26 JUNE 2020 Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith have proceeded on self-isolation for 14 days after their daughter tested positive for coronavirus. READ ALSO: President Buhari Reacts To Abiola Ajimobi’s Death The Governor made the announcement on his official Twitter handle on Friday. Okowa tweeted: “Earlier today, Edith and I received the news…
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See The Country Where Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Haven’t Heard Of Covid-19
24 JUNE 2020 Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according to rights groups. Last June, the Myanmar government, led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, cut internet access to nine townships in the area due to concerns that…
How COVID-19 Has Worsened Drug abuse In Nigeria – NDLEA
22 JUNE 2020 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (Rtd.) says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the abuse of drugs in the country. Abdullah, in a statement to commemorate the 2020 International Day against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking, in Abuja, said there…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000
22 JUNE 2020 Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle. READ ALSO: Photos Of Late Beauty Queen Ibidun Ighodalo From Her Final Funeral Rites Held In Lagos State…
JUST IN- Resident Doctors Suspend Strike
BY JOSEPH EKWE – 21 JUNE 2020 Resident doctors under the aegies of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their indefinite strike action, which started on June 15. They acknowledged provision of personal protective equipment (PPEs) in some hospitals but said there were still needs for sustained supplies. READ ALSO: Oyakhilome Blasts Church…
Photos Of Late Beauty Queen Ibidun Ighodalo From Her Final Funeral Rites Held In Lagos State
BY JOSEPH EKWE – 20 JUNE 2020 The mortal remains of ex-beauty queen Ibidun Ighodalo was laid in state today in Lagos as family, friends and other prominent men in Nigeria stormed the funeral grounds to pay their last respect to the pastor and philanthropist. Ibidun reportedly passed on in her hotel room in Port Harcourt last…
Nigerian Lady Welcomes Wonderful Triplets After 14 Years Of Childlessness (Photos)
BY JOSEPH EKWE – 20 JUNE 2020 – 1 MIN READ A Nigerian woman by name Oby Evelyn has taken her relatives and people by surprise as she has taken to social media to share a testimony of how she has finally been able to give birth to triplets after battling childlessness for quite a…
667 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria
BY JOSEPH EKWE – 20 JUNE 2020 – 3 MIN READ In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 667 new cases have been reported as of Friday evening, June 19th by the National Centre for Disease Control. In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there’s new…
Africa Records Over 250,000 COVID-19 Cases – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus cases in Africa is now over 256,000 The UN health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday. The agency said: “There are over 256,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with…
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