A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year’s coronavirus outbreak, on grounds of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” her lawyer said. Zhang Zhan, 37, the first such person known to have …
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Seven Nigerians have died in 24 hours after contracting the deadly coronavirus. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) the country recorded 838 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday. This brings the total cases in Nigeria to 84,414 and 1,254 fatalities since the pandemic began. As …
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838 New COVID-19 Cases, 539 Discharged And 7 Deaths On December 27 838 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-297 Lagos-253 Plateau-82 Kaduna-57 Katsina-32 Nasarawa-31 Kano-25 Gombe-24 Oyo-8 Rivers-8 Zamfara-7 Ogun-4 Bauchi-4 Edo-4 Anambra-1 Sokoto-1 838 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-297 Lagos-253 Plateau-82 Kaduna-57 Katsina-32 Nasarawa-31 Kano-25 Gombe-24 Oyo-8 Rivers-8 Zamfara-7 Ogun-4 Bauchi-4 …
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has hinted that he would re-impose COVID-19 lockdown in the state beginning from January following the recent upsurge in the number of coronavirus cases in the State. Wike according to a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, gave a hint …
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President Buhari mourns the death of doctors who passed away due to COVID-19 Shared with Caption … The deaths of our frontline health workers in the battle against COVID-19 are particularly sad. I have sent my condolences to the Nigerian Medical Association. No reward is too much for the sacrifices …
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Nigerian rapper, Biglo is dead. He died on Christmas day after battling kidney disease. His colleague and friend, Jazzman Olofin confirmed his death to Newsextra24 Olofin said, “It is true that Biglo is dead. To my knowledge, he had been ill for a while. He had been battling kidney disease. …
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Reactions Kemi-Olunloyo Says “My DSS Boyfriend In Aso Rock Tells Me a FULL LOCKDOWN is Coming Soon” Investigative journalist, Kemi-Olunloyo has said she had gathered from her DSS boyfriend that a second lockdown in Nigeria is unavailable. She urged Nigerians to stock their houses with food. news had earlier reported …
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Ubong King died on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Popular Nigerian businessman and public speaker, Ubong King is dead. The businessman died on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at the age of 48. He is survived by his wife, Unyime Ivy-King, and four children. Until his death, he was the founder of …
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Nigerian-born Adekunle “Kunle” Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, an expert in immunotherapy and vaccine therapy for cancer, has been appointed director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center effective March 1, 2021. Odunsi is a nationally recognized physician-scientist with a deep knowledge of discovery and innovation in oncology. …
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Worshipers without face mask barred from Pastor Adeboye’s crusade The Redeemed Christian Church of God on Saturday disallowed worshippers without facemasks from entering crusade ground in Badagry, Lagos State, where its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, ministered. The Newsextra24 reports that Adeboye arrived in Badagry in a church helicopter which …
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