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Former Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his two aides have tested negative for Coronavirus. The former governor and his aides attended a funeral recently at Koki area of Kano city which was also attended by the Kano index case. In a post on his facebook account on Thursday morning, Sule Lamido wrote: “MY COVID-19 LABORATORY RESULT. “Dr ... Read More »

A practising doctor in Kano state, James King, who came in contact with the state’s index case has shared his encounter with the infected patient. In a lengthy post on his Facebook page, Dr King narrated how the 75-year-old ambassador lied about his symptoms and how he had been attending parties and Jumaat services after arriving from Lagos. According to ... Read More »

The Kwara State Ministry of Health has discharged two index cases of COVID-19, after testing negative twice. This was announce on Thursday, by the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Abdulrazaq, via his twitter page. Details shortly… Read More »

Kano State Ministry for Health has confirmed twelve new cases of coronavirus. It also confirmed the first death in the state from the virus. The Ministry on its official Twitter handle announced: “Wednesday, 15th April 2020. As at 11:55 pm, 1 death of #COVID19 has been recorded.” Details shortly…… Read More »

If anyone was in doubt about the notion that the people remain the centre-piece of the Seyi Makinde’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in Oyo State, the method and manner the state government has adopted to respond to the emergency situation arising from the Covid-19 pandemic should clear such doubts. Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease and it has claimed ... Read More »

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday said he was still under isolation for testing positive to COVID-19 and is yet to be cleared of the disease. El-Rufai, who also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council for the first time since he was diagnosed, said he will personally announce to the public as soon ... Read More »

Farooq Adamu Kperogi, 47, Associate Professor of Communication at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA, is a non-apologetic critic of the Buhari government – as he was also of the Jonathan government. The Kwara State-born media scholar had been a reporter and news editor at various Nigerian newspapers including the Daily Trust, where, until sometime last year, he wrote two weekly ... Read More »

The coronavirus has changed the modern world with a velocity un-foretold. To protect their populations, nations have taken unprecedented steps in closing down cities, halting socio-economic activities and quarantining vast numbers of people. Given the lethality of the disease, the public health measures have been prudential. If such action were not taken, the toll of this pandemic might rival the ... Read More »

CHEVRON Nigeria Limited, CNL, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/CNL Joint Venture, NNPC/CNL JV, has continued to operate safely, and without any Coronavirus (COVID-19) related incident in its operations. The company stated this today in a release signed by Esimaje Brikinn, general manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, CNL made available to Realnews Wednesday, April 15. According to CNL, ... Read More »

Three foreigners and 13 Nigerians have been discharged in Lagos State on Wednesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while making the announcement said they were discharged after testing negative twice. The governor said the patients discharged comprised 14 males and two females. He made the announcement on his Twitter handle on Wednesday evening. He tweeted, “I have more great news from our ... Read More »