The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the novel coronavirus, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter. Kyari, who was in his 70s and had underlying health problems including diabetes, was the top official aide to 77-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari and one of the most powerful men in the country. “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari,” said presidency...

The Co-Chairman, Kano state Taskforce on COVID-19,  and professor of infectious and tropical diseases Abdulrazaq Garba Habib has tested positive for COVID-19. Professor Habib’s positive result was released on Wednesday and had since been admitted at the state isolation centre at Kwanar Dawaki. Reports say that Habib, an epidemiologist,  who is actively involved in rapid response to all the confirmed cases in Kano, contracted the virus during clinical services, a senior member of the taskforce...