The African saxophone legend Manu Dibango has died in Paris after catching coronavirus. Dibango – best known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa – is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19. The 86-year-old fused jazz and…
Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine phosphate to treat coronavirus
A man died after ingesting an additive used to clean fish tanks – which included a pharmaceutical drug touted by President Trump and others as a potential coronavirus cure. Within 30 minutes of taking chloroquine phosphate, the man in his…
Coronavirus: Stay at home, FG orders civil servants
The Federal Government on Monday directed federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below to stay and work from home with effect from Tuesday, to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Head of the Civil Service…
*Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) *Lagos adopts biosecurity measures at abattoirs (Nation)
Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) A suspected ritualist, Dona Asogbo, has been arrested by the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested when the personnel stormed a ritualists’ den…
Teenager, 18, becomes UK’s youngest coronavirus victim
Thirty-seven people – aged between 18 and 102 – have died after testing positive for coronavirus in England bringing the total there to 257, NHS England said. All those who died were in vulnerable groups including with underlying conditions, the…
Access Bank shuts branch after visitor tested positive for coronavirus
Access Bank Plc has temporarily closed its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos after a visitor tested positive for coronavirus. “We have confirmed that an individual who visited our Ligali Ayorinde branch on Monday 16th March 2020, has tested…
Nigeria records first coronavirus death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first coronavirus death in Nigeria. The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday, said, “The first #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67-year-old male who…
COVID-19: LASG issues guidelines for public transport operators, passengers to curb spread
The Lagos State Government on Monday issued public transport guidelines to operators and passengers to curb further spread of the coronavirus in buses, cabs, motor parks and garages. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for Transportation,…
Lagos discovers three new coronavirus cases
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. The ministry via its official twitter handle, @LSMOH, said, “Three new #COVID19 cases confirmed in Lagos. “The first case is a Ukrainian who arrived…
Obi says Ogebe is an exemplary jurist
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has described retired Supreme Court Justice James Ogebe as an exemplary jurist of all times. Obi was speaking at the weekend in Abuja during the launch of the autobiography of the octogenarian…