President Donald Trump talked to many U.S. pro sports leaders about the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying he is looking forward to the resumption of competitions “as soon as we can”. “I want fans back in the arenas,” Trump said later in a briefing at the White House. “I think it’s … whenever […]

By Esther Onyegbula Executive Director Lightup Foundation, Ambassador, Olasubomi Iginla Aina has called on the Federal Government to provide relief and palliatives to the citizens as well as after the stay at home period aimed to curb the spread of Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Aina, who also urged Nigerians in the diaspora to complement […]

The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States. Okoyen made the announcement in a statement in New York on Saturday evening. He said one of them, a doctor from Abia, contracted the virus while on duty […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo State government on Saturday freed the staff and guests of the fancy hotel at Umuguma, that were quarantined over COVID-19 virus, after Christigonus Aguwa, had visited them. The Imo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, made this statement in Owerri. He added that the government decided […]

  More young people are dying of the coronavirus, according to a new warning issued by the World Health Organization. “What we are seeing in some countries is that there are individuals in their 30s, who are in their 40s and 50s who are in the ICU and who have died,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, […]

Summary of the Lagos State Governor’s Address, April 4, 2020. 1. All hospital treatments, cards and surgery are free for the month of April at the first instance in all the state secondary general hospital and maternity centres. 2. The stimulus package is BEING reviewed for better coordination and distribution. It will go round and […]

A frontline NHS nurse who had been battling coronavirus died just moments after her husband whispered ‘don’t worry about the kids’. Areema Nasreen, 36, died in intensive care at Walsall Manor Hospital, West Midlands, where she had worked. The mother-of-three, who leaves behind children aged 8, 10, and 17, became the country’s youngest health worker to be […]

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has exceeded 300,000, while the death toll passed 8,100. New York state’s coronavirus toll has risen at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there. READ ALSO: Malawi president takes wage cut to fund coronavirus fight […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced five new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; three in Bauchi and two Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “As at 10:10 pm 4th April, there are 214 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-five have been discharged with four deaths. For a breakdown of cases by states- […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday reported the state has discharged another patient of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease after testing negative for the virus. Sanwo-Olu while disclosing this during a press briefing held at Lagos House Marina also confirmed that the total cases of the virus in the state has tallied 109 after […]