COVID-19

I spent over N6m to treat COVID-19 – Actor Pete Edochie’s son

“I couldn’t eat or breathe and I was on oxygen for weeks; I could not…

COVID-19: Rivers United raises alarm over ‘detention’ of players, officials by Tanzania

By Omuboye Sukubo Charles Mayuku, the media officer of Rivers United FC, has said that…

UNICEF: 77m children spend 18 months shut out of classrooms

By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education…

Putin in self-isolation after contact with coronavirus-positive people

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed to the national cabinet on Tuesday that he was…

COVID-19: Unvaccinated health worker, one other die as death toll hits 35 in Edo

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two persons, including a health worker in Edo State, have died from…

7 persons die as Nigeria records 727 fresh COVID-19 cases –NCDC

The additional 727 COVID-19 infections, on Thursday, indicated an increase over the 559  cases reported…

COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’ – WHO experts

While cases have plateaued, some 4.5 million are reported each week, with deaths hovering around…

Edo SSG loses brother to COVID-19, as 3rd wave deaths climb to 26

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Barr. Osarodion Ogie, has…

Vietnamese man jailed for 5 years for spreading coronavirus

Vietnam has been one of the world’s coronavirus success stories, thanks to targeted mass testing,…

CSOs protest Obaseki’s ‘compulsory COVID-19 vaccination’ in Benin

“We are here to express our displeasure over government move to force Edo people to…