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Doctors and Nurses in Bayelsa State Specialist Hospital, near government house flee from their duty post as two suspected index cases of COVID-19 appears in the facility. It was gathered that the two suspected cases reported themselves at the Hospital, claiming to have contracted the virus. An eyewitness, said, “Even …

The Nigerian Police has announced the dismissal of the two policemen who were caught fighting in a Viral video along the road in Edo state. The dismissal of the two officers who were attached to the Edo State Police Command, was announced in a tweet on the verified Twitter handle …

Governors across various states of the federation have resolved to Implement new strategies to curb community transmission of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. In a collective decision reached in a teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held on Wednesday, the governors agreed to ban movement between states for two …

Delta state has recorded two new cases of Coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, who made this known in a statement in Asaba, said the two new cases, one male one female, were recorded in Uvwie and Udu Local Government Area of the state. The …

The Edo state House of Assembly Speaker, Frank Okiye, who tested positive to COVID-19 Several weeks ago have been discharged after testing negative twice to the ravaging virus. The speaker who said he was destabilised after testing positive for coronavirus, said he overcomes the virus with local herbs and medication. …

The attention of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Muhammed Inuwa, have been drawn to a murder case which occurs in Otokutu Community, In Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state, which involve a brutal clubbing to death of a father …

86 New cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in Nigeria, taking the entire number to 626 confirmed cases. These figures were release on the verified Twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The death toll recorded in Nigeria has also risen to 21 as of 11:50 pm on …

The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Edo Chapter has placed 8 billboards(English and Edo) in Benin,to enlighten the public on ways to stop the spread of Corona virus. Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin, the President of MWAN in Edo, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday …

Presidency has confirmed the death of the chief of staff to president Muhammadu Buhri, Mallam Abba Kyari. The Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, who confirmed this in a press statement, said the deceased died on Friday, April 17, 2020. “The Presidency regrets to announce the …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has roll out criteria that qualifies one to undergo the Covid-19 test. NCDC, in a releases titled “who can be tested” gave out three criteria that qualifies one for the test. The Nigeria public health institute that is mandated to respond to infectious …