirus patient Vincent Prosper, who had earlier had contact with a confirmed case in Akwa Ibom is now in custody, ABN TV reports. The suspected patient was tracked down with the help of security agents who pinned him to his location after he had severally refused to turn up for testing. A...
BREAKING: Lagos Records 3 COVID-19 Deaths
Three more COVID-19 patients in Lagos have died. Commissioner of Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, announced this on Saturday. According to him, the deceased are two males and a female aged 52, 63 and 67 respectively. He added that two of the victims had underlying health issues. “32 new #COVID19 cases were confirmed in Lagos on April 17, 2020. Total number of confirmed...
FCT Confirms 2 New Cases Of COVID-19
Two new cases of Coronavirus has been confirmed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration. The FCTA in a post on its Twitter account confirmed that it has so far recorded two deaths and the total number of active cases remains at 44. “Two new cases in the F.C.T. Summary of #COVID19FCT as at 10:10 pm, 17th April 2020.” “Total number of confirmed...
BREAKING: Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari Is Dead
The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari on Saturday morning. According to the statement signed by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17,...
At Least 300,000 Africans May Die In COVID-19 Pandemic — UN Agency
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said on Friday, calling for a $100 billion safety net for the continent, Reuters reports. Africa’s 54 countries have so far reported fewer than 20,000 confirmed cases of the disease, just a fraction of the more than...
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 51 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Now 493
Fifty-one new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 32 in Lagos, 6 in Kano, 5 in Kwara, 2 in FCT, 2 in Oyo, 2 in Katsina, 1 in Ogun, 1 in Ekiti. As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 159 Deaths: 17 #TakeResponsibility As at 10:10 pm 17th April, number of states with confirmed...
BREAKING: Tension As Abia Government Declares Suspected COVID-19 Patient Wanted
The Abia state government has declared one Mr. Vincent Prosper wanted for allegedly sneaking into the state with a suspected COVID-19 case. In a release signed by the Commissioner for Information john Okiyi Kalu made available to ABN TV on Friday, Mr. Prosper had sneaked into Abia State from a neighboring state. "He was last seen around 153, Azikiwe Road, Aba....
BREAKING: Again, Ikpeazu Extends Lockdown In Abia
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has extended the restriction of movements order in the state to curb the spread of COVID-19 from Monday, April 20, 2020. This is the second time the state government is extending the lockdown. In a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Friday and made available to ABN...
