The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has admitted an error in the total number of coronavirus confirmed cases in Nigeria, as at 10:30 pm Friday 3rd April 2020. The NCDC which had on Friday 3rd April 2020, announced the total number of the COVID-19 to be 210, in a…
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commended Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for facilitating truck-out from the Porthacourt deport, and his timely intervention which has resulted in the smooth distribution of petroleum products to Rivers State neighbouring states. The NNPC in a statement released by…
Anthony Joshua’s title defence bout with Kubrat Pulev has been postponed, due to the coronavirus spread and the increase in deaths around the world. The Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev fight which will see the British-Nigerian boxer defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world titles was scheduled to take…
Popular and controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has confirmed that her son Andre and herself have tested negative to the coronavirus, a few days after they took the test. The actress and her foundation who have been distributing food items and materials to Karon-Magiji community (Disabled Colony) and some other…
Davido is clearly having a tough time baby sitting in the absence of his fiance and mother of their child, Chioma, as he shares a photo of his tired looking self with their son, Ifeanyi Adeleke. The ‘If’ singer who captioned the photo praising mothers, said he is putting in…
The executive Governor of Kano State, Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his wife Prof Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje, have both been tested negative for COVID-19, the Kano State government said. According to the statement released a few hours ago, the Governor and his wife Prof Hafsat while reacting to their…
The coronavirus cases in Nigeria has hits 184 in total, as at 8:pm on Thursday 2nd April 2020, with ten additional new cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in their update on Thursday 2nd April 2020, reported ten new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total…
President Buhari’s daughter has finally rejoined her family, after completing the mandatory 14-days isolation exercise, for a suspected coronavirus case. The First Lady, who a few days ago had announced to Nigerians that one of her daughters who had returned from the UK being among the high burden listed countries…
Governor of Cross River, Governor Ben Ayade has imposed new restrictions as the state prepares to battle the spread of the coronavirus in the state. The Governor in a statement released on Wednesday April 1st 2020, warned that no citizen or resident of the state would be allowed to leave…
The world’s oldest tennis tournament, The Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another blue-riband sports event off the calendar. The development meant a wipe-out of the entire tennis grasscourt season. The decision had looked inevitable for some…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 23 new cases of the coronavirus, as the total confirmed cases in Nigeria as at 8 pm on Wednesday 1st April 2020, hits 174. The 23 new cases of the coronavirus as announced by NCDC, are 9 in Lagos, 7 in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed an additional 12 new cases of the coronavirus, as the total confirmed cases in Nigeria as at Wednesday 1st April 2020, jumps to 151, from 139 just yesterday. According to the NCDC, the additional Twelve new cases were the recent cases…
Bauchi State has confirmed a third coronavirus case, as the Deputy Governor of the state, Sen Baba Tela confirmed this on Tuesday 31 March 2020. According to the Deputy Governor and Chairman, Task Force Committee on COVID-19 in the State, giving an update on Bauchi State, described the third coronavirus…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has denied reports in the media that he called for the Federal Government of Nigeria to print new naira notes as part of COVID-19 response measures, to save the economy from collapse. Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, debunking…
Popular Country star Joe Diffie has died at the age of 61 from the novel coronavirus, a few days after confirming that he has contracted the virus. Joe Diffie who skyrocketed to fame with his hit “John Deere Green and had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the cessation of all movements in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, in order to slow down the rapid spread of the coronavirus, with the total figure in Nigeria as at Sunday 29th 2020, put at 111. President Buhari declared the cessation of…
The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede has tested positive to the dreaded coronavirus. CG Muhammad Babandede who recently returned from the United Kingdom was advised to self-isolate while a test was carried out and came out positive. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari will by 7 pm today, Sunday 29th March 2020, address Nigerians about the coronavirus pandemic. The decision by President Buhari to address Nigerians is coming after much criticism (mostly online) from Nigerians and non-Nigerians, on how the Presidency has failed to address the nation, just like other…
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, and has now gone into self-isolating at his Downing Street residence Boris Johnson, 55, experienced mild symptoms on Thursday, a day after he answered at the prime minister’s weekly question-and-answer session in parliament’s House of Commons chamber, and received the…
The Lagos State government are taking additional and necessary measures to slow down the spread of the COVID0-19 in the state, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday 24th March 2020, ordered the closure of markets, stores in the state with effect from Thursday. The Governor made this known in a…