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By Akanimo Sampson Political functionaries in Ebonyi State who are holding juicy offices are no longer finding their seats very comfortable because of the rampaging COVID-19. Governor Dave Umahi, who is fast becoming a controversial no-nonsense governor in Eastern Nigeria, has threatened to visit the COVID-19 sins of communities on their sons and daughters who are holding appointive offices. But, in Akwa Ibom state, the killer virus is deepening the political antagonism between President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC is claiming that the seeming indecisive Governor Udom Emmanuel has not been visible…

Nigeria has notched 1,095 confirmed cases, and 32 deaths from coronavirus in the country. In its Twitter handle on Friday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, “On the 24th of April 2020, 114 new confirmed cases and one new death were recorded in Nigeria. “One new state, Zamfara, has reported a confirmed case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 1095 cases have been confirmed, 208 cases have been discharged and thirty-two deaths have been recorded in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “The 114 new cases are reported from nine states- Lagos (80), Gombe (21), FCT (five), Zamfara…

Two prominent Nigerians have brushed aside politics and advised Africans to look inward, attesting that herbal treatment provides instant cure for the novel COVID-19. A former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that “Information available has shown that people infected by COVID-19 and privately treated at home recovered faster than those taken to isolation centres.” The assertion corroborated the claim of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, a COVID-19 victim who admitted he fought the novel coronavirus with carrots (Daucus carota), vitamin C and black seed (Nigella sativa) oil with honey while in isolation. Makinde had announced that…

By: Israel Umoh The COVID-19 has succeeded in turning the world upside down. No one saw it coming several years ago. Peter May, the bearded Scottish journalist and BBC screenwriter, saw bird flu epidemic. But, he aptly prognosticated a lockdown- the title of his thriller book. In March 2020, a lockdown ensued. Without announcement, the coronavirus pandemic arrived at the planet and dazzled celebrated scientists and confused world superpowers. Battered by the pandemic, the world had to impose lockdowns to clip the wings of the death’s gatekeeper. In a democratic setting, lockdown is seen as a product of dictatorship. It…

Of the 108 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, Akwa Ibom State has recorded additional two. This brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 981, while Akwa Ibom has 11 cases. Announcing this its Twitter handle on Thursday, it said “108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported: 78 in Lagos, 14 in FCT, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 Borno, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kwara, and 1 in Plateau. NCDC tweeted “As of 11:30 pm on the 23rd April, there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.…

The Akwa Ibom State COVID-19 Incident Management Committee sees a lack of cooperation by contacts to suspected or confirmed cases with the committee as a major clog in the wheel of its fight against the dreaded pandemic. Ntiense Umoette, the state deputy epidemiologist while presenting a paper on “Contact racing, key processes and challenges from Akwa Ibom experience” mentioned identifying contacts whose telephone numbers and addresses are not given and identifying contacts outside Akwa Ibom as challenges facing the committee. Umoette who spoke during a one-day workshop on Akwa Ibom State COVID-19 response and ethical reporting for journalists, also lamented…

Nigeria has recorded 91 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 873. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The NCDC also announced that fatalities from coronavirus-related complications have increased to 28. Of the 28 deaths, 15 were recorded in Lagos, three in Abuja, two each in Borno and Edo, one each in Katsina, Kano, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti and Delta It tweeted, “91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported: 74 in Lagos, five in Katsina, four in Ogun, two in Delta, two in…

Anxiety appears to mount as 53 suspected cases of COVID-19 in Akwa Ibom State who were tested and samples sent for test in an approved laboratory are awaiting results. This is as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had confirmed nine cases with one death in the state. Speaking during a one-day Akwa Ibom State COVID-19 response and ethical reporting workshop for journalists, Dr. Aniekeme Uwah, the state epidemiologist said: “There is no cause for alarm and the persons involved should panic.” Uwah who spoke on the topic: Objectives of the workshop and overview agenda held Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo on…

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Nigeria has recorded 117 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 782. This was as Lagos State, Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Kano, Borno, Katsina, Ogun, Rivers, and Bauchi states recorded new infections. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this in its Twitter handle on Tuesday, saying that coronavirus-related deaths have risen to 25. NCDC said, “117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported: 59 in Lagos, 29 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Katsina, three in Ogun, one in Rivers, and one in Bauchi. “As of 11:25 p.m on the 21st April,…