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Nigeria cases jump to 70 as NCDC confirms five new cases

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The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Three new cases were confirmed in FCT, and two in Oyo state. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 70. However, three have been discharged, with one death recorded so far. According to NCDC, “As at 8:00 pm 27th March, there are 70 confirmed cases 3 discharged 1 death For a breakdown of cases by states in real-time, Currently; Lagos – 44, FCT – 14, Ogun – 3, Ekiti- 1, Oyo – 3, Edo – 1, Bauchi – 2, Osun – 1, Rivers – 1″...

Onyekuru quarantined in Turkey

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Super Eagles winger, Henry Onyekuru, has been forced to go into self-isolation after his club manager, Fatih Terim, tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday.  Terim is the second known Turkish football personality and Galatasaray staff to test positive for the virus after the Turkish giant's chairman, Abdurrahim Albayrak, also tested positive for the disease. Albayrak’s wife, Sukran, has also tested positive. Onyekuru is on loan from Monaco, on a second spell with the Istanbul side after failing to nail down a shirt with the principality outfit, having completed a €13m move from Everton this season. The 22-year-old is highly rated by Terim, who facilitated his return after a successful first spell together, lifting the league title and a domestic cup. And in the wake of the two COVID-19 cases recorded at the club’s base, Onyekuru alongside his teammates might be forced to go into quarantine. Turkish authorities have suspended the league as the country seeks to co...

Atiku’s son tested positive for coronavirus

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). He made his known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive for coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former Vice-President of Nigeria, his son has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment. “The @NCDCGov (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control) has been duly informed, and he has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management. I will appreciate it if you have him in your prayers. Stay safe, coronavirus is real,” he added.

Angry Nigerians React To Naira Marley Making Jokes About Corona Virus

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Controversial artiste and Rapper;  Azeez Fashola  popularly known by his stage name  Naira Marley  is currently being shaded on social media after cracking jokes about the nation's current emergency virus 'Corona Virus'. Naira Marley took to his twitter page to cause controversy and some fans also said he is doing all this just to trend and promote his new video. See pictures and contents of his tweets below: "5000 cases confirmed in LEKKI I’m talking about unwanted pregnancies" Then he went on with another tweet asking his followers to "Retweet if they dont believe in Corona Virus" And this tweet made a lot of noise on Twitter as fans became really angry at the way he was joking to what has made so many Nigerians practice the act of social distancing and putting so much panic in so many minds. Naira Marley went on to say: Having said all this fans started reacting and tweeting their angry opinions on his tweets: In y...

Let's pray for Italy

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Italy is really suffering from Covid-19  Yesterday there where lot of  people (627)who where confirmed dead because is the corona virus and it was son painful that even the doctors where in tears.This sickness is really serious and we should always pray to God to protect us and let us pray for Italy .the surprising part of it all is that soldiers that where suppose to be at war are now carry dead bodies to the mortuary please if you are alive today why not give thanks to God ?please let stay indoor and pray as well.  I pray God save us.

Nigeria Records first Corona virus Death

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According to the Guardian, Nigeria has recorded its first coronavirus death. “Former managing director of the Petroleum Pricing Monitoring Corporation Aisha Suleiman Achimugu has died of coronavirus, multiple sources said on Monday” read the report. This has been confirmed by the NCDC via its Twitter account shortly. “The 1st #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67 year old male who returned home following medical treatment in UK He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma & diabetes & was undergoing chemotherapy Our thoughts are with his family.“

Churches shut down, ask members to go home

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Churches in Lagos on Sunday experienced a shutdown on activities following the directive from the state government that all religious and social gatherings should not exceed 50 persons. Members were asked to go home, and some others were divided into sections, a number of them worshipping from the homes of members. The Nation observed that hand sanitisers were given to each member before allowing them into the premises. According to a circular released by the Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Adewale Martins, members were asked to remain in their houses. “With deep regrets, we are constrained to direct that mass with the faithful in attendance is to be suspended for the next four weeks. Mass is not suspended, as priests will continue to offer mass for the people and the whole world. What has been suspended is the mass with the faithful in attendance”, the circular read. The circular enjoined worshippers to “view this situation in the light that we are fighting a war, a war with...