The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 248 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a tweet on Sunday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 4,399. The 248 new cases are reported from 17 states. It said: “248 new cases …

204 more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing to 1932, the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle. It also said that a total of 58 patients have died of coronavirus-related fatalities in the country. 204 new cases of #COVID19 reported: 80-Kano 45-Lagos 12-Gombe 9-Bauchi …

The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has increased to 1273 after 91 new infections were recorded on Sunday. The 91 new cases were recorded in Lagos, Sokoto, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Ondo, FCT, Edo, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Kebbi.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Sunday.

Nigeria is divided into states with 36 states and 774 Local Government Areas bound together by federal agreement. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is not a state and is under the direct control of the federal government. As the world battles the Coronavirus pandemic, some states in Nigeria are lucky to have recorded zero case so far. There are 36 …

The executive governor of Rivers state, Gov. Ezenwo Nyesom Nwike has ordered the closure of all entry points to rivers putting a curfew at 6 pm. The state which has borders with Imo, Aba, Delta, Akwaibom and Bayelsa has closed down its all borders prohibiting vehicles from leaving and entering the state. Wike further restricts movements within the state putting …

The PDP Governors’ forum chairman and governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal, briefing newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting on Wednesday night in Abuja, said Ikpeazu was unanimously appointed by the members. Tambuwal said the meeting, which was held with the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), discussed issues that were critical to the development of the party and …

According to information shared by an eyewitness, a 200 Level Geology student of the Niger Delta University simply identified as Kodar Green was attacked and butchered by rival cultists at his residence in Amassoma, Bayelsa State. He was killed on Thursday 20th February 2020 by a group of boys alleged to be members of an opposition cult group. According to …

The People’s Democratic party has vowed to approach the supreme court to review and possibly reverse the outcome of the Presidential and governorship elections in Katsina, Kaduna, Osun and Kano states. Addressing a press conference at the party’s national secretariat yesterday, national publicity secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan said the leadership of the party took the decision, having uncovered …

WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Executive Director, Dr Michael Ryan, said in a statement posted on the agency’s website on Friday. That there have been over 1,820 laboratory-confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 46,550. “China reported 13,332 clinically confirmed cases in Hubei province. “ We understand that most of these cases …

2019 PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen. Douye Diri and his running mate, Mr Lawrence Ewhrujakpor over the Supreme Court judgment on the Bayelsa governorship election. Abubakar in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, also congratulated the PDP. “The Lords Justices have given us another opportunity to show Nigerians …