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Manager of Demolished Hotel in Rivers State Tests Positive for Covid-19
Rivers state recorded 27 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday with the manager of Prodest Hotel, one of the hotels demolished by the state government for violating the lockdown order, among the new cases.
Breaking: Rivers State Relaxes Lockdown Again for 6 days
The Rivers state government has announced a temporary lifting of the order on lockdown and restriction of movements in the state starting on Thursday, May 21, 2020, an aide to the governor, Marshal Ibuzor, posted on his Facebook wall.… Continue Reading
UK Sanctions Chris Oyakhilome’s TV Station over Unsubstantiated 5G / Covid-19 Conspiracy Theory Claims
Popular Nigerian televangelist, Chris oyakhilome, had claimed restrictions were imposed in two Nigerian cities by the government using Covid-19 as a cover-up to enable the installation of 5G networks
Pastor Chris oyakhilome‘s Tv station, Loveworld News has been sanction … Continue Reading
Popular Cameroonian Pastor Dies After Laying Hands on Covid-19 Patients (VIDEO)
Pastor Frankline Ndifor was said to have been praying for COVID-19 patients and others with suspected symptoms of the virus at his home and his church in Douala before his death.
Frankline Ndifor, 39, popular Cameroonian pastor and … Continue Reading
Simeon Nwakaudu, SA Electronics Media to Governor Wike Is dead
Simeon Nwakaudu, an aide to governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is dead, the Rivers state government has announced.
Mr Nwakaudu, who hails from Abia died after a brief illness at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital at about … Continue Reading
Felicien Kabuga: Fugitive and Financier of the Rwandan Genocide Arrested in France
84-year-old Felicien Kabuga was arrested in a flat in Paris where he had lived under a false identity 26 years after he funded the genocide that killed over 800,000 people in Rwanda.
Burundi Expels Top WHO Team In COVID-19 Crisis
by AFP
The foreign ministry, in a letter to WHO Africa headquarters and seen by AFP on Wednesday, said the UN agency’s representative in Burundi and his three colleagues “are declared persona non grata and as such, must leave the … Continue Reading
Covid-19: WHO meets African traditional medicine experts for cure
Officials of the World Health organization (WHO) met with 70 traditional medicine experts in Africa in a bid to develop a cure for Covid-19.
WHO African Region made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday.
The health organisation … Continue Reading
Covid-19: Wike Announces Relaxation of Lockdown for Two Days
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has announced the relaxation of the lockdown order imposed to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 in River state for two days.
The governor’s announcement was published by his aide on new media, Mr. Marshal Ibuzor… Continue Reading
Covid-19: Wike Demolishes Two Hotels For Flouting Executive Orders
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of two hotels in Eleme Council for allegedly flouting the state Executive order.
The demolished hotels are the Prudent Hotel, Alode, in Eleme and Etemeteh hotel in Onne .
The … Continue Reading