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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have exceeded 20,000 as the country recorded 436 new infections on Sunday. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet. According to the agency, of the new cases, 169 were recorded in Lagos, 52 in Oyo and 31 in Plateau. Other affected states are Imo with 29 cases, […]
Bayern Munich secured their eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday as Robert Lewandowski’s first-half volley saw them claim a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen. The Bavarian giants were confirmed German champions for the 30th time in the club’s proud history to maintain their iron-grip on the Bundesliga shield in recent years. Lewandowski struck two minutes […]
The Imo State House of Assembly has been shut down for the next two weeks following the announcement that a lawmaker has tested positive to the coronavirus disease. The chairman of the COVID-19 taskforce in the state, Professor Maurice Iwu disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Owerri the state capital on Tuesday. He said samples […]
The meeting between the Federal Government delegation and the National Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday ended in a deadlock. The striking doctors refused to reconvene after a brief recess and their president, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, told Channels Television that they are not ready to shift position until their demands are met. However, the Minister […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday elevated Sen. Abiola Ajimobi to serve as its acting National Chairman after the Court of Appeal upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole. Sen. Ajimobi was the party’s Deputy National Chairman for the southern region and is a former Governor of Oyo state. In a statement signed by party […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Nigeria has recorded 490 new cases of the novel coronavirus and an additional 31 deaths linked to the virus. The new figures put total infections in the country at 17,148. Although 5,623 persons have been successfully treated and discharged, 455 casualties have been recorded to […]
A group of Nigerian citizens has organised themselves to lead a community-based campaign to improve the functionality of hospitals and primary health care centres across the country. Consequently, they have launched the “MakeOurHospitalWork Campaign”. The #MakeOurHospitalWork Campaign has decried the fact that several billions of naira invested in Nigerian health sector over the years have […]
A former beauty queen, Ibidunni Ighodalo, has died. The family of the deceased confirmed the death of the former Miss Lux in a statement. She died in the early hours of Sunday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State but the cause of the death was not noted. “The Ighodalo and Olaleye Ajayi families are deeply saddened […]
The Federal Government has shut the Jabi Lake Mall indefinitely for violating the ban on public gathering. The mall was closed by the Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Task Team on COVID-19. In a tweet on its handle on Sunday, the closure is part of precautionary measures taken to curb the spread of the virus in […]
Real Madrid stayed two points behind Barcelona after a 3-1 win over Eibar on Sunday in a game which saw Marcelo take a knee and Eden Hazard suffer another injury. In their first game in three months following the coronavirus suspension, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo all scored in the opening 45 minutes. Brazilian […]
