A Virginia pastor who defied warnings about the danger of religious gatherings during the pandemic and vowed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital” died over the weekend after contracting COVID-19, his church said.
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COVID-19 continues to spread, but it’s bringing out the best in people and communities across the globe. Volunteers are looking out for elderly and vulnerable families to reach out to.
A Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday remanded Saheed Akinloye in a custodial centre over his post on Facebook concerning COVID-19 in the state.
Juventus players Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi have both made a complete recovery after testing positive for coronavirus, the club have confirmed.
He said the government embarked on the palliatives-sharing exercise following the hardship citizens are facing as a result of the lockdown and restriction of movements in some states
The Tour de France has been postponed by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body the UCI has announced.
DStv Nigeria in its bid to continue to provide premium service to its customers is encouraging all its subscribers to make use of the self-service options during this stay at home period.
The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has declared a global fasting for three days to reduce the strength of COVID-19.
The authorities of Pankshin Local Government Council of Plateau on Monday alleged that people were being smuggled into the Local Government Area in defiance of the lockdown order by the state government.
Italy’s football federation hopes that players can be tested for the new coronavirus at the start of May to prepare for the season to restart, its president Gabriele Gravina has said.
According to the WhatsApp message, which I’m sure is still circulating, Nostradamus “predicted” or “saw” and “wrote” about the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“There will be a twin year (2020) from which will arise a queen (corona) who will come from the east (China) and who will spread a plague (virus) in the darkness of night, on a country with 7 hills (Italy) and will transform the twilight of men into dust (death), to destroy and ruin the world. It will be the end of the world economy as you know it.”
One must commend the Nigerian Unitary and state governments for their responses to the Coronavirus pandemic. Governments even of the so-called advanced countries did not fare better as evidenced by the ravaging speed and spread of the catastrophic virus in their respective countries.
The CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isaac Okorafor, said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
Obi, who spoke on Arise TV, called on the government to carry the people along by clearly accounting for the inflow and outflow of COVID-19 funds
President Buhari had in a broadcast to the country on Monday extended the lockdown in Lagos and Ogun States and the Federal Capital Territory
That is according to Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson, who claims it is important for the current campaign to end without “artificial” methods of determining places
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, has frowned at the manner Anambrarians handled the index case of COVID-19 in Anambra State, even when he singled out St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu for commendation for their professionalism.
The two weeks lockdown introduced as part of government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 into Abia State resumed on Sunday after it was relaxed from Friday to 2pm on Sunday.
=Two male teenagers: Dare, 16, and Fawas, 15, both residents of Epelemeje Orofun community in Akodo area of Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos State, were alleged to have drowned while swimming at the community beach during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, says there is no shortage of Personal Protective Equipment at the health facility.