
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday said he was still under isolation for testing positive to COVID-19 and is yet to be cleared of the disease. El-Rufai, who also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council for the first time since he was diagnosed, said he […]
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LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Italian Association of Doctors have confirmed the death of 51 doctors who all died after testing positive for coronavirus. The doctors succumbed to the disease as of Friday, according to CNN, citing the Italian Association of Doctors. The death toll comes after Filippo Anelli, the president of the association, on Thursday […]

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister said he has developed mild symptoms and is self isolating in Downing Street. He is continuing to run the government’s handling of the outbreak, he said. In a video released on his Twitter account, Johnson said: “I have developed mild symptoms […]

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. This comes a day after the governor took the test after he had contact with the son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, […]
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LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative for the coronavirus but his Chief of Staff, Mr. Abba Kyari, has contracted the virus according results of tests carried out by Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. A report by THISDAY citing presidency sources said the test on the President was done after Mr. Kyari […]
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LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eniola Akinkuotu, Sunday Aborisade, Olufemi Atoyebi, Kamarudeen Ogundele, Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi, Leke Baiyewu, Dayo Ojerinde, Tobi Aworinde, Abiodun Nejo, Daud Olatunji and Godwin Isenyo Coronavirus cases in Nigeria on Wednesday increased from three to eight fuelling fears of the epidemic of the disease in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, […]
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LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently called the coronavirus pandemic a “fantasy,” has tested positive for the illness days after dining alongside President Trump, according to a local report. “He waits for the result of the counter-proof this Friday (13) to confirm the contamination. There is tension in the air. Despite spending […]

LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said late Thursday. “Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau was tested for COVID-19 today. The test came back positive,” the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement. “Following medical advice, she will remain in isolation for the time being. […]

LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italian-Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, has tested positive to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Udoh plays professional football with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side. The 22-year-old has been isolated after being diagnosed with the disease on Thursday. Udoh began his career with Reggiana before moving to Juventus in 2011 where he was loaned […]

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, on Friday in Benin City said 76 out of 175 suspected cases of Lassa fever tested positive to the epidemic. Okundia disclosed this during a Lassa fever committee meeting, chaired by the state deputy governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, and representative of the World […]
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