Sunday, 29 March 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria shoot up to 97” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria shoot up to 97” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria shoot up to 97

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 03:02 PM PDT

News just coming in from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has it that eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State...

Doctors, nurses flee in Lagos hospital upon sighting suspected Coronavirus patients

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:13 PM PDT

There was pandemonium at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, on Thursday when four white men suspected to have coronavirus were brought to the emergency ward of the hospital for...

102-year-old Italian woman survives coronavirus

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:10 PM PDT

A 102-year-old Italian woman, Italica Grondona, has survived the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 after spending more than 20 days in hospital. Although the aged are said to be among those highly...

Kaduna governor, El-Rufai tests positive for coronavirus

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:15 PM PDT

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has tested positive for coronavirus. He disclosed on the official page of the Kaduna state government. KADUNA UPDATE: Malam Nasir @elrufai has disclosed...

IN PICTURES: Lagos state unveils 110-bed fully equipped #COVID19 Isolation Centre in Onikan

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 12:58 PM PDT

The Lagos state government led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in partnership with Guaranaty Trust Bank (GTB) OB Saturday unveiled a 110-bed fully equipped COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Onikan. The...

Nigeria confirms eight new cases of coronavirus, total now 89

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 03:01 PM PDT

Nigeria's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total to 89. "As at 04:00 pm 28th March there are 89 confirmed...

Coronavirus hits Benue, Ortom discloses name of patient, shuts market, others

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:01 AM PDT

Benue State has recorded its first case of Coronavirus. Governor Samuel Ortom, who confirmed the develolment during a press briefing in Makurdi on Saturday, said the patient, Susan Okpe is a...

Ignore rumours, we are not paying Nigerians N30,000 each as Coronavirus relief - FG says

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 08:49 AM PDT

The Presidency has debunked a claim that the federal government had plans to pay N30,000 to each Nigerian with a Bank Verification Number (BVN). There have been some online reports to the effect,...

Akure blast shocking, says PDP

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:24 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday expressed apprehensions and shock over the explosion that rocked a suburb of Akure, Ondo State. The explosion had injured many people and destroyed numerous...

COVID-19 : Why I’m in self-isolation – Makinde

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:11 AM PDT

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he is on self-isolation based on the advice by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to governors who attended the last National Executive Council (NEC)...

APC on COVID-19: Nigerians want a working president — not a talker

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 08:59 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says a majority of Nigerians want a working president but that only a few want one who talks. President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticised for not addressing...

JUST IN: Fresh video of Presdient Buhari in Aso Villa emerges today as he receives briefing on COVID-19

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:59 AM PDT

While rumours of President Buhari's perceived whereabouts continue to trend on social media, NigerianEye has just obtained a new video of President Buhari on Saturday (today) receiving briefing on...

Coronavirus: NMA, CMA react as US woos Nigerian doctors, others

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 08:11 AM PDT

The Nigerian Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association have reacted to the United States' offer of employment to medical professionals willing to help in the treatment of...

COVID-19: Sterling Bank donates N250m to combat pandemic

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:57 AM PDT

Sterling Bank Plc, has contributed N250 million as part of its commitment to the newly formed Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 created to help channel resources to combat the...

Rapper Vector blasts Fani-Kayode, Imam of Peace, others

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:54 AM PDT

Nigerian rapper, Vector has taken a swipe at former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, popular Islamic cleric Mohammad Tawhidi 'Imam of Peace' and some northerners amid Coronavirus outbreak in...

FLASHBACK: How Nigerian pastor vowed to ‘destroy coronavirus in China’ before country’s index case

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:40 AM PDT

A video in which David Elijah, a self-acclaimed prophet of Glorious Mount of Possibility Church, Yaba, Lagos state, had vowed to visit China to destroy the coronavirus, has surfaced online and gone...

Coronavirus: Spain records 832 deaths in one day — 2nd highest toll after Italy’s

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:17 AM PDT

Spain has lost 832 lives to coronavirus in 24 hours, making it the highest single day death toll in the country and the second highest in Europe. The record comes after Italy's where the virus...

Kogi governor lambasted for HIV/AIDS stigmatisation

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:17 AM PDT

The Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), says Kogi's Gov. Yahaya Bello's comment on HIV/AIDS is a complete violation of the anti-stigmatisation and discrimination law of...

PHOTOS: Buhari meets minister of health, NCDC DG in Abuja

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:49 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the COVID-19 situation in the country by Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, and Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

Akeredolu orders repair of alternate route to Akure/Owo road damaged by blast

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:42 AM PDT

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has ordered the rehabilitation of an alternate route to Akure-Owo road that was damaged by a blast which occurred in the early hours of Saturday. Apart from...

JAMB hands 180 candidates to police over ‘exam malpractices’

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:36 AM PDT

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has handed over 180 of this year's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam (UTME) candidates to police authorities for prosecution over alleged...

Coronavirus: FCT shuts down wedding for ‘violating’ ban on public gathering

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:32 AM PDT

The federal capital territory (FCT) enforcement team on Saturday shut down a wedding taking place at Wuse Zone 6, Abuja. The FCT administration announced the action via its Twitter handle. Mohammed...

WATCH VIDEO: Foreign Iman blasts President Buhari over failure to address Nigerians, calls for his resignation

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 05:02 AM PDT

An Islamic cleric based in Australia, Mohammad Tawhidi popularly known as 'Imam of Peace', has slammed Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, over his failure to address Nigerians on the Coronavirus...

Eight West Ham players have COVID-19 symptoms, in self-isolation

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:26 AM PDT

West Ham have eight players in self-isolation after showing mild symptoms of the coronavirus, according to the club's vice-chairwoman Karren Brady. The Hammers are the latest Premier League club to...

D’banj opens on trauma after son’s demise

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:16 AM PDT

Self-proclaimed 'koko' master has opened up on the trauma of losing his son and only child back in 2018. Recall that Daniel drowned in a swimming pool at the singer's Lagos home. In a post shared...

Over 600,000 confirmed coronavirus cases recorded globally

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 05:45 AM PDT

More than 600,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially recorded around the world since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to an AFP tally at 1045 GMT on Saturday. There were...

Governor Sanwo-Olu imposes curfew in Lagos, shuts airport for 2 weeks

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 05:41 AM PDT

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced the imposition of a dusk to dawn curfew in the state from Sunday. The governor made the announcement while giving an update on coronavirus in the...

Coronavirus: Nnamdi Kanu reveals where Buhari is “hiding”, make fresh claims

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 04:49 AM PDT

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has come up with a fresh claim about President Muhammadu Buhari and his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Recall that Kanu...

COVID-19: FG mulls giving stipends to Nigerians, says Zainab Ahmed

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 04:41 AM PDT

Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government is considering giving out stipends to people whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Enugu govt confirms two cases, releases emergency lines

Posted: 28 Mar 2020 04:41 AM PDT

Enugu Government on Saturday confirmed two cases of coronavirus in the state. The confirmation was made public by Dr. Ifeanyi Agujiobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health. A statement he signed...
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