COVID-19

Nigeria on Saturday recorded 601 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) even as the global death toll crossed the 800,000 mark. Lagos, the country’s COVID-19 epicentre, reported the…
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The National Economic Council (NEC) says 16 states have so far received N100 million grant each from the World Bank to ease the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State virtually briefed State House…
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As Coronovirus (COVID-19) continued to spread across the globe, Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde , has revealed that she had tested positive for the dread disease. The renowned actress took to her Instagram account…
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The authorities of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have urged consumers to be on the alert when buying imported frozen food after a sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement on…
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The Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Oke, is dead. According to reports The Gazelle News.com, Babatunde Oke died early Wednesday, 12 August, 2020 from complications arising from Coronavirus…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described COVID-19 as a “fantastic phenomenon”. Speaking when he hosted governors from the north-east on Monday, the president said the pandemic has affected the finances of the country. Governors from…
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Russia has become the first country in the world to register a COVID-19 vaccine, local media reported quoting President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The vaccine against the novel coronavirus was developed jointly by the Gamaleya Research…
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The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday ordered the suspension of a secondary school principal, Mrs Ogundipe Bolatito Adetutu,  over what was described as her absence at the school reopening inspection tour conducted by the…
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The remains of the late lawmaker, Senator Buruji Kashamu have been buried in Ogun State according to Islamic rites. Sympathisers and loyalists throng Buruji Kashamu's Ijebu-Igbo home for the burial earlier today.…
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s official statement on the death of ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu. WazobiaReporters had earlier reported that Kashamu, who died of COVID-19…
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