Monday, 20 April 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Lagos records 70 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus within 24 hours” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Lagos records 70 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus within 24 hours” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Lagos records 70 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus within 24 hours

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:50 PM PDT

Seventy new coronavirus cases have been reported in Lagos State within the last 24 hours, this is so far the highest number of reported cases in any state in Nigeria within 24 hours. The Lagos state...

Davido’s fiancée, Chioma, finally recovers from coronavirus

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:03 PM PDT

Celebrity chef, Chioma Rowland, the fiancée of singer, Davido, has now recovered from coronavirus. NigerianEye recalls that Chioma, a nursing mother tested positive upon her return from the UK....

Expect much more coronavirus cases in Lagos, we are yet to reach the peak - Lagos health commissioner

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:57 PM PDT

The Lagos state health commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, at a press conference yesterday said the state had yet to reach COVID-19 peak despite recording increasing number of cases recently. He...

Coronavirus kills over 41,000 people in USA

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:20 PM PDT

The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has now surpassed 41,000. According to Johns Hopkins University, US now has 41,379 Coronavirus deaths. The US university – which...

Avoid foreign trips after lockdown – Pastor Adeboye

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 08:14 PM PDT

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has advised Nigerians and Africans to suspend trips abroad after the coronavirus lockdown has been lifted. The...

Senate asks Presidency to increase beneficiaries of palliatives

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:12 PM PDT

The South-East Senate Caucus in the National Assembly has called on the Presidency to increase the number of beneficiaries as well as amount paid as palliatives during the coronavirus pandemic...

83-year-old woman dies of Coronavirus in Lagos

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:09 PM PDT

An 83-year-old woman has died of COVID-19 in Lagos State, bring the total deaths to 14 in the state. The state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this know on Sunday via Twitter. He said...

We killed 105 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe – Nigerian Army

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:46 PM PDT

About 105 Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province terrorists have been shot dead by troops of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Lafiya Dole after the insurgents attempted to attack...

Gunman kills at least 16 people in Canada

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:44 PM PDT

A gunman in Canada has killed at least 16 people after a 12-hour shooting rampage across Nova Scotia in the worst act of mass murder the country has seen in modern times. Several bodies were found...

The use of face masks can pose a risk of Coronavirus infection – NCDC

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 01:14 PM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that the use of face masks can pose a risk of Coronavirus infection. NCDC explains that when the face mask being used in an attempt to...

VIDEO: I have learnt my lesson – Funke Akindele

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 01:10 PM PDT

Nollywood Actress Funke Akindele-Bello has broken her silence after being prosecuted for breaking the social distancing rule of Lagos State when she hosted a party for her husband Abdulrasheed Bello...

Coronavirus killed over 160,000 people around the world

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 12:20 PM PDT

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 160,685 on Sunday, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT. More than 2,334,130 declared cases...

Saudi Arabia to Muslims around the world - "Don't go to Mosque for Ramadan, pray at home"

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 12:13 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's top Islamic authority has called on Muslims around the world to perform prayers at home during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Ramadan,...

I expected Abba Kyari to pull through, he was strong-willed — James Ibori

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 11:18 AM PDT

James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says he expected Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to recover from COVID-19 because he was "remarkably...

Lagos govt reveals LGA with highest number of COVID-19 cases

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 11:17 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has identified local governments with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed that Lagos...

Canada declare four Nigerians wanted for $2m romance scams

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 11:09 AM PDT

Canadian police in Saskatchewan have declared four Nigerians wanted, while another one has been arrested. The Nigerians are wanted in connection with $2m romance scams. All the suspects are in their...

68-year-old woman delivers twins at LUTH

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:59 AM PDT

A 68-year-old woman has been successfully delivered of a set of twins — a boy and a girl — at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba. Wasiu Adeyemo, chairman of the medical advisory...

Ganduje reacts to video of him trying to convert young Christian girl to Islam

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:26 AM PDT

Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reacted to video showing Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje allegedly 'trying to covert a Christian girl to...

Full List of COVID-19 test centres in Lagos

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:11 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has announced COVID-19 test centres in its 20 Local Government Areas. It however said visit to the centres is 'strictly" by appointment, not emergency in a tweet on its...

Another disaster is coming – Pastor Adeboye gives new prophecy

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:05 AM PDT

The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has predicted a big fire outbreak in the country. Adeboye, who gave the warning during a live service on...

Why I ‘celebrated’ Abba Kyari’s death – Sacked Ganduje’s Commissioner, Magaji

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:01 AM PDT

The immediate past Kano State Commissioner of Works and Infrastructural Development, Engr Muazu Magaji, who was relieved of his appointment following alleged unguarded utterances he made against the...

VIDEO: Singers Simi and Adekunle Gold expecting their first child, show off baby bump

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:42 AM PDT

Singer Simi has finally confirmed that she is having a baby with her husband Adekunle Gold as she showed off her baby bump in a new music video for her single. There have been reports that the...

We couldn’t invite soldiers to flog crowd at Abba Kyari's burial – Presidency

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:06 AM PDT

The Presidency has opened up on the crowd that attended the burial rites of former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari at the Gudu Cemetery, Abuja. Speaking to reporters,...

Troops repel attack, ‘kill 10’ Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:01 AM PDT

The defence headquarters says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), on Saturday, killed more than 10 Boko Haram insurgents in an encounter at Buni Gari village in Gujba local government area of...

No law bars us from releasing Coronavirus dead bodies to families – Lagos govt

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:12 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has said there is no law or policy in place that forbids the release of the bodies of patients who died of COVID-19 to their families for burial. The Lagos State...

I met with Abba Kyari six times… he was always in office before 8am -Babagana Zulum

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 08:19 AM PDT

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to the president, never kept him waiting during the six times they met. Zulum said the late politician was always at...

‘Nigeria lost a dedicated son’ — UK, US mourn Abba Kyari

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:26 AM PDT

The British high commission and the United States embassy has described Abba Kyari, deceased presidential chief of staff, as a dedicated son of Nigeria. In statements released on Saturday, the...

VIDEO: Ganduje under fire for allegedly trying to convert young Christian girl to Islam

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:01 AM PDT

Reactions have trailed a video showing Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje allegedly 'trying to covert a Christian girl to Islam'. The Governor, who spoke in Hausa language, was captured questioning a...

COVID-19: US evacuates 340 Americans from Nigeria

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:17 AM PDT

More than 340 American citizens left Nigeria for the United States on Saturday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the US Mission in Nigeria via a tweet on Saturday. On April 9, 2020,...

COVID-19: More prominent people will die – Primate Ayodele tells Nigeria action to take

Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:13 AM PDT

The founder of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic might not go away until next year. The Daily Sun reports that the cleric, who...
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