Authorities in China on Monday detained a law professor who published essays criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power, according to friends of the man. Xu Zhangrun, a rare outspoken critic of the government in China’s heavily censored academia, was taken from his home in suburban Beijing by […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 544 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday. The 544 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 28711. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 203 patients from isolation centers across the country with […]

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi To alleviate the hardship on Bauchi residents occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bauchi State government has granted tax reliefs to taxpayers in the state. The Executive Chairman of the Board of Internal Revenue, Muazu Usman disclosed this in a press release issued to journalists yesterday, stating that the governor, […]

By Peter Duru The Vice-Chairman of the Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration of the Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi Professor Godwin Achinge, has reportedly died of COVID-19 complications. Though family sources have not confirmed the death of Prof. Achinge, Vanguard gathered that he died Sunday afternoon in Jos the Plateau […]

The boredom that came with the COVID-19 lockdown might be easing gradually. But some Nigerians experienced funny, engaging and exciting moments.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government on Sunday discharged 45 more patients from various isolation facilities across the state having recovered fully and tested negative for COVID-19. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the Incident Commander, who revealed this said the patients include: 18 females and 27 males including 4 foreign nationals to […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Vice Chairman of the Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19, and Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration of the Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi Prof. Godwin Achinge has reportedly died of COVID-19 complications. Though family sources have not confirmed the death of Professor Achinge, Vanguard gathered that he died Sunday afternoon […]

…Confirms 212,326 new diagnoses in a day  By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna The World Health Organization, WHO, weekend said it has discontinued the hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19 following the result of its interim trial which showed that the drugs produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients […]

By Chioma Obinna Immediate past General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA, Chief Jide Odekunle, during the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos State is dead. He was said to have died at age 53 of COVID-19 complications. A top government official who confirmed this to Vanguard said late […]

By Sola Ogundipe During the three months of COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria, it was a challenging situation for many persons suffering from chronic health conditions such as diabetes. One of the challenges during this period was maintaining the regular checking of blood glucose levels. For many, the effort to achieve the goals of treatment is […]

Says drugs produce little or no reduction in mortality By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organization, WHO, weekend said it has discontinued the hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19 following the result of its interim trial which showed that the drugs produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients when […]

Says ease of lockdown not end of coronavirus in Nigeria By Chioma Obinna The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, weekend warned Nigerians of an imminent rise in positive cases should they continue to abuse the public health and social measures put in place to check the spread of […]

Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased, the presidency announced Sunday. “The Analamanga region (under which the capital is situated) is returning to full lockdown,” the presidency said in a statement. No traffic will be allowed in or out […]

By Abayomi Adeshida Members of Staff and the general public have been advised to stay off the entire premises of the National Library of Nigeria, Garki, Abuja due to a fumigation exercise to decontaminate and disinfect the public facility to prevent the possibility of the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the place. Vanguard […]

By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, WHO has again halted the trial of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms despite a new study finding it made coronavirus patients 50 per cent less likely to die. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an effective COVID-19 treatment for hospitalized patients. In a press statement, WHO […]