The Presidency has listed the things it says President Muhammadu Buhari is doing both in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and what he plans to do afterwards. The list is contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser…
Dispute rages in Lagos over lockdown’s likely return
Will lockdown return to Lagos as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the nation’s commercial capital? This question is generating intense controversy in the social media as Lagosians participate in an online poll over whether the stay-at-home order, which President…
Bryan Adams’ Instagram post draws rebukes from Chinese-Canadian organisation, social media users
A prominent Chinese-Canadian activist says she is shocked, disappointed and angry about an Instagram post from Canadian singer Bryan Adams’ official account that she and others say is racist. The post contains a snippet of Adams singing his hit song…
Nigeria’s new coronavirus cases increase by 242 to 4,641
Nigeria now has 242 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the new tally to 4,641, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC Monday night confirmed the new cases bringing the number in the country to…
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria rise to 4,399
The daily tally of confirmed COVD-19 cases in Nigeria has increased by 248 according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC announced the new figures via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Sunday night bringing the total…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 4,000 with 239 new infections
Over 4,000 people have now been confirmed with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night confirmed 286 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number in the country to 4,151. NCDC announced via…
Nigeria records another single-day high of 386 new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria has recorded another single-day high in its daily COVID-19 tally of new cases with 386 infections, bringing the total to 3,912. Only a day before, the record of infections had been 381 new cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Coronavirus patients ‘are not testing positive twice – they’re just expelling dead lung cells’
Recovered coronavirus patients who later test positive are not getting reinfected, the World Health Organisation has said. They are actually still expelling dead lung cells rather than contracting a new infection, officials told AFP. It comes after South Korean officials…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 381 new cases, highest number in single day
Nigeria has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections in single day with 381 new cases on May 7, bringing the total to 3,526. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet on Thursday night…
COVID-19: Spain to end women’s football season
Spain’s women’s football season is on the verge of being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with champions in each tier being declared based on the standings before the campaign was halted, the country’s football federation (RFEF) has said.…