LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coach in Uganda’s Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo on Saturday night, according to Japanese officials. Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare said the coach, who has not been named, has no symptoms. It’s not yet clear whether the coach, who is in a government facility, will…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The online legal newspaper, Nigeria lawyer, reported that the CJN’s health status was made known at the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday by a justice of the Supreme Court, Ibrahim Saulawa,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to COVID-19. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, said this at the national briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Mr Ihekweazu said none of those who tested positive…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The most famous athlete in the world has tested positive for COVID-19. Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he tested positive for the virus one day after a photo of him having dinner with his teammates in close quarters was taken. On Sunday, he played a big game in France that has now raised concern…