Declares dusk to dawn curfew By Festus Ahon Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has extended for another 14 days the lockdown order in the State as part of the State Government’s effort to contain the spread of dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. Okowa also declared a dusk to dawn curfew in the State for the next […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure The third positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Akure, the Ondo State capital. A statement by the information and Orientation commissioner Donald Ojogo in Akure said the patient is a Medical doctor. Ojogo said in the statement that “the third positive case in Ondo State is a Medical Doctor; […]

By David Royal The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, said that the spread of the virus in the country has slowed down. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed this during the daily media briefing by the task force in Abuja. He further stated that based […]

By David Royal Nigeria has reported 20 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 343. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Monday announced that of the 20 new cases, 13 are recorded in Lagos, two in Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun, one in Ondo. The centre further […]

Local Government Areas (LGAs) and religious groups in Edo State have commenced distribution of relief materials provided by the Edo State Government to beneficiaries, including orphans, the elderly, rehabilitated returnees from Libya and the homeless across the state. In Ikpoba-Okha and Egor LGA, the materials were shared to ward and local community leaders, at the […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the anti-coronavirus lockdown in France until May 11, in a televised speech to the nation on Monday. The strict rules on social contact – including instructions to only spend one hour outside per day and not further than 1 km from your home were also extended. The rules had […]

LOKOJA—Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Kogi State, Dr. Zubair Kabiru, has described as ill-conceived plans by the state government to lift ban on religious gatherings, as the coronaVirus, COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage parts of the country.

Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Advisory Council, Anthony Emmanuel Nted, has called on government to provide palliatives and relief materials to the most vulnerable people in the society.

Makurdi—The storm trailing the detection and announcement of the Coronavirus, COVID-19  index case in Benue State, Mrs. Susan Okpe, may take a longer time to settle as the London based woman, has taken to her social media account to castigate the Federal Government for keeping her for treatment against her will.

Kano—National Center for the Control of Diseases, NCDC, has advised former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, to immediately go into self isolation, sequel to a successful Covid-19 test in Kano.