THECABLE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the death in its update on the virus on Monday. It said the 67-year-old deceased had underlying medical issues and had been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and only returned to the…
VANGUARD In spite of it all, it is still Mother’s Day! Wishing all our Mothers a special happy Mother’s Day today. This Pandemic is on the uprise and truth be told there is a lot of anxiety and fear in…
TODAY.NG In its effort to halt the spread of fake news surrounding coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is partnering with Whatsapp to provide credible information directly to people. Confirming the partnership on its twitter page, the international agency said…
TODAY.NG Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assumed chairmanship of a special task force on COVID-19 to directly oversee its activities in the state. He has also mandated all local government chairmen to do the same in their respective…
PUNCH The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Lagos State. The agency confirmed this via its Twitter handle @NCDCgov. See the tweet: NCDC ✔@NCDCgov · 5h Three new cases of #COVID19 have been…
PREMIUM TIMES The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of bye-elections for senatorial districts in Bayelsa, Imo, and Plateau states because of coronavirus. The affected districts in Bayelsa, according to a statement from INEC on Thursday, are Bayelsa Central…
VANGUARD Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced the loss of his wife of 41 years after a long battle with cancer. Murray-Bruce made the announcement on Twitter, Friday morning on his verified page. In a short thread, the former Senator Murray-Bruce…
PREMIUM TIMES The Cross River State government, through its ministry of health, has donated millions of naira worth of equipment to the state’s isolation centre for coronavirus. The centre is located at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar.…
PREMIUM TIMES The federal government on Wednesday announced the restrictions of entry into the country for travellers from 13 high-risk Covid-19 countries. The countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, United States of America, Norway, United…
POLITICS IN NIGERIA The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has suspended its orientation camp activities across Nigeria over the spread of corona virus. Corps members in the Batch A orientation camps which started last week confirmed this development to POLITICS…