Ekiti State Government on Saturday officially confirmed record of three new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, as announced Friday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The government said the three new COVID-19 cases were among those infected with the virus by the now late 29-year old pregnant woman. The pregnant woman was earlier reported to have sneaked into the state from Lagos, but later died of the complications arising from the...

Prof. Isa Hashim, a senior council member, Kano Emirate Council, has died at the age of 86 years. Hashim, who is the Jarman Kano, died on Sunday after a brief illness in Kano. A family member of the deceased, Aliyu Ibrahim, said Hashim’s health condition had deteriorated in recent days. He added that the remains of Hashim had been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. Hashim, a professor of Political Science was a senior lecturer...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday announced another three COVID-19 related deaths, as the number of confirmed cases in the state increased to 1,084. Abayomi, who disclosed this through his Twitter account, however, did not give additional information about age, sex, nationality, and medical history of the deceased. “Three more #COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, bringing total number of such deaths in Lagos to 28,” he said. The commissioner said...