The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that three states have recently reported a total of 76 deaths suspected to be from yellow fever. The affected states are Bauchi, Delta and Enugu states and it was learnt that the deaths occured between November 1 and 11. While 74 suspected cases involving 35 deaths were reported from Delta State, 70 suspected…
Niger state Governor, Abubakar Bello has announced that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. The Governor who shared the news on Twitter, also revealed that he is asymptomatic and has gone into isolation. Bello tweeted; I have tested positive to #COVID19. However, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation.
There is palpable fear in Ute-Okpu and Idumuesah communities in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State over the outbreak of a ravaging mysterious sickness which has claimed not less than 15 lives within 18 to 25 years age bracket in the last two weeks. Expressing concern over the mysterious death, the Delta State Government,…
Jason Njoku, the co-founder, and CEO of iROKOtv, and his wife, Mary Remmy, a Nollywood actress and ROK film boss, have tested positive for COVID-19. Jason disclosed this via his Twitter handle this afternoon. He said while his wife feels very well, he, on the other hand, isn’t feeling great.“My enemies are hard at work in 2020.…
Khloe Kardashian has confirmed she tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, after she suffered from “vomiting” and “shaking”. The reality star, 36, announced she had contracted the virus in a recently released clip from Keeping Up With The Kardashians. While isolating in her Los Angeles home, the mum-of-one confirmed she was suffering from Covid in the…
More than 40 million people have now been infected with Covid-19 worldwide with experts predicting that the figure could go as high as 780 million.The milestone was passed early on Monday, October 19, according to Johns Hopkins University, which collates reports on COVID-19 globally.The private research university also confirmed more than 1.1 million deaths from…
The Federal Government has ordered a compulsory COVID-19 test for all prospective corps members. This announcement comes hours after it announced the reopening of all National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps from November 10, 2020. Speaking at the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday October 15, the National Cooordinator of the Sani Aliyu,…
136 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday September 26, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases across states is as follows; Lagos-41, Ogun-27, Rivers-19, Abia-10, Oyo-6, Plateau-6, Bauchi-5, Ondo-5, Ekiti-4, Kaduna-4, Edo-3, Ebonyi-2, Bayelsa-1, Delta-1, Osun-1, Yobe-1. There are now 58,198 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in…
US Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the firebrand court justice who was known for her legal, cultural and feminist actions while serving in the highest court of the land, died Friday September 18, aged 87 after battling cancer, the Supreme Court has announced. Justice Ginsburg, nominated into the supreme court by former president Bill Clinton, died from…
Nigeria has recorded 189 new COVID-19 cases. According to statistics released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases are in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Lagos recorded 70 cases, Plateau recorded 37, the FCT, 24; Kaduna, 19; Rivers, 12; Oyo, five; Ogun, four; Ebonyi, Katsina, Ondo and Osun have…