Month: April 2020
Covid-19: Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced For Flouting Lockdown
Nigerian celebrity couple, Funke Akindele aka Jenifer and Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJc Skillz have been sentenced to 14-day community service by a Lagos magistrate court for flouting the lockdown order imposed on the state to mitigate coronavirus spread.
… Continue ReadingKwesi Arthur’s New Single “Turn On The Lights” Is A Club Banger
Having played to sold-out audiences in London and New York, given the world standout collaborations with the likes of Mr Eazi and Sarkodie, received a nod from the BET Awards, award-winning Ghana-born global troubadour, Kwesi Arthur, returns with the … Continue Reading
Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof Anthony Ugochukwu Dies After Protracted Illness
Enugu State has lost its commissioner for Health, Professor Anthony Ugochukwu, to the cold hands of death after a protracted illness.
Prof Ugochukwu, a renowned surgeon, died Friday night at a leading private hospital, Memphys Hospital in Enugu state.
The … Continue Reading
Covid-19 : Rivers Index Patient Tests Negative
Girl who tested positive for coronavirus in Rivers state is said to have recovered and now tests negative according to a Facebook post by an aide to Governor Wike.
Marshal Ibuzor, media aide to governor Nyesom Wike, took … Continue Reading
Europe must be the frontrunner to avoid Africa’s Corona boomerang
By Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
For a continent with nearly 1.3 billion inhabitants, Africa has so far been relatively spared by the COVID-19 pandemic, with roughly 6000 cases – mostly in South Africa … Continue Reading
Lindi Sirame Joins Metro FM’s Afternoon Drive Show
South African Radio & TV News Anchor, Lindi Sirame, of Newzroom Afrika returns to radio and will reign supreme on the drive time slot ‘The Kings Suite’ with Siphesihle ‘Sphectacula’ Ngwenya and Lebogang ‘DJ Naves’ Naves.
Sirame, is currently part … Continue Reading
Coronavirus: Nigerians React as Government Begs US Billionaire, Elon Musk For Ventilators On Twitter
The Nigerian Government, through the Federal Ministry of Finance, begged US billionaire Elon Musk for ventilators to be used on confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country, sparking reactions from Nigerians online.
Elon Musk, who is the founder and Chief … Continue Reading
UK Considers Deploying App That Could Track Coronavirus Infected Persons
An app that could track coronavirus persons and alert people who have recently been in contact with them is being considered by the United Kingdom government in limiting lockdowns, scientists and UK health Chiefs have said.
Sick persons could use … Continue Reading
Testing kits Ordered From Luxembourg to the UK Found to be contaminated with coronavirus
The United kingdom has identified that key components in some coronavirus testing kits ordered from Eurofins, a company based in Luxembourg, had been contaminated with Covid-19 reports The Telegraph.
Laboratories across the UK were warned to expect a delay … Continue Reading