LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Monday added 245 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, a new daily record. Six new deaths were also logged. Lagos, the epicenter of the pandemic in the country and most populous state topped with 76 new cases. The tally for Nigeria according to data released by the Nigeria Center for Disease…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A seasoned journalist in Sokoto State and Editor of Newsdiaryonline, Abdallah El-Kurebe, has tested positive for Coronavirus. PRNigeria learnt that the prolific Editor contacted the deadly virus from a fellow journalist who had tested positive for COVID-19. The journalist, who is now late, died at a Sokoto Hospital, two days after he…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Persistent reports have suggested that some patients who have recovered from the novel coronavirus have relapsed, but a South Korean study suggests this is not the case. Scientists investigated after 277 patients in the country were reported as having fallen ill or tested positive a second time. But the researchers said that…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Out of the 59 active cases of coronavirus in Kaduna State, 50 were found among repatriated Almajirai pupils from Kano State, the state’s Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said. Governor El-Rufai on Twitter announced that the state now has recorded 50 cases from the repatriated Almajirai, adding that the total number of…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- People with little or no knowledge of history become jittery when they are confronted by challenging events. Jamaican political activist Marcus Garvey said “a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” In the past six months, the world has been battling…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- No fewer than 788 almajiris have been sent back to their various home states by the Nasarawa State Government today, Sunday, May 3. The state government decided to send Almajiris to their various states amid efforts by the government to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the state. The…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Emir of Kaura Namoda,Ahmad Muhammad Asha also known as Sarkin Kiyawan Kaura Namoda has died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 71. His younger brother, Abdulkarim Ahmad Asha, the Dan Jekan Kaura Namoda told Daily Trust that the Emir had battled diabetes and hypertension for a…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Testing plays a major role in the response to the coronavirus, as it helps us understand how far the disease has spread. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which co-ordinates pandemic responses across the continent, says there is a large gap in testing rates between nations. So which countries are…