Tag: Covid-19

President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, as a member of his COVID-19 Response Team. The Democrat named Okolo, daughter of Nigerian immigrants, as his COVID Policy Advisor.…

By Olamilekan Alani As 2020 winds down and the country comes to terms with the reality of the second wave, it was a bittersweet Wednesday of high counts for COVID-19…

Tottenham Hotspur’s clash against Fulham on Wednesday evening has been called off, due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club. Fulham have posted a number of positive results…

Team Nigeria will compete in just 11 sports with comparative advantage at the Tokyo Olympics, Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has said. The minister made this known in…

Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says January 2021 is going to be tough for the country because of a spike in COVID-19 infections. In…

A newly elected US congressman, Luke Letlow, has died shortly after testing positive for COVID-19. A Wednesday post on the Republican politician’s Facebook page read: “Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed…

An ER Nurse in California has tested positive for COVID-19 just days after he got vaccinated against the virus. Mathew W. got vaccinated on December 18 and immediately took to…

By Olamilekan Alani President Muhammadu Buhari will today sign the N13.588 trillion 2021 Appropriation Bill into law. This is to enable the budget implementation kick off in January next year.…

Madagascar President, Andry Ranoelina, has removed his country from the World Health Organisation. He angrily said: “Europe created organizations with the desire for Africans to remain dependent on them. Africa…

By Lukman Amusa The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says 476 health workers have contracted COVID-19 since the first case was recorded in the territory. Anthony Ogunleye, chief press secretary…