Saturday, 11 April 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria records 17 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 305” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria records 17 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 305” plus 29 more

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria records 17 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 305

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:28 PM PDT

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria reached 305 on Friday as Easter celebrations begin around the world with people stuck indoors. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its...

Over 2,000 Nigerians abroad register for evacuation over high rate of coronavirus

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:31 PM PDT

The number of Nigerians who have registered for evacuation on account of the COVID-19 pandemic has swelled to over 2,000. It was gathered on Friday that majority of them are in the United States,...

Hours after beating coronavirus, Bauchi Governor attends a crowded Juma’at service

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 02:31 PM PDT

Few hours after his discharged and certified to be COVID-19 infection free, Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Friday attended the Juma'at prayers held at the Bauchi Central Mosque in...

VIDEO: ‘Stop seizing the passports of our citizens’ — Nigerian diplomat tackles Chinese officials

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 12:37 PM PDT

Razaq Lawal, head of the Nigerian consulate in Guangzhou, Guangdong province of China, has tackled Chinese officials for seizing the passports of some Nigerians in the country. In a trending video,...

‘Is coronavirus going on Easter break?’ — Banky W faults lockdown relaxation by govs

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 12:34 PM PDT

Bankole Wellington, Nigerian entertainer and politician better known as Banky W, has tackled some governors who have relaxed the lockdown directive aimed at combating spread of the coronavirus...

Ondo records another COVID-19 case

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 12:12 PM PDT

The Ondo state government has confirmed another case of coronavirus. Wahab Adegbenro, commissioner for health, said the patient, a middle-aged man lives at the Ijoka area of Akure, the state...

BREAKING: Coronavirus killed over 100,000 people globally, confirmed cases rise to 1.7 million

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 12:02 PM PDT

Global coronavirus death toll crossed the 100,000 mark on Friday. And it is still rising. It now stands at 101,681, with over 60 per cent of the fatalities accounted for by just five...

COVID-19 corpse still infectious – Lagos Govt warns

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:44 AM PDT

Lagos State government has warned that the corpse of a COVID-19 patient is still very much infectious even after death. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said this during an...

COVID-19: Zamfara state leads as FG publishes full list of 11 million “poor and vulnerable” Nigerians

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:39 AM PDT

The federal government on Friday, published the full list of 11 million "poor and vulnerable" Nigerians by states. According to the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), the...

Nnamdi Kanu insists Osinbajo, Femi Adesina are missing in Aso Rock, explains why

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:39 AM PDT

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has made another claim about Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and the Spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina. Kanu in a...

Femi Gbajabiamila warns Chinese Ambassador - "We’ll not allow China maltreat Nigerians"

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:39 AM PDT

The leadership of the House of Representatives has expressed displeasure over the inhuman treatment meted out on some Nigerians by the Chinese authorities in Beijing. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said...

Party during lockdown: Lagos Guber candidate Gbadamosi, Naira Marley, write apology letter to Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:28 AM PDT

Babatunde Gbadamosi, a former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), and Naira Marley, a singer, have apologized to the Lagos government for flouting social distancing...

‘You’ve always stood for what mattered’ — Buhari hails Dangote at 63

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:27 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, has always stood for things that mattered to the people. In a statement Femi Adesina, his special adviser on media and publicity,...

COVID-19: Doctors embark on indefinite strike in Delta

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:04 AM PDT

Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State have withdrawn their services indefinitely over alleged harassment by security operatives...

Seven coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 09:53 AM PDT

Lagos State has discharged seven new patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this on his Twitter handle on Friday. He noted that a total of 49...

FG to Governors: Stop playing politics with COVID-19 directives

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 09:59 AM PDT

The Federal Government has admonished some state governors to stop playing politics with the directives issued to contain the coronavirus pandemic spreading across the country. The Minister of...

BREAKING: Katsina Gov. Masari locks down Daura over three new coronavirus cases

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:42 AM PDT

Bello Masari, governor of Katsina, has ordered a lockdown in Daura local government area of the state over three fresh cases of coronavirus. President Muhammadu Buhari hails from the local...

I have been sick, battling family issues- Cynthia Morgan declares

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:57 AM PDT

Dancehall singer, Cynthia Morgan has opened up on her  long absence from the spotlight. The talented songstress revealed that she has stayed away from the limelight because  she has been...

COVID-19: Football will not resume until things are 100% safe – FIFA

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:00 AM PDT

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday said that "no match" is worth "risking a single human life" and that world football's governing body would be able to help financially national federations...

Chadian forces not occupying Nigerian territory in Lake Chad –Army

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:53 AM PDT

‌ The Nigerian Army has refuted the claim by a Chadian Army Officer that the Chadian forces were occupying some Nigerian territories in the fringes of Lake Chad region waiting to handover. The...

Peter Obi: It’s wrong to relax lockdown for religious reasons

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:52 AM PDT

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says it is wrong to relax lockdown because of religious worship. Speaking at a programme on Arise Television on Friday, Obi said the coronavirus pandemic...

Buhari under fire ‘for pardoning Ambrose Alli after overthrowing him in 1983’

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:49 AM PDT

The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to the state pardon granted to late Ambrose Alli by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow...

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu addresses reports of relaxing lockdown in Lagos ahead of Easter

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:48 AM PDT

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has told residents to ignore the speculations that the two-week lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, has been suspended. Sanwo-Olu...

COVID-19: 91 patients who recovered from Coronavirus test positive again

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:30 AM PDT

Over 90 people who fully recovered from COVID-19, have tested positive again, according to health authorities in Seoul, South Korea. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) on...

COVID-19: Gbajabiamila slams minister over payment of hazard allowance to health workers (VIDEO)

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:47 AM PDT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, gave the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, a dressing down for stating that he didn't know if health workers treating...

Just in: Three COVID-19 patients discharged in Oyo

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:35 AM PDT

Three people who tested positive for coronavirus have been discharged after recovery from the isolation centre in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. They were releases to their families after testing...

COVID-19: Deeper Life Church’s Pastor Kumuyi donates N50m to Nigerian Govt

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:49 AM PDT

The founder of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has donated the sum of N50m to the Federal Government as part of the church's contribution to fight the spread of Coronavirus. Kumuyi...

Prophet Muhammad recommended black seed, honey for treatment of coronavirus– Sultan of Sokoto

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:41 AM PDT

The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, has advocated the use of black seed and honey in treating those...

Police seal off clinic where dead COVID-19 patient was first admitted in Delta

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:37 AM PDT

The hospital where the first coronavirus patient in Delta state was treated has been sealed off by state authorities, The Nation reports. The hospital is said to be situated in a storey building...

COVID-19: Five reasons Buhari may extend Lagos lockdown

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:37 AM PDT

In a bid to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari had directed a lockdown nearly two weeks ago. The Nigerian leader made the announcement in a national broadcast on...
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