The Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 on Monday announced the extension of phase three of the eased lockdown by one month. The chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, announced this at the weekly briefing of the task force in Abuja . He said , “ The PTF is improving on the International Travel Portal to […]

A Kaduna State High court presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada has ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service to evacuate the wife of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Zeenat Elzakzaky to an isolation centre to enable her to undergo treatment for COVID-19. Mrs Elzakzaky reportedly contracted the virus inside the Nigerian […]

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus , but said his symptoms were mild. “ I regret to inform you that I am infected with Covid -19. The symptoms are mild but I am already undergoing medical treatment , ” the 67- year -old said in a […]

Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, has arrived in Nigeria after a month absence. Tinubu returned to the country on Sunday, about a month after he left. He was sighted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, in company of some of his aides. TheCable had reported on January 3 that he was […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 964 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 121,566. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. “On the 24th of January 2021, 964 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that his administration does not need to vaccinate over 20 million residents of the state against the deadly COVID-19. He disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, adding that the state government is engaging some companies in the production of COVID-19 vaccines for residents of […]

Again, Nigeria new weekly COVID-19 infections have witnessed yet another significant increase, Tribune Online analysis shows. The second wave of the pandemic was officially announced after the infections began to rise in the first week of December. During that week, (November 29- December 3), a total of 1607 cases were recorded and since then, the […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,633 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 120,602. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. “1,633 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-498 Plateau-214 FCT-176 Rivers-99 Kaduna-98 Edo-87 Anambra-86 Akwa Ibom-50 Osun-47 Kano-40 Oyo-40 Kwara-39 Ebonyi-28 […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has debunked claims by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) that the wife of its embattled leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has been infected by the deadly COVID-19 while in detention at its facility in Kaduna. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Centre, […]

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery last month, his daughter has revealed. Blatter contracted coronavirus in November before undergoing a heart procedure at a hospital in Switzerland in December. The 84-year-old was moved out of intensive care this week, but Blatter’s daughter said there was […]