From Premier League stars reliving their own iconic moments to the documentary that broke records in America, the lack of sport during the coronavirus lockdown has triggered a wave of nostalgia among fans and players. With virtually no live-action anywhere…
NLNG restates support for the fight against COVID-19
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has said it is committed to lending support to the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and has urged resilience and adherence to social distancing rules and other precautionary measures advised by the health authorities, in…
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases now 873
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday said Nigeria now has 873 cases of coronavirus after recording another 91 in the last 24 hours. “As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…
117 coronavirus cases recorded in Nigeria Tuesday bringing total to 782
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases recorded a 117 one-day rise on Tuesday bringing the total to 782. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases- 59 – after no cases were recorded in…
Coronavirus: Hope as Italy records first fall in active virus cases
The number of people officially identified as infected with coronavirus in Italy has fallen for the first time since the country’s outbreak began, authorities have said. As of Monday, there were 108,237 people either being treated in hospital or recovering…
Toddler with congenital heart defect and chronic lung disease recovers from coronavirus
A one-year-old girl suffering with a chronic lung disease and a congenital heart defect has become one of the UK’s youngest coronavirus survivors. Leah Peters was taken to the emergency department at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital, Lincolnshire, after she developed a…
Possible May 9 resumption of Bundesliga behind closed doors
Germany’s Bundesliga could resume from May 9, regional leaders of the country’s biggest states said on Monday, although games can only take place without spectators to prevent coronavirus contagion. Markus Soeder, state premier of Bavaria which hosts champions Bayern Munich,…
Dad pulls his own tooth out because he can’t get a dentist in lockdown
A dad who was refused an emergency dental appointment because of coronavirus has pulled his own tooth out using a pair of pliers. Billy Taylor, 33, spent an hour working the infected teeth out with the help of his young…
WHO: No evidence survivors of COVID-19 are immune from the disease
Senior World Health Organization officials say there is no evidence that people who have survived a bout of coronavirus become immune from the deadly disease and cannot pass the infection on to others. The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across…
Lockdown: 21% of Nigerian businesses plan retrenchment
As the effects of the Coronavirus and the lockdown bites down on businesses globally, a survey by PriceWaterCoopers (PWC) has shown that more than 21 per cent of businesses in the country are already planning to lay off staff as…