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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed his readiness to donate his blood as sample for research in the quest to find a cure to the COVID-19 pandemic. When necessary, he said, his blood could be taken for evaluation ...

A utility vehicle with registration number KSF 383 XZ on Wednesday crushed a Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) official on duty at Anthony bus stop in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the LAWMA official was carrying out ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After 52 days of not recording a case in the country, WHO confirmed a new case last Friday and 3 fresh ...

A trailer filled with over 50 persons has been turned back by Niger’s Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Matane. The truck had been stopped by security personnel at Gidan Kwano area when they saw people on top of ...

The Management of the St. Joseph hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu, Anambra state has said that nine medical staff of the hospital have been quarantined following their contact with the index case while on admission in the hospital. The hospital said the staff ...

A mum, dad and sister have died from coronavirus in just two weeks leaving a devastated son and brother feeling like someone has “stolen my heart”. After husband and wife Keith, 84, and Jean MacVicar, 82, died a fortnight ago, ...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has spoken from isolation where he is receiving treatment for Coronavirus, saying he is still positive for the virus. The governor also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council from isolation. El-Rufai, on ...

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has claimed its first victim in Kano State. The State Government disclosed this early Thursday morning. According to Kano State Ministry of Health on its twitter handle, the death was recorded at about 11:55pm last night. ...

Melinda Gates has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a time of coronavirus pandemic. Melinda described Trump’s move as dangerous and nonsensical. She spoke Wednesday when she announced an extra $150 ...

  National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has urged the Federal Government to make cash payments to households through Bank Verification Numbers to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, ...

  A 51-year-old medical doctor on Wednesday became the first health worker in Nigeria to die of COVID-19 after contracting the virus from a patient he had treated. The doctor, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, was rushed ...

  Thirty-four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria, bring the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 407. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The NCDC also ...

Meek Mill has donated his 2018 Rolls Royce Phantom to help feed millions of under privileged around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Rubin, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, announced the ‘All in Challenge’ fundraiser earlier this week. Rubin ...

There was drama on Tuesday inside an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, when an accused arraigned for assault, suddenly coughed while his charge was being read. The development led to a little disruption of the proceedings, as three ...

Huawei has warned that changes to its involvement in the UK 5G rollout would do the country a “disservice”. The Chinese telecoms giant received limited approval earlier in the year to help build Britain’s 5G network. The warning came in ...

A man has allegedly beaten his pregnant wife to death in Akure, Ondo state. The incident reportedly happened last week in Akure, but the lady gave up the ghost yesterday, which has now made the news go viral. According to ...

The Lagos state government has discharged 16 Covid-19 patients including foreigners. In a tweet from the Governor, he stated that 3 foreigners – 1 British, 1 Chinese and 1 Polish citizen were among those discharged. “Good people of Lagos, “I ...

Operatives of police in Imo State have arrested a 44 year -old- man, Chimnonso Okonkwo, who resides in Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, for allegedly having s.e.x with his 15-year-old daughter. Okonkwo was also accused of ...

Lobatan oo! Corona go away, lol. The Ministry of Health permanent secretary in Uganda has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine in Uganda have started having s.e.x with each other. According to WatchDog Uganda, Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine made ...

A 21-year-old meat seller identified as Yakubu Diko has been remanded in prison following the allegation of rape of an 8-year-old girl in Karimo Sabo area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Diko confessed to tricking the young girl into ...

A Noodles seller in Igwo community of Cross River has been hit by a misfired bullet from men of the Mopol 75 Squad of the Nigerian Police Force, Cross River Command on Tuesday according to reports. The stray bullet was ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recommended the use of face masks for members of the public without respiratory symptoms. The health agency said face masks can act as an “additional layer” in the battle against COVID-19 ...

A 106-year-old woman thought to be Britain’s oldest patient to recover from coronavirus has been discharged from Birmingham’s City Hospital. Connie Titchen battled the virus for just under three weeks before she was given a clean bill of health by ...

Popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State known as the hub for transport and trading was gutted by fire today. Report had it that the firefighters from the Oyo State Fire Service arrived the scene of the incident to put ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held Teleconference with members of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to discuss Response Efforts from State House on 15th April 2020 The details of the meeting will be disclosed during today’s daily media briefing ...