The Government of Abia State has declared one Mr Emmanuel Ononiwu wanted for fleeing after testing positive to COVID 19 at Aba. According to a statement by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had announced that Mr Ononiwu’s sample tested positive, but he
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Gov Bello insists Kogi is COVID 19 free, rejects NCDC results
The Government of Kogi State has rejected the index cases of COVID 19 in the state announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, insisting that the state had yet to record any case of the pandemic. In a press statement on Wednesday, the commissioner for health in the state, Dr. Saka Haruna Audu, described
Read moreBREAKING: Anambra records more case of COVID 19
Anambra State has recorded a new case of COVID 19, bringing the total number of cases in the state to ten. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) daily update of COVID 19 cases recorded in states. NCDC announced late Monday night that the country has recorded 229 new cases of
Read moreBREAKING: Anambra confirms first COVID 19 death
The Anambra State Government on Monday confirmed it’s first coronavirus related death. The deceased, a 66 years old coronavirus patient was among the nine confirmed positive cases in the state. This was announced during a special broadcast by the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Monday, May 25, 2020. The governor said “Ndi Anambra it
Read moreFour new cases of COVID 19 confirmed in Kwara
The Kwara State government says it has recorded four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 74. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the State Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Ilorin. Ajakaye
Read moreCOVID 19: Uneasy calm in Anambra Community as man tests positive week after wife’s demise
There is palpable anxiety in Ufuma community in Orumba North local area of Anambra State after a popular patient medicine dealer tested positive for Coronavirus disease. The index case simply identified as Chukwudi had last week lost his wife who was rumoured to have died of the virus. The DAILY VENDOR reliably gathered that his
Read moreInformation Minister tests positive for Coronavirus in Zambia
The Minister of Information in Zambia, Dora Siliya has announced that she tested positive for Coronavirus. The Minister however said she is asymptomatic and had gone into self-isolation. Siliya made this disclosure in a video on Twitter on Saturday where she said “Even after taking all precautions … yesterday I did test positive for COVID
Read moreBREAKING: Two new cases of COVID 19 emerge in Anambra
Barely 24 hours after a new COVID 19 patient emerged in Anambra State, the state has once again recorded two new cases of the deadly pandemic. The latest development brings the total number of COVID 19 cases in Anambra to 8. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed that the country recorded a total
Read moreA new COVID 19 patient emerges in Anambra
The cases of the ravaging Coronavirus in Nigeria have now increased to 7261, with Anambra state recorded one new case of the virus. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night confirmed 245 new cases. The new case has brought the number of Covid-19 cases in the state to six, having recorded five
Read moreNigeria confirms 339 new cases of COVID 19, as toll rises to 7016
The latest update on COVID 19 released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday revealed that the country has confirmed a total of 7016 cases of the novel coronavirus. The centre on it’s Twitter handle said the country confirmed 339 new cases of COVID 19 on Thursday, 21 May. It however announced
Read moreEnugu records three new cases of COVID 19
The Enugu State Government has announced three new confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the state, bringing the total to 15. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday. Obi said that two previously active COVID 19 cases in Enugu had now tested negative, adding that the
Read moreCOVID 19: Nigeria not yet ready for full lockdown easing – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID 19 on Monday said Nigeria was not yet ready for full opening of the economy, insisting that tough decisions had to be taken for the good of the greater majority. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha who stated this
Read moreNigeria records 338 new cases of COVID 19 as toll nears 6000
Nigeria has once again recorded a higher single-day spike in COVID 19 cases. This is according to the daily infection toll update released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for Sunday, 17 May. The centre announced that Nigeria recorded a total of 338 new cases, with Lagos State still leading with 177 new cases
Read morePlateau reports its first COVID 19 death
The Plateau Government on Sunday announced the first death resulting from COVID-19 in the state. Gov. Simon Lalong made the announcement during a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 in Plateau at Government House, Jos. Lalong explained that the patient died before his result of COVID -19 which read positive came out. “As at
Read moreThree Nigerian evacuees from Dubai test positive to COVID 19
The Lagos State government has announced that three Nigerians who were recently evacuated from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have tested positive for COVID 19 at an isolation centre in Lagos State. This was announced in a tweet on Sunday, by the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Abayomi said, “Three of
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