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Nigeria: Ondo State Closes Borders, Declares Three-Day Fasting And Prayers Over Coronavirus
As the cases of coronavirus continue to rise in Nigeria, the Ondo state government has declared a three-day period of fasting and prayers commencing from Thursday, 2nd to Saturday, 4th April for Ondo State and the country to seek...
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Covid-19: Nigeria, Zimbabwe Begins Coronavirus Lockdown
The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered residents of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to stay at home for 14 days from Monday.
The president gave this directive on Sunday in his first address to Nigerians on the coronavirus crisis.
"Based...
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Coronavirus: Namibia Announces 21-Day Partial Lockdown Starting Friday
Namibia will be on a partial lockdown for 21 days until 16 April in an attempt to curtail the further spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The announcement by President Hage Geingob and Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula coincided with...
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Kenyans Advised to Avoid “Unnecessary Sex” To Prevent Coronavirus Spread
Kenyan government has told members of the public to avoid unnecessary sex and have at least two beds in one household.
The government also discouraged any close contact of people with their partners saying that will increase the chances of...
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Updated: States With Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria
Since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Nigeria, ten states have so far confirmed at least a case of the disease.Nigeria recorded its first case of Covid-19 after an Italian national tested positive to the virus on...
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Coronavirus: Ten New Cases Confirmed In Nigeria
Nigeria has now confirmed 10 new cases of COVID19. 3 in the country's capital Abuja, and 7 more in Lagos.One of the three is an official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and was one of the passengers on...
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Coronavirus: Niger Confirms First Case
Niger has reported its first case of the coronavirus - in a man who returned from Togo via Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.The patient was a 36-year-old Niger national who worked for a transport company, the government said on...
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Coronavirus in Africa: 111,825 Cases; 3,353 Deaths; 45,000 Recoveries (Updated)
Africa has lagged behind the global curve for coronavirus infections and deaths, but in the past few months has seen a significant rise in cases.
Currently there are more than 91,514 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent.
According to the...
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Coronavirus: Travel Ban Announced As Nigeria Records Five New Cases
The Federal Government has confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire confirmed the cases during a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He explained that three of the victims came...
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Ghana Suspends all Public Gatherings, Closes Schools As Coronavirus Cases Increase
The president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended all public gatherings, including prayer sessions in mosques and churches, as the country's number of infected cases of the coronavirus pandemic climbed from two to six on Sunday.President Nana Akufo-Addo, in...
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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877
Arthur W. St. Clair was an African-American leader whose life was tragically cut short in 1877. His crime? Presiding...
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