Nigeria records 204 new cases of coronavirus, Kano leads..

Nigeria has recorded its highest Coronavirus infections in a single day, ramping up 204 news cases on Thursday. This takes the national total of coronavirus infections to 1,932.

In the figures released by the NCDC, Kano topped with 80 new confirmed cases, while Lagos has 45 new infections.

Gombe also ramp up 12 new cases, Bauchi and Sokoto, nine cases each, while Borno and Edo recorded seven new cases each.

Rivers and Ogun rake in six new cases each, while FCT, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa got four new cases each.

Kaduna received three new infections, just as Oyo, Delta and Nasarawa got two cases each, while Ondo and Kebbi got one case each.

Fela's ex-drummer, Tony Allen, dies in France aged 79

Former drummer, composer and songwriter of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Allen, has passed away.

Allen died in Paris, France, on Thursday.  He was born in Lagos in 1940 and was regarded as one of the founders of Afrobeat.

Fela once stated that, "Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat."

Allen has also been described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived".

Coronavirus may lead to millions of unplanned pregnancies- UNFPA

A report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners has indicated that ongoing lockdowns and disruptions in health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to seven million unplanned pregnancies in the months ahead.

The report projected that the number of women who have been unable to access family planning risk unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence, and other harmful practices and the number could “skyrocket” by millions.

The research was conducted by UNFPA in collaboration with Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, and Victoria University in Australia.

Nigeria records 195 new COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced that Nigeria’s confirmed cases for COVID-19 have reached 1532.

The newly-reported cases, as revealed via the Centre’s Twitter less than an hour ago, shows that Lagos, the epicenter of the virus, still has the highest number with 80 patients followed by Kano with 38 cases.

 Other states include Ogun with 15 cases, Bauchi, 15, 11 in Borno, 10 in Gombe, 9 in Sokoto, 5 in Edo, 5 in Jigawa, 2 in Zamfara 1 each in Rivers, Enugu, Delta, FCT and Nasarawa.

Woman digs out of grave after 'being beaten and buried alive by drunk neighbours'

A woman had to dig out of her own grave after she was allegedly beaten and buried alive by drunk neighbours.

Nina Rudchenko, 57, was left with horrific injuries after her ordeal - including a broken jaw and nose.

Local reports claim Nina was at her home in the village of Maryanske in Ukraine, when two drunk brothers broke into her house.

The brothers, believed to be aged 27 and 30, allegedly beat her with a baseball bat and tortured her for two hours until she passed out.

Nigeria records 87 new cases of Coronavirus, figure now 1,182

Nigeria has recorded 87 new cases of Coronavirus, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said late Saturday night.

This represents a drop from the 114 cases the nation recorded on Friday.

As usual, Lagos recorded 33 new coronavirus cases, which represents a drop from the 80 cases it recorded on Friday.

Also Borno recorded a rise in infection with 18 new cases on Saturday, while Osun also recorded a rise with 12 new cases.

Ex-Queen Chanel accuses Oluwo of domestic violence

Chanel Chin, the ex-queen to the controversial monarch, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has accused the monarch of domestic violence, adding that he even cheated on her with their maid while they were married.

This is coming after the ex queen released some damming details about the king, dishing out various secrets about him in an exclusive interview with GIO TV said Oluwo raped her the first time they met in Lagos.

Chanel, after her messy divorce late last year continues to blow hot on some inside details relating to what caused the crash.

Couple arrested for using their son for ritual in Ogun

A herbalist, Lajuwon Ogunleye, and his wife Adetutu Apalaya have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command on charges of conspiring and killing their 7-year-old son, Pelumi Apalaya.

The couple were arrested alongside one Fatai Sefiu, following their neighbours’ suspicion of the little boy being used for ritual, as he reportedly slumped and died without being sick.

They were reportedly monitored by residents of the community after they took the boy to the bush for burial. It was gathered that some of the body parts of the boy who was buried in a “standing position,” were harvested by the herbalist who is his stepfather, his mother, and Sefiu who is his father’s friend.

Nigeria records 108 new coronavirus cases, total now 981

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases increased to 981 on Thursday with a single-day discovery of 108 new cases confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases on Thursday night with 78 cases.

Nigeria’s capital city Abuja has 14 new case, while Ogun State got five new cases.

The spread of the virus intensifies in Gombe State, with the state recording four new cases.

Woman dies as doctors abandons her for fear of contracting COVID-19

The fear of contracting the novel COVID-19 has scared away doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, leading to the death of a 35 year-old mother of four.

The woman’s husband 40-year-old Nwachukwu Alagbu, who was visibly distressed, said his wife died out of sheer negligence by the doctors and other health workers.

He accused medical doctors at the hospital of killing his wife, whose name he gave as Nkiru, for the fear of contracting the dreaded Coronavirus.

But the UNTH authorities are keeping mum on the allegation.

NYSC assures Corps Members of paying March, April allowances despite lockdown

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured that it will pay the allowances for March and April.

Director-General, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, spoke through the Director of Public Affairs, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi, urging Corps members to remain calm and safe.

“As we earnestly look up to the Almighty God for help, management wishes to reassure all corps members once more that allowances for the months of March and April shall be paid to everyone, without recourse to the monthly clearance exercise.

“You are all enjoined to stay calm, stay safe, observe safety precautions given from time to time by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and always stay tuned to our traditional and new media platforms,” he said.

Ramadan: Look for moon in your homes, NSCIA tells Muslims

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Tuesday called on Muslims to observe the practice of social distancing when looking out for the moon in the forthcoming Ramadan.

The organisation specifically advised that Muslim fateful should look for the moon at their residences without going out in groups.

The Deputy Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof. Salisu Shehu, in a statement quoted its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, as telling the Nigerian Muslim Ummah to search for the crescent of Ramadan 1441 AH immediately after sunset on, April 23.

Stephanie Okereke Linus shares rare photo of her son

Idahosa and Stephanie welcomed their first child, Maxwell Enosata Linus in October 2015.

"Maxwell sending his love!!! Happy anniversary Mummy and Daddy. Love you loads! Prince Max'', she captioned the photo.

Nigeria records 117 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 782

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 117 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

In a tweet, the NCDC said 59 cases were recorded in Lagos and 14 in Kano.

The country’s total infections has now risen to 782

While deaths have risen to 25, at least 197 cases have recovered from the disease.

Man cuts off his own tongue 'in sacrifice to god to prevent coronavirus spread'

A 24-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he cut off his own tongue in what he believed to be a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The young worker, identified in India as Vivek Sharma, reportedly did it in order to please a deity to protect others.

He is said to have become anxious about the spread of the killer disease, which has clamed more than 160,000 lives worldwide.

It happened in Nadeshwari in Gujarat. Vivek had been employed as a stone cutter alongside eight others working at the Bhavani Mata temple in Suigam.