1386 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 20. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 476. Other states with fresh cases include Rivers-163, FCT-116, Kaduna-114, Oyo-68, Plateau-62, Ogun-56, Imo-55, Osun-55, Edo-51, Anambra-50, Kwara-44, Kano-17, Ebonyi-14, Cross River-10, Delta-10, Jigawa-8, Bayelsa-6, Ekiti-6, Borno-2, Taraba-2 and…
The House of Representatives has kicked against resumption of schools amid the the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. The lower chamber of the national assembly which proposed a postponement of resumption for three months, said government officials did not consult the relevant committees of the National Assembly, contrary to their claim that…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says 1398 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 13. According to the health agency, Lagos recorded 542 cases while the FCT recorded 131, Other states with fresh cases include Oyo-120, Rivers-113, Plateau-111, Kaduna-71, Kwara-71, Akwa Ibom-34, Sokoto-31, Benue-28, Ogun-27, Kano-26, Kebbi-17, Osun-12,…
20 doctors have contracted COVID-19 within the past three weeks in Kwara State. President of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Dr Badmus Habeeb, disclosed this to Channels Television during a phone interview on Wednesday January 13. Habeeb who said the association are battling with the pandemic “based on…
The owner of Club Victoria in Lagos, Bruno Owede, who was arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly opening his facility to fun-seekers in violation of the COVID19 safety protocols, was arraigned before the Ebutte Metta Magistrate court on Tuesday, January 13. The court in its ruling, ordered Owede to undergo…
Many survivors of Coronavirus are experiencing a wide range of lingering symptoms known collectively as “Long Covid.” A seven-year-old boy named Logan Walsh has recovered from coronavirus but is now struggling with a particularly strange side effect. He’s suffering from memory loss. A specialist at Leeds General Infirmary, where Logan was treated, spotted the signs…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, says the Federal Government is currently in talks with China to have access to COVID19 vaccines for Nigeria. Onyeama made this disclosure while briefing newsmen shortly after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, who was in Nigeria on a working visit. He said that…
Manchester City stars, Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the club confirmed on Friday December 25. Two members of the club’s staff, whose identities have not been revealed yet, also tested positive. “All four personnel will now observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government…
712 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, December 25 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-388, FCT-77, Kwara-39, Katsina-35, Bauchi-33, Plateau-22, Ogun-18, Akwa Ibom-16, Delta-13, Kaduna-12, Osun-12, Yobe-11, Sokoto-10, Kebbi-8, Enugu-6, Edo-5, Ondo-3, Niger-2, Kano-1 and Oyo-1. There are…
Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf has tested positive for the coronavirus after multiple members of his security team caught the bug. The governor, who is now in isolation at home released the following statement: “During a routine test yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms and am feeling well. I am following CDC and Department of…
