Tag: Coronavirus
Nigerian pleads guilty to coronavirus scam in US
A Nigerian who participated in a number of online financial scams to take advantage of people during the coronavirus pandemic has pleaded guilty, US...
AFRIMA postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus
The seventh edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) scheduled to hold in Lagos, Nigeria from December 2 to 6 has been postponed...
2 NYSC members test positive for coronavirus in Kano
Two new members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kano State have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the state coordinator Aisha...
Liverpool’s Salah tests positive for coronavirus
Liverpool playmaker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for the coronavirus while with the Egyptian national team, the country’s football association said on Friday.
Coronavirus tests...
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings dies of coronavirus
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, Ghanaian media have reported.
His death comes less than a...
Amina Mohammed blames #EndSARS protest on joblessness, coronavirus
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says the #EndSARS protest which rocked Nigeria for several weeks in October was a fallout, like other protests...
Niger gov tests positive for coronavirus
Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello says he has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The governor tweeted on Monday evening that he was asymptomatic and...
NYSC members, staff to undergo coronavirus test before orientation – DG
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim on Thursday said corps members and staff of the 2020 Batch B orientation...
IrokoTV boss Jason Njoku on oxygen support
Co-founder and CEO of IrokoTV Jason Njoku has said he is on oxygen support due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The father of three in...
Toke Makinwa tests positive for coronavirus
Media personality Toke Makinwa has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is on the road to recovery.
In an Instagram post on Thursday, the...