South Africa Records First 2 Coronavirus Deaths, Cases Top 1,000
A man walks in the streets wearing a face mask as a preventive measure agaisnt the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 23, 2020, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ZINYANGE AUNTONY /…
Xi Tells Trump China And US Must ‘Unite To Fight Virus’
A community volunteer informs residents to get vegetables with a loudspeaker in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on March 13, 2020. STR / AFP China and the United States…
COVID-19: Buhari Not Flown Abroad – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari working in his office. Photo: Twitter@PresidencyNigeria The presidency has debunked an audio making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has been flown abroad for treatment over coronavirus.…
Zamfara Governorship Election: Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Application
The Supreme Court has dismissed the application for judicial review filed by the APC in Zamfara State against Senator Kabiru Marafa and 179 others. In a lead judgment delivered by…
Katsina Government Orders Closure Of Borders, Suspends Large Gatherings
File: Governor Aminu Bello Masari addresses journalists after the meeting Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has ordered the closure of all borders with neighboring states including Niger Republic. Also, large…
COVID-19: NPA Faults NCDC On Cases ‘Detected On Vessel’
File: Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is head of the NCDC The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has faulted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s discovery of six new cases of coronavirus…
Sokoto Govt Orders Closure Of All Inter-State Routes
Sokoto State government has ordered the closure of all inter-state routes into the state from midnight of Friday, 27th March 2020. The state governor Aminu Tambuwal made this announcement during…
French PM Warns ‘Difficult’ Days Ahead Over Coronavirus
Pigeons stand on a empty central square, close to Rennes’ city hall in Rennes, western France on March 21, 2020. A strict lockdown requiring most people in France to remain…
Military Destroys Terrorists’ Hideout In Borno
A file photo of a Nigerian air force airstrike The Nigerian military says it has destroyed some structures belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in air…
NDDC Set To Partner Stakeholders, Fight COVID-19 In Niger Delta
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Kemebradikumo Pondei says the Commission is ready to protect the people of the Niger Delta region from the dreaded…
14 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Nigeria
Fourteen new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases to 65. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a…
Coronavirus Forces Zimbabwe To Reintroduce Use Of US Dollar
A man walks in the streets wearing a face mask as a preventive measure agaisnt the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 23, 2020, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ZINYANGE AUNTONY /…
Morgues Overwhelmed As Italy’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 8,000
A general view shows coffins of the deceased stored in the church of San Giuseppe in Seriate, near Bergamo, Lombardy, on March 26, 2020, during the country’s lockdown following the…
Spain COVID-19 Toll Passes 4,000 But Death Rate Slows
Healthcare workers dealing with the new coronavirus crisis in Spain, hug each other as they are cheered on by people outside La Fe hospital in Valencia on March 26, 2020.…
Lagos Assembly Passes Bill To Curb Coronavirus Spread
A file photo of the mace at the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja. Photo: Twitter- @lshaofficial The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed an emergency bill…
COVID-19: South Africa Set For Military-Enforced Lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dressed in military fatigues talks to soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at the Doornkop Military Base in Soweto, on March 26,…
COVID-19: Buhari Approves Immediate Release Of N15bn To Lagos, NCDC
President Muhammadu Buhari at his office in the Presidential Villa in Abuja on March 26, 2020. Photo: Twitter- @NGRPresident President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N15 billion…
COVID-19: Zulum Bans Visitors In Borno IDP Camps, Creates Isolation Centers
A file photo of Babagana Zulum. Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has placed a ban on the receiving of visitors at all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the state,…
16-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing Father’s Friend Remanded In Custody
File photo A 16-year-old girl accused of killing her father’s friend who allegedly attempted to rape her has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba…
New Coronavirus Infections In Italy Drop To Lowest Point
Italy on Tuesday received more reassuring evidence that its coronavirus infection rate was slowing thanks to a painful lockdown that other nations are starting to apply at great economic cost.…