Coronavirus

Popular rapper, Falz has jumped on social media to mark the birthday of his mum who clocked 60 today, April 30, 2020. Falz is not really happy though as he blamed the coronavirus for preventing a big party to celebrate his beloved mother. He, however, vowed to make it up ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that the country’s huge population is a big challenge in the battle against coronavirus in the nation. Osinbajo, however, revealed that the edge of being able to manage the issues in smaller measures via the states has aided authorities to ...

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has come out to say that out of every 5 sick Lagosians that show respiratory symptoms, one is infected with COVID-19. The professor revealed while adding that the deadly virus also affects the kidneys and the blood. According to him, the fact ...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has come out to say that 825 tests yielded the 195 positive results recently announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday. He revealed this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. The 195 ...

As the world celebrates 2020’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has come out to say that 264 doctors have been exposed to COVID-19 situations in Nigeria thus far. NMA recently revealed that out of these 264 doctors, 20 have tested positive, 2 ...

APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has come out to say that his late Chief Security Officer, CSO, Lateef Raheem, died of complications from the coronavirus. He, however, added that he and his wife, Senator Oluremi are free from the virus as they recently tested negative to the disease. According to ...

The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization, WHO has said. The health organization revealed this at a recent press conference in Geneva, Switzerland amid relaxing of lockdowns all across the globe. According to WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, nations should keep doing all they can to ...

Grammy-nominated gospel singer, Troy Sneed has died from coronavirus complications. The 52-year-old died early Monday, April 27, at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. His friend and OAP, KD Bowe recently wrote this tribute to him on social media, “I don’t know how to make sense of this. ‘ I’m not ...

Kano State government has come out to say that the recent deaths in the state are not related to coronavirus in any way. The state government recently revealed that they are aware of the deaths and vibrant state governor, Ganduje is currently on top of the situation. According to a ...

Tinubu‘s media aide, Tunde Rahman has come out to say that Tinubu has undergone coronavirus testing. Rahman recently revealed that this move is not proof that his late CSO, Lateef Rahman died from coronavirus related sickness. According to him, Tinubu simply did the test as a precaution and Lateef Rahman ...

The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ has urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to guarantee the provision of life insurance for journalists who are on the frontline amid the coronavirus pandemic. NUJ recently revealed that the government must do everything possible to provide adequate and ...

Ex BBNaija housemate, Tacha has come out to blast those who are now using wearing of face masks to flaunt their fashion skills. According to her, the deadly virus is not a joke so everyone should try to take things more seriously. She added that the fashion parade can begin ...

Dr. Casmier Ifeanyi, a renowned laboratory scientist, molecular biology expert, and the National Publicity Secretary of Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, has come out to say that coronavirus has binary fusion of transmission. Ifeanyi recently revealed that to win the war against the pandemic, we should have contained ...

Lagos State government just gave families that have corpses in Lagos State mortuaries a 14-day ultimatum to pick them for burial or they will be part of a mass burial very soon. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed this recently as he spoke to newsmen at the State House, Marina, on the ...

Popular singer, Tiwa Savage recently went on Instagram Live to interact with her fans and followers. Tiwa revealed that the pandemic is a really weird time for everyone, rich and poor, since we are all affected in ways we never expected. According to him, it has humbled her as well ...

Nollywood actress, Kehinde Olorunyomi has jumped on social media to beg Nigerian wives to act fast when their husbands start beating their house girl repeatedly. Kehinde recently revealed that a man will only do that when he is sleeping with the maid. According to her, the woman should be the ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has come out to hail the Lagos State Government for making provision for relief package and palliatives to students of tertiary institutions in the state. The South-West Coordinator of NANS, Comrade Kappo Samuel Olawale praised the governor in a recent interview in Lagos. ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has come out to say that there is currently no evidence that those who have recovered from COVID-19 cannot be re-infected. In a recent “Scientific Brief” released from its headquarters in Geneva and posted on its site, WHO shut down the idea of immunity for ...

The World Health Organisation, WHO has come out to say that coronavirus cases in Africa have risen to 28,000. The UN’s health agency revealed this on its official twitter account, @WHOAFRO today. WHO added that there have been 8,000 recoveries and 1,300 deaths recorded thus far. The tweet read, “Over ...

A lawmaker in Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon James Akadu has come out to say that he is disappointed in Nigerian Institutes and tertiary institutions for failing to offer a solution to the coronavirus pandemic. James believes all the cash put into the several research Institutes have turned out ...