Fayemi thanks donors to Ekiti COVID-19 relief fund (Full list of donors)

Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has thanked all the people, institutions and organisations that have contributed immensely to the Ekiti state coronavirus relief fund which took off on 27th March up to the 15th of May. The governor has also called on others to join hands with the government to fight the deadly virus. […]

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COVID-19 has exposed pastors with false prophecies, fake miracles –Anglican bishop

The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma has spoken about how COVID-19 has humbled humanity especially the men of God in various religions, and how it has proved many pastors as liars. The Bishop was asked by The Punch what he thinks […]

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Buhari receives Madagascar’s coronavirus traditional mixture, COVID Organics

According to his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has received as guest on Saturday afternoon, his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Ahmad said his principal, Muhammadu Buhari, received Madagascar’s COVID Organics from Embaló. “President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Madagascan native formulation against the COVID–19 pandemic and reiterated […]

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Prince Harry and Meghan join Zoom call of mental health charity, lifting spirits at lockdown (Photo)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised a group of mental health charity workers by tuning into their staff video meeting. Ricky Neal, who works for Crisis Text Line in Atlanta, took to social media on Thursday, May 14, to share a photo of a staff Zoom call where the duke and duchess were royal guests. “It’s […]

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WHO meets 70 African traditional medicine experts over coronavirus disease cure

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it met with 70 traditional medicine experts from the African continent in a bid to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world at the moment. WHO African Region made this known through its Twitter handle on Tuesday. The health organisation said an agreement was reached with […]

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Nigerian govt can’t rule out using local herbs to treat coronavirus patients –Health Minister

Nigerian Government has said it won’t rule out local herbs in the fight against coronavirus in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Nigerian Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development must first certify the efficacy of local herbs before they are used in treating COVID-19 patients. Ehanire made the clarification during the […]

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PDP opposes passing NCDC Bill without public hearing

Nigeria’s mainstream opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday took a swipe at the House of Representatives that tries to pass the Infectious Disease Control Bill without recourse to public hearing to allow Nigerians participate in the process of making the law. Those who sponsored the bill are the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi […]

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Ooni of Ife donates two fumigators to Ogun state, says coronavirus traditional cure ‘ll be ready soon

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that the traditional cure for Coronavirus has reached an advanced stage and will be made available to the public very soon. He said this yesterday, April 29, while speaking with journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun State, shortly after he donated two motorized modular fumigators to the state government. […]

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Coronavirus total confirmation hits 1,337 in Nigeria, as 64 new cases recorded

A total of 1,337 coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nigeria so far. 64 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in 5 Nigerian states which include; Gombe, Taraba, Borno, Lagos and Abuja. A break down of the Coronavirus cases in each state is as follows; 34-Lagos, 15-FCT, 11-Borno, 2-Taraba, 2-Gombe. As at 11:20pm on Monday […]

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Two children under age 10 contract COVID-19 in Ekiti ―Health Commissioner

Ekiti State government, disclosed on Monday that two children under the age of 10 were among the four newly confirmed COVID-19 patients in the state. On April 25, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced four new cases of Coronavirus in Ekiti who had contacts with the 45-year-old doctor, who contracted the disease through […]

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Pregnant woman is third coronavirus case in Ekiti –Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday, disclosed that a 29- year old woman from Lagos, has fallen victim to the third case of COVID -19 case recorded in the state. The governor also regretted the alleged compromise of security agencies at the borders, which he said was responsible for why the woman gained access […]

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Residents of African community use female underwear, fashioned it into coronavirus facemasks (Photos)

A section of Murang’a residents in Kenya have been reduced into wearing female underwear cut out to look like a face masks after they were duped by unscrupulous traders. Speaking to Inooro TV, some of the residents said they had been lured into buying the masks by their low cost. The flimsy mask costs a paltry […]

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Nigerian doctor treating COVID-19 patient in Lagos, dies of the virus

A medical doctor in Lagos, Dr. Emeka Chugbo, has become the first health worker in Nigeria to die of COVID-19 after he contracted the virus from a patient he was treating. The doctor, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Wednesday after being rushed to the facility Monday, was said to have managed […]

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Woman certified dead by doctor found alive at funeral home

A married woman miraculously came back to life as funeral parlor workers were set to prepare her body for a service hours after a doctor at a private clinic in east-central Paraguay had informed her family she had died. Gladys Rodríguez Duarte, who is an ovarian cancer patient, was rushed to San Fernando Clinic in […]

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Bodies ‘ll litter the streets of African countries via coronavirus –Melinda Gates warns

Co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Mrs Melinda Gates, has warned that there will be dead bodies littering the streets in African countries if the world does not act fast to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Mrs Gates said this while speaking to CNN, on  the novel Coronavirus and its effects in the third […]

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How I dress to protect myself against coronavirus in America –Ben Bruce (Photo)

Former Senator and chairman of Silverbird group, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, took to his Twitter handle to express how much he misses Nigeria as he is currently in the U.S where thousands of deaths have been recorded due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Posting a photo of how he dresses now in America to protect himself from […]

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Too early to relax Coronavirus lockdown –NMA warns governors

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned governors against easing the lockdown on Coronavirus in their different states over religious activities. In a statement released by Francis Faduyile and Olumuyiwa Odusote, NMA president and secretary-general respectively, Governors were told that the move can cause a setback on the fight against Coronavirus as it is not yet time for […]

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