First Case of Corona-virus confirmed in South-Africa
South Africa has made announcement an announcement that a case of corona virus has been confirmed in the country, making it the third sub-Saharan country to report the infection. World…
Italy: Coronavirus Deaths Toll Rises To 79
Italy has reported an increase in the number of deaths from the deadly novel coronavirus to 79, with more than 2,500 people infected — the most of any country in…
JUST IN: Disease Control Agency Boss Quarantined For COVID-19
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire on Tuesday said that the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days. Ehanire disclosed this…
COVID-19, Portugal Confirms First Case
Portugal has also confirmed its first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) from a 60-year-old man who had travelled back from northern Italy, which is the European hotspot for the virus. The…
Coronavirus: Kaduna State Sets Up Emergency Centre
Kaduna State has constituted an Emergency Operational Centre (EOC), following the confirmation of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in Lagos last Thursday. This was said on Saturday in a statement by the…
Man Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Lagos
A COVID-19 (Coronavirus) case has been reported in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this known in a statement on Friday. According to the…
Coronavirus: NAHCON Suspends Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has suspended all arrangements by intending pilgrims from the country to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. According to NAHCON, the development became necessary following the…
Coronavirus, FG Releases N386m
The federal government has released N386m for the prevention of unforeseen outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 virus, (coronavirus). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received a sum of N315m…
Northeast plagued by drug induced crimes- NDLEA
The commander of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency, Mr Bello Idris, said during a Community Sensitization lecture against kidnapping organised by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in…
35 Days Into 2020, Cancer Has Killed Over 781,760 Globally —Worldometers
Just 35 days into the New Year 2020, no less than 781,760 persons have died from cancer. This was revealed on Tuesday by Worldometers, a live world statistics on population, government and…
