Victor Ogunyinka Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has announced that her daughter has gone into self-isolation after returning from the United Kingdom. In a tweet thread on her verified Twitter handle, Aisha Buhari explained that although she (her daughter) wasn’t showing any symptom, it is only important that she did the needful. “Good afternoon […]

Italy on Thursday overtook China’s coronavirus death total and braced for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II. The Mediterranean country’s toll reached 3,405 after it recorded 427 new deaths on Wednesday. China has officially reported 3,245 deaths since registering the first case at the end […]

China on Thursday marked a major milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as it recorded zero domestic infections for the first time since the outbreak emerged, but a spike in imported cases threatened its progress. The stark reversal comes as nations across the world have shut down in a desperate effort to contain […]

By Dennis Agbo Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said that the global pandemic, Coronavirus, and the dwindling oil price will hit Nigeria most hard because the country operates a mono-economy, dependent only on oil. Ekweremadu said that if the country was economically restructured, the two global impacts would not have […]

Around 640 COVID-19 cases have been reported in 34 African countries so far, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed on Thursday. Speaking in Addis Ababa, John Nkengasong, Africa CDC Director, said, “In Africa we now have around 640 COVID-19 confirmed cases coming from 34 countries. “The death count in Africa […]

By Chioma Obinna The Italian national who brought the deadly Coronavirus to Nigeria has now tested negative to the disease. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who disclosed this  Thursday in Lagos said the index case had been receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Yaba. READ ALSO: LASG confirms 4 more new […]

Police in China’s coronavirus epicentre Wuhan acted “inappropriately” by punishing a doctor who blew the whistle on the outbreak that has now killed more than 9,000 worldwide, a Chinese government investigation found Thursday. Li Wenliang, one of a group of doctors in Wuhan who shared posts on social media warning of a SARS-like virus spreading […]

One of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in self-isolation after returning from the UK. READ ALSO: LASG Confirm 4 more new cases of COVID-19 The First Lady, Aisha Buhari said she not symptomatic but feels the need to go into self-isolation as a precautionary measure against COVID 19.

By Chioma Obinna Four more people on Wednesday, tested positive to COVID19 bringing the number of persons with the virus to 12 in Lagos even as no fewer than 1,300 persons are being followed up by the state government. With the latest additions, no fewer than 12 people have been infected with the deadly disease […]

FIFA will make a $10million donation to the World Health Organisation to support efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The president of football’s global governing body, Gianni Infantino, announced the move in a statement on Tuesday, in which he also confirmed the organisation would accept requests from Uefa and CONMEBOL to postpone the Euro 2020 […]