Friday, 10 April 2020

NigerianEye: “Lagos begins house-to-house search for Coronavirus suspects as confirmed cases hit 288” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Lagos begins house-to-house search for Coronavirus suspects as confirmed cases hit 288” plus 29 more


Lagos begins house-to-house search for Coronavirus suspects as confirmed cases hit 288

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 08:20 PM PDT

Lagos State Government has begun house-to-house case identification to detect possible cases Coronavirus in the State just as the confirmed cases nationwide hit 288 on Thursday. Commissioner for...

BREAKING NEWS: Another death, 14 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria, total now 288

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 02:13 PM PDT

Nigeria has recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in the country to 288. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on its Twitter handle on Thursday. In the...

REVEALED: How hand-washing kills Coronavirus and other viruses

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:38 PM PDT

About one hundred and seventy-four years ago in the city of Vienna, a young Hungarian doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis stumbled across a link between pathogens on the hand and the spread of communicable...

NairaMarley to make a COVID-19 song with Lagos state government few days after breaking social distancing rules

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 08:16 PM PDT

Controversial musician Afeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has agreed to shoot a video against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the Lagos State Government. Marley told...

The new COVID-19 cases we are getting, imported - China

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 08:10 PM PDT

Chinese health authorities said Friday that they received reports of 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, of which 38 were imported. Four new domestically transmitted...

We have killed over 1000 Boko Haram members since last week - Chadian army

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 08:07 PM PDT

Chaldian Army on Thursday said 52 of its personnel and 1,000 terrorists were killed in the President Idriss Deby-led Wrath of Bohoma operation that commenced last week. The army's spokesman Colonel...

Nigerian government must account for Coronavirus donations - Davido warns

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:55 PM PDT

David 'Davido' Adeleke has tasked the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure it accounts for all donated funds following the fire incident that razed the Accountant-General of the Federation...

COVID-19: Kogi governor lifts ban on religious gatherings

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 05:00 PM PDT

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lifted the social distancing order imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 on religious congregations in mosques and churches across the state. Bello, in a...

Government not transparent about relief materials - CAN

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 04:49 PM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday faulted the distribution of relief materials and payments of stipends to Nigerians over the coronavirus lockdown, saying government had not been...

BREAKING: Lagos Airport Hotel on fire

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 03:03 PM PDT

The popular Lagos Airport Hotel was on Thursday evening gutted by fire. Firefighters and other emergency responders are battling with putting off the inferno as at the time of filing this...

Bauchi governor recovers from COVID-19

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 03:03 PM PDT

Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi state, has recovered from COVID-19. The governor announced his recovery in a tweet on Thursday. He tested positive for coronavirus on March 24. "Alhamdulillah. I...

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 03:03 PM PDT

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care. The BBC quoted a spokesman for the prime minister saying he was moved from intensive care on Thursday. "[He] has been moved this...

Buhari pardons Anthony Enahoro, Ambrose Alli

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 12:16 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted pardon to Ambrose Alli, a former governor of Bendel state, and Anthony Enahoro, a nationalist who moved the motion for Nigeria's independence. Also pardoned...

Caverton pilots not in prison – Rivers Govt

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 12:15 PM PDT

The Rivers State Government on Thursday said two pilots of Caverton Helicopters remanded in prison by a Magistrate Court in the state were not in prison but in a government hotel. The two pilots,...

Easter: Keep enforcing lockdown order, IG tells FCT, Lagos, Ogun CPs

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 10:58 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed the command Commissioners of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun States to continue enforcing the lockdown...

COVID-19: FG will provide insurance cover for health workers – Finance minister

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 10:53 AM PDT

The Federal Government has said it would provide insurance cover for all the frontline health workers battling to keep Nigerians safe from the coronavirus pandemic The Minister of Finance, Budget...

Why I used another woman’s photo to announce my baby's arrival -Halima Abubakar

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 10:37 AM PDT

Halima Abubakar, Nigerian actress, says she used another woman's picture to announce the arrival of her baby boy because he came prematurely. NigerianEye had reported how the actress had...

90 percent of COVID-19 patients recover without intervention -NCDC DG

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 10:34 AM PDT

Chikwe Ihekweazu, director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says 90 per cent of COVID-19 patients recover without any intervention. He disclosed this at the media briefing of...

Lockdown: LASU VC urges students to study online

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:43 AM PDT

Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN), Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo has urged students of the institution to keep learning during the lockdown period by studying online. Fagbohun,...

Easter: Lagos clears air on alleged suspension of COVID-19 lockdown

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:38 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Thursday debunked rumours making the rounds that it has relaxed the stay-at-home order by President Muhammadu Buhari as a measure to contain the coronavirus disease...

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army takes delivery of armoured tanks from China

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:34 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army (NA) has taken delivery of high grade armoured tanks and artillery vehicles from China to boost its fight against Boko Haram. The military hardware, built to specification by China...

100 Italian doctors died of coronavirus, says health association

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:27 AM PDT

One hundred Italian doctors have died of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean country in February, Italy's FNOMCeO health association said on Thursday. "The number of...

‘Coronavirus is real, don’t flout social distancing directives’

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:16 AM PDT

The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has advised to Nigerians to adhere to social distancing directives. He made the call while appealing to individuals and organisations...

Nnamdi Kanu reacts to Chinese doctors arrival in Nigeria, makes revelations

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:04 AM PDT

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has come up with some claims regarding the presence of Chinese doctors in the country. The Chinese doctors, numbering about fifteen,...

WHO announces two emergency tests for COVID-19

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 09:02 AM PDT

The Word Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during a COVID-19 case. NAN reports that the tests are genesig Real-Time PCR Coronavirus (COVID-19) and...

BREAKING: Seven COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:24 AM PDT

Seven COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Lagos, after testing negative twice for the disease. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, disclosed the recoveries on Thursday in a...

Coronavirus: 997 Americans leave Nigeria for US

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:57 AM PDT

‌ No fewer than 997 Americans have been repatriated from Nigeria to the United States as more people get infected with the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement...

Mikel confirms new club interest

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:51 AM PDT

Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has confirmed that he is in negotiations with Botafogo over a move to join the club after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is over. Recall that...

I am still looking for the right woman- Rema

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:47 AM PDT

Rave of the moment, Divine Ikubor a.k.a Rema has said he would love to be in a relationship but hasn't met the right person. The 19-year-old trap musician made this known in a chat with City People...

‘Mane need to leave Anfield to win Ballon d’Or’

Posted: 09 Apr 2020 07:44 AM PDT

Former Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara says Sadio Mane may have to leave Liverpool to win the Ballon d'Or. Mane has spoken this week about winning the FIFA award. And fellow Senegalese Kamara told...

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