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According to a report by DailyTrust, the state governor of Nassawara State has bought cars worth N500 million for lawmakers despite there being no single ventilator in the state. Despite the state lacking behind in health facilities amid the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, Governor Abdullahi Sule purchased 24 Toyota Hilux vehicles...

Menegian Saro-Wiwa, son of the late playwright and Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died from complications of COVID-19. The announcement was made by Noo Saro-Wiwa, his sister, via an Instagram post on Thursday. According to the post, ‘Gian’, as Menegian was referred to, who also had underlying health conditions, died...

The Enogie of Egor Kingdom, His Royal Highness Tony Aigberowman ll, and Chairman of Egor Local Government Area, Eghe Ogbemudia, have confronted each other over the distribution of relief materials to residents in the community. The Edo State Government had released food items as palliatives to cushion the effects of...

A Nigerian doctor, Chugbo Emeka, has sadly passed away after contracting covid-19 from a patient in Lagos. Until his death,Chugbo Emeka was a private medical practitioner at Lagos University Teaching Hospital isolation ward. He died in the early hours of April 16th 2020. Announcing his death via Twitter, the Nigeria...

The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities, and businesses worldwide. In the wake of this outbreak, major companies have been donating funds to help curb the deadly disease. One of the latest companies to do such is Apple Inc. The company has announced that it will be...

The Osun State Government  has announced the release of  six more COVID-19 patients from its Isolation Centre in Ejigbo in line with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocol. Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola made this announcement via his official Twitter handle @GboyegaOyetola on Wednesday. The Governor tweeted; “Another good news...

Dugbe market, one of the most popular  market in Ibadan was on fire about 1.20pm earlier today. According to reports, properties worth millions of naira was damaged in the fire. The fire was said to be caused by an electric spark. There is no official statement from the Oyo state...

Covid-19 Update - Sixteen more patients who previously tested positive to COVID-19 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from the Lagos State facilities, an official has announced. The 16 recoveries is the highest daily recovery recorded in Lagos since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country...