Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is responding well to home-based care and treatment for COVID-19. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Sunday via his verified Twitter account. According to him, the governor is in high spirit and very appreciative of the prayers and well wishes he has received […]
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and Chairman, Presidential Task Force PTF on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has gone into self-isolation after some members of his family tested positive for the virus. Mustapha, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night, said he and his wife are currently negative, but needed to […]
At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), military sources told Channels Television on Sunday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers were attendees of the […]
Onyema Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, says the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “will be the final nail in the coffin” for the virus that has killed over 1.6 million people worldwide. Ogbuagu stated this on Saturday, at a virtual series on the theme, ‘COVID-19: Vaccine, Hesitancy, Myths and Reality’, organised by the […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, took a walk around the Lagos house, Marina on Saturday. The governor, who tested positive for COVID-19, wore a jersey of Arsenal Football Club and a customised fez cap. Sanwo-Olu walked calmly in the serene environment. See pictures below.
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo- Olu, has tested positive for coronavirus , the state health commissioner announced on Saturday . The governor had gone into isolation on Friday following contact with persons infected with the virus . Giving an update in a statement on Saturday night , the state health commissioner , Akin Abayomi, […]
The Ayetoro-Gbedde Development Association (AGDA)/Ayetoro-Gbedde Traditional Council on Saturday queried the military authorities over claims that late Major General Olubunmi Irefin died of COVID-19 complications. Irefin who was the serving general officer commanding 6 Division was attending the Chief of Army Staff conference in Abuja, which opened on Monday. In a statement issued by Aminu […]
Nigeria broke a new record on its daily count of coronavirus infections on Friday, with 796 new cases recorded in 15 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The Friday figure is the highest daily count so far since the virus was first confirmed in Nigeria on February 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease […]
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has gone into isolation. The governor, who stated this on Saturday Morning via a twitter broadcast, said the measure was necessary as family members and senior government officials around him tested positive for COVID-19. El-Rufai said he is in self-isolation as a precaution pending a COVID-19 test to be conducted […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, went into self-isolation on Friday after of one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19. Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, who broke the news on Friday, said other members of the governor’s team will undergo COVID-19 test. “They will be tested by the Lagos State biobank today but […]
