Chris Cuomo, the TV-host brother of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has the coronavirus, he said Tuesday. “Soooo in these difficult times that seem to get more difficult and complicated by the day, I just found out that I am positive for coronavirus,” Chris Cuomo, 49, tweeted. “I have been exposed to people in recent days who […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu The first day into the 14 days total lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, some residents are already counting their frustrations. Some of them had resorted to playing some indoor games such as ludo. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday ordered a total lockdown in […]

Victor Ogunyinka A seven-year-old girl and her eight-year-old sister have broken their lifetime savings and decided to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the fight against coronavirus. The girls, Princess, 7, and Vera Akpan, 8, donated N1,850 and N2,350 respectively. In her letter, which was exclusively made available to Vanguard […]

A 25-year-old college student in Michigan died from the coronavirus just weeks before he was set to graduate — and after being refused a test several times, according to reports. Bassey Offiong, a Nigerian and senior majoring in chemical engineering at Western Michigan University in the United States had no known prior health issues before […]

Victor Ogunyinka For the second time in eight hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced four more cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of people living with the disease in Nigeria to 138. As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has shown Nigerians how to properly wash their hands as part of precautionary measures in the fight against the Coronavirus. READ ALSO: COVID-19 Lockdown: Abiodun gives food items to stranded students In photos shared by media aide, Femi Adesina, President Buhari is seen washing his hands in front of a mirror. The photos […]

By Omeiza Ajayi & Idirisu Yakubu Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has revealed the criteria for discharging coronavirus patients who have recovered from the virus. Osagie disclosed this Tuesday during a media interface by the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19. He said “Five persons have been discharged and sent home. Nigeria has unfortunately recorded […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dogban-Mesem, has urged lawyers and litigants seeking to access the court, to do so through online communication, saying the directive was to ameliorate the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Justice Dogban-Mesem, in a fresh operational directive for the Court dated March […]

The outbreak of COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on Abidjan’s second-hand goods and clothing market. At the Angré market, a neighborhood north of the city, the coronavirus pandemic has led to a drop in activities as traders and consumers fear catching the new virus through the purchase and use of second-hand clothes. Zossou Junior […]

By Festus Ahon, Asaba Deltans,  engaged in panic of foodstuffs and other essential commodities ahead of tomorrow’s (today) total shutdown of the State as part of steps to contain the spread of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic in the State. The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa had on 26th March announced that the State would be […]

Twitter has made good — so far — on its pledge to crack down on tweets that contain false or misleading information about COVID-19 cures. The platform has deleted tweets by the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for violating its ban on novel coronavirus-related content that “goes […]

By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo As measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 tops government agenda at the National and State levels, the Taraba state government has also opened two isolation centres in preparation for any eventuality. The two isolation centers are situated at the State Specialist Hospital and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo. The state Commissioner […]

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi state government has imposed a lockdown for 14 days lockdown order on the state to check the spread of the coronavirus. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Sabi’u Baba on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Bauchi governor Bala Mohammed tests positive […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said there “is a case definition for COVID-19” and only those with symptoms will be tested by the Centre. The NCDC DG stated this while answering questions fielded by journalists during the Tuesday Presidential Task […]

Egypt will shut down its airports and air travel starting March 31 to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus. The new measures will heavily impact the country’s economy and tourism sectors. Some 138,000 jobs are immediately at risk and 1 billion us dollars in airline revenues has been lost, according to IATA. “The decision of […]