COVID-19: Ooni’s In-law Dies in Brazil …Same with Prince from Abia
Adeyinka Olaiya, Editor-at-Large, Sao Paulo/ A man identified as brother-in-law to the Ooni of Ife and another named as Prince…
Katsina General Hospital MD Dies of COVID-19
Malik Yahya/ Dr Kabir Tijjani, the Medical Director of General Hospital, Mani, Katsina State, has died of COVID-19. NewsmakersNG learnt…
Nigerian Evacuated from Dubai Dies of COVID-19 in Lagos
Matilda Omonaiye/ A 32-year-old male who was among the 256 Nigerians recently evacuated from the United Arab Emirate has died…
NCDC Confirms 242 New COVID-19 Cases
Femi Ashekun/ Nigeria has recorded 242 new COVID-19 cases. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its…
Why 14,000 People Volunteered to Be Infected with Coronavirus
NBC News/ Imagine being told to inhale a nasal spray full of coronavirus. More than 14,000 people in the U.S.…
COVID-19: Lagos to Accredit Primary Health Care Facilities as Isolation, Treatment Centres, Says Sanwo-Olu
Matilda Omonaiye/ Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed plans to introduce community management of COVID-19 cases in the state.…
NCDC Confirms 17 Deaths, 248 New COVID-19 Cases
Femi Ashekun/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 248 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths. The agency…
COVID-19 Lockdown: SERAP Condemns Demolition of Hotels by Rivers Govt, Vows to Challenge Action in Court
Matilda Omonaiye/ A civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects (SERAP) has faulted the decision of the Rivers State…
Photos: Rivers Demolishes 2 Hotels for Violating Lockdown Order
Matilda Omonaiye/ Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and other top officials have personally supervised the demolition of two hotels…