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Lille receive €85m bid for Osimhen

Lille receive €85m bid for Osimhen

Lille have received an €85m bid for Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, according to Telefoot. According to the report, the unnamed club is interested in securing the services of Osimhen in the summer. The Super Eagles forward has been the subject of interest of clubs, especially in the English Premier League. The clubs include Liverpool, Manchester…

I am glad Kim Jong Un is back and well ―Trump

I am glad Kim Jong Un is back and well ―Trump

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was “glad” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy. “I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!” Trump tweeted, following Kim Jong Un’s first public appearance in nearly three weeks after intense speculation that he…

16 health workers got infected of coronavirus in Borno – Commissioner

16 health workers got infected of coronavirus in Borno – Commissioner

The Borno state government says no fewer than 16 health workers have been infected with COVID-19 since the outbreak of the disease in the state. The 16 in Borno are among the 113 health workers infected with the virus across the country. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Salisu Kwaya-Bura, made this known on Saturday in…

Kano records 92 new cases of COVID-19

Kano records 92 new cases of COVID-19

The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed 92 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The ministry, via its Twitter handle @KNSMOH, said three additional COVID-19 related deaths were recorded as of Friday, May 1. “Update as at 11:25 p.m. May 1, 2020; 92 new cases of COVID-19 cases were confirmed. “Total confirmed…

COVID-19: 89 vaccines in development globally, as Nigeria moves to join WHO’s ‘solidarity trial’

COVID-19: 89 vaccines in development globally, as Nigeria moves to join WHO’s ‘solidarity trial’

By Omeiza Ajayi –Abuja The World Health Organization (WHO) said there are about 89 vaccines currently being developed across the world against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), even as Nigeria has indicated interest to join the organization’s “solidarity trial”, an international clinical trial to help find a cure for the disease. Of the 89 vaccines in…

Trump claims he’s seen evidence coronavirus originated in Chinese lab

Trump claims he’s seen evidence coronavirus originated in Chinese lab

United States President Donald Trump has contradicted a statement from his own intelligence community by claiming he had seen evidence that proved the novel coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. He, however, declined to provide details to validate his assertion. The remark came in the wake of a public statement from the Office…

Kano plans publishing pictures of fleeing COVID-19 patients

Kano plans publishing pictures of fleeing COVID-19 patients

The Kano State Task Force Committee on COVID-19 says it will soon publish the pictures of the two remaining patients who fled after testing positive to COVID-19. The Coordinator of the state task force, Dr Tijjani Husain, disclosed this on Thursday. Recall that one of the three patients who tested positive for the virus was…

Over 200 coronavirus cases recorded in a day for the first time in Nigeria

Over 200 coronavirus cases recorded in a day for the first time in Nigeria

Nigeria Thursday recorded 204 coronavirus cases, the first time the daily recorded cases of the virus exceeded 200. Before the Thursday figure, the highest daily coronavirus cases recorded was 196, on Wednesday. Also, a state other than Lagos recorded the highest daily figure, the first time in weeks. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease…

Bauchi State Governor Authorised use of Chloroquine for Coronavirus Treatment

Bauchi State Governor Authorised use of Chloroquine for Coronavirus Treatment

The Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, on wednesday said he has authorised the use of chloroquine as a medication for the treatment of covid-19 Mr Mohammed, who was the covid-19  index case in the state, said he was treated with “chloroquine and Zithromax.” The governor, who disclosed this while providing an update on COVID-19…

Serious tension in Delta community as policeman kills soldier

Serious tension in Delta community as policeman kills soldier

By Chancel Sunday, Bomadi There is pandemonium in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi council area of Delta state, as a soldier, attached to the Joint Task Force, JTF, Bomadi Division, Thursday, was shot dead by a policeman attached to SARS. Though the soldier’s identity has not been known as at the time of filing in this…