Japan offers $930 (#390,000) corona virus stimulus payment to all residents

Japan will offer a cash payment of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday, as measures to contain the coronavirus decimate the world’s third-top economy.

Alas!!! NSDC officers capture COVID-19 patient who attempted to escape from isolation centre in Kaduna

Nigeria - A COVID-19 patient undergoing treatment at the Infectious Disease Control Center, Down Quarters, Kaduna South, attempted to escape from the isolation centre but was captured by NSCDC officers on duty.

Former Super Eagles star, Dickson Etuhu handed a five-year ban for match-fixing in Sweden

Former Nigeria international, Dickson Etuhu has been banned from all football activities in Sweden for five years after his involvement in a match-fixing scandal.

China's Wuhan city revises up death toll by 1,290 - a 50% increase

The total number of coronavirus deaths in Wuhan has been revised up by 1,290 - a 50% increase.

Three Corona Virus patients discharged in Ogun

Nigeria - The Ogun State Government said it has discharged three coronavirus patients from one of its isolation centres between Wednesday and Thursday.

As Nigeria battles corona virus, Lassa fever kills 19 in Bauchi State

Bauchi State Government has announced that 19 people have lost their lives to Lassa fever in the state.

UK extends Coronavirus lockdown for three more weeks

The UK government has announced that the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Coronavirus will remain in place for three more weeks.

Sad!!! Veteran stage and screen actor, Brian Dennehy, dies at 81

Veteran American stage and screen actor, Brian Dennehy, has died at the age of 81. 

Chinese ministry says WHO has confirmed no evidence coronavirus was made in a lab

China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than two million people globally was made in a laboratory.

Breaking News!!! Figures keep rising as 35 new cases of #CoronaVirusInNigeria adds up to 442 confirmed cases with 152 discharged and 13 deaths. See cases per state as Lagos surges

Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:

19 in Lagos

9 in FCT

5 in Kano

2 in Oyo

See sad PHOTOS as 14 killed, many injured after fire razed IDPs camp in Borno

Nigeria - 14 internally displaced persons have been confirmed dead while 15 persons sustained various degree of injuries during a fire outbreak at a camp for displaced persons in Ngala local government area of Borno state.

The NCDC says it has tested 7, 000 people for Corona Virus in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that they've tested about 7,000 people for Coronavirus till date. 

New York extends coronavirus shutdown to May 15

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday extended the state’s shutdown to stem the spread of coronavirus until May 15.

People smuggled in trucks out of Lagos’ — Taskforce blames spread of COVID-19 on inter-state travel

Nigeria - Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, says the committee is concerned about reports of people being smuggled in trucks out of Lagos.

Giving updates on COVID-19 on Thursday, Aliyu said inter-state travels are leading to community spread of the disease.

President Trump accuses other countries of lying about number of Coronavirus deaths

President Donald Trump has accused other countries of lying about the number of Coronavirus deaths after the United States became the country with the most coronavirus deaths and infections in the world.

Kwara State discharges seven coronavirus patients

Nigeria - Kwara State Government has discharged seven people who were infected with coronavirus in the state after recovering from the disease.

The United States is probing if coronavirus came from Chinese lab

President Donald Trump’s administration is urging an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it doesn’t rule out that it came from a laboratory researching bats in Wuhan, China.

UEFA to meet on April 23 to discuss plans for resumption of football season

UEFA will hold an Executive Committee meeting by videoconference next Thursday, April 23, European football’s governing body has confirmed, as it continues to look at ways of restarting the season in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

All time high as Lagos records three coronavirus deaths

Nigeria - Lagos State has recorded three coronavirus fatalities, the state health commissioner said.

Akin Abayomi, the state’s health commissioner, announced the “unfortunate” deaths on Thursday afternoon.

Alas!!! Nancy Pelosi you are a weak person, weak leader & pathetic puppet'' - Trump rains insults on House Speaker Pelosi

President of the United States, Donald Trump, took to his Twitter page to rain insults on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling her a ''weak leader, a crazy and a weak person''