The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Sunday a 36-year-old man has died of COVID-19 in the state. Abayomi, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle, said the man’s death was the second recorded in the state. He said: “We lost a #COVID-19 patient; a 36-year-old Nigerian, male, who died in […]

By Victor Arjiromanus In John Kennedy’s day, the dire threat to the Earth was a Nuclear fallout among world powers, especially between the  United States of America and Russia with their allies, and in our time, it became global warming. But, most recently, and now with us, is a virus that holds a greater havoc […]

The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care dropped for the first time in Italy on Saturday, as the country also welcomed its lowest daily increase in deaths in two weeks. Officials in one of the worst-hit countries credited its strict lockdown, ongoing for nearly a month, for the hopeful trends and stressed the need […]

A Cleric, Pastor Sumaila Suleman on Sunday advised residents of Abakaliki metropolis to adhere to regulations and guidelines by government against COVID-19 during the lockdown to check the spread of the pandemic.

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)  has called on Nollywood stakeholders  to  promote government’s precautionary measures  against the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to provide and publish spending details of public funds and private sector donations and other benefits during the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States for Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. SERAP, demanded for the provision of […]

By Lawani Mikairu Air Peace airline on Saturday night delivered the federal government first batch of medical supplies from Turkey in the fight against the spread of Corona virus pandemic and for the treatment of those who are infected. The Air Peace aircraft, Boeing 777 with registration number, 5N-BWI landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]

MAJORITY of Churches in Asaba, the Delta State capital, complied with the lockdown order issued by the State Government as part of an effort aimed at containing the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic in the State.

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant headed a star-studded list of honorees named to basketball’s 2020 Hall of Fame on Saturday. The Los Angeles Lakers icon, who died in a helicopter crash in January, was named alongside nine honorees who will be enshrined at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 29. Joining Bryant […]

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has said that the travel history of a deceased patient, suspected of COVID-19 was concealed by the family.