archiveApril 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are 9, 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on African continent with 466 deaths. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday. “There are over 9,600 cumulative cases reported in...

Kwara State Government has announced that no fewer than 75 persons had contact with the COVID-19 cases in the state as well as the suspected case at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). In a state-wide address in Ilorin on Tuesday, Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, called for immediate suspension of...

Nigeria has recorded six new cases of coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday evening that two of the cases are Edo, two in Kwara, one in Rivers and one is FCT. This brings   the total number of cases  in Nigeria 238. According to NCDC, “Six...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care on Monday, according to a statement from his office. Earlier Monday, British officials had given assurances that he was healthy enough to run the country, but some unease arose over a lack of information on his condition. Mr. Johnson wrote...

    The alleged killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti have been reportedly apprehended. The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin disclosed this on Monday. According to Odumakin in a statement issued, he said that the arrest was effected by...

      The leader of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad also known as Boko Haram, Mallam Abubakar Shekau, has threatened to go after the Chadian President Idriss Deby. He was reacting to the huge loss suffered by his sect in last week’s encounter with Chadian soldiers. In a less...

  A call has been made to the Lagos State Government, individuals and corporate organisations who are currently deploying all manner of palliatives in cash and kind as a result of the effect of the Coronavirus Disease lockdown to use the network of Rotary International. The call was made by...

  says state will test 10,000 samples appreciates residents’ prayers, support during isolation Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, formally resumed work on Monday and immediately conducted an inspection tour of the state’s largest isolation centre- Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan. The governor, who appeared calm and relaxed, said that...

  The Jack Ma Foundation announced today (Monday) it has officially launched the second edition of the “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition with applications now open to African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, as well as every sector, age group, and gender. Applications will also now be available...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has debunked some reports recently attributed to the federal government, describing them as fake news. The Minister, while speaking on Monday at the daily press briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, lamented the some elements...