Saturday, 2 May 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: The deadly Coronavirus kills 17 people in Nigeria in one day” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: The deadly Coronavirus kills 17 people in Nigeria in one day” plus 29 more


BREAKING: The deadly Coronavirus kills 17 people in Nigeria in one day

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:28 PM PDT

The deadly Coronavirus has continued to inflict sorrows in families in Nigeria, as 17 people were killed by the virus on Saturday. In the Coronavirus deaths released by the Nigerian Centre for...

'It's not safe to return Abacha's $320 million loot into Buhari's hands' - US Lawmakers

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:01 PM PDT

Two members of the United States House of Representatives, Steve Chabot and Chris Smith, have expressed concern over alleged human rights violations under the government of the President Muhammadu...

NCDC fears COVID-19 spread may worsen as lockdown ends today

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:40 PM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has expressed fears that the number of coronavirus cases in the country will continue to rise for the next few months. This hint came as the lockdown imposed on...

15-year-old boy marries 22-year-old woman in Abia State

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:22 PM PDT

A 15-year-old boy identified as Abraham Samuel Onuoha has reportedly wedded a 22-year-old lady Anurika John in Abia state. According to reports, the wedding ceremony held on Sunday 26 April...

Female COVID-19 patient escapes in Taraba

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:46 PM PDT

A woman, Mrs Talatu Idris, has reportedly escaped from the NYSC Orientation Camp Jalingo where she and other 129 others are being quarantined, Commissioner of Health, Innocent Vakai, disclosed on...

'Don’t pick passengers without face masks' - MC Oluomo warns commercial drivers

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:43 PM PDT

The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council, Alhaja Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), in a statement directed drivers in the state not to allow...

Nigerian evangelist allegedly commits suicide in Malaysia

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:05 PM PDT

A Nigerian evangelist, Nwabueze Franklin Kelechi has allegedly committed suicide in Malaysia. Evangelist Nwabueze Franklin Kelechi of CRM (Charismatic Renewal Ministries), Franklin reportedly died...

Coronavirus infections worsen in Lagos

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:53 PM PDT

There is anxiety in Lagos as the state recorded a jump in Coronavirus infections, with 62 new cases on Saturday. In the last three days, Lagos raised hope when it recorded sharp drop in infections,...

No approved drug, vaccine yet for Coronavirus — NAFDAC

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:42 PM PDT

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola...

‘I infected four people with COVID-19’ - Kaduna governor

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:39 PM PDT

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State who announced his recovery from COVID-19 last Wednesday has said that he infected four people with the virus during his own period of infection. Like the...

US COVID-19 deaths now over 66,000

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:31 PM PDT

Coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,435 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 66,000. A...

'You were Nigeria's Vice President for 8 years, you are part of the problem' - APC to Atiku

Posted: 02 May 2020 06:15 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has welcomed opinions expressed by former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, suggesting measures to be adopted by the government of the President Muhammadu Buhari to...

Nigerians will emerge stronger after COVID-19 - Osinbajo

Posted: 02 May 2020 05:43 PM PDT

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded the resilience of Nigerians, saying the country and its people will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger. According to a statement by Osinbajo's Senior...

Gov. Ganduje relaxes lockdown in Kano

Posted: 02 May 2020 05:41 PM PDT

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the governor of Kano state, has announced the relaxation of lockdown order imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari, on April 27, imposed a total lockdown on the state to...

Lagos records four fresh COVID-19 deaths

Posted: 02 May 2020 10:54 AM PDT

The Lagos state government says four COVID-19 patients have died of complications from the disease in the state. The state's ministry of health said the deaths were recorded on Friday. In a tweet on...

BREAKING: Kano: Emir of Rano is dead

Posted: 02 May 2020 10:26 AM PDT

The Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila II, is dead. According to Daily Trust, the monarch died on Saturday at Nasarawa Specialist Hospital. He reportedly died at 4:45pm after a brief illness. It...

Head of communications, UNICEF in Kano, Malam Rabiu is dead

Posted: 02 May 2020 10:25 AM PDT

Malam Rabiu Musa, UNICEF Head of Communications in Kano State is dead. NAN reports that his son, Musa Rabiu, who confirmed the news to journalists in Kano, said the UNICEF official died on Saturday...

Fleeing second COVID-19 case in Kebbi dies

Posted: 02 May 2020 10:20 AM PDT

The second case of coronavirus in Kebbi State, who absconded from the hospital, is dead. Commissioner for Health​, Jaafaru Mohammed, who also is the chairman State Task Force on covid-19, stated...

COVID-19: Kaduna records first death, confirms three new cases

Posted: 02 May 2020 10:14 AM PDT

The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded its first casualty to the coronavirus pandemic and additional three active cases. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mahammed Bolani,...

‘From 174 to 2,170’ — how Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rose by 1,996 in one month

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:44 AM PDT

At 10pm on February 24, 2020, an Italian arrived in Lagos aboard a Turkish Airline flight. The next day, he travelled to his company's site in Ogun state. On February 26, he presented himself at the...

‘I don’t want to die here’ — Nigerian lady trafficked to Oman cries out

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:44 AM PDT

A Nigerian lady in Oman identified as Oluwatosin has cried out for help, seeking to return home. In a viral video, Oluwatosin who spoke in Yoruba said she contacted an agent who promised to secure a...

FCT gives its own guidelines on partial lockdown effective Monday

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:34 AM PDT

The FCTA will enforce rigorously the guidelines regulating the easing of the lockdown in the FCT as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory. In his message to the...

One of five emirs in Kano ‘critically ill’, Nigerians suspect COVID-19

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:28 AM PDT

Dr Abubakar Tafida Ila II, the emir of Rano in Kano State is critically ill and hanging to life by a thread. Reports said the emir was rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) on Thursday. The...

‘I first took hydroxychloroquine’— UK-based Nigerian doctor on surviving COVID-19

Posted: 02 May 2020 09:13 AM PDT

Moruf Adelekan, a Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom, has recounted his recovery from COVID-19 eight days after contracting the disease. The consultant psychiatrist, who was confirmed to...

I infected four persons with COVID-19 – Gov El-Rufai confesses

Posted: 02 May 2020 08:09 AM PDT

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that he infected four persons with COVID-19. El-Rufai who made this known while giving an update on measures put in place to curb the spread of the disease in the...

1,179 COVID-19 patients have no link to confirmed cases -NCDC

Posted: 02 May 2020 07:49 AM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 1,179 COVID-19 patients out of Nigeria's 2,170 cases have no epidemiologic link. This implies a rise in community transmission. An epidemiological...

Medical doctors caution Gov Bala Mohammed over directive on treatment of COVID-19 with Chloroquine

Posted: 02 May 2020 07:41 AM PDT

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has frowned on the pronouncement of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Muhammed, ordering the use of chloroquine and Zithromax as treatments for...

Atiku’s company, Gotel explains sack of 46 staff

Posted: 02 May 2020 07:41 AM PDT

Gotel Communication, the company owned by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has explained that the sack of some staff of the company was for the purpose of restructuring. The company sacked 46...

COVID-19: Labour charges Buhari to reduce fuel price to N60 per litre

Posted: 02 May 2020 07:41 AM PDT

Organised Labour, has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari to further reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, to N60. Labour said Nigerians should not pay more...

Nasarawa Govt to repatriate 4,443 Almajiris May 3rd

Posted: 02 May 2020 07:10 AM PDT

Nasarawa State Government is to commence repatriation of over 4,443 non-indigents Almajirai from the state Sunday, May 3rd. Already buses have been hired in readiness for the commencement of the...

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