Instagram Comedian Shares Horrible Experience With NCDC
Instagram Comedian and Skit Maker, Egere Sydney popularly known as Sydney Talker or Towel Guy has shared his alleged experience with the NCDC after he showed symptoms of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Earlier, a video had gone viral of Talker trying to alert the NCDC of his critical condition but the NCDC via it’s Twitter page […]
Gov. Akeredolu Reveals Real Cause Of Akure Blast
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu debunked the meteorite theory for the deafening blast that rocked Akure, the Ondo capital and environs overnight. He said the explosion was from a vehicle carrying explosives to a nearby state. According to him, the crater on the road was created by the exploded vehicle as it sank from the impact. The […]
AfDB Launches $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official institutions, bank treasuries, and asset managers […]
Turkey Halts Intercity Trains As Coronavirus Cases Surge
Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as coronavirus cases jumped by a third in a day to 5,698, with 92 dead. President Tayyip Erdogan called for a “voluntary quarantine” in which Turks stay at home except for shopping or basic needs. He ordered all international flights stopped. Intercity travel by […]
I Couldn’t Breathe: Dybala Reveals Coronavirus Nightmare
Juventus star Paulo Dybala revealed Friday how he “struggled to breathe” after contracting coronavirus which has killed over 9,000 people in Italy. The Argentine international announced last Saturday he was one of three Juventus players to catch the virus along with Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi, who both had no symptoms. Read Also: UK’s Chief […]
India’s Coronavirus Heroes Come Under Attack
They have been hailed as India’s coronavirus “heroes”, but doctors, nurses, delivery drivers and other frontline workers have been attacked and in some cases evicted from their homes by panicked residents. Some e-commerce giants have even halted deliveries partly due to the harassment of staff, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said abuse of hospital workers […]
Mask Producers In China Meet High Global Demand
As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese city has gone global, thousands of factories in China have nimbly turned to a new and very profitable market –- face masks for export. At the height of China’s outbreak in early February, Guan Xunze’s company created a new mask factory in just eleven days. […]
Prince Harry And Meghan Now Based In California
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have permanently relocated to California amid the coronavirus pandemic, media reports said Friday. The royal couple flew by private jet from Canada to Los Angeles last week before the border between the two countries closed because of the deadly virus outbreak, The Sun reported. “Harry and Meghan have left […]
China Eases Travel Restrictions After Lockdown
The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened Saturday, after more than two months of almost total isolation. Wuhan was placed under lockdown in January with residents forbidden to leave, roadblocks installed and millions subjected to dramatic restrictions on their daily life. But […]
Stocks Retreat As Nervous Investors Pocket Week’s Gains
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic retreated Friday as investors banked profits from the week’s rally sparked by massive government and central bank action to protect economies from the coronavirus. “Today’s sell off is most probably a consequence of three days of strong gains and a paring of risk ahead of the weekend,” […]
Obasanjo Donates Hilltop Residence For Isolation Centre
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, announced that his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State be used as Isolation centre for victims of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. Obasanjo said the 32-room facility has been handed over to the Ogun State Government for immediate take over. Read Also: UK’s Chief Medical […]
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Jump To 70, With 5 New Cases
Nigeria has now recorded 70 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, as five new cases were recorded on Friday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the five new cases were recorded in Abuja and Oyo State. As at Thursday, cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria moved to 65, but with five more cases, it has moved to 70. […]