The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 49 new cases of the Novel  Coronavirus (COVID19), bringing the total to 542. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Saturday, said that by 10.40 p.m., 23 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 12 in FCT, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun, while Oyo and Ekiti recorded one each. The agency said that 166 cases had treated and discharged with 19 deaths in the country. It noted that the...

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), under the platform of APC, has described the death of Malam Abba Kyari, as a call for Nigerians to be united in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, died on Friday from Coronavirus infection. The forum Chairman, Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, while extending...

More Nigerians have commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the passing of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, the President’s spokesman Garba Shehu has disclosed. Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan condoled with the President and the Kyari family over the death of the Chief of Staff. President Buhari also received condolence messages from Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi on behalf of the Progressive Governors...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye  Ogunwusi, has described the death of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, as shocking and an unfortunate surprise. The Ooni, in a statement issued on Saturday in Ile-Ife by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare, described the late Kyari as a coolheaded gentleman and great respecter of the traditional institution. The monarch said that the deceased, until his death, handled his position...