Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus cases in the country. The figure brought the number of coronavirus patients in the country to 288. The centre said on its Twitter handle that 13 cases were recorded in Lagos and one in Delta. READ ALSO: Woman aged 107 becomes […]

By Lolo Cynthia Ihesie As cities observe a total lockdown in Nigeria to curb the spread of coronavirus, cases of rape and sexual assault are spiking, with about 80 million women and girls trapped with abusers. For too many, the home has become a battlefield for girls and women subjected to gender-based violence. As part […]

Moved by the present plight of the people, the member representing Obokun/ Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Rep.Oke Busayo Wole Oke has made a personal donation of 600 bags of rice estimated at ₦15m to the state COVID-19 Committee for distribution to the people of the state as palliatives to cushion the effects of the lockdown to halt further spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

As the controversy trails the offer of aid from China in the current fight against the rampaging COVID-19, Issa Aremu, has said the nation needs a unity of purpose against the pandemic and not what he called “unhelpful controversy” at this critical time of the need for global solidarity against the disease. Aremu, a member […]

THE Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said it was still opposed to the arrival of the Chinese medical experts in the country to help combat novel coronavirus.