The Enugu State Government has ordered the closure of all land borders and inter-state transportation in the state till further notice, with effect from 6 pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, except those on medical emergency services. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon …
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Check Out List Of African Countries That Have Yet To Record Any Case Of Coronavirus
As cases of COVID-19 rise across the world with increasing death rate, some African countries have yet to record any incident of Coronavirus infection. Countries in the continent are presently imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic. According to the latest data, of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Lawmaker asked to leave plenary in Imo State after coughing and sneezing
The speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji has ordered the member representing Nkwerre State Constituency, Mr. Obinna Okwara to leave the hallowed chambers when he suddenly started coughing and sneezing during the plenary. This came as the speaker also has advised the member representing Owerri North …
Read More »Watch Video as Traditional Ruler Shuts Down Burial Ceremony In Anambra Over COVID-19 Lockdown
Some traditional rulers in Anambra state have taken it upon themselves to enforce the social distance order imposed on the state by Governor Willy Obiano to curb the spread of COVID-19. Reports have it that a traditional ruler in Anambra State, HRH Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu of Ojoto, in Idemili …
Read More »COVID-19: NBC directs GOTv, DSTV, Startimes, others to allow local stations run without subscription
As part of efforts to allow Nigerians have the benefit of daily update on the 2019 novel coronavirus, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has directed GOTv, DSTV, NTA Startimes, FreeTv Platform and others, to allow local stations on their bouquet run even after subscribers have exhausted their subscription. This is …
Read More »Coronavirus: FG converts NYSC orientation camps, stadiums to Isolation centers
The Federal Government has approved the use of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps nationwide, including four stadiums in the country as isolation centres in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. These include the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos; Liberty Stadium Ibadan; M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Abuja and Ahmadu Bello …
Read More »Nigerian PhD student allegedly found dead in his hostel room in Malaysia amid Coronavirus lockdown
A Nigerian man from Adamawa state studying PhD at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Dr. Chiroma, was reportedly found dead in his hostel room on Friday March 27. Dr. Auwal Mustapha Imam, who also studied in Malaysia, said that the deceased might have died yesterday but his body was discovered on …
Read More »Coronavirus can be sexually transmitted, says health minister
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says he believes that coronavirus can be transmitted sexually. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Ehanire said the country now has 51 cases of the COVID-19 disease. “If a person is positive, the virus can be transmitted sexually,” he claimed, rather controversially. …
Read More »67 Italian Catholic priests have died of coronavirus
A total of 67 Italian Catholic priests have died after being infected with the novel coronavirus. The Avvenire newspaper revealed this on Wednesday, adding that the youngest of those listed by the Catholic Church-affiliated paper was 53. “Priests get sick and die like everybody else, maybe even more than the rest,” the Avvenire …
Read More »Rwandan police shoot dead two people who defied coronavirus lockdown orders
Rwandan police shot and killed two people who defied lockdown orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The two men in their twenties “attempted to tussle with officers,” Rwanda National Police spokesman John Bosco Kabera said by phone Wednesday, Bloomberg reports. Rwanda began a two-week …
Read More »My enemies want me to keep the country closed because of coronavirus so I lose the election – Donald Trump makes claim against American ‘fake news’ media
US president Donald Trump, bizarrely accused the media which he regularly refers to as ‘fake news’ of wanting the coronavirus pandemic to continue as long as possible and paralyze the economy so he loses his November 2020 Presidential re-election. Trump has staked his re-election bid on a strong U.S. economy …
Read More »Drug gangs in Brazil’s lawless city impose strict coronavirus curfews to residents
Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro’s lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into their own hands by imposing strict curfews on residents over the deadly coronavirus spreading all over the world. The move comes after Brazil’s Health Ministry confirmed 2,201 cases …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ugandan pastor and his followers arrested for defying presidential directive on religious gatherings (photos)
Police in Kampala have arrested a pastor and 30 of his followers for allegedly defying presidential directives against religious gatherings in a bid to forestall the spread of coronavirus. President Museveni recently suspended religious gatherings for at least a month as part of his government’s measures to prevent the spread …
Read More »FG to release N6.5bn for Coronavirus emergency intervention
As the battle against the novel Coronavirus intensifies, the Federal Government has announced plans of releasing additional N6.5billion as an emergency intervention to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant on new media to President Buhari revealed on Thursday. According to Ahmad, the move which was …
Read More »COVID-19: Concerns As Tinubu Fails To Self-Isolate After UK Trip, Makes The Same Mistake Abba Kyari Made
People are worried that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have made the same mistake that Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari made after returning from foreign trip where he allegedly contracted the coronavirus. Presently, there are concerns in …
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