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UK health secretary tests positive for coronavirus

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, March 27th, 2020

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was self-isolating with “mild symptoms” of the virus. “Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I’ve tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I’m working from home & self-isolating,” Hancock […]

Coronavirus: Oyedepo holds service, vows to keep Winners Chapel open

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

David Oyedepo brushed aside the potential hazards of his decision to defy government restrictions on social gatherings across Nigeria, saying some members would rather look up to Sunday service as the only viable means of treatment against COVID-19, a strain of coronavirus that has killed more than 15,000 people and left tens of thousands bedridden […]

Breaking News: Boko Haram Kills 47 Soldiers, Wounds Dozens More

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

It was a sad day for the Nigerian Military as no fewer than 47 soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram ambush in Buk area of the Sambisa forest in Borno State. The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major John Enenche, the soldiers were not killed in direct combat with the terrorists. According to him, the […]

Opinion: Corona Chronicles ~ By Reuben Abati

Posted by admin Headlines, Reuben Abati Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

This is my third commentary on the Corona virus pestilence (see “E ku Corona o” – ThisDay, March 3, and “Amala and the Corona virus patient” – ThisDay, March 10), and now, three weeks later, the most important subject still remains this mysterious plague that has changed the way we live, the way we think, […]

Nigerian senator, Rose Oko, dies in UK

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja A Peoples Democratic Party member representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead. One of her aides who confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning, said the late Senator died on Monday at the age of 63. He said the late Oko […]

Cameroon saxophonist Manu Dibango dies from Coronavirus

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Cameroon-born singer and saxophone player Manu Dibango has died from coronavirus infection, according to a statement on his official Facebook page on Tuesday. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit “Soul Makossa,” is one of the first worldwide stars to die as a result of COVID-19. Dear family, dear friends, dear fans,A voice […]

Coronavirus: If God’s in buildings, Rome, Jerusalem, Mecca won’t be shut down – Reno Omokri

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Coronavirus has emptied The Vatican, the capital of Catholicism. It caused restrictions in Jerusalem, and Mecca. Synagogues, Churches and Mosques have banned services. What is God telling us? That He is not in places or buildings, but in people! Surely, if God was in buildings or places, then the safest place to be would be […]

Buhari’s chief of staff Abba Kyari tests positive for coronavirus

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian president, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus, multiple sources said on Tuesday. Kyari, a close ally to President Muhammadu Buhari, was away in Germany in early March with a delegation of other Nigerian officials for meetings with Siemens AG. It is unclear if he self-isolated before he […]

BREAKING: Nigeria records first coronavirus death

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 23rd, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said the country has recorded the first death from COVID-19. NCDC made this known through its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov. It said the individual was a 67-year-old male who had returned to Nigeria following a medical treatment in the United Kingdom. “He had underlying medical conditions, […]

Bride collapses as groom walks out during church wedding

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

By Agency reporter Mr Rufus Aplang, left guests and worshippers in shock when he walked out of the church during his wedding and abandoned his supposed bride, Judith, in Jos. Aplang fled God’s Glory Ministry, Jos, venue of the wedding when it was time to take the wedding vow on Saturday. His action threw family […]