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Kaduna State Government has warned that anyone who conceals a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive status will be prosecuted. It has, however, traced up to 95 per cent of contacts and discovered 28 active cases.   The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, stated yesterday that one of the two isolated males who were receiving treatment […]

The United States government yesterday issued a stern warning to the Muhammadu Buhari administration against any attempt to divert the $308 million to be repatriated from looted funds by former military dictator, the late General Sani Abacha, to help the fight against the deadly coronavirus, instead of expending the funds on the agreed-upon projects. The […]

Nigeria has recorded 204 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 1932: the total number of confirmed cases in the country and also a total of seven deaths in the last 24 hours. Announcing this Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos and Kano states have the highest numbers. While Kano recorded 80 […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has decried the alleged neglect of the state by the federal government in the fight against the spread of COVID-19, saying there must be collaboration between different tiers of government for the fight against the spread of coronavirus to be successful.   The governor stated this yesterday when he received […]

The nomination of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari has refreshed the controversy over the president’s violation of the principle of federal character in his key appointments; with some senators contending that the president’s pattern of appointment negates the constitution, the enabling law and convention.   […]

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has stated that Almajiris deported from Kano state last week brought 21 cases of COVID-19 to the state. Speaking on Arise Television Wednesday, he said when the state took delivery of 148 Almajiris from Kano, it kept them in a holding facility where tests were conducted on eight of them […]

Even as Gilead Sciences, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, yesterday announced “positive data” in the clinical trial of Remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug, for the treatment of COVID-19, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon win the war against Coronavirus, saying the traditional cure for the virus had reached […]

The United Kingdom government is to evacuate more nationals from Lagos tomorrow and next Tuesday.The batch follows this Tuesday’s evacuation of 185 Britons from Nigeria via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The British High Commission disclosed that no fewer than 1,100 nationals had been repatriated since the international gateways were closed due to […]

Unnamed workers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) who may compromise the forensic audit of the commission have been placed on mandatory leave pending the conclusion and outcome of the exercise. NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, in a statement yesterday, hinged the move on the advice of the lead consultant on the forensic […]

Even as his country leads the world with over 1,012,535 confirmed Coronavirus cases as well as 58,303 deaths, United States President Donald Trump has promised to send some unspecified numbers of ventilators to support Nigeria in the fight to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.   President Trump made the pledge to […]

From all indications, there appears to be no love lost between Imo State Governor Hope Odidika Uzodinma, a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, guber candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2019 governorship election, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, and Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu. While Okorocha replaces Uzodinma in the senate (Imo West […]

The arthritis drug tocilizumab has shown early promise in preventing extreme inflammation in gravely ill COVID-19 patients, according to a French clinical study. The treatment, which suppresses the body’s natural immune response, was found to reduce “significantly” the number of deaths or life support interventions compared with a control group of patients.   The study, […]