By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The State Chairman, Imo State Hoteliers Association, Chima Chukwunyere, has said that the figures of those quarantined at a hotel Umuguma, in Owerri, were 30 in number. Chukwunyere spoke in Owerri, on Friday, as he called on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, to tell Nigerians whether Christigonus Aguwa, […]

By Abayomi Adeshida – Abuja An America-based Non-profit group, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, has urged the Federal Government to leverage on the foundation laid by the Obasanjo administration thirteen years ago to protect over thirty million Nigerians with disability from deadly diseases including the ravaging COVID-19 that is currently increasing in Nigeria. […]

By Chinenyeh Ozor Following the outbreak of corona virus COVD-19 across the globe which necessitated lockdown to stay safe in the 36 states of Nigeria, prices of food items has skyrocketed in the university community of Nsukka and it’s environs. Vanguard reports that must markets in Nsukka has been shutdown while food sellers hike prices […]

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Friday said the coronavirus situation in Russia could yet develop into a worst case scenario, and that the epidemic has not peaked there yet. READ ALSO: Russia coronavirus cases jump to 2,337 in record daily rise “It is clear that the peak of infections has not yet passed, and we […]

OPEC and allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented production cut equivalent to around 10% of global supply, an OPEC source said after U.S. President Donald Trump called on oil nations to stop the oil rout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting of OPEC and allies such as Russia has been scheduled […]

By Eric Ugbor – Aba The  Abia State Police Command has arrested four suspected traffickers and rescued 19 children along Umuika axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, E. Ene Okon who confirmed this to newsmen said the operation was carried out by operatives of State Anti-Robbery […]

Four days into the lockdown order in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States as part of measures to contain the dreaded coronavirus, the Federal Government has appreciated Nigerians for their compliance, sacrifices and urged them to keep up the pace. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while assessing the situation when he […]

Perez Brisibe Reactions have continued to trail Thursday’s reported killing of a youth in Warri by soldiers during the 14-day lockdown order by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as a measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Delta State. The victim, Joseph Pessu, was said to have been killed after he allegedly failed to […]

Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a health ministry official and a senior political official. The sources all spoke on the condition of anonymity. Iraqi authorities have instructed medical staff not to speak to […]

South Korea is struggling to retain its lead in global next-generation 5G telecom services, as the coronavirus pandemic further cools sentiment of consumers whose interest in the technology has waned due to the cost and quality concerns. The Asian nation’s telecom operators, led by SK Telecom and KT Corp, launched the world’s first 5G services […]

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria on Thursday recorded 10 new cases of COVID 19 bringing the total confirmed cases to 184. Out of the new cases, seven are in Lagos and three in Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Buhari’s daughter rejoins family after self-isolation According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced […]

More than 6,000 cases reported With more than 6000 COVID-19 cases reported in Africa, the virus is threatening fragile health systems on the continent. Infections are increasingly spreading not only between African countries but within different localities in the hardest-hit countries. For instance, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where COVID-19 cases were at […]

By  David Odama Not less than 68 persons have been arrested for allegedly violating the state government order aimed at curbing the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the state. Out of the number, 48  apprehended in Karu local government area of the state and  charged to court to serve as a deterrent to others […]

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Kwara State Technical Committee on Corona Virus (COVID-19) will Thursday night begin fumigation of markets across the state. According to the statement issued last night by Spokesman of the Committee Rafiu Ajakaye, the fumigation takes place between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. “Fumigation is slated to begin across seven markets […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja As criticisms trail the disbursement of money to the vulnerable in the federal government’s Conditional Cash Transfer scheme, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has said no region or section Nigeria will be excluded. Farouq said the programme was a national one with […]